MIDWEST BLIND BOWLING ASSOCIATION, INC.

19146 ARDMORE
DETROIT, MI. 48235-1701
PHONE 313-864-0448
TLESTER52@TALKAMERICA.NET

Dear League Secretaries.

I hope you all had a good summer. The Midwest Blind Bowling Association and American Blind Bowling Associations would like to invite all of its leagues back again for the 2011-2012 season. We look forward to some great bowling, tournaments and awards this season.

Membership to the Midwest includes the Midwestern states, Ontario, Canada, Pittsburgh, PA., Kentucky and Colorado and invited guest. It is required that you be a member of ABBA if you are joining MBBA. Dues are $5.00 for MBBA and $15.00 for ABBA for a total of $20.00. ABBA requires all Leagues paying membership dues to MBBA must have them sent to the association secretary/treasurer. CHECKS MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO MBBA Not ABBA, Mail checks to Thomas Lester,

MBBA secretary
19146 Ardmore
Detroit, MI. 48235
313-864-0448

you may send your list via Email at tlester52@talkamerica.net.

I would like to thank the Lansing 300 league for a great tournament this year; I hope we all had a good time. The 55th Annual MBBA tournament will be held in Janesville WI. March 16th thru 18th, 2012. Thomas Wolf, secretary of the Rock County Railers has provided the following information for the tournament. Keep in mind we use 2 Bowling centers and 2 Hotels in Janesville. WI. THE TWO HOUSES TO BE USED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

FOR SINGLES AN DOUBLES

RIVERSEDGE BOWL
215 SO. RIVER ST.
JANESVILLE, WI 53545
PHONE NO. 608-7561201

TEAM EVENT

DIAMOND LANES
1218 CRANSTON RD.
BELOIT, WI 53511
PHONE NO. 608-362-9166

THE COST IS $2.50 PER LINE, THE SAME AS 2009 THE TWO HOTELS TO BE USED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

BEST WESTERN OF JANESVILLE
3900 MILTON AVE.
JANESVILLE, WI
PHONE NO. 608-756-4511

THE ROOM RATE IS $89.95 PLUS $12.14 TAX FOR $102.09 UP TO 5 PEOPLE PER ROOM PER NITE.

MOTEL 6
3907 MILTON AVE.
JANESVILLE, WI
PHONE NO. 608-756-1742

THE RATE IS AS FOLLOWS:
1 PERSON $40.99 TAX EQUALS $46.52
2 PERSON $45.99 TAX EQUALS $52.20
3 PEERSON $48.99 TAX EQUALS $55.50
4 PERSON 51.99 TAX EQUALS $59.06
UP TO 4 PEOPLE PER ROOM PER NITE

IN BOTH HOTELS PEOPLE MUST MENTION MIDWEST BLIND BOWLERS TO GET THE RATE.

JUST A REMINDER From the Desk of the Secretary Treasurer
Items of interest: • To all members, if there is a company, person, group, or organization in your community that you feel would be willing to financially donate to ABBA, please inform President Keith Edgerton & Public Relations chair Wilbert Turner.
• Please continue to inform the Secretary-Treasurer of any members who have: lost a loved one, ill to the point of being confined to a hospital, or celebrated a wedding or their birthday ( 80 and up).
• Our Webmasters (robert Doc Wright) new phone #( 720-213-4871)
to: new secretaries, address changes, etc. . Anyone desiring to become a Subordinate cannot be added to our GIN (group exemption number) without an EIN. To obtain an EIN number you must request a Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number.