Bowl For Kids Sake


About Bowl For Kids Sake

Bowl for Kids Sake is our signature fundraising event for the year and provides funds to accomplish our mission. Big Brothers Sisters of Winchester, Frederick & Clarke Counties exists for one purpose: To help children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships with measurable impact that leads to better schools, brighter futures and stronger communities. Our vision is to impact 10 percent of the at-risk students between the ages of 6 and 12 in Winchester, Frederick and Clarke counties over the next five years. We need your help to get there.

Have fun with friends and change a childs life.

When you bowl for us, you get to enjoy a fun outing with friends, family, colleagues, your civic group or faith group, and help us in our most important annual fundraiser. Whether you are a bowler, a team captain, a sponsor, or all three, spending a few hours gathering pledges and an hour bowling can help change the life of a child right here in Winchester, Frederick or Clarke County.

How it Works

Click on the BFKS Link to the right to download forms to register your team and up to five members of your team. Pick a team name and a time slot to bowl. Send the form back to us at Big Brothers Big Sisters. Begin gathering pledges from friends, coworkers, & family. Pledge sheets will be mailed, emailed (or you can download it directly) as soon as your registration has been received.

Specific bowling time slots will be assigned & mailed to you prior to the event. To have the best chance of getting a lane at your preferred time to bowl, complete the registration form immediately. Bowling times are assigned on a first come, first served basis.

On March 27th

Arrive to bowl at Northside Lanes (just off of North Loudoun Street in Winchester) about 15 minutes before your assigned time slot. You will register and turn in pledges collected then pick up your bowling shoes. You and your team can take your spot on your lane as soon as it is free. Northside Lanes offers a variety of fast food and drink choices for you to purchase. No outside food or drinks are allowed.

Everyones A Winner

Every bowler receives a complementary gift after bowling. Not only will you be helping change lives, you may just be a prize winner! During each hour of bowling, prizes are awarded for things such as, being the oldest or youngest bowler; having a Virginia quarter in your pocket or some other crazy thing! Prizes include such things as gift cards from local merchants, massages, jewelry, official sports apparel and our signature light bulbs and pasta donated by GE Lamp Plant and Hershey Pasta.

Bowlers who gather $50 in pledges receive a Bowl For Kids sake commemorative tee shirt and $100 in pledges earns the bowler a Bowl For Kids sake commemorative 15th Anniversary polo shirt.

The top three bowlers who gather the most pledges qualify to choose from packages such as:

Civil War Art Package: LaBelle Rebelle,; by John Paul Strain is set in Front Royal, Va. and includes Stonewall Jackson, Kyd Douglas (Jackson's right hand man) and Bell Boyd, who spied for the South. This print was donated by King James Galleries and is triple matted and framed.

Winchester Stay-cation: This package includes tickets to Shenandoah Universitys Summer Theatre, an overnight stay at the elegant George Washington Hotel, tickets to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, gift certificates to the areas finest restaurants and other spectacular treats for a night of glamour right in our own back yard!

Water-Park Wonder: A trip just down the Valley to beautiful Massanutten Resort where you can enjoy a day at the indoor and/or outdoor water parks. To help you prepare for the trip we have a cooler stocked full of goodies, a beach towel or two, and a gift card to use as you like.

To register a team for Bowl For Kids’ Sake, request other information, or ask about how to become a Big Brother or Big Sister, email us at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 540-662-1043.

About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winchester, Frederick & Clarke Counties

BBBS of Winchester, Frederick & Clarke Counties has been serving children with one-on-one mentoring since 1973.

 

Independent research shows that our model of profes- sionally supported one-to-one relationships between kids and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters has a measurable, positive impact. Children in the program are less likely to skip school, begin using alcohol and illegal drugs, and be involved in violence.

What parents of our Littles say about the impact of BBBS in their child’s life:

  • 72% reported improved school performance.
  • 74% indicated their child showed more trust toward them.
  • 92% reported increased self confidence

Being a mentor doesn’t take a lot of time or money and you don’t have to be a super hero. What it does take, is a passion for kids and a willingness to have fun. If you want to transform the life of a child, please consider mentoring a child in your area. Help transform a life today! Call 540-662-1043 or email us at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)