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Bowling Finds New Ways To Attract Customers

By Eleanor Goldberg, Medill News Service

WASHINGTON -- Through past recessions, one pastime proved too fun to fail: Bowling. Until this downturn.

The number of bowlers hit 70 million last year, according to the Bowling Proprietors Association of America - but bowling alleys had to diversify to get them in the door.

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8/15/2011 8:00:00 AM	MILEY CYRUS ROLLS PAST JUSTIN BIEBER TO BECOME
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7/18/2011	NEW WORLD RECORD FOR ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL BOWLING EVENT SET AT 2011 BOWLING'S U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN
7/17/2011	GREENE, HANNON TAKE TITLES AT NORTH POINTE $100,000 HIGH SCHOOL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
7/12/2011	INTERNATIONAL BOWLING MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME ROLLS OUT 2011 LINE-UP OF NOMINEES FOR THE CELEBRITY BOWLING HALL OF FAME
7/11/2011	Bowling Capital of the World Hosts Historic International Bowl Expo
7/1/2011	HULSENBERG TAKES DOWN DEFENDING CHAMPION KULICK TO WIN 2011 BOWLING'S U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN
6/22/2011	Bowling Joins President Obama's Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative to Promote Responsible Fatherhood
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6/8/2011	BOWLING�S INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTER NOW OFFERS MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES
6/2/2011 3:30:00 PM	NEW PROGRAM TO TEACH VOLUNTEERS HOW TO COACH YOUNG BOWLERS
5/4/2011 10:00:00 AM	PERFECT GIFT FOR MOM... A BOWLING BALL? BOWLING SEES SPIKE IN PARTICIPATION AMONG "MOM' CONSUMERS
5/4/2011 9:00:00 AM	LUCKY STRIKE CEO STEVEN FOSTER TO SPEAK AT 2011 INTERNATIONAL BOWL EXPO SUPER SESSION
4/25/2011	DEFINING MOMENT FOR BOWLING: SPORTS HISTORY TO BE MADE AS GAME-CHANGING BOWLING'S U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN BREAKS NEW GROUND FOR THE INDUSTRY
4/19/2011	USBC YOUTH JERSEYS WILL HAVE A NEW LOOK
4/14/2011	THE BOWLING COMBINE TO CONNECT YOUTH BOWLERS AND COLLEGE COACHES
3/29/2011 8:00:00 AM	BOWLING INDUSTRY SHOWCASED AT THE CONFERENCE BOARD AS A LEADER IN CREATING A SUPERIOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
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3/8/2011	BPAA Wins Two Prestigious Mercury Awards for 2010 Celebrity Bowling Hall of Fame Campaign Public Relations Efforts
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3/1/2011	Bowling A Forward-Looking Innovative Industry
3/1/2011	NEW PROGRAM TO HELP EQUIP HIGH SCHOOL BOWLERS
2/28/2011	BOWLOPOLIS LAUNCHES RE-DESIGNED WEB SITE
2/18/2011	HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS WILL BE SHOWN LIVE ON BOWL.COM
2/4/2011	BOWLING'S MAJOR WOMEN'S EVENTS TO AIR IN HIGH DEFINITION ON ESPN2
2/2/2011 10:00:00 AM	INTERNATIONAL BOWLING CAMPUS CREATES NEW YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TEAM
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1/21/2011 8:00:00 PM	BPAA TO HONOR PAT CINIELLO WITH VICTOR LERNER MEMORIAL MEDAL
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1/11/2011	YES FUND WELCOMES FIVE NEW PARTNERS
1/7/2011	FREE G2 BOTTLE MERCHANDISER
1/5/2011	Kathy Lee Praises The Power of Bowling on the Today Show!
1/5/2011	Obama Goes Bowling
12/20/2010	SIXTH ANNUAL NFL CHARITIES SUPER BOWL CELEBRITY BOWLING CLASSIC
12/1/2010	BPAA SIGNS GROUNDBREAKING AGREEMENT FOR WOMEN�S BOWLING; ANNOUNCES GATORADE G2 AS AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF 2011 BOWLING�S U.S. WOMEN�S OPEN
11/24/2010	AMERICAN AIRLINES OFFERS SPECIAL RATES TO INDUSTRY�S PREMIER BOWLING EVENTS AND TOURNAMENTS
11/16/2010	KINGPINS OF BOWLING INDUSTRY MEET THE KING OF CLEAN: BPAA SIGNS GROUNDBREAKING SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH JANI-KING
11/15/2010	YES FUND LAUNCHES HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING GRANT PROGRAM
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10/21/2010	KEGEL SIGNS AS A PROMOTIONAL SPONSOR OF THE HISTORIC 2011 BOWLING'S U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN