Bowl-a-thon Proves to be Huge Success

Author: JA Lincoln
Community Involvement
Published: Monday, 09 Mar 2020

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Wow! One of our biggest fundraisers of the year has once again come and gone, and once again we are bowled over (see what we did there?) by the support.

The JA of Lincoln Bowl-a-thon saw over 1,400 bowlers descend on Parkway Lanes, Hollywood Bowl, and Sun Valley Lanes over the past two weekends in support of JA. So many people coming together to do so much good means the world to us… but the big winners, of course, are the students who will continue to receive cutting-edge curriculum and innovative experiences because of all that generosity.

The impact was a big one. Thanks to all those wonderful people, more than $115,000 was raised to support the JA of Lincoln programs and the students they serve!

We have so many people to thank and congratulate! Without further ado...

Industry Awards
(companies/organizations with the highest fundraising totals within each category):

Community: Lincoln Public Schools, $5,775

Finance: Nelnet, $11,334

Food: Sysco Lincoln, $4,860

Insurance: Farmers Mutual of Nebraska, $1,760

Manufacturing: Lincoln Industries, $5,215

Service: NRC Health, $8,589

Fundraising Awards:

Company with the Most Teams: NRC Health, 31 teams

Company with the Highest Increase in Teams from Last Year: Whitehead Oil & U-Stop, 9 teams

Company with the Highest Pledges Raised: Nelnet, $11,334

Team with the Highest Pledges Raised: Friggin’ Ten Pin!, Nelnet, $4856

Individual with the Highest Pledges Raised: Mike Zinniel, Nelnet, $3,981

Individual with the Highest Pledges Raised Online: Mike Zinniel, Nelnet, $2,081

We also want to thank the individuals with the highest fundraising totals. These people went above and beyond in their fundraising efforts for JA!

Mike Zinniel, Nelnet, $3,981

Mitch Becker, Edward Jones, $1,000

Kristin Suhr, Sampson Construction, $687

Mike Dunlap, Nelnet, $575

Shanaye Dowling, Capital One, $515

There are also those individuals who won their bragging rights on the lanes. Congratulations to all of our highest-scoring bowlers!

Women’s High Game:

1st - Laura Kerkman, NRC Health, 266

2nd - Mandy Lathen, Nelnet, 265

Women’s High Series:

1st - Mandy Lathen, Nelnet, 457

2nd - Laura Kerkman, NRC Health, 444

Men’s High Game:

1st - Ryan Moats, NRC Health, 300

2nd - Marcus Eickmann, IntoMetal, 297

Men’s High Series:

1st - Ryan Moats, NRC Health, 600

2nd - Derrick Hermanson, LES, 546

Team High Series:

1st - Joel-A-Thon, NRC Health, 2,749

2nd - No ‘F’ in Strike, NRC Health, 2,575

Of course, it takes a lot of support to make an event of that size possible. Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors! Your generosity and support of your community won’t soon be forgotten!

Major Sponsors

Art F/X Screenprinting and Embroidery, Capital One, and Legacy Retirement Communities

T-Shirt Sponsors

Amigos/Kings Classic, Black Hills Energy, Bryan Health, Molex, Nelnet, Schneider Electric, TMCO, Inc., and Whitehead Oil & U-Stop

Two Lane Sponsors

Lincoln Electric System, Lincoln USBC Bowling Association, Runza National, and US Bank

One Lane Sponsors

Garner Industries, Lincoln Federal Savings Bank, Mail Management Services, Pinnacle Bank, Raising Cane’s, REAMS, Rixstine Recognition, Sampson Construction, The Harry A. Koch Company, Watts & Hershberger, P.C., and Windstream

As one of our past bowlers put it, "This isn't just about bowling. This is about employees working collaboratively, having fun, and coming together to inspire the next generation." We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Thank you to all the bowlers, companies, sponsors, and friends who made the JA of Lincoln Bowl-a-thon possible!