THE FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION, INC.
103 Old Iron Ore Road, Bloomfield, Conn. 06002
www.fidelco.org
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Date: February 8, 2010
Contact: John Garappolo
860-646-4410
14TH ANNUAL LIONS CLUB FENIX MEMORIAL DOUBLES BOWLING TOURNAMENT
TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2010
Hosted by the Vernon and Manchester Lions Clubs to Benefit
The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. on its 50th Anniversary
Vernon, Conn.- The 14th Annual Lions Club Fenix Memorial Doubles Bowling Tournament to benefit the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation (Fidelco) is being held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Spare Time Vernon Lanes, 350 Talcottville Road, Vernon, Conn. In case of snow, the tournament will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010. John Garoppolo, a Manchester resident and Fidelco client, started the annual bowling tournament to honor “Fenix,” his first Fidelco guide dog.
Entry fee is $35 per team. Each team will bowl three scratch games and prizes will be awarded to the top finishers. There will also be free pizza for all participants, raffles and special cash prizes for designated shots and matching a secret Mystery Score.
For more information and entry forms, contact John Garoppolo at 860-646-4410. If you cannot participate in the tournament but would like to support Fidelco, you can send a check, payable to the Manchester Lions Club, P.O. Box 614, Manchester, CT 06045-0614. YABA Bowlers are not eligible.
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