Supporters

  • Marge Hamric 12 minutes ago $25.00
  • Anonymous 13 minutes ago $75.00
  • Stephen Keller 30 minutes ago
  • Brendan Harrington 1 hour ago $75.00
  • Anthony Salerno 1 hour ago $25.00
  • Bank of America presenting sponsorship December 2025 $10,000.00
  • Five Star Bank gold sponsorship December 2025 $4,000.00
  • National Fuel gold sponsorship December 2025 $4,000.00
  • Bryant & Stratton College gold sponsorship December 2025 $4,000.00
  • Delta Air Lines gold sponsorship December 2025 $4,000.00

2026 JAWNY Bowl-a-Thon

Welcome to our 40th Anniversary Bowl-a-Thon event, presented by Bank of America! We're celebrating 40 years of bowling fun and community impact in Western New York and happy to share that Transit Lanes will serve as the Premier Bowling Location this year.

Contact your Company Coordinator or Katie Babcock to get started and reserve lanes. Thank you for your support.

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Dates & Locations

Choose the option below that works best for your organization:

Saturday, March 7, 2026
12:00 p.m. Transit Lanes SOLD OUT!
3:00 p.m. Transit Lanes
3:00 p.m. Jamestown Bowling Company

Saturday, March 14, 2026
12:00 p.m. Transit Lanes
3:00 p.m. Transit Lanes

Saturday, March 21, 2026
12:00 p.m. Transit Lanes

Thursday, May 7, 2026
5:30 p.m. Transit Lanes SOLD OUT!

What's Included?

 Your $10 lane fee includes 2 games of bowling and shoe rental. Lane fees are due prior to bowling. Some companies cover this fee for their employees—check with your company coordinator.

Fundraising Goal

There is a minimum fundraising requirement of 
$75 per participant.

Fundraising Rewards

Rewards begin at the $100 level!
Individual Fundraising Rewards:

$100-$149 Raised: Electronic Tech Organizer Travel Case

$150-$199 Raised: $10 Gift Card and Travel Case
$200-$349 Raised: $20 Tops Gift Card and Travel Case
$350-$499 Raised: $30 Tops Gift Card and Travel Case
$500+ Raised: $50 Tops Gift Card and Travel Case

Top 3 Individual Fundraising Rewards:

Coming soon!

Top 3 Team Fundraising Rewards:
(a team consists of 4-6 bowlers and all bowlers must hit the minimum fundraising requirement)

Coming soon!

Corporate Recognition:

Funds you raise as an individual also help your company reach its corporate goal! JA will recognize the overall Top Five Fundraising Companies , Most Improved Returning Fundraising Company, and Top New Fundraising Company.

Fundraising rewards are distributed in July. JA reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal value based on availability. Matching gift eligibility must be verified prior to rewards being distributed.

$142,465.00

achieved

$225,000.00

goal

of your goal reached

Recent Activity

Did you know?

Your bowl-a-thon donations support our local financial literacy, work-and-career readiness, and entrepreneurship learning experiences. Every $40 helps us reach one more student. JA is in many K-12 Western New York schools! See the list of current classes here. 

Last Season's Bowling Memories

The spring 2025 Bowl-a-Thon was another record breaking fundraising year as we broke the $200,000 mark for the very first time. Over $201,000 raised! THANK YOU to all bowlers, donors, sponsors, and volunteers.

Check out photos below from last year's bowling shifts, as well as our annual Media Celebrity bowling challenge and Tully's Good Times Restaurant Bowl-a-Thon press conference.

Need help?

Contact your Company Coordinator to get started. Not sure who your coordinator is—or if you're a new company and would like to learn more about how you can get involved—contact Katie Babcock at 716-853-1381 x210.

Why Support Junior Achievement?

Check out some of JA's Success Stories

JA Story: Canisha

JA Story: Carlos

JA Story: Jake

Volunteer for Junior Achievement

In addition to fundraising and bowling, consider volunteering your time in a classroom. Become a Game Changer. Ask us how you can get started!

JA Game Changer: Fi

JA Game Changer: Elizabeth

JA Game Changer: Seddrick