Join Our Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nProceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Gianna\u2019s Place, a Gainesville nonprofit that provides housing, support and practical resources for students experiencing unplanned pregnancies. The organization\u2019s mission is to help students continue their education while receiving the stability, encouragement and community support needed during a challenging time.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany students facing an unplanned pregnancy are trying to balance school, finances, housing, family conversations and uncertainty about the future,\u201d said Susannah Peddie, executive director of Gianna\u2019s Place, in a press release. \u201cGianna\u2019s Place exists so students know they do not have to face those questions alone. We want students in Gainesville to know that help is available.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peddie said the organization currently has rooms available for students in need of housing and support and hopes the fundraiser will both raise critical funds and increase awareness of the services Gianna\u2019s Place provides.<\/p>\n
The event\u2019s title sponsor is Merrill Lynch Davis, Westerburg & Associates. Additional support has been provided by numerous local businesses, families and prize donors, including Kendra Scott, Gators Dockside Jonesville, Hawkstone Country Club, Dave Porter Tennis, Alani, Request Physical Therapy, Piesanos, Escapology, Village Jewelers, Malgorzata\u2019s Eclectic Gallery & Boutique, DB Racquet Club, UF Gymnastics, Ilene\u2019s Gator Store, Opus Coffee, Pinspiration, the Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida, Mary Catherine Gilligan, Lucy Aguirre and other community supporters.<\/p>\n
About Gianna\u2019s Place<\/strong><\/p>\nGianna\u2019s Place is a Gainesville-based nonprofit organization that provides housing, support and practical resources for students facing unplanned pregnancies. The organization works to ensure students can continue their education while receiving the stability, encouragement and support needed to move forward with hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mainstreetdailynews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gianna\u2019s Place will host its Celebrity Bingo Night fundraiser on Saturday at 5701 Venue, bringing together community members for an evening of food, prizes and fellowship while raising funds to support students facing unplanned pregnancies. The event will begin with a cocktail hour from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by bingo at 7 p.m. at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2473395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2473394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Giannas-Place-to-host-Celebrity-Bingo-Night-fundraiser-on-Saturday.-Courtesy-of.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473396,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473394\/revisions\/2473396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}