· The Bowlers to Veterans Link is a national nonprofit charity (501(c)3) which supports America's veteran and active duty service men and women
· BVL is the sport of bowling's oldest charity
· BVL is the sport's most successful charity -- raising more than $35 million dollars for America's active duty servicemen and women and veterans
· BVL is America's only national sports organization specifically devoted to veterans

• BVL grants provide arts and crafts programs, music and sports activities, reading materials, board games and much more to help boost their spirits, speed recuperation, and improve morale
• BVL supports veterans recuperating in:
• 155 VA Medical Centers
• 209 Vet Centers
• 133 State Veterans Homes
• Along with the VA, BVL operates one of the longest running mail in bowling tournaments for veterans - now in its 64th year
• The BVL is a long time sponsor of the four national veterans recreational events - the Winter Sports Clinic, the Golden Age Games, the Wheelchair Games and the Creative Arts Festival
• BVL sponsors the tours of the entertainment troupe "Re-Creation‚" which performs at VA Hospitals and State Veterans Homes around the country
• BVL supports an on-line tribute campaign to those who have served our country through "Operation: Honor Force"
• BVL responds to veterans in need - recuperating veterans, veterans suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and aging veterans - giving them an outlet for the joy, freedom, and friendship that recreation and sport can bring

BVL History

• The BVL was founded in 1942 by a group of caring and concerned bowlers who promised "We will not forget about the sacrifices made by America's service men and women."
• BVL's first campaign during WWII raised money to purchase medical evacuation planes to ferry the wounded home from the battle fields of Europe
• BVL supported the dependents of those killed during Operation Desert Storm with academic scholarships for college
• BVL has shipped more than 550 portable carpet bowling lane kits to active duty troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and a host of other locales including to the USS Enterprise and USS Ronald Reagan

The BVL Network

• America's bowlers currently raise about $1 million annually through bowling tournaments, raffles, and special events
• There are local BVL programs in more than 1,200 communities throughout the U.S.
• BVL local volunteers not only raise money for America's veterans but also spend countless hours volunteering their time at veterans' facilities - organizing games and events, reading, coordinating bowling programs and much more

FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO www.bowlforveterans.org.