Gala Stites Big Sister, Arcanum and little sister Mikala Ginger 15 year old daughter of Brckton Ginger of Greenville.

Big Brothers Big Sisters
Bowl for Kids Sake 2013 generates $28,000 for local program 

The bowling event was held this past weekend on Friday and Sunday, March 1 and 3, at Bel-Mar Lanes in Sidney Treaty Lanes in Greenville with nearly 400 participants in attendance. 

The agency would like to thank all the businesses and individuals who supported their biggest fundraiser of the year.  The money raised goes directly towards establishing one-to-one mentoring relationships between caring adults and vulnerable children. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters would like to send a big shout out to the community for their awesome support of our fund raising event!!  To date our preliminary figures show we raised 28,000.  

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. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County has drawn the winners of the Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2013 Prizes: 

Grand Prize winner was Kyle Phillips of Greenville taking home $500 cash; Mark Schmitmeyer of Mutual Federal Bank Corporate team won a $200 Kroger Shopping Spree; Karson Wright of Greenville won the $100 Wal-Mart Shopping spree; and Joe Rizzo of the Cargill Corporate team too home the Kindle Touch and well as the Cincinnati Get-away Packages awarded to the “most money raised by a bowler!! 

Volunteer mentors are always needed; call the office at 937-492-7611 or 937-547-9622 for more information.  Big Brothers Big Sisters is a United Way member agency.