TEAM CAPTAIN BOWL NOW! WILL BENEFIT START BIG BROTHERS FOR KIDS SAKE. AND HELP KIDS. Western Gear EVERY $100 RAISED GET A CHANCE TO STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

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1 Show off your Western Gear with plaid shirts and cowboy boots TEAM CAPTAIN STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE Thank you for signing up for Bowl for Kids Sake! You ve taken the first step towards making a BIG difference in the lives of children in your community! Prizes awarded to the Best Dressed Team! GET READY TO HAVE AN IMPACT START SOMETHING! BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE. EVERY 100 RAISED WILL BENEFIT BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS. YOU LL HAVE A GREAT TIME AND HELP KIDS GET A CHANCE TO STRIKE IT BIG IN LIFE. START SOMETHING NOW!

2 ONLINE REGISTRATION & FUNDRAISING As team captain, your role is to recruit co-workers, friends & family members to be on your bowling team. Each team member will then collect pledges for Big Brothers Big Sisters and rally on a predetermined date, time & location for two free games of bowling! These step-by-step instructions will help you lead a successful team: Step 1: Visit and click on the Bowl for Kids Sake link, then click register. Step 2: REGISTER: Join with your Facebook account or fill out your and assign yourself a password. Fill out as much information as you can. Click NEXT. You can now register as an individual, create/join an individual team, create a company name/company team or join into a company team. Step 3: Familiarize yourself with your DASHBOARD page by clicking on your name in the header when you re logged in. You can edit your profile picture here, add background, monitor progress (fundraising overview), send messages to your friends to join your team or donate and more! Click on your DONATIONS tab to enter cash/check donations. tip 1: Click on your PAGES tab then the FUNDRAISE in green to ask your friends/ family to join or donate money to your team. Special thanks to our Corporate Community Partners for supporting the children and our mentoring programs all year long. Social Fundraising You can now connect to Facebook, Twitter and Google+ from your personal Bowl for Kids Sake webpage! Use your social media profiles to expand your reach, ask your friends for donations and encourage them to get in on the fun

3 TEAM CAPTAIN ACTION PLAN SET A TEAM FUNDRAISING GOAL. 500 per team or 100 per bowler is encouraged. RECRUIT TEAM MEMBERS. Each team consists of five (5) bowlers who will collect pledges to help reach the fundraising goal. REGISTER YOUR TEAM. Either complete and return the team registration form or register online at and click the Bowl for Kids Sake link. - Once you register your team, your teammates will be able to join your team upon creating an account. PERSONALIZE YOUR FUNDRAISING WEBPAGE. Tell everyone why you Bowl for Kids Sake! START ASKING FOR PLEDGES. Promote your personalized fundraising webpage via and social media it s an easy way to make donations at the click of a button! - All the money you raise will go to benefit kids in your community! COME BOWL! After you ve assembled your team and collected pledges, come celebrate on your preferred date and time with two free games of bowling! It s our way of saying thank you for helping the kids in your community! TEAM CAPTAIN TIPS FOR SUCCESS Reaching your 100 fundraising goal is as easy as asking 10 friends for 10! Ask early and often! The more money you raise, the bigger impact you will make for kids in your community! Fundraise online and in-person to maximize your reach! Place your in-person donations in the enclosed pledge envelope and turn it in on your bowling date BFKS Schedule Adams County Villa Lanes Saturday, March 17 2:30-4:30 DeKalb County Auburn Bowl Saturday, February 24 1:30-3:30 4:00-6:00 Butler Bowl Sunday, February 18 11:00-1:00 1:30-3:30 4:00-6:00 Garrett Bowl Sunday, March 11 2:30-4:30 5:00-7:00 allen County Thunderbowl #1 Saturday, February 17 Thursday, February 22 6:00-8:00 Sunday, February 25 11:00-1:00 2:00-4:00 Saturday, March 3 Thursday, March 8 6:00-8:00 Sunday, March 18 11:00-1:00 2:00-4:00 Huntington County Rainbow Lanes Sunday, March 11 2:30-4:30 5:00-7:00 Kosciusko County The Bowling Alley Saturday, March 10 12:30-2:30 Sunday, March 11 12:30-2:30 Noble County Albion Bowl Saturday, March 3 9:00-11:00 11:30-1:30 2:00-4:00 Sunday, March 4 1:00-3:00 3:30-5:30 Checklist FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN Personalize your webpage. Personalize the templates. Send s asking for donations to your friends, family and co-workers. Track your progress by checking on your personal "Dashboard". Send follow-up s to those who haven t responded and thank you s to those who have made a donation! Thank You to our Premier Bowl For Kids Sake Sponsors

4 WIN BIG AT BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE Each dollar raised makes a BIG difference in the lives of kids in your community; it can also mean BIG prizes for you! Check out these awesome prize incentives!! 1200 T-Shirt Roku Stick 2500 Amazon Dot Orlando Florida Trip for 2! With each level of fundraising - you earn a chance to win BIG! If your team raises a total of 500 or more, the team captain will get 10 grand prize entries. The more you raise, the more you win AND the more chances you get to win the Grand Prize Package! HD Fire Tablet UE Wonderboom Wireless and Waterproof Speaker grand prize Corporate Bowl Team Challenge The Corporate Bowl Team Challenge is a unique opportunity to rally your co-workers for some friendly competition against other corporate teams and win big for the kids! Get in the game and get a chance to reign as the Ruler of the Lanes for 2018! Ruler of the Lanes: A minimum of five (5) teams must participate to qualify for the challenge. Teams do not have to consist of employees only. friends and family can represent the company. The company that raises the most will receive bragging rights, recognition in Bowl for Kids Sake publications and the At Wagner-Meinert, we say that 'our reputation is our coveted Corporate Bowl Team future.' This slogan also rings true with our participation in Challenge trophy! Bowl for Kids' Sake. Wagner-Meinert is dedicated to preserving its reputation as the Ruler of the Lanes while helping children in our community to better futures. WMI challenges any other company to give us a run for the 2018 Ruler of the Lanes title! If you can take our what would be our 7th trophy, then WMI will donate an additional 1,000 to your fundraising efforts to serve more kids in need! 1005 W. Rudisill Blvd. Suite 101 Fort Wayne, IN

5 Show off your Western Gear with plaid shirts and cowboy boots Team Registration Form It s not about bowling... It s about the kids! My Bowl for Kids' Sake Team Info: Team Captain Info Team Captain Name: Company: Address: City, State Zip: Phone: Team Name: My Team Prefers the following BFKS Session: County: Date & Time: Session selection is subject to availability. A BBBS Staff Member will contact you to confirm your selection. Please make sure to include your telephone number and address. Bowler 2: Name: Address: City, State Zip: Phone: Bowler 3: Name: Address: City, State Zip: Phone: Bowler 4: Name: Address: City, State Zip: Phone: Bowler 5: Name: Address: City, State Zip: Phone: Please submit completed forms to Dametria Refner dametria.refner@bbbsnei.org Fax: Mail: Big Brothers Big Sisters 1005 W. Rudisill Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN W. Rudisill Blvd. Suite 101 Fort Wayne, IN

6 MY B.F.K.S INFO Bowler's Name: Last First M.I. Street Address City State Zip Evening Phone Number Day Phone Address I would like more information on: Becoming a Big Brother/Big Sister Hosting a Presentation Other Volunteer Opportunities I'm Bowling in My Bowling Location: My Bowling Date: My Bowling Time: County SPONSOR NAME SPONSOR PLEDGE INFORMATION SPONSOR MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP PHONE PLEDGE AMOUNT Envelope of (Use if you have more than 25 sponsors) BRING THIS PLEDGE FORM WITH YOU THE DAY YOU BOWL. TOTAL PAYMENT PAYING NOW INVOICE BOWLER INVOICE SPONSOR RECEIPT NEEDED