INTERNATIONAL BOWLING MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME RAISED MORE THAN $61,000 DURING BOWL EXPO

  ARLINGTON, Texas, September 1, 2011 – The week-long events held during International Bowl Expo in Grapevine and Arlington, Texas, raised more than $61,000 for the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.

Daily silent auctions at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine started the week while two benefits that were part of the June 29 Night at the Campus in Arlington helped cap things off in grand style.

“The amount we raised was great considering we did not have our big Salute to Bowling event this year,” said IBM/HF President and Chairman of the Board Keith Hamilton. “We want to give special thanks to Kegel for the Pink Lane Machine.”

The Kegel Pink Lane Machine, autographed by the U.S. Women’s Open finalists, was this year’s grand item. It sold for $29,500 to Wes Becker with the proceeds shared with The Bowling Foundation. The top item in the silent auction was the autographed LeRoy Neiman “Million Dollar Strike” serigraph that sold for $3,000 to Jerry Ray.

There were many other sponsors that significantly contributed to the success of the fundraising effort.

“We could not have had the success we had without Brunswick, Ebonite, Storm and QubicaAMF sponsorships of our Wednesday Night at the Campus events,” said Salute Committee Chair and Hall of Famer Mike Aulby, who spent much of the week utilizing his auctioneering abilities.

All money for people rolling shots on the IBM/HF’s 1930s-era lanes went to the Museum as did proceeds from a pro-am at the adjacent International Training and Research Center.  Entrants in the latter event bowled and mingled with Hall of Famers and current stars.

Plans are underway for a new fundraising event next year in Reno, Nev. Details will be announced in the coming months.

About the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame
Located at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas, the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame collects, preserves and researches bowling’s history, provides a suitable home for bowling’s major halls of fame, and makes the museum’s information and collection available to interested parties globally for education, promotion and entertainment.