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Gutter Dance 8
Charity Bowling Event Set for May 5
The Gutter Dance, a charity-bowling
event benefiting the J. D. McCarty Center for
children with developmental disabilities, is
set for Thursday, May 5, at the Sooner Bowling
Center in Norman.
Presented once again by
the Hal Smith Restaurant Group, Gutter Dance
8 provides a wonderful evening of entertainment
and suspense says Greg Gaston, spokesman for
the McCarty Center.
"The entertainment
comes from bowling, cheering on your favorite
team, the most creative bowling team shirt contest
and good food," explained Gaston. "Each
team of four gets to roll two lines of bowling
and there is a prize for the most creative bowling
team shirts. That's the good fun. Each of our
participating bowlers also gets some great Italian
food through the courtesy of Johnny Carino's
and that's the good food part."
Dinner tickets are available
at the event for $10 per person for those who
aren't bowling, but want to come and cheer for
their favorite bowling team and just have a
good time.
"The suspense part
of the evening comes when the top ten individual
bowlers get a chance to win a 2011 Chevrolet
Cruze in the 7-10 split roll off," said
Gaston. "As these bowlers each take their
turn trying to pick up the split, the bowling
alley gets so quiet you can almost hear a pin
drop." Marc Heitz Chevrolet in Norman is
sponsoring the 7-10 split roll off.
Gutter Dance participants
will be rewarded in several ways. Trophies will
be presented to the first, second, third and
last place teams. "This event is for everyone,"
Gaston said, " doesn't matter if you bowl
everyday, once-a-week, once-a-year or have never
picked up a bowling ball. That's why we present
a last place trophy. We want our bowlers to
know they are appreciated for their effort."
Creativity counts at the
Gutter Dance. A prize will be awarded to the
bowling team with the most creative team shirts.
Prizes will also be awarded throughout the evening
when bowlers make a strike with a color pin
in the rack and door prizes will be given out
at the end of the evening.
Proceeds from the Gutter
Dance 8 will go to the Camp ClapHans scholarship
endowment fund, a summer camp project of the
McCarty Center. Construction on the camp is
under way. It is anticipated that the camp will
be open for campers in the summer of 2012.
Bowling team entry fees
are $200. Lane sponsorships are available for
$100. A team entry and lane sponsorship together
is $250. Entry forms are available at the Sooner
Bowling Center, 550 24th Avenue, Marc Heitz
Chevrolet, 1221 Ed Noble Parkway, Johnny Carino's
Italian Restaurant, 970 Ed Noble Parkway in
Norman, Mazzio's, 160 12th Avenue SE and 3700
West Robinson Street in Norman, the law office
of Blake Virgin, 404 S. Peters in Norman, the
dental office of Randall Venk, 601 Stone Well
Drive in Norman or by contacting Greg Gaston
at 405.307.2807 or ggaston@jdmc.org.
The J. D. McCarty Center
is Oklahoma's center of excellence in the care
and treatment of children with developmental
disabilities from birth to age 21. This year
marks the 65th anniversary of providing the
physical, occupational, speech and language
therapy that these children need to reach their
highest level of independence and functionality.
For more information about the McCarty Center
visit www.jdmc.org.
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