‘Bowl for Kids’ Sake’ raises over $45,000

The Next Door’s annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake event benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Columbia Gorge had another successful year. This year’s event raised over $45,000, enough to provide 35 Gorge kids with the positive, consistent role modeling they need to have brighter futures.

Pizza and sandwiches donated by Beneventi’s Pizza were scarfed up by 250 eager bowlers. Four Hood River Valley Leos teams got creative with their bowling skills, pairs of Bigs and Littles enthusiastically bowled and got silly for the camera, and many Gorge businesses had their “game faces on” to support the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Columbia Gorge. This year’s event was presented by A Kidz Dental Zone, Hood River Construction, and Northwest GraphicWorks.