The impact of Junior Achievement programs is priceless and lives are changed in every classroom. Junior Achievement volunteers teach kids about money management and how business works. Students get hands-on experience to help prepare them to compete in an increasingly competitive global workforce. As a result, they are more likely to have a positive outlook for the future, more likely to believe they will graduate from high school and college and more likely to explore entrepreneurship.
During the 2024-25 school year 306 volunteers taught JA programs in 29 different schools to 5,704 students. With your help, we will reach more than 5,750 students this school year.
The JA Bowling Classic is JA's single largest fundraising event to develop the resources necessary to provide this valuable programming for our youth. Thank you for your investment in the future.
The Bowling Classic provides a valuable team building activity for the office and coworkers enjoy bowling and having fun with their friends and colleagues while raising money for JA. Bowlers reach out to family, friends, coworkers and others to solicit donations on behalf of JA. In that way, it is like other activity-based fundraising events. A goal of $150 is set for each participant or $750 per team - or more!
We need your help:
- Team Captains
- Bowlers
- Supporters
Don't want to fundraise? No problem, we've got you covered!
Our company-paid package includes:
- Registration (shirt, bowling, and shoes) for up to 6 bowlers per team.
- Pizza and soft drink for your lane.
Shirt Sponsorship Deadline: June 5, 2026
Want to get your company listed as a sponsor for this year's Bowling Classic? This is your chance! Email your logo to jennifer.allison@ja.org by above date to ensure we have the correct one. Preferred file formats are SVG, EPS, AI and PDF.
Shirt Size Deadline: June 15, 2026
We will try our best to order extra shirts. However, registrants who register after this date are not guaranteed to receive a shirt if we run out of the indicated size. Shirts will be filled by date and time bowler registered.
Pizza Challenge Deadline: July 8, 2026. Teams who raise more than $750 receive a pizza and a pitcher of soft drink of choice during the event. This does not include registration fees.
Registration Deadline: July 10, 2026. There is a limit of 6 bowlers per team, per the bowling center.
** Please note - This online giving platform can track matching gifts. If you are making a donation to a bowler's page, please look for the matching gift icon if your contribution is eligible for a matching gift.
Bowling Dates:
- July 16, 2026: 3:30-5:30 pm at Eastern Shore Lanes
- July 17, 2026: 5:30-7:30 pm at Bowlero Mobile
- July 18, 2026: 1:00-3:00 pm at Bowlero Mobile