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- August 2015
Storm In The Community
Honoring Our Heroes
Storm Products is well-known in the bowling industry but many may not know, is that the world's lead-
ing producer of high-performance bowling equipment has a staunch commitment to being an active, loyal
community partner.
Earlier today, Storm Products' brass, including Storm owners Bill and Barbara Chrisman, Storm Presi-
dent Dave Symes and VP, Sales & Marketing Hank Boomershine, participated in the 2015 Honoring
Our Heroes Golf Tournament held at Hubbard Golf Course located at Hill Air Force Base located in
Layton, Utah.
Honoring Our Heroes Golf Tournament was an event that directly benefited 'Canines With A Cause' and
according to sources found on their website, one in four veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
suffer from PTSD, depression, or anxiety. Veterans return home with feelings of abandonment and often
have a difficult time adjusting to civilian life. The adjustment can include depression, substance abuse—
and in the worse cases—violence and suicide.
Working and training assistance dogs has proven to be very beneficial to veterans. The bond created by
the training process can lessen stress and help veterans deal with the invisible scars of war. Dogs pro-
vide love, comfort, joy and help transform lives.
"We (Storm) have been very fortunate over the years with many people supporting our brands and be-
cause of their loyalty we are able to give back
to the community", Storm owner Bill Chrisman
said. "Barbara and I are devout dog lovers
but more importantly, we see the tangible
work that Canines With A Cause does for our
veterans and their impact is both invaluable
and immeasurable - we're honored to just play
a small part".
Not all veterans require a dog that has as
much training as the dogs in the Pawsitive
Healing for Veterans program. The Pawsitive
Partnerships program places dogs that we've
evaluated and rescued from a shelter with a
veteran who immediately starts working with
us to train the dog for their specific needs.
Participants in this program come to weekly
trainings with their companion where they
learn how to train the dog using positive reinforcement from the Canine Life and Social Skills curriculum.
These dogs give the veterans comfort, security and love, and the veterans do the same for the dogs.
To learn more about Pawsitive Healing and the many CWAC programs and to make a donation,
visit
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Singapore’s Tan Wins PWBA
Lubbock Sports Open
By Matt Cannizzaro
LUBBOCK, Texas - Jaz-
reel Tan entered the 2015
Professional Women's
Bowling Association Lub-
bock Sports Open hoping
to prove that she and her
Team Singapore team-
mates could compete on
the big stage of the PWBA,
and she did that with a
dominating performance
this week at South Plains
Lanes.
The 25-year-old right-hander led the event through 12 games
of qualifying and 16 games of round-robin match play over two
long days, and she topped Team USA member Stefanie John-
son of Grand Prairie, Texas, 257-246, to claim the title and
$10,000 top prize.
Tan lived nearly every bowler's dream by stepping up in the
final frame with a chance to lock up the win, and she did so, first
rolling a 10 pin and then delivering a powerful second strike to
seal the victory.
"Things were moving quickly, so I wasn't totally sure of the
score, but I knew I needed to get maximum score because Ste-
fanie was striking and bowling well," said Tan, a four-time first-
team All-American at Wichita State from 2009-2013. "Every
frame was a big frame, and I'm glad that 10 pin fell."
A 6-7 split in the seventh frame, which came after four con-
secutive strikes, proved to be the undoing for Johnson, who
downed Team USA member Danielle McEwan of Stony Point,
New York (233-159) and 2011 United States Bowling Congress
Queens champion Missy Parkin of Laguna Hills, CA. (213-158)
on the way to the championship match.
Johnson earned $5,000 for the runner-up effort, Parkin fin-
ished third for the second consecutive week and pocketed
$3,500 and McEwan earned $3,000 for her fourth-place finish.
"Bowling in college in the United States and sharing success
with fellow Wichita State players, such as Tannya Roumimper,
was a big step forward for international bowlers, but this being
on a professional level is another big step," Tan said.
"Hopefully, this will open the door for more bowlers from Asia
to be able to come here to compete against the best. It's a long
and expensive trip for most, but I hope this helps others see the
opportunities."
This week, four of the five bowlers from Singapore were
among the 16 players who made match play, and the fifth fin-
ished 17th. From here, the quintet will head to Wichita, Kansas,
for next week's PWBA Wichita Open, before heading home.
The Lubbock Sports Open featured a near-capacity field of 74
competitors, with 16 advancing to match play and 32 taking
home prize checks.
PWBA LUBBOCK SPORTS OPEN
At South Plains Lanes, Lubbock, Texas
Final standings
1, Jazreel Tan, Singapore 257 (1 game), $10,000
2, Stefanie Johnson, Texas, 703 (3 games), $5,000
3, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 158 (3 games), $3,500
4, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 159 (1 game) $3,000
