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FEBRUARY 13, 2020 | The Jewish Home
Around the Community
Madraigos Strikes Success at its 10th Annual Bowl-A-Thon Huge turnout as friends and local businesses rally together
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he 10th Annual Madraigos Bowl-A-Thon at Woodmere Lanes was a resounding success. This signature event has become an annual Madraigos tradition among Five Towns residents, local businesses, friends, and supporters. Participants, sponsors, and Madraigos staff came together in a highly competitive evening filled with fun and enthusiasm for Madraigos’ prevention programs and intervention services for the community. The strongest barometer of the event’s success was the high level of energy in the room. There were smiles on everyone’s faces, as friends cheered each other’s bowling prowess. Avromi Meyer, Madraigos Guys GNO Program Coordinator, and Mrs. Esti Stahler emceed the evening, bringing everyone together with many laughs. The famous Red Pin Contest escalated the excitement with winners bringing home fun prizes of their choice. Prizes for the highest scoring bowlers were Sony Headphones, donated by Kettle and Cord, and which added to the fun. Kettle & Cord generously sponsored the Philips Indoor Grill as the Premium Giveaway distributed to all bowlers. Bowlers received complimentary T-shirts and a swag bag full of exciting items. Delicious food brought the event to a whole new level. Tasty appetizers and specialty meat dishes catered by Five-Fifty Restaurant more than satisfied everyone’s taste buds. Gourmet dessert catered by AH-SAH-EE On Central was a huge crowd-pleaser and rounded out the evening’s menu.
Even after the event was sold out, friends and supporters bought raffle tickets and showed solidarity with Madraigos’ mission. The Grand Raffle Prize boasted a Lake Tahoe Ski vacation while other prizes included a foursome at Trump Golf Club, Nets and Islanders tickets, HD TV, $500 shopping gift card to Gourmet Glatt, and His/Hers RayBan Sunglasses. Madraigos expresses its deep gratitude to more than 100 corporate sponsors. Special appreciation is extended to the event’s Premium Giveaway Sponsor, Kettle & Cord, for their sincere generosity. Featured sponsors include Wisnicki & Associates, Visionville, QuickSilver, Hearing Solutions, Dependable Abstract, MK Ink, Miller Realty, Integration HD, Dr. Steven Krauss, Town Appliance, SHMA Camps, DART Seasonal, and more. A full list of sponsors can be found on bowlforthem.org. Premier Sponsor, Dov Perkal of SHMA Camps, said, “Madraigos ‘strikes it home’ once again! Thank you for reminding us all how to have fun in a meaningful way. I have been attending the Madraigos Bowl-aThon for years, and it is an event I, along with my friends, look forward to attending year after year. When on a weeknight can you spend a few hours with great friends, great food, great fun, and, of course, great prizes and giveaways all night long, all in support of a great organization in our community? We are so grateful for all you do. Thank you to everyone at the Madraigos organization for put-
ting together this much-appreciated event!” “Miller Realty looks forward every year to both sponsor and participate in the Madraigos Annual Bowl-a-thon. We’ve been personally inspired and encouraged by Rabbi Silver on many occasions, and we appreciate all the hard work he and his staff do on behalf of the Five Towns community,” remarked Don and Tamar Miller, Miller Realty, Premier Sponsor. Moshe Klein of MK Ink, Premier Sponsor, commented, “Thank you for an awesome evening. I had a really fun time with my friends and family. A real special thank you to Rabbi Silver for everything that he does for our community and especially everything that he’s done for me personally.” Feedback from participants was extremely positive. Miri Ginsbury, a long-time friend of the organization, commented, “Madraigos is an asset to the community and participating in a relaxed, enjoyable and fun evening as the bowl-a-thon, is the least that we can do to support the amazing work of Rabbi Silver and all the team at Madraigos.” Rabbi Dov Silver, Madraigos Founder and Executive V.P., commented, “I thank our sponsors for their support of our life-saving work. I very much appreciate the participants of the Bowl-A-Thon for taking out time of their busy schedule to help out our community’s teens and young adults.” “So many local businesses that sponsored this event are the real
heroes tonight. Their partnership enables us to continue to serve the needs of the community and symbolizes the broad band of communal support for our mission,” said Sharon Gross, Executive Director. Funds raised at the event will assist Madraigos, a 501c-3 not-forprofit organization, in providing a wide array of valuable mental health, social, and spiritual services geared towards helping teens and young adults overcome life’s everyday challenges one step at a time.