🎳 Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Bowl for Kids’ Sake: Eras of Impact!
Join us at Holiday Lanes on May 4-9, 2025!
Are you ready for it?
This year, we’re celebrating five decades of creating life-changing friendships for young people through Big Brothers Big Sisters! Just like Taylor Swift’s iconic Eras Tour, we’re taking a journey through the decades—from the groovy ‘70s to today’s modern hits. Lace up your bowling shoes, gather your friends and co-workers, and get ready to shake it off at the lanes for a great cause!
Whether you’re channeling your ‘80s glam, ‘90s grunge, or your favorite current Swiftie look, this event promises to be one you don’t want to miss! Let’s make this milestone celebration a masterpiece together!
And don’t forget—we’re bringing the friendship bracelet craze to the lanes! Exchange bracelets with other bowlers and celebrate the connections that make Big Brothers Big Sisters so special.
Why Bowl for Kids’ Sake? 🎉
Since 1975, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been creating meaningful, long-term mentorships that help kids reach their full potential. With your support, we’ve been able to match thousands of Bigs and Littles, providing the guidance and encouragement young people need to succeed.
This event isn’t just a celebration of 50 years of impact—it’s your chance to help us continue this work for decades to come. Each year our agency has to raise 100% of the revenue we require to support local youth facing adversity. Every dollar raised will directly support our mission to ignite the potential in youth and provide them with life-changing opportunities.
It’s also an opportunity for your company to participate in a FUN team morale builder and a way for employees to connect with each other in an activity for a good cause. Connectedness to community is vital to our well-being and productiveness, and employees feel this when they are part of a positive initiative in the workplace.
EVENT DETAILS
May 4 -COMMUNITY DAY – This is an all ages event day with 1 hour of glow bowling, prizes, team photos and FUN! You can sign up and fundraise the $50 per person registration fee easily by simply selling raffle tickets which we provide. Or you can use other fundraising methods, as well as online fundraising. (must have a team of 4-6).
May 8-9 -CORPORATE EVENTS – We supply the food, prizes, team photos, networking opportunity and 2 hours of glow bowling. You can get involved as a fundraising team or as a sponsor – which includes at least 1 team registration for up to 6 people.
We’re excited to see you at Holiday Lanes on Elizabeth Avenue. As always there will be an amazing raffle (coming soon) to help you raise funds and of course, bragging rights for the companies who win each sector challenge.
How You Can Join the Fun 🕺
- Register your team: Get your bowling squad together and sign up to secure your spot!
- Fundraise with flair: Set a fundraising goal, channel your favorite decade, and share your enthusiasm with friends, your co-workers and family.
- Hit the lanes: Celebrate your success at our 50th Bowling Party on the lanes full of music, costumes, prizes, and of course friendship bracelets!
Ready to Get started? All you need is a team of 4-6 people. Choose the event that works for you (Community or Corporate) and then register your team and create an online fundraising profile for your team. Even if you do not collect donations online, we can add your “offline” fundraising from raffle ticket sales, pledge sheets and more! Want to sell raffle tickets? Get on the list for when tickets arrive! Interested in becoming a Sponsor? (includes team registration), connect with Kelly. We encourage companies to take a look at our sponsorship levels that gets your name in front of event participants, donors and the entire BBBS network! Review our sponsor deliverables and see measurable benefits for your company when you ignite youth potential.
Together, Let’s Make an Impact 🌟
BBBS serves young people who face adversity AND are in need of an additional consistent and supportive Developmental Relationship. We are facing another year with a high waitlist with more than 110 kids waiting for a Big. A high number of youth in our programs are facing 4-6 childhood adversities like:
- child or family member experiencing mental health concerns
- living in unsafe neighbourhoods and/or experiencing bullying
- parental estrangement, death or incarceration
- child protection involvement or removal from their home
In spite of these adversities, you can help our youth thrive. Research has proven that mentored youth receive tangible impacts from being involved with a consistent, supportive developmental relationship.
Join us as we honor the past, celebrate the present, and bowl for a brighter future. Whether you’re a lifelong supporter or a first-time participant, you’re part of an era that truly changes lives. Let’s strike out barriers, one pin at a time! And don’t forget to trade a bracelet or two—because friendship is at the heart of everything we do.
Event Sponsors and Supporters
