Special Olympics Bowl-A-Thon, Family Bake off & Exchange Club Diaper/Baby product Collection

Saturday, October 25th was an extremely rewarding and exciting day for me!! It began at 8:15 in the morning when I bet Martha & Linda at Spare Time Bowling Alley to volunteer at the Special Olympics Bowl-A-Thon! It was so amazing to see the excitement and anxiousness in the eyes of the athletes as they waited to begin the games. Martha did a great job presenting the opening ceremonies. It was a blast routing for our team as they knocked down the pins. They are all great bowlers! The best part was presenting the awards at the end of each tournament seeing their smiles as they received their ribbons.
Next we were off to the Family Bake off at the Bristol Library that Trinette, her mom & grandmother invited us too. We enjoyed all of the amazing snacks. Martha was also very excited to receive the pop top collection that Trinette’s Girl Scout Troup collected for her to give to the Ronald McDonald House! Great job Trinette!
We then went to collect Diapers and baby products at the Forestville Stop & Shop with the Exchange Club. This was amazing for me! Mr. Bailey explained that these items will go to the Parent and Children’s Services in Bristol so young or single parents can come in to collect diapers and other baby products several times during any week. I was so sad when Mr. Bailey told me that girls even my age come in for these items because they have babies already. I even learned that there is one girl that is 11 yrs old and pregnant right now. I plan to volunteer at this location to hand out these items; maybe I’ll even get a couple of my friends to join me. It will be eye opening!
Finally, back to the Bowl-A-Thon, to hand out awards for the 2nd tournament of the day! So much Fun!! I learned today that so many adults give up so much time to do such wonderful things for so many people in Bristol!! Martha & I had a GREAT DAY!! THANK YOU LINDA!!