This will be a fun afternoon for kids and adults who attend Peter’s Place and any others who would like to help raise some much needed funds while having a great time with friends. Please read below to learn how to get involved!
Pizza, soda, bowling shoes, and lane rental are included for all participants. There will be door prizes for the team that raises the most money, the team with the best uniforms or T-shirts, and the team with the highest and lowest bowling scores!
Become a Team Captain
The team captain will:
- Organize a team of 4-6 people (including you). You and 3-5 of your friends, classmates, Peter’s Place group members, family or neighbors can make up a team. No bowling experience is necessary! Get started right away… pick your team, select a team name, and sign up!
- Register your team.
On the www.bowlathon.net website, you will register your team and be able to keep track of sponsor’s donations.
- Choose a team name. The lane will be reserved under this team name the day of the event. Be creative and have fun. You may want to name your team something silly, or maybe in memory of a person or people. It’s up to you!
- You can direct your sponsors - friends and family - to the website to make their donations on behalf of your team with a credit card. The website will keep track of your progress. It’s that easy! (Donations can also be made by cash or check. See below for more details.)
Teams
- Each team may have 4 to 6 bowlers.
- Each team must collectively raise at least $250 in pledges to participate in the bowl-a-thon. This might sound like a lot, but split among 4-6 people, it should be manageable.
- The $250 must be raised by the day of the event and pledges must be received online or delivered at the event in the form of a check.
- This $250 contribution covers the cost of bowling, pizza, and soda, and includes a donation to Peter’s Place!
As a special bonus, the first 24 teams who have raised $500 by January 23th will have a professionally printed sign with your team name hung over your lane! ($500 must be received in online pledges or delivered by check by 1/23 to Peter's Place.) After the Bowl-A-Thon, your team can keep the sign as a souvenir!
Please note: there are only 24 lanes at the Playdrome, Devon. Therefore, the first 24 teams to register and raise their $250 will be assigned lanes and be eligible for banners. If more teams register after the first 24, they can bowl in the second round.
Sponsorship
You can start raising money right away! Set yourself a fundraising goal and see if you can break it! Ask friends and family to sponsor your participation in the Bowl-A-Thon by making a donation toward your team’s effort.
Donations can be made online through the www.bowlathon.net website using a credit card through Paypal, or by cash or check. Checks should be made out to "Peter’s Place" and these donations should be recorded on the paper sponsor form that can be picked up in person at Peter's Place, or download here.
If you are collecting cash donations, please keep track of these contributions carefully on your sponsorship form. Peter’s Place wants to thank all of your sponsors and provide them with tax acknowledgement letters, and can only do that if the total amount of cash listed on your form matches exactly what you deliver. For this reason, checks and credit card donations may be easiest for you.
Prepare your Team
Your team may want to get together in advance to pick your team name, design T-shirts, or decide on uniforms to wear the day of the Bowl-A-Thon. There must be one adult on-site with your team for the duration of the Bowl-A-Thon. There will be a number of different prizes that you can win based on your team uniforms or shirts!
Show up to Bowl!
Team Captains - please make sure all of your teammates know the date, time and location of the event. The event will begin promptly at 12PM. Please arrive 15-30 minutes early to check in, get your shoes, and get any special instructions. Don’t forget your socks!
Event Patrons
Companies and individuals are needed to be patrons for this event! See Patron Page for more information. | 
