Photos bv Todd i-uck
The Creekside Terrace competitors put on a great show last week.
Seniors bowl virtually
to raise money for kids
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Residents of Creekside
Terrace Retirement
Community competed in a
charity bowling tournament
last Thursday, but they didn't
have to lift a bowling ball or
trot down a lane.
The tournament was done
via Wii, the popular gaming
system that allows users to
play sports virtually using a
television screen. Residents
used the event to raise
money for Big Brothers Big
Sisters as part of the organi
zation's Bowl for Kids' Sake
fundraiser. Non-virtual
bowling is the norm for thfe
annual fundraiser. Several
weeks ago at AMF Lanes on
Jonestown Road, more than
1,200 people participated,
raising more than $168,000
for BBBS, which matches
children from single parent
homes with one-on-one adult
mentors.
The Creekside residents
wanted to get into the action
as well. Eight of them took
part in the tournament, don
ning t-shirts that read "Bowl
for Kids Sake." Each bowler
got family members, friends
and Creekside staffers to
sponsor him or her. The
competition was heated but
fun natured as each resident
took turns bowling with the
Wii controller, which looks
like a TV remote and
responds to the player's
motions. By pushing a but
ton and making a throwing
motion toward a large-screen
television, they sent on
screen balls down virtual
lanes. Residents not taking
part in the competition sat
and watched the action and
cheered, some even with
pom poms, for their favorite
bowler.
When it was all over, tro
phies were awarded. Jimi
Thornton raised more than
$100 and took home the
prize for biggest fundraiser.
Thornton, who bowls regu
larly using Wii, said her
highest score ever was 297,
just 3 points shy of a perfect
Bill Edwards accepts his trophy from Pant Suber.
game. She bowled 182 dur
ing the competition, one of
the highest scores.
"It's great activity to get
people to interact," she said.
The highest score trophy
went to 94-year-old Bill
Edwards, who bowled last
that day. He ended his game
dramatically with a turkey
(three strikes in a row) to
score a 204, one of his high*
est scores ever.
Edwards is very active.
He participates in a variety
of sports through the North
Carolina Senior Olympic
Games. He's a fan of Wii
bowling, which hi can do
from the comfort of home
without having to worry
about the weight of the ball.
"It's a great thing for the
seniors in that anybody can
bowl," said Edwards.
Rick Reece. manager at
Creekside. said that once
residents got over the intimi
dation of the technology.
they really got into bowling
on the Wii. Creekside even
has two Wii bowling
leagues.
"We'll come out some
times and see people playing
the Wii at midnight," said
Reece.
Holiday Retirement,
which owns Creekside, has
put a Wii in each of the 310
retirement communities it
owns across the nation.
The Bowl for Kids' Sake
Fundraiser accounts for 35
percent of BBBS's budget
each year, according to Pam
Suber. the agency's develop
ment director.
Suber said that virtual
bowling was added to the
fundraiser so that more peo
ple could take part.
"It's a very nice addition
so we include every member
of the community, not just
those that can go to the
bowling alley and bowl." she
said.
Residents cheer as they watch the action.
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