LISTEN HERE: John Akaki takes pleasure and finds meaning in calling bingo. GPB intern Taleen Hanna brings us this audio postcard.
People go to all kinds of places in search of meaning for their lives. For many it’s church. For other it’s the ball park, concerts, museums…maybe book clubs. John Akaki finds meaning in his post-retirement job as a bingo caller at the Moose Lodge in Macon.
His affection for the game is rooted in honor for his late mother — a connection from heaven to here, he said.
“She probably says, ‘I never thought my son would be calling bingo games!'” he quipped.
“Not everyone wins,” Akaki said, “but the wealth is spread around over time.”
