Help Strike out Huntington's Disease with the IceHogs Bowl-A-Thon
January 9, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rockford IceHogs News Release
Rockford, Ill. - It's that time of year again! The Rockford IceHogs will be taking the lanes with fans for the 7th Annual Bowl-A-Thon on Sunday, Feb. 21 at Cherry Bowl.
IceHogs players, coaches, and other team personnel will be at Cherry Bowl in Cherryvale from 2-4 p.m. on Feb. 21 to bowl with fans in support of Huntington's disease. A portion of the afternoon's proceeds will go to benefit the Huntington's Disease Society of America - Wisconsin Chapter.
Registration for the Bowl-A-Thon opens on Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. The first 100 bowlers, or 25 teams, to register for the event will be guaranteed to bowl with an IceHogs player, coach, or staff member. Local TV personalities from WIFR-23 will fill the remaining lanes.
Admission is $50 per bowler or $175 for a team of four, which includes two games of bowling, shoe and ball rental, and a raffle ticket for a chance to win some great prizes, for each participant. Groups of four may pick the player they wish to bowl with on a first-come, first-serve basis, for an additional $50. Otherwise, all players and team personnel will be randomly assigned to a lane, but fans are highly encouraged to mingle throughout the event, and take pictures and get autographs from the entire team throughout the afternoon.
Huntington's disease is a fatal, incurable genetic disorder that progressively breaks down the nerve cells in the brain, deteriorating a person's physical and mental ability. This disease is passed genetically, with children of affected parents having a 50/50 chance of receiving the faulty gene that causes the devastating disease. IceHogs forward Jake Dowell lost his father to Huntington's disease and has a brother who currently suffers from it. Recently, Dowell received news from doctors that he does not carry the gene.
Beginning on Jan. 13, fans can register for the IceHogs Bowl-A-Thon at any IceHogs home game at the Fan Zone, by calling the IceHogs Office at (815) 986-6465, or by downloading the entry form here and emailing their registration form to icehogs@icehogs.com or have it faxed to (815) 380-6431. The deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 12 at 5 p.m.
Along with bowling, participants and viewers can participate in the 50/50 and premium raffle. Premium raffle tickets will be sold for $5 each or $20 for five, featuring prizes courtesy of the IceHogs and sponsors. Some of the prizes include: Blackhawks tickets, game-worn IceHogs jerseys, a suite for an IceHogs game, club lounge tickets, an IceHogs team-signed stick, and much more.
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