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SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
Remember our Troops – CBW
Phone Card Drive Kicks Off
By Mary Lynly
“Thanks so much for providing the calling cards that
make it possible to communicate with my husband
while he is deployed in Kuwait. Our twins just cele-
brated their first birthday a week ago and although
daddy was miles and miles away, his voice during the
call created a very cherished and memorable mo-
ment! God Bless you on your continued efforts to keep
our families connected.” Sincerely, Shilonda Blount
“We would like to thank you and the California Bowl-
ing Writers from 1/7 for the phone cards that we re-
ceived through the ASYMCA as we head out on our
deployment. It makes a world of difference knowing
that many of the Marines and Sailors will be able to call
home thanks to your organization. Thank you for all
you do.” Ruby Zunino, Deployment Officer
This is our California Bowling Writers 11
th
Annual
charity effort to provide phone cards for our troops. It
appears activity is ramping up for our military and fami-
lies are truly grateful for the opportunity to connect with
loved ones serving in areas of peril. Notes like this
make our efforts worthwhile. We will always need our
military to keep us safe here and abroad and this is a
small gesture on our part and a huge thing in helping
them connect.
DONATE in
Honor, in Memory, or in
Support
of our men and women in uniform.
We send cards through the YMCA at 29 Palms Ma-
rine and Naval base but if you will provide an address
we will gladly see that the card is sent
directly
to your
designated military person serving overseas.
Phone cards go to all branches of the service and are
sent to arrive for Valentine’s Day 2015. Our cumula-
tive total is over $61,000 and we have sent approxi-
mately 2730 –125 to 300 minute cards to our military.
If you can hold a 50/50 in your league or just solicit
donations. Send the info to your email buddies.
Make checks payable to “CBW” and mail to CBW
Treasurer Tina Martin, 57 Shields Lane, Novato, CA
94947-3877. Deadline for donations is December 31,
2014. Join in helping us make a difference.
Bowling Dignitaries, Fans Get First Look at New
South Point Bowling Plaza
State-of-art 60-lane facility to host GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VI
LAS VEGAS
– A crowd of bowling dignitaries and Las Vegas business leaders got a first look at the future
home of the Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling Thursday when South Point Hotel,
Casino and Spa unveiled its new 60-lane, state-of-the-art South Point Bowling Plaza Thursday.
The $35 million facility will make its public debut with the ESPN television finals of seven GEICO PBA
World Series of Bowling VI events, six of which will be conducted Saturday and Sunday for delayed telecast
on ESPN beginning Sunday, Dec. 14. The seventh event will be the live stepladder finals of the PBA World
Series of Bowling on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Bowling fans are invited to attend the inaugural PBA World Series finals at the Plaza Saturday and Sun-
day. Admission is free, but fans must obtain a pass at the existing South Point Bowling Center where all
preliminary competition was held throughout the week. Four PBA finals will be contested Saturday and two
additional events will be con-
ducted Sunday.
The plaza, which was built spe-
cifically to host major national
and international tournaments.
“It’s a beautiful facility,” said
PBA Commissioner Tom Clark.
“The PBA is proud to be giving
the Plaza its first memories with
our ESPN-televised events this
weekend. PBA history defines
bowling and the walls of the
Plaza will be echoing with the
cheers and excitement we pro-
vide. It will be the start of a great
relationship between the PBA and the Plaza for many years to come.”
The South Point Bowling Plaza is a 90,000-square-foot facility which features 60 lanes in two parallel 30-
lane rows; luxurious spectator seating for 360 people, a one-of-a-kind Daktronic digital scoring system with
two 167-foot screens above that lanes to display scoring, and many other bowler-friendly features. A 12-
year, 30-event contract with the United States Bowling Congress was the commitment South Point owner
Michael Gaughan, Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau needed to make
the permanent bowling facility a reality.
