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This year’s 43rd annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake event was one for the record books!
Bowlers, donors, and bidders showed up for the over 140 children and youth Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grey Bruce serve in a BIG way.
BBBS welcomed 37 bowling teams, with lanes at three locations over two weeks in April: The Bowling Alley in Owen Sound, Sunset Family Fun Centre in Port Elgin and Georgian Bowl in Collingwood. We are so grateful for the incredible kindness, generosity, and support from our community!
We are truly BIGgerTogether! With the support from our bowlers, those who donated and those who participated in our online silent auction, we raised nearly $37,000!
BBBS surpassed this year’s goal of $35,000. Thank you for your support!
A special thanks to our event sponsors: Bruce Power, Century 21 in Collingwood, and Nicol Insurance.
Thank you to sponsors Bayshore Broadcasting and Corus. Your financial support was critical to the success of the event. Thank you!
The BBBSGB staff and board thank everyone who was involved this year and who helped make this Bowl For Kids’ Sake event a success! We are so grateful for the commitment and belief our supporters have in investing in the lives of young people in our community. Thank you for your kindness, generosity and continuous support.
Finally, a big congratulations to the highest pledged team, Rogers Rollers, who raised over $4,300! Vicky-Lynn Hicks, a long -time supporter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grey Bruce, was the highest fundraiser, raising over $3,100!
Honourable mention to Mark Perry of Owen Sound who raised over $2,400, Jim Reid of Owen Sound who raised over $2,400 and Kevin Woolham of Collingwood who raised $1,300. Outstanding job! Thank you all for your incredible campaign efforts!
All proceeds from this event will allow us to continue to offer our no-cost mentoring programs, including both our in-school mentoring programs and community-based programs to families throughout Grey, Bruce, and Western Simcoe Counties. With these funds, BBBS will have the resources to continue to reach more children and youth, creating life-long relationships that empower these young people to reach their full potential.
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source: media release, BBBSGB