PHOTO PROVIDED Participants in the 2019 Bowl for Kids’ Sake event pose for a photo. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Pennsylvania are bringing back the popular bowling fundraising event for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Pennsylvania is proud to announce the return of the popular Bowl for Kids’ Sake event. The fundraising event resumes after a pandemic hiatus for the first time since 2019, according to a press release.

“We’re excited to bring back Bowl for Kids’ Sake this year,” said executive director Michelle Hamilton, according to the release. “This event has a 40-year history of not only raising funds for the organization, but bringing together the community in support of critical one-one-one mentoring relationships for children in need.”

Bowling this year will take place in three locations this April: April 15 at Faxon Lanes in Williamsport, April 15 at Skylanes Bowling Center in East Stroudsburg, and April 29 at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center in Wilkes-Barre. For the first time, a bowl on your own option will be available for teams to bowl anytime throughout the month of April in Wilkes-Barre.

“The pandemic has taught us that the world can be more flexible when it needs to be,” Hamilton said, according to the release. “We wanted to give our loyal supporters the opportunity to help support the event even if they cannot make the designated bowl day, or want to bowl at a time that’s convenient to them.”

Area bowlers are asked to form teams and register by visiting bbbsnepa.org. Area businesses are also encouraged to participate either in terms of gathering bowling teams and/or sponsorships for the event. All proceeds raised will benefit critical one-on-one mentoring relationships for children right here in our community through Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEPA. Any individual bowler who raises $50 or more will receive a commemorative t-shirt and will be entered into a raffle for a brand-new Sony PlayStation 5. Additional prizes will be offered, along with some fun twists as we throw it back to the 1980s in honor of the 40th anniversary of this event. Please visit our website at www.bbbsnepa.org or social media pages for additional updates.

Since its inception in 1974, Big Brothers Big Sisters has strived to provide high quality mentoring services to the children and families of Northeastern Pennsylvania.