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Thank you from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District

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Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine & District would like to express our sincere gratitude to the citizens, businesses and service groups of Kincardine, Tiverton, Ripley and surrounding area for the amazing support of the 25th anniversary Bowl For Kids’ Sake. Special thanks to Meridian Credit Union for partnering with the agency through the Good Neighbour Program and also Bruce Bowling Lanes for hosting the event.

Our incredible final total of $31,913 was raised with the help and support of 37 teams including: local businesses, service clubs, youth groups, municipal teams and teams of friends who joined in the fun. Plaques will be awarded to teams who raised the most in their respective challenges.

Special Recognition To Our Top 10 Individual Pledge Earners and Challenge Winners: Ernie Parent $3,378.65, Paul Pearce $1,385, Matthew Wrightsell $815, Janice Chalmers $650, Jeremy Ling $570, Cyriel Verheye $517, Cynthia Finlay $490, Pam Bayley $490, Doug Storrey $400 and Rick Rock $400.

And to the top organizations: Youth Group - Huron Heights Public School; Financial Institutions – Scotiabank; Small Business – Miller Insurance; Most Money Raised – Ernie Parent; Big Business – Bruce Telecom; Friends of Big Brothers and Big Sisters – Pat Beaton’s Dream Team; Municipal Group – Municipality of Kincardine Administration Staff; Service Group – Tiverton Lions Club; Organized Recreational Group – Young Generation in Nuclear.

Thank you to the following businesses and organizations who helped to make this event a success:

B & W Appliances               
Godfather’s Pizza            
Omni Insurance                     
Books & Beans            
Janis Blackwell & KTTPS    
OPG
Bruce Steakhouse            
Jen McKellar & Huron Heights P.S.   
Order of the Eastern Star     
Bruce Bowling Lanes     
Kentucky Fried Chicken       
Ripley Lions Club
Bruce Power                         
Kincardine Foodland    
Scotiabank                            
Bruce Telecom            
Kincardine Lions Club          
Sobeys
Bulk Barn                                
King’s Pearl                
Tim Horton’s                           

Bumpers Pizza            
Knights of Columbus            
Tiverton Lions Club       
Commercial Alcohols Inc.    
 LCBO                    
Walden Health Facility          
Crabby Joe’s            
Lifestyle Extended Care Ltd.        
Woodbine Entertainment
D.J. James Taylor                 
McDonald’s                   
Davey-Linklater Funeral Home
Zehrs                                      
Meridian Credit Union    
Doug Storrey                         
Merry Kin       
Erie Belle                               
New Orleans Pizza
Forbes Lambton Court         
New Seasons

The winners of the draw for the donated gift baskets from Sobeys, Kincardine Foodland, and Zehrs, as well as the two McDonald’s Big Mac monthly prize packages were:  Brydon Nikolic, Dylan Mooser, Ernie Parent with two prizes, and Patti Richards.

A very sincere thank you to all the amazing volunteers who donated their time and effort to make the weekend such a huge success!

Thank you Kincardine & District for Sharing in the magic and making a BIG difference in the lives of children and youth in our local community.

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