Bowlers will again have the opportunity to take advantage of the VIP Program for the 2013 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships in Reno, Nevada. As well as the men’s tournament, there will also be a USBC Women’s Championship Open VIP Program. Memberships can be purchased online at BOWL.com for $229.95. Here are the benefits […]
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Thanksgiving, football and bowling
America has unique ways of celebrating Thanksgiving. Whether families gather to eat and watch the NFL or it’s playing board games, people are getting more creative with every season that passes by. But not everyone has the same advantages on this holiday and for one Charter School, the charitable creativity bar has just been moved […]
Did Andrew Bynum Make Bowling Off Limits for Current Pro Athletes?
Bowling is a favorite pastime for many current and former pro athletes. In the NBA especially, many of today’s current stars are fond of bowling. LeBron James installed bowling lanes in his home. Chris Paul hosts bowling events, was involved with USBC promotions and regularly hits the lanes with top pros. And former Laker, current […]
AMF Bowling World-Wide Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
AMF Bowling World-Wide Inc., the world’s largest bowling center operator with over 250 centers has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Mechanicsville, Virginia-based company filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, listing both assets and debt of $100 million to $500 million according to Bloomberg.com. It will then receive $75mil debtor-in-processing financing. The […]
Bowling center holiday promotion ideas: BPAA/SYSCO Food Service Program
Bowling centers have the opportunity to earn $10 in cash rebates on each case of whole turkeys, purchased under the BPAA/SYSCO program. The promotion provides qualified and compliant member bowling centers with a highly competitive and value-added food service appropriation, distribution and marketing program. This cash rebate will allow proprietors and mangers the opportunity to […]
Bowling center technology news: Mobile apps
. . Mobile Marketing Solutions Why Bowling Centers Should Use Text Marketing Video BPAA members can now enroll into a mobile marketing through 3Seventy, a leading provider in mobile marketing solutions. The application will allow independent bowling centers throughout the United States the ability to provide low-cost, high end text message marketing and mobile websites through. Each center will be […]
2013 BPAA Bowling Industry Service Awards Nomination Forms
You can now nominate a proprietor for one of the industry’s most respected awards. The 2013 BPAA Bowling Industry Service Awards nominations are now open to participants. The selections are as follows, Victor Lerner Memorial Medal Presented to proprietor for a lifetime of selfless service to the industry; highest honor in the bowling industry and […]
Breast Cancer Awareness: Tiger Lanes hosts annual Bowling for Boobies
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Tiger Lanes of Alexandria, Louisiana, Busted Foundation and the local chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation hosted its annual “Bowling for Boobies” bowling event. The event intends to raise money for Breast Cancer, raise awareness of the disease and to celebrate those who have survived and remember those who have not. The […]
Olympic champion, DesignPro 300 to headline BPAA Bowl Summit 2013
BPAA members can now make plans to attend the 2013 BPAA Bowl Summit at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on the San Antonio Riverwalk in Texas. This summit is the premiere annual mid-winter conference for bowling center proprietors, managers and industry leaders. The three-day event ( January 27-30, 2013), is a pageant offering education, networking opportunities, a sneak peek […]
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