Bowl for Kids Sake is coming back to Humboldt for the 37th annual fundraiser for Humboldt Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS).
Bowling lanes will be open from Feb. 5-10 with this year’s theme being the Flintstones.
Jodie Hergott, Development Coordinator with Humboldt Big Brothers Big Sisters, says she is expecting Humboldt to channel their best Fred Flintstone impressions at the bowling alley for BBBS’s biggest yearly fundraiser.
Much of their funding dollars come from the event, says Hergott with time running out for donors, sponsors, and bowlers to register for the event.
While there is no event sponsor yet for Bowl for Kids Sake, Hergott says they do have five of the eight lanes sponsored from local businesses.
“The businesses are jumping on board which is really nice.”
The lanes fill up fast with teams looking to bowl for BBBS, says Hergott, so she is encouraging everyone to register sooner rather than later.
Last year saw over 300 bowlers and almost 40 teams raising money for BBBS with all funds raised staying in the Humboldt office.
This year’s goal, says Hergott, is $40,000 with every intention to break that goal.
“We were a record breaker a few years ago so we are looking to break a record again this year.”
Another goal for this year is to touch base with potential mentors and bigs by promoting matches and the good that BBBS is doing around the community.
Events like Bowl for Kids Sake allows Hergott and BBBS Caseworker, Morgan Forster, to talk with potential matches about potential concerns or questions about joining the program.
As of Jan. 11, Hergott says there are 17 littles, 4 females and 13 males, looking for matches, some who have been waiting over a year for their match.
In 2017, BBBS Humboldt served 33 children with 15 active matches continuing through to 2018, both big and little matches and mentor matches through the Humboldt elementary schools and Muenster School.
This year will be a big year for programming within BBBS with Game On and Go Girls both running in 2018 thanks to volunteers from the community.
Game On, a program dedicated to mentoring young boys, is back running through the Humboldt office after a long hiatus, says Hergott.
Go Girls, with focuses on providing mentoring for young girls, is running this year with programming at Humboldt Public School. Hergott says they are excited to start offering both programs again.
