Bowling for Shriners tournament

Excitement was felt in the air as the doors were opened and everything came into view, balloons were floating in the air, men with burgundy hats were sitting at the table they must be some of the Shriners or Masons as they are called. There was a little car in the center of the floor on closer inspection you can see her name is Izzy her flyer says she is used in many events put on by the Shriners mainly in parades. People were already finding their lanes, lines were formed in many places it takes a moment for everything to start coming together and the feeling is uplifting. This is the Bowling for Shriners tournament this was going to be a fun event it would not only raise money for a worthy cause but also bring joy to those participating in it.

The Bowling for Shriners tournament was held on December 1, 2012 at the Epic Center located in Klamath Falls Oregon. The Tournament was a nine pin no tap where if you got nine pins to fall with the first roll of the ball instead of the usual ten pins it would still be counted as a strike. Every bowler registered and paid a fee to participate, the fee was broken into three categories part one of the fee went to the bowling house, part two went to prizes and part three was the donation made to the Shriners Hospital. The money would then be donated to the Shriners Childrens Hospital to help children and their families with financial aid because

Shriners Hospitals do not turn away children because their families cannot pay the medical expenses. It takes a lot of fundraising to help and this event was one of the hundreds held across the country each year to help with those expenses.

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...re two times for the tournament the first set of players played at noon and the second set went through at three then at the end of both rounds of bowling the totals would be tallied and winners would then be announced. It was nice to see strangers come together and be placed on a team they seemed like they had been playing together for a long time. It was nice to see people who have never bowled before come out to support the tournament and to see how much fun they had from trying on the shoes and laughing at the funny way they looked to picking out their bowling ball and realizing some of them are really heavy, they just had to find their match.

Works Cited

Klamath Falls Nickel November 29,2012

Shriners Hospital Brochure

Shriners Hospital 2012 Fact Sheet

Epic Center Flyer

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