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SUMMARY:Bowl-a-Thon
DESCRIPTION:Following the GMC PCMA Annual Business Meeting and Educational Program\, join us for our biggest fundraising event of the year. \nBowl-a-Thon is sure to be an extraordinary evening of bowling\, networking with your industry peers\, and bidding on great prizes and packages. This year’s event will feature a silent auction\, raffles\, and wine pull. These are vital components of our fundraising efforts for the year as 60 percent of the event proceeds will go directly to our charity\, Inspiration Corporation\, 25 percent to GMC new education initiatives\, 10 percent to student initiatives\, and 5 percent to the PCMA Education Foundation. \nBowl-a-Thon Schedule:\n4:00pm                         Registration Opens\n5:00 – 6:15pm              Bowling Slot #1\n6:30 – 7:45pm              Bowling Slot #2\n8:00pm                         Silent Auction Closes\n8:30 – 9:00pm             Silent Auction Item Pick-up \nRegistration Information\nTeam Owner: $495.00 Lanes are SOLD OUT Cheerleader spots are still available.\nCheerleader: $80.00\nStudent Cheerleader: $65.00\nTeam Member (must be affiliated with a Team Owner)\nIndividual Bowler: $110.00 \nLane assignments are first come\, first-served. Sign up quickly to ensure your preferred spot! \nAbout our Charity\nInspiration Corporation’s mission is to help people who are affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency.  They provide an atmosphere of dignity and respect\, offering opportunities for social services\, employment training\, and housing services.  Inspiration Corporation was started in 1989 as a volunteer-run organization and depends on more than 1\,500 volunteers throughout each year to help with the day-to-day work of running Inspiration Café\, tutoring\, and conducting mock interviews for job seekers. Auction proceeds collected at this year’s Bowl-a-Thon\, and donated to Inspiration Corporation\, will be used to help sustain the resources needed to continue to help more than 2\,500 men\, women\, and families affected by homelessness and poverty each year. \nHow to Donate Items\nAre you able to donate packages and items to our silent auction and wine pull? Please help by completing our donation forms. \nDonate to Silent Auction\nDonate to Wine Pull \nRead more about our request for donated items. \n  \nThis event is brought to you by:
URL:https://greatermidwest.pcma.org/event/gmc-pcma-bowl-a-thon/
LOCATION:Lucky Strike\, 322 E Illinois Street \, Chicago\, IL\, 60611\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bowl-a-Thon
DESCRIPTION:On November 8\, and after the GMC PCMA Annual Business Meeting and Educational Program\, join us for Bowl-a-Thon\, our biggest fundraising event of the year! This is our last Bowl-a-Thon ever! You don’t want to miss it. \nOur Silent Auction\, Raffles\, and Wine Pull at Bowl-a-Thon are important elements of our fundraising efforts for the year as 60% of proceeds go directly to our designated charity\, Chicago Youth Program\, 25% to GMC new education initiatives\, 10% to student initiatives and 5% to the PCMA Education Foundation. \nSchedule\nRegistration opens at 4:30 pm\nLanes available at 5:00 and 6:30pm\, first come-first served\nEvent concludes at 9:00pm \nDonations needed for Silent Auction and Wine Pull\nOur Silent Auction\, Raffles\, and Wine Pull at Bowl-a-Thon are important elements of our fundraising efforts for the year as 60% of proceeds go directly to our designated charity\, Chicago Youth Program\, 25% to GMC new education initiatives\, 10% to student initiatives and 5% to the PCMA Education Foundation. \n\nIf you have items you wish to contribute to the Silent Auction with a minimum retail value of $75\, please submit your donations online here.\nWe are seeking wine bottle donations with a minimum retail value of $15. If you would like to make a donation to the wine pull\, please complete the WINE PULL DONATION FORM.\n\nPlease send or drop off your wine pull donation\, along with a copy of your confirmation email no later than Friday\, October 14 to the following: \nJennifer Nelson or Shaun Pirrera\nExperient\, A Maritz Global Events Company\n120 South Riverside Plaza\, Suite 2150\nChicago\, IL 60606\nPhone: 312.928.0913 (Jennifer) / Jennifer.nelson@experient-inc.com\nPhone: 773.909.9590 (Shaun) / Shaun.pirrera@experient-inc.com \n2018 GMC Referral Contest\nEncourage your local friends and colleagues who are not PCMA members to register for Bowl-a-Thon 2018. To earn referral credit\, make sure your recruit enters your name and company/organization in the referral field of the online registration form. Those who successfully encourage a nonmember to sign up will be entered in a drawing to win one of several great prizes. \nBowl-a-Thon is brought to you by: \n  \nSee Who Is Registered »
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