Invest in your community’s future and help Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) celebrate 25 years of Bowling for Kids in north Wellington.
“To anyone involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, February means Bowl for Kids,” said Marnie Mainland, executive director for BBS of North Wellington.
“It is when we encourage the entire community to get involved, come out and bowl; it is the time of year we descend on the businesses to donate a door prize and you do.
“We are indeed a blessed community, a giving community and we thank you in advance for your support. We must raise $65,000 in this year’s Bowl for Kids campaign so that we can continue to provide service, free of charge, to those in our community who depend on us.”
According to Mainland, the demand is increasing for both the BBBS’ one-to-one match program, as well as its in-school mentoring program. At the same time, it is becoming more of a challenge to find appropriate volunteers to fill these positions, she added.
“We must make every effort to give back childhood to our children, and make sure they are valued as individuals so that they in turn will grow up to be responsible caring parents, contributing members of society,” said Mainland.
“We understand not everyone is in a position to volunteer their time on a weekly basis as our big brothers, big sisters and in-school mentors do, but by coming to our Bowl for Kids campaign you are helping out in a really big way.”
Local individuals and businesses may already have been approached by one of the BBBS team members to put a team in this year’s 25th annual Bowl for Kids campaign.
The events, all at the Mount Forest Bowling Lanes, are scheduled as follows:
– Feb. 13 for the Arthur group and to kick off the campaign;
– Feb. 27 for the Minto/Mapleton group; and
– March 6 for the Mount Forest group.
To be included in the events call 519-323-4273. For more details and a complete prize list visit www.bbbsnorthwellington.org. “If you have ever bowled for us over the 25 years we would be delighted to have you stop by for cake and share a story on any of the above dates,” Mainland said.
