Bowl For Kids Sake (News Story)

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Bowl for Kids’ Sake

On Saturday March 21 at Olympic Lanes on South 27th Street in Milwaukee from 12:30-3:00 in the afternoon, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee will host their second Bowl for Kids’ Sake (BFKS) 2009.

Three more BFKS 2009 are scheduled so far to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS). BFKS 2009 is a way to get the community involved in the BBBS mission and to raise money to achieve their goals.

The official website for BFKS 2009 urges the public to “Join hundreds of bowlers for Bowl for Kids’ Sake (BFKS) 2009, a fun way to support Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.”

Denise McChesney, Tasha Foxx, and Amanda Tortorice of Alverno College are participating in the BFKS 2009 on April 4th at Sunset Lanes in Waukesha. Each of the women and their team members (teams of five) must raise at least $100 for the cause. The money raised helps to match thousands of children with adult mentors, recruit and screen the mentors, provide ongoing, professional support for the children and mentors, and to help support after-school mentoring programs at 16 sites.

McChesney, Foxx, and Tortorice encourage other Alverno students and friends to join the BFKS 2009 and make a difference. They also encourage Alverno students to think about becoming mentors to children for Big Brothers Big Sisters. “Big Brothers Big Sisters is always looking for adult mentors, but minority male adult mentors are especially needed right now to pair with children,” McChesney said.

The official website for Big Brothers Big Sisters describes the organization as “the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. We have been the leader in one-to-one youth service for more than a century, developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children, ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country.”

For more information on how to contribute to Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2009 or to form a team, go to www.gobowling.kintera.org, and for more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters or to inquire about becoming a mentor, go to www.bbbs.org.