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Bowl
for Kids Sake generates $36,000 for BBBS
This year’s Bowl For Kids’ Sake event was held on Friday, March 3rd,
and Saturday, March 4th at Bel-Mar Lanes in Sidney and Treaty Lanes in
Greenville. The event was supported by 146 businesses who sponsored,
made general donations, or donate prizes for the event, and brought
together 314 bowlers to make up the 64 participating teams. To date,
our preliminary figures show that this year’s event raised
$36,000.
The agency would like to thank the Shelby and Darke County communities,
and all the businesses and individuals who supported their biggest
fundraiser of the year. The money raised will go towards our
School-based “Buddies” program, and our Community-based program that
establishes one-to-one mentoring relationships between caring adults
and children. Last year the local agency served almost 500 children in
Shelby and Darke County.
Prizes this year were set by donation amounts. Participants who raised
at least $40 ($25 for those under 18) were given an event t-shirt,
those who reached $50 were entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift
Card, those who reached $150 qualified for 3 entries into the Amazon
Gift Card & 1 entry into the Grand Prize Drawing, those who reached
$350 qualified for 6 entries into the Amazon Gift Card & 2 entries
into the grand prize, and those who reached $600 qualified for 12
entries into the Amazon Gift Card, 4 entries for the grand prize, and a
$50 Kroger Gift Card. The participants also had the opportunity to win
door prizes during the day of the even.
After the event Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County
drew the winners of the Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2017 Prizes: The winner of
the $50 Amazon card was Zach Weaver. The Grand Prize Winner of the $500
or iPad mini was Amber Godwin, who bowled on The Early Bird Team. Joe
Rizzo, who bowled on the Cargill team, won the prize for the bowler who
donated the most money. He won a $50 gift card to The Inn at
Versailles, a $25 Amazon Gift Card, a KitchenAid Gift Bundle, and a $50
Gift Card to Kroger’s.
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.
The Legendary Couch Lou Holtz will be coming to Sidney Auditorium on
April 27th and all proceeds for this event will go to the local Big
Brothers Big Sisters agency. You can get your tickets at
www.Ohio2017.com.
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.
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