USBC Holiday Ebay Auction nets nearly $40,000 for Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarship Fund
12/30/06
The United States Bowling Congress' third annual holiday eBay auction to benefit the Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarship Fund raised just shy of $40,000.
The fund, named in honor of the late bowling superstar (archive picture) who died in 2001, is administered by USBC's SMART program. Each year USBC awards five $5,000 scholarships to deserving student-athletes based upon academic achievement and civic involvement.
Leading the exclusive list of nine auction items was a state-of-the-art Kegel Kustodian Walker lane maintenance machine, which sold to Classic Products in Fort Wayne, Ind., for $23,201.
"It was an opportunity for our company to show how much bowling product distributors support our sport," said Classic Products' Bob Gudorf. "The Anthony Scholarship Fund is a great cause and our company was more than happy to contribute."
The opportunity to meet Professional Bowlers Association star Parker Bohn III (left) in person, attend a Denny's PBA Tour stop and get private lessons from Bohn was a Christmas gift Debra Scrandis of Columbia, Md., bought for her husband, Joe. Her winning bid for the Brunswick-provided package was $3,650.
Jared Talarico, 16, of Houston, Texas, was surprised to find a trip to Ebonite's manufacturing plant in Hopkinsville, Ky., along with lessons at nearby Galaxy Lanes and a package of new bowling equipment under his family's tree. The Ebonite package was awarded to Jared's father, Fiore, for $3,450.
Below is a list of other auction winners:
* Mike Todisco of West Chester, Pa., was one of two repeat auction winners. For the third year in a row, Todisco out-bid all comers for the right to bowl doubles in the USBC Open Championships with Hall of Famer Mike Aulby (right) as his partner. This year, Todisco bid $2,247.98 for the privilege.
* James Peters of Naperville, Ill., "purchased" a package of high-performance "his- and-hers" bowling equipment from Storm Products for $1,029.87.
* Clay Ory of Clovis, Calif., and fellow Fresno USBC Bowling Association officer Debbie Green will be making a trip to Akron, Ohio, for a day of personalized bowling instruction with former Team USA Head Coach Fred Borden and current head coach Jeri Edwards (l-r). Ory's winning bid was $2,675.
* Debbie Migliaccio of Woodbridge, Va., won a trip for two to Las Vegas in June to attend International Bowl Expo 2007. Her bid for the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America package was for $1,525.
* Tom Fieldse of Redlands, Calif., bid $735 for an original Garfield comic strip.
* Mike Loquerico of Mount Prospect, Ill., won an AMF Bowling Center party for 50 with a bid of $610.
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Kegel Kustodian Walker leads list with more than $23,000
The United States Bowling Congress' third annual holiday eBay auction to benefit the Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarship Fund raised just shy of $40,000. The fund, named in honor of the late bowling superstar (archive picture) who died in 2001, is administered by USBC's SMART program. Each year USBC awards five $5,000 scholarships to deserving student-athletes based upon academic achievement and civic involvement. Leading the exclusive list of nine auction items was a state-of-the-art Kegel Kustodian Walker lane maintenance machine, which sold to Classic Products in Fort Wayne, Ind., for $23,201. "It was an opportunity for our company to show how much bowling product distributors support our sport," said Classic Products' Bob Gudorf. "The Anthony Scholarship Fund is a great cause and our company was more than happy to contribute."
The opportunity to meet Professional Bowlers Association star Parker Bohn III (left) in person, attend a Denny's PBA Tour stop and get private lessons from Bohn was a Christmas gift Debra Scrandis of Columbia, Md., bought for her husband, Joe. Her winning bid for the Brunswick-provided package was $3,650. Jared Talarico, 16, of Houston, Texas, was surprised to find a trip to Ebonite's manufacturing plant in Hopkinsville, Ky., along with lessons at nearby Galaxy Lanes and a package of new bowling equipment under his family's tree. The Ebonite package was awarded to Jared's father, Fiore, for $3,450.
Below is a list of other auction winners:
* Mike Todisco of West Chester, Pa., was one of two repeat auction winners. For the third year in a row, Todisco out-bid all comers for the right to bowl doubles in the USBC Open Championships with Hall of Famer Mike Aulby (right) as his partner. This year, Todisco bid $2,247.98 for the privilege. * James Peters of Naperville, Ill., "purchased" a package of high-performance "his- and-hers" bowling equipment from Storm Products for $1,029.87.
* Clay Ory of Clovis, Calif., and fellow Fresno USBC Bowling Association officer Debbie Green will be making a trip to Akron, Ohio, for a day of personalized bowling instruction with former Team USA Head Coach Fred Borden and current head coach Jeri Edwards (l-r). Ory's winning bid was $2,675. * Debbie Migliaccio of Woodbridge, Va., won a trip for two to Las Vegas in June to attend International Bowl Expo 2007. Her bid for the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America package was for $1,525.
* Tom Fieldse of Redlands, Calif., bid $735 for an original Garfield comic strip.
* Mike Loquerico of Mount Prospect, Ill., won an AMF Bowling Center party for 50 with a bid of $610.