<div> We Saved It… Now Let’s Grow It.
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<div>A few years ago, I came to this community with a heavy heart and a lot of hope. My bowling alley — a place filled with birthdays, league nights, first dates, family traditions, and late-night laughter — was fighting to stay alive.
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<div>And you showed up.
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<div>Because of you, the fundraiser reached its goal. Because of you, the doors stayed open. But more than that… together we rebuilt something special.
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<div>Since that fundraiser, I’ve poured everything back into this place. I didn’t just maintain it — I worked hard to transform it.
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<div>✔️ All 12 bowling lanes are fully up and running
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<div>✔️ Brand new golf simulators added
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<div>✔️ New arcade games installed
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<div>✔️ A brand new pool hall
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<div>✔️ Continued upgrades and improvements throughout the building
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<div>✔️ A stronger, cleaner, more exciting space for families and friends
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<div>What you helped save is no longer surviving — it’s thriving.
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<div>And now… I’m ready for the next chapter.
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<div>Our area doesn’t have many local entertainment options. Families often have to travel far just to find something fun to do together. I truly believe this community deserves more — more activities, more experiences, and more reasons to stay local and create memories right here at home.
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<div>This new fundraiser isn’t about keeping the lights on.
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<div>It’s about turning the lights up even brighter.
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<div>I have exciting expansion ideas and additional entertainment projects I’d love to see happen that would continue transforming the bowling alley. Every dollar raised will go directly back into improvements and additions that benefit this community.
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<div>I’ll be honest — asking for support again wasn’t an easy decision. I went back and forth on whether I should even do this. But what gave me confidence is this:
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<div>You’ve already seen what happens when this community comes together.
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<div>Your support helped rebuild something that means so much to so many people.
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<div>Whether you choose to donate, share this page, or simply continue supporting the bowling alley by walking through the doors — please know how deeply grateful I am. This business may have my name on it, but it truly belongs to this community.
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<div>Thank you for believing in it once.
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<div>Thank you for continuing to believe in it now.
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<div>And thank you for helping build what comes next. 
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Help us support the growth of the Ellsworth bowling alley!

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