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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dufferin County to host annual bowling event

April 3, 2018   ·   0 Comments

By Jasen Obermeyer

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dufferin will host their annual Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser, which will not only help raise money for the organization, but continue providing mentorship programs for youth in need.

The organization’s single largest fundraising event, which raises almost a third of its budget, the event will take place in the ballroom at Orangeville’s Best Western Inn & Suites. It will be held across two days, on Friday, April 6th, and Sunday, April 8th.

The agency first ran the event in 1979, and when the bowling alley in town closed down, they moved it to a virtual bowling experience in 2011.

Nancy Stallmach, the agency’s executive director, says they are looking to raise $43,000, and since taking on her current position, the event has raised nearly $550,000. Last year the organization provided mentoring services to 306 children in the county.

“We use the money to help keep us in operation to offer all our mentoring programs,” she says, which includes group programs, and a volunteer one-on-one meet at the child’s school.

The ballroom at the Best Western will be transformed to the virtual bowling alley with multiple Wii’s games and projectors, with this year’s theme being rock n roll. Theme music will be played, and prizes will be given out for best costumes and team spirit.

Ms. Stallmach says that only a small potion of their annual income comes from government funding, with last year’s being less than 12 per cent. “In order for our agency to stay in operation and to continue serving the children and families who need us the most, we need Bowl for Kids Sake to be successful. Our programs have real lasting impact in the lives of the children we serve.”

For additional information on the event, call their office at 519-941-6431 or visit www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/dufferin.

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