FBCHK sets 7th anniversary costume bowling tournament

By Vir B. Lumicao

Fancy yourself as Wonder Woman, Charlie Chaplin or a Cordillera warrior rolling a tenpin bowling ball?

Well, the rare opportunity is coming your way on Oct 7, when the Filipino Bowling Club Hong Kong celebrates its seventh anniversary with a bowling party at South China Athletic Association Bowling Centre in Causeway Bay.

Filipino Bowling Club Hong Kong promises fun in tournament.

The fun at the 60-lane bowling centre at 88 Caroline Hill Road, Causeway Bay, will begin at 10am and end at 4pm.

Jenny Gafate, founder and chairwoman of FBCHK, said this year’s celebration will be a lot more fun than in previous years because bowlers will have to wear funny costumes.

 “We also have free food and drinks for everyone. Kakaibang anniversary ito…nakikita kong masaya,” said Gafate.

Lucky participants will take home prizes in a raffle draw that is part of the merriment, the FBCHK said in a poster on Facebook.

The celebration is open to all interested persons or teams who are willing shell out a joining fee of $1,200 per team of four. 

Gafate said funds raised from the joining fee, which already includes the SCAA playing fee of $120 for three games, will go to a good cause.

“We’re doing it to raise funds for our future projects here in Hong Kong and in the Philippines,” Gafate said.

Every year the club uses the funds raised from its bowling tournaments to undertake charity projects, such as the feeding program for Aetas that FBCHK carried out in Subic, Zambales, on Apr 30 this year.