Big Brothers Big Sisters
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Elk and McKean Counties
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Bowl For Kids' Sake Bowl For Kids’ Sake is an event where teams of 4-6 people raise money fo Big Brothers Big Sisters. Participants enjoy a dayof bowling, food, and prizes. The money raised through Bowl For Kids' Sake is used to recruit volunteers and provide activities for our matches.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Elk County's Bowl For Kids’ Sake Success Again! On March 28th, 29th and 30th The Guidance Center hosted the 6th annual Bowl For Kids' Sake fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Elk County. Olympic Lanes in St. Marys was filled with the sounds of 275 bowlers having fun and raising money for community based Big/Little matches. Bowl for Kids' Sake is the major fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Elk County. Bowlers put together teams of 5-6 people and collected donations that help maintain current program matches. Teams enjoyed fun centered around a Luau theme, music and food. The money raised remains in Elk County and allows us to continue offering group activities throughout the year that otherwise would not happen. Financial support also helps to provide the professional case management staff that assess and screen the volunteers and monitor the matches as required by National Big Brother Big Sister standards.Prizes were awarded to the people who collected the most in donations. Baseball tickets, theme park tickets, zoo and ice arena tickets along with hats, food gift certificates, t-shirts and webkins were just a few of the items found in the top prize packages. First place winners from each flight were Josh Catalano, Kody Steis, Bruce Wehler, Amanda Reiter and Anne Stahli. Second place winners were Jessica O'Donnell, Jordan Adams, Bill Wolfe, Pam & Kim Love, and Grandinetti Elementary School. Kody Steis was the overall top pledge winner. He was awarded a Sony 32" LCD HDTV donated by Wal-Mart Distribution Center #6027.The success of Bowl For Kids' Sake is due to the generosity of local businesses and agencies that donated many fantastic prizes and food for the event. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Elk County would like to thank our Major Event Sponsors Osram-Sylvania, ARC Metals, Metaldyne, Straub Brewery, Wal-Mart Distribution Center #6027, Elk County Catholic High School, Arete QIS LLC/Siemens Solution Partner, Carbone of America, The HOUND WDDH 97.5, and Dave's Pro Shop along with our Lane Sponsors Rotary Club of St. Marys, Straub Insurance, Beacon Light Behavioral Health System, Eastern Sintered Alloys, Johnsonburg Rotary Club, American Legion Post 978, Ridgway Rotary Club, Jet Metals, and Pepsi Bottling Group.Big Brothers Big Sisters of Elk County Staff, Task Force, Bigs and Littles appreciate the efforts of the community in making Bowl For Kids' Sake Luau 2008 a success. Anyone interested in more information regarding Big Brothers Big Sisters can contact The Guidance Center at 814-776-1471.
McKean County
Cruisin' 50's Event April 3, 2008 College Night April 5, 2008 Community Night
2007 McKean County Bowl For Kids’ Sake Awesome 80's
Big Brothers Big
Sisters of McKean County hosted the “Most Excellent” Event of the Year this
spring at Byllye Lanes Bowling Center in Bradford, PA.
Over 332 bowlers were Treated to Big Hair and Parachute Pants at Byllye Lanes on
March 29th & March 31st, and were eligible to win over $1,200 in Awesome prizes. Thanks to the tremendous support of the
bowlers and the sponsors, Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2007 raised over $29,000 for the
children in McKean County! The citizens,
businesses, and civic organizations in McKean and Cattaraugus Counties made Bowl For
Kids’ Sake 2007 the best year ever!
For the first time ever, a College Night was held on Thursday night, March 29th
with over 8 teams from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. The college students collectively raised over
$1,600 towards the grand total. The community support for the 2007 Bowl For Kids’ Sake event was exceptional this year! Once again, Subway of Bradford and Kane donated subs for all the bowlers. Over 14 businesses and civic organizations were Event Sponsors. In addition, over 41 businesses and civic organizations were Lane Sponsors. Each participant in the event received a free t-shirt this year. Mix 101.5 did advertisements and a live remote at this year’s Bowl For Kids’ Sake. Hounds and Hunting donated the sponsor envelopes as well as the printing for the envelopes. McDonalds of Bradford also donated over 300 coupons to given out to our bowlers. This event would also not be possible without the support of Steve Feldman and his staff at Byllye Lanes. They make this event successful every year!
Bowl For Kids’ Sake is a fun event each year that raises money to help match
more children in our communities. When it
comes down to it, it is all about the kids! Thank you to our Corporate and Event Sponsors for the 2007 Bowl For Kids’ Sake Event
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