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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake celebrates 45 years of fundraising success for Big Brothers Big Sisters

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County celebrated its 45th annual bowling fundraiser for the agency’s mentoring programs with another successful campaign. Once again partnering with the local Tim Hortons restaurants for the Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake event on February 22nd, 2025, almost 400 local supporters came out to participate. More than $75,000 was raised to fund mentoring programs for local children and youth throughout Lanark County. Title and Corporate sponsors ensure that all funds raised through event pledges go directly to fund mentoring programs right here in Lanark County.

Teams booked a lane and came out to bowl last week in one of three locations generously supporting the fundraiser; Gratton Lanes in Smiths Falls, Chasin’ Turkeys in Carleton Place and Spare Room Bowling Lanes in Perth. It was a fun time where friends, colleagues and neighbours came together for a great cause! 

The first meeting to launch the local ‘Big Brothers Association’ was held in Carleton Place on May 16, 1973 resulting in a consent of corporation from Big Brothers of Canada in October 1973. As the agency grew the decision was made to include girls needing our special service, and in December 1982 the first Big Sister met her Little Sister.

Since 1973 thousands of children and youth have participated in one on one and small group mentoring programs through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County. After nearly 52 years, there is more need than ever, and the agency is actively recruiting volunteers of all agencies to help out in their community.

Local Corporations have covered all the overhead costs of the event, which means that all funds raised by teams go directly to fund mentoring programs for local children. These sponsors include; Tim Hortons as Title Sponsor, Corporate Sponsors, Rob Garvin, local Realtor® RE/MAX Affiliates, Canadian Tire, Hinton Dodge Chrysler, Ascend LLP, Campbell’s Trucking, Your TV Cogeco, Eaton, Rideau Home Hardware, Ogilvie’s Auto & Fleet and Service, Mike Fair Chevrolet, TD Bank, Smiths Falls Kinsmen Club and Alley Sponsors, Hunt Dopson Insurance, Wes Zacharuk Co-operators Insurance, and Rob Roy’s Pub. Please support businesses that support mentoring in Lanark County.

For more information about getting involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County please contact the agency office at 613-283-0570 or check out their website at lanark.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca lanark.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

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