Bowl
For Kids’ Sake 2013
Bowling
Teams and Sponsors Still Needed
The
bowl-a-thon will be held Friday, March 1, from 5-6 p.m. at Bel-Mar
Lanes in
Sidney and Treaty Lanes in Greenville, and Sunday, March 3, from 12-5
p.m. at
Bel-Mar Lanes in Sidney and Treaty
Lanes
in Greenvile. The
festive atmosphere
will again feature glow-in-the-dark bowling lanes, pins, and bowling
balls. We also have
a great line up of
prizes, such as a choice of $500 cash, Apple Ipad, Kindle Fire and much
more.
Due
to
the continued growth of the agency and the large demand for mentoring
services
in the two-county area, the Board of Trustees felt strongly about
setting the
goal at $45,000 for the 2013 fundraising event. The money raised goes
directly
towards establishing one-to-one mentoring relationships between caring
adults
and kids in need. Last
year alone the
agency served nearly 500 children within Shelby and Darke County. All funds stay
in the county in which they
are raised!
The
agency aims to recruit 90 teams this year.
Participation is open to the public and
community members are asked to
form 4-5 member teams. Each
team member
collects donations and comes out to bowl a game and join the party the
day of
the event. Plenty
of free snacks &
pizza, free bowling, and great door prizes are available throughout the
event.
The
minimum to participate is $40 and gets you admission to the party, a
2013
t-shir, all the food that you can eat and an abundance of prizes. For participants 18 and
under we ask that
your raise $20.
For
those who like a little friendly competition, BBBS will help employees
who want
to start their own team and “challenge” another business in town. We will send the business
a “Challenge”
letter and if they accept, publicize how each business is doing in
their
fundraising efforts. In
the past we have
had businesses participate and hold competitions between their branch
locations
to gauge which location could collect the most money.
Businesses
can get involved through one of our many sponsorship options or by
sponsoring
an employee team. All
corporate
sponsors’ names are announced throughout the event.
If
you
are interested in forming a team or getting involved as a company, Bowl
for
Kids’ Sake registration is easy; you can call our office at
937-492-7611 or
547-9622 to get a form, or go directly on-line to www.bigbrobigsis-shelby-darke.org
for team forms or corporate team option.
Bowl
for Kids’ Sake is a nationally recognized event, and almost 700
agencies across
the county participate and hold the event.
Big Brothers Big Sisters evaluates its
effectiveness and impact on a
national and local level. Results
show
that children who are mentored are more likely to improve in school and
in
their relationships with family and peers and are less likely to skip
school or
use illegal drugs or alcohol.
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