Frito Pie Dinner and Bingo Night to Fund Camp Trek Scholarships
Frito pie, bingo, and a bake sale on April 15 at 1967 18th Street will fund Youth Summer Camp and Trek spots for local LDS youth. Tickets start at $5.
The mock pioneer experience known as Trek asks teenagers to haul handcarts across open terrain for days at a stretch, building physical endurance and spiritual identity in ways the congregation says no classroom can replicate. For the youth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 1967 18th Street in Los Alamos, covering that cost has become a community cause. On Wednesday, April 15, the congregation is hosting a Frito pie dinner, bake sale, and bingo night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to raise money for both Trek and a traditional summer camp.
Marilyn Ramsey is handling pre-sales via Venmo at @mlramsey10; anyone purchasing in advance should note "Frito Pie Fundraiser" in the payment memo. Organizers are asking for advance purchases specifically to calibrate food quantities for the evening. Tickets run $10 for adults and teens, $5 for children 12 and under, and $40 for families. Bake-sale items will be priced between $1 and $5, with bingo rounds closing out the night in a format designed to keep all ages in the room.
Volunteers with bingo experience are encouraged to help facilitate the games, and donations of home-baked goods for the sale are welcome.
Trek is not a conventional camping trip. It re-creates the journey of 19th-century Latter-day Saint pioneers, with youth pulling handcarts across terrain over multiple days, combining physical stamina, heritage, and team cohesion into a single high-stakes experience. Combined with a summer camp, the two programs represent a significant cost for families with multiple children enrolled.
Last spring, the same youth group staged a community yard sale at the same 18th Street address. That effort brought in enough to cover the majority of summer camp expenses; this year's dinner-and-bingo format is designed to build on that momentum. Organizers have been clear about the goal: no young person should miss Trek or camp because a family cannot afford to send them.
The church building at 1967 18th Street opens at 6 p.m. on April 15.
This article was produced by Prism’s automated news system from verified source data, official records, and press releases, then run through automated quality and moderation checks before publishing. The system is built and supervised by the people who set the standards it runs under. Read our full AI policy.
Did this article answer your question?
