Net News from BPAA.com

MEMBERSHIP

3/5/2010

* ALERT of Possible Billing Error - Centers that are processing through the BPAA-First Data program may have been double charged for processing fees in February. The error was caught Thursday during the normal monthly audit and will be fixed right away with refunds expected...

SURVEY

3/5/2010

* If you have not completed the short 2010 Bowling...

INTERNATIONAL BOWL EXPO

3/5/2010

* 'The Best...Is Yet To Come' is the theme of International Bowl Expo 2010. Mark your calendars now and plan to join other bowling center owners, managers and industry professionals June 27-July 1 in Las Vegas.

THE BOWLING FOUNDATION

3/5/2010

* A new program entitled, The High School Bowling Grant, will award bowling balls to high school varsity team and varsity team club members based on financial eligibility, GPA and submission of an essay on why bowling is important to the applicant. High school teams must...

SMARTBUY

3/5/2010

* Sign up for the "New" Pepsi Program today and immediately start taking advantage of these great benefits:
* Per Gallon Funding Support on Pepsi-Cola Corporate Brands
* National Account Postmix Fountain Pricing
* State-of-the...

BOWLING FAN ON AMERICAN IDOL

3/5/2010

* Katie Stevens, a 17 year-old American Idol finalist, is a fan of bowling and Charlie Lanza's Lakewood Lanes (Waterbury, Conn.). Katie's mom is even an avid league bowler. See Katie and Charlie on the Lakewood Lanes...

BOWLING IN THE MEDIA

3/5/2010

* Canadian teen heartthrob Justin Beiber went bowling for his birthday and filmed his latest music video...

REACHING OUT

3/5/2010

Fluvanna Fountain Bowl (Jamestown, N.Y.) held a "Have A Heart For Hati" fundraiser this past Valentine's Day. Two dollar bowling and free shoes brought in the locals and all bowling money went to the Red Cross. Owner Brenda Alviti says the charity event, "brought in a lot of bowlers who...

HONORS

3/5/2010

Congrats to Andy Barthololmy and Andy B's (Tulsa, Okla.), awarded the 2009 Brunswick Center of Excellence Award. Brunswick gives out his award annually recognizing bowling-based entertainment centers that demonstrate an exemplary blend of cutting-edge planning and design,...

USBC

3/5/2010

The USBC has approved a new specification for bowling pin permit renewals. The change is designed to ensure that pins manufactured annually are comparable to the material of the originally approved pin. The new specification requirement will be enforced for the 2010-11 season and only affects...

TOURNAMENTS

3/5/2010

Programming Note: The live ESPN telecast of Sunday's finals of the Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator from Sequoia Pro Bowl (Tim Voss, Columbus, Ohio), has been changed to 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Originally the telecast was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

AUSTRALIA

3/3/2010

* This is the first BPAA Net News being delivered to our new members in the Australian Bowling Proprietors'...

CALLING ALL FUNDRAISERS

3/3/2010
* ATTENTION! If you have had successful experience organizing and holding fundraising events at your center, we'd like to hear from you! Email us at Answer@bpaa.com and type "Fundraising" in the subject line.

INTERNATIONAL BOWL EXPO

3/3/2010
* 'The Best...Is Yet To Come' is the theme of International Bowl Expo 2010. Mark your calendars now and plan to join other bowling center owners, managers and industry professionals June 27-July 1 in Las Vegas.

BOWLING UNIVERSITY

3/3/2010
* The deadline for early registration to the next School for Bowling Center Management is Monday, March 1. If you're interested in being a part of this class click HERE to...