Special Olympics 100 Mile House (SOOMH) ended a busy bowling season with its annual Bowlarama at The Bowling Alley in 100 Mile House on April 16.
The event was a fundraiser for SOOMH and featured a mixed crowd, with 15 home club athletes and 10 from the chapter in Williams Lake. Firefighters from 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue and 108 Mile Ranch Volunteer Fire Department also attended and they were the star attractions, joining in on games and taking in a potluck dinner that followed.
Athletes collected $1,075 in cash donations for Bowlarama.
Throughout the winter, athletes bowled once per week and SOOMH president Denise Barker says each night drew approximately 20 people.
Some of them are now gearing up for the SOOMH golf season, which gets underway on May 7 at Marmot Ridge Golf Course.
Team members Brett Tassell, Paul Jansen and Aaron Goodwill are particularly eager about tuning up their swing, as all three have qualified to compete at the 2013 Special Olympics BC Provincial Summer Games in Langley, July 11-14.
"They're getting pretty excited," Barker says, adding a highlight will be a 1960s style sock hop, which will cap off the Games, instead of a closing ceremony.
Barker will be travelling to Langley with the 100 Mile House golfers, as a mission coach.