Coaching & Volunteering

Dear Parents,

We are excited to announce that we have begun an educational reward program for our youth bowlers. The program will be named WISE, standing for ‘We Invest in Student Education’. The program is funded through a variety of avenues. We sell lane advertising with the proceeds going into our youth account. We hold fundraisers during the year, and solicit donations for our youth program. Some of this money will be used to help our youth bowlers with their college or vocational expenses through this reward program.

You do not have to sign up or apply; your child is automatically entered as long as they are continuing members of our youth program. When your child attains the age of twelve as of August 1st, they will start earning points for league, tournament, and other participation. During the year we will announce activities through which points may be earned. The scholarship year will start with the September program and run through the summer program, August 31st. After the year is completed we will fund the scholarship account and allot a dollar value to each point that has been earned during the year. For instances, if 1,000 total points have been awarded to all our eligible youth bowlers, and $1,500 has been allotted for the year, each point would be valued at $1.50. If your child earned 30 points, $45 will be set-aside in their name until it is needed for education expenses.

We have included the basic rules of the program, and a point tally sheet if your child was eligible this year. Please look over the points to make sure they are correct. We will try to give a report after each league sessions is completed, and will give the complete year tally with the dollar allotment in September/October each year.

This program is a work in progress. Any suggestions or comments you have would be appreciated.

Thanks for being part of our bowling family,

Garrad , Dallas, June, and Kim

McHenry Bowl is proud to offer a rewards program for those youth, aged 12 and older, that bowl in our league program. The concept of the program is the youth bowlers will earn points throughout the bowling year, September 1st through August 31st, for participation and achievement. At the end of the bowling year, a dollar amount will be awarded for each point.

Points will be awarded for, but not limited to:

Rules:

1. Point year is September 1st – August 31st.

2. Money per point will be calculated after August 31st each year.

3. Youth must bowl at least one league session (2/3 of games) at McHenry Bowl each point year to retain their account balances. If a bowler misses a full point year all money/points will be forfeited.

4. Youth must be 12 years or older as of August 1st to earn points.

5. McHenry Bowl will administer funds and keep all records.

6. The program may change each September 1st, but any points/money earned previously will remain the same.

7. Upon graduation from high school and acceptance to a college or trade school, any funds in a student’s account will be forwarded to the school’s financial aid office.

8. A bowler may continue in the program and earn points while attending college.

9. All money will be forfeited if bowler does not attend a college or trade school within two years of high school graduation. Example: If a student graduates from high school in June 2009, they must be enrolled at a college or trade school by the September 2011 term or they will lose their funds.