Pictured are Butler School District teachers who participated in the 13th annual Bowl for Kids Sake event on April 15. School district employees made up 13 of the 39 teams at the event, which raised $45,000 for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County.

The 13th annual Bowl For Kids' Sake event raised $45,000 for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County, a program of the Butler County Family YMCA.

More than 350 bowlers, volunteers, Bigs and Littles in the program and spectators attended the April 15 event at the Family Bowlaway in Lyndora.

Top fundraising honors went to the Sky Bank team which raised $3,063. The top individual fundraisers were Nancy Davis, Sky Bank, who raised $1,164; Tim Wegaman, Sky Bank, who raised $722.50; and Renee Cratty of NexTier Bank who raised $650.

The event was sponsored by 74 individuals and businesses from the county who contributed $20,500. All proceeds are used to provide adult mentors for at-risk youth in the county.

The Y is conducting its 2007 Strong Kids Annual Giving Campaign though June 1. Donations may be sent to the Butler County Family YMCA, Attn.: Strong Kids Campaign, 339 N. Washington St., Butler, PA 16001.

For information on the YMCA, call 724-287-4733 or visit its Web site at www.bcfymca.org.

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Little Sister Casey was one of the winners of two donated bicycles awarded at the 13th Annual Bowl For Kids' Sake event held April 15 at the Family Bowlaway, Lyndora.