StreetTalkin – ChemoClothes to host “Bowl Over Cancer” fundraiser February 6 at Laurel Lanes in Maple Shade, NJ

If you love to bowl then come out to Laurel Lanes in Maple Shade, NJ on February 6 to help raise funds for ChemoClothes, a nonprofit organization that gives cancer patients, survivors and others interested in fighting the disease a charitable outlet for their creative work. Funds from this year’s event will be directed to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Alicia Rose “Victorious” Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Bowl Over Cancer tickets, which include shoe rentals, food, non-alcoholic drinks, (discounted rates on alcoholic beverages) and three hours of bowling beginning at 1 p.m., cost $20 per person – with a $5 discount for bringing any handknitted item – or $110 per lane (up to six bowlers per lane).  Guests can register in advance or pay at the door.

MAPLE SHADE, NJ (January 29, 2010) – Bowlers hoping to roll a few strikes against one of the nation’s deadliest diseases will “Bowl Over Cancer” on February 6 at Laurel Lanes in Maple Shade. Hosted by ChemoClothes – the nonprofit organization that gives cancer patients, survivors and others interested in fighting the disease a charitable outlet for their creative work – the event will feature an afternoon of bowling, food and fun.

“Everyone enjoyed last year’s bowling event, which raised $1,200 for several worthwhile organizations including the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,” said Nicole Donahue, ChemoClothes’ director of special events. “We’re looking forward to a great time this year and hope to raise even more for this important cause.”

Funds from this year’s event will be directed to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Alicia Rose “Victorious” Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Founded in 2008, ChemoClothes collects and sells handmade clothing, jewelry, pottery and other handcrafted items and donates the proceeds to organizations involved in the fight against cancer. The nonprofit raised $13,000 last year through several programs and events and has set a fundraising goal of $50,000 for the upcoming year.

Bowl Over Cancer tickets, which include shoe rentals, food, non-alcoholic drinks, (discounted rates on alcoholic beverages) and three hours of bowling beginning at 1 p.m., cost $20 per person – with a $5 discount for bringing any handknitted item – or $110 per lane (up to six bowlers per lane). Guests can register in advance or pay at the door at Laurel Lanes, located at 2825 Route 73 South.

For more information, visit http://www.chemoclothes.org or contact Nicole Donahue at 609.865.3901 or nicole@chemoclothes.org.