Formerly the California State Bowling Association (CSBA), California Women's Bowling Association (CWBA) 
and the California Young American Youth Bowling Alliance (CSYABA)

 

Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL)
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

CUSBC BVL Singles Classic Tournament

State Finals Event
April 4, 2009

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March 1:
Deadline for roll-off names from Local USBC Associations
to enter State Finals

March 31:
Deadline for Local USBC Associations to submit contributions to CUSBC
and be eligible for Achievement Awards

Open to USBC members: Men, Women and Youth!

CALIFORNIA BVL CO-CHAIRMAN

Linda Johnson CA BVL Co-chairman 1061 W Badillo Covina, CA 91722 626-859-6216 thumpr2@verizon.net

Rosie Parker CA BVL Co-chairman 149 E Russell St Azusa, CA 91702-4921 626-334-8745 rap24682@verizon.net

 

Annually there are visits and presentations to various Veterans Facilities in our state. Your association president will receive notification of the time and date. This is a very good opportunity to witness what happens to your BVL donations. For further information, please contact either Linda or Rosie at the numbers listed. 

Thank You for all YOU do for our California Veterans

08-39 Donation Contributions from
Local USBC Associations and Organizations
 

Association Name	Donation
Alameda County USBC
Antelope Valley USBC
Central California USBC
Central Coast USBC
Central Sonoma County USBC
Chico USBC WBA
Citrus Belt USBC
Contra Costa County USBC
Desert Valley USBC
Gateway USBC
Gold Country USBC
Golden Empire USBC
Golden Sierra USBC WBA
Gr Sacramento Area USBC
Hanford USBC WBA
High Desert USBC
Humboldt USBC
Marin County USBC
Merced County USBC
Modesto USBC
Monterey Peninsula USBC
Napa Sonoma USBC
North County USBC
North Los Angeles Co USBC
Northern Siskiyou USBC
Orange County USBC
Paradise USBC
Peninsula USBC
Petaluma USBC
Placer USBC WBA
Porterville USBC
Red Bluff USBC
San Diego USBC
San Francisco USBC
San Gabriel Valley USBC
Santa Barbara USBC
Santa Cruz USBC
Sierra Gold USBC
South Tahoe USBC WBA
Stockton USBC WBA
Tracy USBC BA
Tracy USBC WBA
Trinity County USBC
Tulare County USBC
Vallejo USBC WBA
Ventura County USBC WBA
Watsonville USBC WBA
Yuba Sutter USBC
California Bowling Writers
California State Women's 600 Bowling
California State Women's 500 & 600 Bowling Club Tournament
Hanford 500 Club
Delta 500 Club
Petaluma 500 Bowling Club
GRAND TOTAL	$00

Suggested BVL Rules

Associations may decide how their representatives to the BVL Tournament will be determined. You may use league scores or hold a separate tournament to determine your local qualifiers, as long as the same rules apply to everyone. The league or tournament must be certified through USBC. Download the suggested BVL rules for more information on running a BVL qualifier.

Local Association donations
Associations that donate $2.00 or more per member will receive a plaque from the California Bowler's BVL fund. We ask that it be displayed at your local bowling center so all of your bowlers know we appreciate their efforts. If there is more than one center, please sure to rotate it so that everyone gets a chance to share in this great contribution.

Elva Stevens Achievement Award
This award will be presented to the association with the greatest percentage of increase over the previous year's donation. This will be base on the membership of the previous bowling season. The donation must be received by March 31.

The Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL) is a national nonprofit charitable organization which raises about $1 million annually to fund a variety of recreational equipment and therapeutic supplies for America’s veterans.

BVL’s reach is wide and deep:

• Through BVL, veterans recuperating in all 172 VA hospitals are provided with reading materials, arts and crafts kits or access to recreational music or sports activities to help them pass the time and, studies show, speed their recovery.

• For the many Vietnam and Desert Storm Vets affected with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, BVL supports group recreational activities such as trips to ball games, bowling outings and much more at the nation’s 206 Veterans Outreach Centers.

• A growing number of our World War II veterans in their later years are suffering the often-lonely days of long-term care. Thanks to BVL, these forgotten heroes can enjoy billiards, cards and bingo or even spend their days fishing, bowling or gardening through programs at State Veteran Homes throughout the country.

To achieve this goal of reaching out to every veteran in need, BVL provides cash grants to VA Hospitals, Vet Centers and State Homes as well as coordinates several national programs. These programs include tours of the nationally acclaimed song and dance troupe “Re-Creation” at VA facilities across the country, traveling bowling clinics with a focus on special adaptive bowling techniques for disabled veterans, and a national VA Bowling Tournament held annually. Additionally, BVL has been a long time sponsor of the four major veterans recreation events each year – the Golden Age Games, the Winter Sports Clinic, the Creative Arts Festival and the Wheelchair Games.

Since 1950, the California BVL fund has donated over $8 million dollars to our veterans. With donations to California Military Hospitals, VA Medical Centers, Outreach Centers and California Veteran’s Homes we have provided items for rehabilitation therapy, recreation items, Outbound programs and items to enhance the environment . Many of these items never make the government priority lists and, for bowlers, BVL – The California Bowler’s BVL Fund, has become a mission. The California USBC Association THANKS all of you on behalf of the Veterans of California.

The California USBC Association administers the California Bowlers BVL Fund. Any expenses are paid out of interest earned and with the exception of the annual gift to the National BVL Fund, 100% of the donated funds go to our California facilities.

2007 State Finals BVL Results | 2008 State Finals BVL Results

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Bowlers raise $656,500 Nationwide to Fight Breast Cancer
Bowlers nationwide rallied their families, friends and communities to raise $656,500 this season for the fight against breast cancer, bringing the Bowl for the Cure^® program's six-year total to nearly $4.5 million.

During the inaugural United States Bowling Congress Convention in Orlando, Fla., on April 22, 2006, bowlers and breast cancer survivors Diane Bower, Easton, Pa.; and Betty Knott, Columbus, Ohio, presented a check to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation representatives.

"It is the commitment and teamwork of the USBC and the bowling communities that have made this program such an outstanding success," said Cindy Schneible, Komen Foundation vice president of cause related marketing and sponsorship. "You bowl for each other and you bowl for people everywhere who have been touched by breast cancer. You are making a difference in the world."

 
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