Calgarians and residents of southern Alberta are invited to take part in the sixth annual Sugar Bowl Lawn Bowling tournament which raises funds for young writers.
The Amber Webb-Bowerman Memorial Foundation, which bears the name of a former SAIT journalism student who was murdered in 2008 in her Dalhousie home, has raised more than $75,000 for:
- A scholarship in perpetuity for journalism students at SAIT Polytechnic
- The establishment of an endowment scholarship for a student in the journalism field at Mount Royal University
- Sponsoring the WordsWorth Creative Writing Residency
The Sugar Bowl Law Bowling tournament will take place:
- Saturday, August 16, 2014
- Rotary Park Lawn Bowling Club (705 1 St. N.E.)
- 1:00 p.m.
Registration fees for the event, which is open to players of all skill levels (including rookies) are:
- $70 per player entry
- $280 for a team of four (team registration includes team name buttons and two fan tickets)
- $15 for fan tickets
A BBQ dinner and drink tickets, sponsored by Village Brewery and SAITSA, will be supplied to all participants and fans, and a silent auction will raise additional funds for the foundation.
To register, or for additional event information, visit Amber Webb-Bowerman Memorial Foundation. The registration deadline is Friday, August 8.
