Get Going and Get Bowling: Sittercity.com and Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids' Sake
Thursday, May 1, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHO: Good bowlers, bad bowlers, first-time bowlers, wanna-be bowlers -- they'll all "spare" some time to give back to a great cause. Children in need are getting a boost from the community and from Sittercity.com, America's largest and most trustworthy online source for caregiving, as we all come together for an afternoon of bowling to raise awareness and funds for at-risk youth.
WHY: To help further the mission of helping children reach their potential by pairing them with mentors, Sittercity.com is opening its heart and wallet with its first Big Brother Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake event.
WHAT: An afternoon of bowling, food, friends and fun!
Each year, for more than 40 years, Bowl For Kids' Sake (BFKS) has supported Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) agencies throughout the country. BFKS is BBBSA's premier fundraising thank-you party. After a month of raising awareness and funds, the agency is thanking its Sittercity.com volunteers with a BFKS party at their local bowling center.
20 million dollars is raised, nationwide, through this effort. The real "strikes" each year are the kids who benefit from the annual Bowl for Kids' Sake events and BBBS volunteers' support.
WHEN: Saturday May, 17, 2008 from 12pm - 2pm.
WHERE: Diversey River Bowl, 2211 W. Diversey; Chicago, Illinois
HOW: Visit http://sittercity.kintera.org to join an existing team, start your own or donate to this worthy cause.
About Sittercity.com
Sittercity.com®, the inventor of online caregiving, is America's most trustworthy source for child care, pet care, senior care, housekeepers and tutors, dedicated to making the process of finding a caregiver fast, easy, safe and fun. With access to hundreds of thousands of sitters nationwide, families and individuals can find a wealth of qualified caregivers in their area by using Sittercity's four-step screening process, which includes references, parent-to-parent feedback, personal interviews and free access to background checks. Registration for sitters is free, and care seekers pay as little as $8 per month for a membership, which gives them unlimited ability to post jobs, and search, contact and hire sitters in their areas. A true pioneer in its field, Sittercity.com has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, from the Today Show to the Big Idea with Donny Deutsch to the Wall Street Journal. Sittercity won first place in the 2007 UPS Small Business "Out of the Box" contest as well as a 2007 International Davey Award. Sittercity also won the U.S. Small Business Administration Champion Award in 2006 from President Bush, a 2006 Stevie award, received a Webby Worthy Award in 2005 and won the 2005 Women's Business Development Center Rising Star Award. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.sittercity.com.
