Bowling for Kids' Sake: Area Nonprofit Organizes Two-Day Fundraiser With Bowling and Live Entertainment.News/Assignment Editors & Feature/Sports Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo/Logos are available in a Smart News Release(tm) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002 Big Brothers Big Sisters, Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Area will hold its annual Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser all day Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, at AMF AMF ACE (Allied Command, Europe) Mobile Force AMF Autorité des Marchés Financiers (French) AMF Action Message Format AMF Arab Monetary Fund AMF Asian Monetary Fund AMF Autocrine Motility Factor Country Lanes, 13307 San Pedro. The two-day event consists of teams of five bowling two games each. The teams' actual bowling scores are all in the name of fun. However, the money they raise for the event can win them a number of prizes. All bowlers win an event T-shirt for collecting the minimum of $50. Prizes for those who collect over the minimum include items such as a CD case, a sports watch and a pair of two-way radios. The individual who collects the most in pledges overall will receive a pair of Continental Airlines tickets to anywhere in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "We are anticipating over 1,500 bowlers this year," said Nancy White, director of special events for Big Brothers Big Sisters. "That is a slight increase over the 1,255 people who participated last year." Area businesses have provided the agency with a number of this year's teams. Two of the largest contributors are Valero Energy Corporation Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio, Texas with 21,836 employees and annual revenue of more than $90 billion. The company owns and operates 17 refineries throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean with a combined , with 53 teams registered, and Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , with 32 teams registered. "The agency is working to line up a variety of live entertainment for the bowlers," White said. The Spurs' Silver Dancers will be performing and signing autographs at the event on Saturday from 11-12 p.m. "Sparklers on Stage," the Steven Stoli Playhouse vocal group made up of 6- to 14-year-olds, will perform back-to-back performances Saturday afternoon. Also, mascots, such as Iggy from the San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. Iguanas and Whataguy from Whataburger, are planning to make appearances at the event. American Funds  Please see the discussion on the talk page. HEB Hurst-Euless-Bedford (Texas) HEB Hot Electron Bolometer HEB Hindu Endowments Board (Singapore) HEB Here Everything's Better HEB High-Energy Beam HEB High Energy Biscuit are underwriters for the event for the second year in a row. All of the money raised from the event goes to supporting the programs provided by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Big Brothers Big Sisters is a national not-for-profit agency that has been in the San Antonio area since 1978. The agency matches children with volunteers in fun, enriching, supportive one-to-one mentoring relationships. Note: Photo/Logos are available at URLs: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.042202/bb10 and http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.042202/bb10a |
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