Sedona AZ (April 11, 2010) – The Sedona and Verde Valley division of the Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters organization (YBBBS) will hold the final day of its once a year major fundraiser on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 6:00 p.m.
The “Bowl For Kids Sake 2010” event will be held at Cliff Castle Casino’s Shake, Rattle & Bowl facility. The annual event enjoys wide community and business support and has been held continuously for more than two decades. Companies may opt to sponsor a team of their employees, or may sponsor a team of children to bowl. Individual non company related bowlers form a new team or join an existing team and solicit pledges from donors to support them. Bowlers don’t need to worry about collecting their pledges as that responsibility falls to the YBBBS staff. Bowlers and their cheering supporters simply come out for a couple of hours to have a good time. Plenty of food, beverages, and prizes are available to all.
“This is our major fundraiser for the entire year, ” commented Dean Patterson, Community Outreach Specialist for the organization. “The event is all about supporting local at risk children and having a great time. Graduates of Big Brothers Big Sisters have gone on to be doctors, attorneys, military officers, CEOs of major corporations and small business owners. You name a career or position and we’ve had them in the program. It’s remarkable what a difference Big Brother Big Sisters has made on the lives of so many at risk children.”
To support YBBBS call Dean Patterson at 928-634-9789 ext 16, or email dpatterson@azbigs.org.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the largest provider of one-to-one youth mentoring services in the United States for “at risk children” and depends primarily on private individual and corporate donations to help conduct background checks on volunteers to ensure child safety; and, provide ongoing support for children, families and volunteers to build and sustain long-lasting relationships, key to successful mentoring. Big Brothers Big Sisters is proven by independent research to significantly and dramatically improve children’s odds for succeeding in school, behaving nonviolently, avoiding drugs and alcohol, and breaking negative cycles. The Sedona and Verde Valley organization has been helping children for nearly three decades and supplies mentors to 23 schools in 12 communities.
Little Brothers and Sisters are:
57% less likely to be arrested
52% less likely to skip school
46% less likely to initiate drug use
33% less likely to have violent confrontations
27% less likely to use alcohol
To learn more about Yavapai Big Brother Big Sisters go to http://azbigs.org. or Yavapai Bowl For Kids Sake at http://ybbbsbowlforkids2010.kintera.org.
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