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Bowl
For Kids Sake
What
is Bowl For Kids' Sake?
Think of "Bowl For Kids' Sake" as a call to action rather
than an event. It is the opportunity to make a difference in the
community with just a few hours of your time. Your efforts to raise
pledges will help support matches of children to caring volunteers
through Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs.
Bowl For Kids'
Sake is not just a party, but it is a great way to help local kids
while having some fun with friends.
You can bowl
with your business, church, school or as a group of family and friends.
Every time you secure a pledge you are helping kids who may live
right down your street, on your block or in your neighborhood.
How
does Big Brothers Big Sisters make a difference in our community?
Compared to their peers, Little Brothers and Sisters who are matched
are:
• 46% less likely to initiate drug use
• 27% less likely to start drinking alcohol
• 55% less likely to skip school
The program
really works. These are impressive results when you consider the
many risks faced by kids in our society. That's why matching caring
volunteers to children on our waiting list is so important.
What
makes Bowl For Kids' Sake important to Big Brothers Big Sisters?
BBBS of Kansas currently serves 2,600 matches of Big and Little
Brothers and Sisters. However, there are approximately 50,000 at-risk
children who would benefit from a mentoring relationship. To address
this need, we have set a goal to serve 20,000 kids statewide by
2010. Bowl For Kids' Sake will play a key role in achieving this
goal because it serves as the single largest source of agency funds
and potential volunteers for our mentoring programs.
How
do you participate?
• Contact your local agency to sign up your team and get your
team captain packet.
• Recruit four additional people to bowl on your team.
• Distribute pledge sheets to team members.
• Set a pledge goal for your team and encourage each member
to work toward the goal.
• Arrive thirty minutes prior to your scheduled bowling time
with your completed pledge sheets.
• Enjoy two hours of fun, food, drinks and prizes with your
friends!
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