DOVER—
Dover Children’s Home, through the support of the Liberty Mutual Foundation, the Rotary Club of Dover, and WTSN/The BAY, is “striking” back at budget cuts by holding its annual bowl-a-thon at Dover Bowl on February 27 to raise critical funds for the 117-yearold program. A local non-profit, Dover Children’s Home has been providing outstanding care and a wide-array of life-changing services to NH’s most vulnerable children since 1893. With severely limited state funding and annual budget cuts, the Home enters each fiscal year with a deficit, creating an urgent need for fundraising and donations in order to bridge the gap. In July of 2010, the Home received its most recent cut of 2%, translating into a loss of thousands of dollars in funding.
The third annual Dover Children’s Home bowl-a-thon will be held at the newly renovated Dover Bowl at 887 Central Avenue in Dover on Sunday, February 27, with two 90-minute sessions to choose from: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Both candle pin and 10 pin lanes will be available. Bowling shoes and lanes fees will be provided for each participant. Prizes will be awarded to the four-person team that raises the most money; the four-person team with the highest bowling score; and the four-person team with the most creative team theme-wear. The members of each four-person team that raise a combined total of $800 or more will be entered into a grand prize drawing for an all inclusive 2-night stay for two at the Balsam’s Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, NH. Valued at $1,260, this getaway includes lodging in the best available room; all meals, tax, and gratuity; and free use of all resort facilities including golf, tennis, or skiing, depending on the season.
“If we can fill every lane during both sessions with four-person teams and each bowler sets a goal of raising at least $100 in pledges, this event will make a huge impact on our budget,” says Donna Coraluzzo, the Home’s Executive Director. “100% of the proceeds from the event will be directly applied to the Home’s most critical operating expenses such as heat, food, and electricity. Based on the turnout during the last two years, we’re hoping for a full house again. We’re looking for teams of co-workers, neighbors, friends, youth groups, clubs, service organizations, league bowlers, and families. Everyone is welcome to participate... adults and children of all ages,” she adds.
Anyone interested in participating in this fun-filled event by bowling, pledging money, or sponsoring a lane can contact Donna Coraluzzo at dcoraluzzo@doverchildrenshome.org or call 742-4289, ext. 12 for more information. For more information about Dover Children’s Home, please visit our website at www.doverchildrenshome.org.
Photo caption: 2010 Bowl-a-thon team Seapoint Electrical Services of Dover “strikes” a pose. Pictured left to right: Front row: Jack and Corrin Kephart. Back Row: Mara Torres; Molly Kephart, Lynn Erikson, and Kristen Kephart. (Courtesy photo)
Dover Children’s Home, through the support of the Liberty Mutual Foundation, the Rotary Club of Dover, and WTSN/The BAY, is “striking” back at budget cuts by holding its annual bowl-a-thon at Dover Bowl on February 27 to raise critical funds for the 117-yearold program. A local non-profit, Dover Children’s Home has been providing outstanding care and a wide-array of life-changing services to NH’s most vulnerable children since 1893. With severely limited state funding and annual budget cuts, the Home enters each fiscal year with a deficit, creating an urgent need for fundraising and donations in order to bridge the gap. In July of 2010, the Home received its most recent cut of 2%, translating into a loss of thousands of dollars in funding.
The third annual Dover Children’s Home bowl-a-thon will be held at the newly renovated Dover Bowl at 887 Central Avenue in Dover on Sunday, February 27, with two 90-minute sessions to choose from: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Both candle pin and 10 pin lanes will be available. Bowling shoes and lanes fees will be provided for each participant. Prizes will be awarded to the four-person team that raises the most money; the four-person team with the highest bowling score; and the four-person team with the most creative team theme-wear. The members of each four-person team that raise a combined total of $800 or more will be entered into a grand prize drawing for an all inclusive 2-night stay for two at the Balsam’s Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, NH. Valued at $1,260, this getaway includes lodging in the best available room; all meals, tax, and gratuity; and free use of all resort facilities including golf, tennis, or skiing, depending on the season.
“If we can fill every lane during both sessions with four-person teams and each bowler sets a goal of raising at least $100 in pledges, this event will make a huge impact on our budget,” says Donna Coraluzzo, the Home’s Executive Director. “100% of the proceeds from the event will be directly applied to the Home’s most critical operating expenses such as heat, food, and electricity. Based on the turnout during the last two years, we’re hoping for a full house again. We’re looking for teams of co-workers, neighbors, friends, youth groups, clubs, service organizations, league bowlers, and families. Everyone is welcome to participate... adults and children of all ages,” she adds.
Anyone interested in participating in this fun-filled event by bowling, pledging money, or sponsoring a lane can contact Donna Coraluzzo at dcoraluzzo@doverchildrenshome.org or call 742-4289, ext. 12 for more information. For more information about Dover Children’s Home, please visit our website at www.doverchildrenshome.org.
Photo caption: 2010 Bowl-a-thon team Seapoint Electrical Services of Dover “strikes” a pose. Pictured left to right: Front row: Jack and Corrin Kephart. Back Row: Mara Torres; Molly Kephart, Lynn Erikson, and Kristen Kephart. (Courtesy photo)
