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Just to update you on the final tally for Bowling for Rhinos:
The grand total we submitted to the national BFR coordinator was $14,088.
This brings our total funds raised since the event was re-started at WPZ
in 2001 to $95,609.93.
This year, as our top fundraiser, Asian Bear Keeper Rana Bayrakci is a
candidate to win one of the four trips awarded to the top money raisers
nationwide. Since September 1st is the deadline for all chapters to turn
in their funds, hopefully we will find out in the next couple of weeks whether
or not Rana is going to Africa or Indonesia . Keep your fingers crossed,
Rana has worked very hard to raise money for the rhinos for many years!
As many of you know, Bowling for Rhinos will be suspended for the next
2-3 years due to the ICZ/AAZK conference we are hosting in 2009. We thank
you for all of your support of the event for the past 7 years.
The funds have been counted, and our grand
total raised at Bowling for Rhinos this year is: $12,875.20!!!
This brings our total for the past 6 events
to $81,431.93.
Since so many people ask every year how
we compared to the past years, I'm including a few statistics.
In 2001, 115 bowlers raised $10,765.00
The top fundraiser was Kristin Stubbs at $585.00, and the raffle
raised $415.00
In 2002, 142 bowlers raised $11,005.00 Top fundraiser
Eric Kowalczyk at $545.00, and the raffle totaled $501.00
In 2003, 138 bowlers raised $16,416.59 Top fundraiser
Nicole Harrison at $1175.00, and raffle was $970.00.
In 2004, 156 bowlers raised $14,368.45 Top fundraiser Rana
Bayrakci with $3,395.00 and raffle $1300.
In 2005, 111 bowlers raised $$16,001.69 Top fundraiser
Rana Bayrakci with $3,840.00 and raffle $1,741.00
In 2006, 60 bowlers raised $12,875.20 Top fundraiser
Rana Bayrakci with $2590.00 and raffle $1,388.00
Note that raffle money is included in
the total amount which is sent to National.
As you can see, we had the fewest bowlers
this year, and yet still raised a huge amount of funds for conservation.
It seemed that a limiting factor for bowlers was the fact that
we had the event on a Saturday this year. Since Leilani Lanes
closed down, and Sunset Lanes had to take all of Leilani's leagues,
etc., the only day we could hold our event was a Saturday. Hopefully
next year we will be able to get back to a weekday and more folks
will be able to make it.
We can't give out statistics without mentioning
two exceptionally devoted bowlers who have consistently gone
well above and beyond in their efforts to raise funds for Bowling
for Rhinos.
We give special recognition this year
to:
RANA BAYRAKCI, who, since
we've started bowling for rhinos here, has raised $11,341.00!!!
KEITH NEITMAN, who has raised $7,598.50!!!
These two individuals have contributed
so much to the success of our event, we'd like you all to know
how much it means to us and to our conservation efforts. THANK
YOU RANA AND KEITH!!!
Again, huge THANK
YOU to all who participated
in some way to the success of this event, as well as the events
over the years.
ARAMARK deserves
a huge measure of thanks for supplying the food for this
year's event. This increased the amount we were able to contribute
since normally we pay well over $500.00 for the food every year.
Now those funds are going straight to conservation!
I won't have information about which chapter
and which individual were number 1 for this year until sometime
in September, and I will forward that along.
One final trivial statistic:
The raffle bag which held the tickets
for the weekend stay at Kalaloch lodge held 462 tickets!!! Thanks
to Jen McCrary who donated that item, it really
made a difference in our raffle! And thanks to Doreen Thompson
who sat and counted them! Congratulations to River Pullins for
winning that wonderful prize, enjoy it!
Again, many thanks from the Puget Sound AAZK Chapter,
for your continued help with and support for this important event.
Norah Farnham
If anyone would like more information on Bowling for Rhinos, check out their
website at:
www.aazkbfr.org
The site also includes a "history of funds raised" page which shows the top
chapters since 1990.
Again, in case you didn't catch it before, THANK YOU!!!
PSAAZK Chapter
Bowling for Rhinos Committee
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