big brothers big sisters

Well, another Bowl For Kids' Sake fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wichita Falls has come and gone. I'm not sure exactly how much money was raised, but I do know that everyone had a good time.

In case you're just now deciding that you'd really like to support BBBS, the online donations pages will remain active for a few more days, click here to make a donation on the Lonestar Lucky Strikes page.

There were three sessions for the bowlers and the Lucky Strikes, along with our sister station's team, the 92.9 NIN Pin Heads, drew the first session beginning at 1:00pm.

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Let the begging begin ...

We're getting down to the wire ... Or should I say "Tenth Frame" ... in this year's Bowl For Kids' Sake event to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wichita Falls!

There's a big screen TV incentive to become a Big, and now there's a VIP incentive to make a small donation.

Make a donation now on the Lonestar Lucky Strikes online donation page and we'll credit your VIP account with 1,000 points for every $10 you donate. Chip in 10 bucks, get 1,000 points. Chip in 100 bucks and get 10,000 points!

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Here we are, less than a week to go before the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl For Kids’ Sake event at Village Bowl!  The teams are gearing up and collecting donations from across Wichita Falls to support an organization that’s been providing support and mentoring to at risk kids for more than 100 years.

You can help Frank, Joe and myself – collectively known as the Lonestar Lucky Strikes – help BBBS by donating here.

In Part I of this series we talked about what Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wichita Falls is and how they're involved in our community.

In Part II of this series we talked about the huge impact that the mentoring and friendship between the "Big" and "Little" has on the life of a child in our community.

In today’s post we’ll look at a couple of the "Big" to "Little" matchups right here in Wichita Falls.

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Well, we're getting closer to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wichita Falls Bowl For Kids' Sake event! The bowling will take place on Sunday, May 22nd at Village Bowl, but the Lonestar Lucky Strikes fund raising is going on now!

Chances are one of your co-workers has already hit you up for a couple bucks and explained to you what Big Brothers Big Sisters does in our community, but here's a little more information for you.

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It's time for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Wichita Falls Bowl for Kids Sake 2011!

I'm getting excited. Not only because this year Lonestar has its own team - The Lonestar Lucky Strikes - but because I had such a great time last year as part of the NIN Pin Heads.

My goals this year are simple. 1 - To beat the Pin Heads' score! 2- To raise more money for Big Brothers  Big Sisters in Wichita Falls! Not necessarily in that order.

What is Big Brothers Big Sisters? I'm glad you asked.

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