By C.D. DeSALVO
Hays Post

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ellis County, together with Bank of Hays, is putting on Bowl For Kids’ Sake again this year. Nineteen years ago, the inaugural Bowl for Kids’ Sake was the first event that the BBBS did to help get the program started in Ellis County. Now, it is one of the biggest fundraisers for the organization and most popular, according to area director Jenny Bates.

“We’ve had good response. Most of our teams that have participated in the past are back, and we have some new ones this year also,” Bates said.

The funds raised from this event go to covering the costs of background checks and the process of matching littles with their mentors.

“The money is for helping find volunteers and matching the children on the waiting list with those volunteers, and then it also helps to support current matches that we have. … Right now, we have 125 active matches here in Ellis County,” Bates said.

Bowl for Kids’ Sake will be on Wednesday, May 2, at Centennial Lanes, 2400 Vine in Hays.

To donate to the cause or create a bowling team, you can visit www.4kidsake.org/EllisCounty

For more information on BBBS of Ellis County you can call the office at 785-625-6672 or visit their Facebook page.