18th Annual Dover Children's Home Bowl-a-thon
Sunday, April 12, 2026
(4 Sessions: 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm)
at Bowl-o-Rama, Portsmouth, NH
Special Thanks to Our Event Underwriter:
ABOUT OUR EVENT
Get your “bowl on” with friends and family while helping us raise funds for the teenagers we serve!! Our event is now at Bowl-o-Rama and is candlepin only this year.
CLICK HERE to download the Event Flyer
WHEN:
Sunday, April 12, 2026
This year, we have four 90-minute sessions to choose from:
Session 1 – 10am to 11:30am
Session 2 – 12pm to 1:30pm
Session 3 – 2pm to 3:30pm
Session 4 – 4pm to 5:30pm
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SPECIAL THANKS
Thank you to Shaheen & Gordon for sponsoring lanes for our DCH youth and staff!
Thanks to our Grand Prize Sponsor, Cara Irish Pub!
SIGN UP TO BOWL
You can Create a Team or Sign Up as a Bowler to join an established team, or we can put you on a team in need of bowlers. We’re looking for families, businesses, and friends of all ages to form teams of 4-6 bowlers. Get creative with team names and costumes!!
COLLECT PLEDGES
Once you’ve registered, start collecting pledges! We ask that each bowler set a personal goal to raise $100 in pledges (or $400-$600 total per team). However, there is no minimum required since every dollar helps so much!!
Tax-deductible pledges can be made on the MAKE A PLEDGE page of this website via Pay Pal or by cash or checks made out to “Dover Children’s Home”.
WIN PRIZES
Prizes will be awarded, each session, for the following:
- Most money raised by a team
- Highest bowling score by a team
- Most creative team costumes or theme-wear
- A GRAND PRIZE will be awarded to the individual bowler who raised the most money during the day!
Thanks to our Grand Prize Sponsor, Cara Irish Pub!
Thanks to generous underwriting by Summit Land Development, bowling shoes and lane fees will be provided free of charge for all participants. The individual bowler who raises the most money from each of the 4 sessions will win a grand prize!
Last Bowlathon Raised: $40,000.00
$45,000.00 Goal / Current donations $46,555.60
To donate on behalf of a team or bowler, please click on a name below
All Sessions | 10:00 AM Session | 12:00 Noon Session | 2:00 PM Session | 4:00 PM Session
Easten Bank - Alley Cats
$490.00 in donations
Altrusa Ladies - Color My World
$500.00 in donations
DAWC Ladies 1
$1,400.00 in donations
DAWC Ladies 2
$745.00 in donations
First Seacoast Bank's Gutter Guarantee
$1,080.00 in donations
HRCU Crusaders
$0.00 in donations
HRCU Crusaders 2
$520.00 in donations
Jewelry Creations - The Rolling Stones
$500.00 in donations
Jewelry Creations - The Spareling Silvers
$500.00 in donations
Odd Fellows
$940.00 in donations
Partners Bank
$891.00 in donations
Teledyne
$1,000.00 in donations
WIN Waste Innovations - Mokos/Murphy
$400.00 in donations
WIN Waste Innovations - The Gutter Dumpsters
$485.00 in donations
WIN Waste Innovations - The Treem Team
$375.00 in donations
American Legion Post 69 - Gutterball
$6,100.00 in donations
American Legion Post 69 Misfits
$0.00 in donations
Britney Spares
$860.00 in donations
Team Novak
$500.00 in donations
PILOT Pinz
$714.80 in donations
Raymond Noodles
$1,864.80 in donations
Team AGS - The Jammers
$600.00 in donations
Titanium Tigers
$0.00 in donations
We STILL Don't Need No Stinkin' Name!
$1,675.00 in donations
WIN Waste Innovations - The Alley Katz
$205.00 in donations
There are no teams in this session
Sponsorship
of $3500.00
by:
Summit Land Development
Donation
of $100.00
by:
For Bowler: Bridget Leahy
Good luck Bridget, Team Britt
Donation
of $100.00
by:
For Team: First Seacoast Bank's Gutter Guarantee
Good luck Gutter Guaranteer’s!!
Donation
of $100.00
by:
For Team: American Legion Post 47 - No "F" In Strikes
Remember No “F” strikes
Donation
of $50.00
by:
For Team: American Legion Post 47 - No "F" In Strikes
Have fun guys!
Donation
of $50.00
by:
For Team: First Seacoast Bank's Gutter Guarantee
Go First Seacoast Bank’s Team Gutter Guarantees!!!
Have a blast!
Donation
of $10.00
by:
For Team: WIN Waste Innovations - Gutter Gurus
Gutter Gurus strike again 😀
Donation
of $50.00
by:
For Team: WIN Waste Innovations - Gutter Gurus
What an amazing cause! Thanks for providing such important support to the youth.
Donation
of $75.00
by:
For Team: American Legion Post 47 - No "F" In Strikes
You're all rock stars for participating in the children's home bowling!
Donation
of $75.00
by:
For Team: America Legion Post 47 - Sunday Funday
Way to go Sunday Funday Family! Thank you for all you do!
Donation
of $100.00
by:
For Team: Britney Spares
Go Britney Spares! Cheering on Bridge, Michaela, and the rest of the team!
Donation
of $100.00
by:
For Team: WIN Waste Innovations - Gutter Gurus
Knock them down ladies and gents!!
Donation
of $100.00
by:
For Team: WIN Waste Innovations - Strikes & Dumpsters
Let’s WIN the day and raise money for this excellent cause.
Donation
of $200.00
by:
For Team: WIN Waste Innovations - Strikes & Dumpsters
Strikes & Dumpsters time baby
Woooooo!
Donation
of $250.00
by:
For Team: Team AGS - The Jammers
Let's go, Jammers! Do it for the children and DCH!!! 🙂
Donation
of $25.00
by:
For Team: First Seacoast Bank's Gutter Guarantee
Good luck FSB!
Donation
of $100.00
by:
First Seacoast Gutter Guarantee
For Team: First Seacoast Bank's Gutter Guarantee
$100 in cash
Donation
of $25.00
by:
First Seacoast Gutter Guarantee
For Team: First Seacoast Bank's Gutter Guarantee
Venmo Laura Doyle
Donation
of $8100.00
by:
For Team: American Legion Post 47 - No "F" In Strikes
$1844 cash $6256 checks
Donation
of $6100.00
by:
For Team: American Legion Post 69 - Gutterball
$3,900 CHECKS
$2,200 CASH
Donation
of $1100.00
by:
We still don't need no stinkin name
For Team: We STILL Don't Need No Stinkin' Name!
About Our Organization
MISSION STATEMENT
At Dover Children’s Home, we provide tools and support for youth to heal from emotional trauma through community-based treatment programs that foster relationships and enable youth to create hope for the future..
HISTORY
Dover Children’s Home was organized to ease the plight of children and families who suffered due to the recessions of the 1890s and has continued to serve the needs of under-privileged children for 130 years. During the depression of the 1920s, more than 60 children resided in the Home. Over the years, the Home transformed further to providing intermediate-level residential care, case management, and therapeutic services to vulnerable youth.
OUR SERVICES
Dover Children’s Home is a non-profit, intermediate-level residential treatment program designed to provide a wide array of community-based services for youth between the ages of 10-20 who have been abused, neglected, or who are involved in juvenile probation. The Home itself is a level 2 program and can house up to twelve youth, and the Independent Living housing on-site is a level 1 program and can house up to four youth.
Visit DoverChildrensHome.org to learn more about our organization
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