Anderson and Kato take WWPB Special Event By Lori Yamasaki Everyone was a winner on Sunday at Pickwick Bowl for the WWPB’s first ever special event to support Susan G. Komen!With Kristyn Anderson and Nancy Kato taking home first place prize checks, all present were pleased to support the upcoming breast cancer awareness month.A portion of the proceeds from this event benefitted Susan G. Komen For The Cure.Due to more donations coming in, a final amount has yet to be determined.At this time, donations exceed $600.00
This is a special WWPB event - not USBC certified and not eligible for a WWPB banner or title.Ladies bowled five qualifying games via two divisions – member and non-member, cutting to the top eight on each side.Qualifying pins did not carry over to the baker doubles round robin match play finals.The team of Anderson and Kato took an early lead and hovered near the top for the match play portion of the event.The teams of Missy Bellinder and Laura Lee Daniel and Jennelle Jellsey and Paula Vidad made things interesting through the afternoon, but Anderson and Kato pulled away for the victory.
Nancy is a Registered Nurse for VITAS Hospice.“I bowled today for the patients that can’t”, Nancy stated and continued, “winning this event made me remember my friends that are breast cancer survivors”.Kristyn bowled this event with a special friend in mind, Mrs. Kathy Block.Kathy, we are happy to report, is a breast cancer survivor!Kristyn would like to thank her husband, Paul, for pushing her back into the sport and her son, Luke, for being the twinkle in her eye.
Specialty baskets and various items were raffled to further benefit Susan G. Komen.Many thanks to the following supporters for monetary and in-kind donations:Christine Smith, CJ Jacobs, Jory Jacobs, Ric Hamlin, Nick Smith, Brunswick, Virginia Norton, Janine Ditch, Iroll300.com, Panera Bread, Krischna Howard, Ben Laughlin, Hammer, Anna Blecksmith, Laura Hardeman, Michele Carter, Lori Yamasaki, Jennifer Dooley, Polly Hale, and Lauren Takahashi. A special story from our WWPB family came out of our event on Sunday.CJ Jacobs and his family had a yard sale earlier in the week.CJ’s mother, Jory, is a breast cancer survivor of three years.CJ was never sheltered from any of the steps that his mother endured in her battle against breast cancer.“We battled my cancer as a very strong family unit and that is one of the reasons that I am healthy and strong today”, Jory reflected and continued, “When we decided to have our family yard sale he insisted on giving a portion of the proceeds to cancer research, Susan G. Komen. He was so happy when he found out that he would be able to give $100.00 to help find a cure for cancer. Just before bed the evening after the yard sale, CJ told me that he hopes that ’Someday we can treat cancer like what we do for a cold’.He is very dedicated to helping find a cure for cancer and will continue to think of ways to raise money for this worthy cause”.A huge thank you to Jory and CJ! Further special thanks to Cal Bowling Supply and Pickwick Bowl for making this event possible, and kudos again to all those that donated items for our raffle.Our next WWPB event will be our annual Mission Hills Mixed Doubles, November 22-23.
