HELP US MAKE OUR GOAL. WE'RE BOWLING FOR PAWS! BOWLING FOR PAWS WILL SUPPORT OUR PETS ARE WONDERFUL SUPPORT (PAWS) PROGRAM THAT ENSURES THAT PET OWNERS STRUGGLING WITH HIV/AIDS ARE NEVER SEPARATED FROM THEIR BELOVED PETS, OFTEN WHEN THEY NEED EACH OTHER THE MOST. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE PETS ARE WONDERFUL SUPPORT (PAWS) PROGRAM AT THE ALBANY DAMIEN CENTER. WHETHER IT'S $5.00 OR $100.00, EVERY DOLLAR HELPS.

When: Sunday, March 26th, 2023 12-4pm
Where: King Pins Alley Latham located at 375 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY, 12110.
12pm-1pm: Registration/check-in, raffle, and 50/50
1pm-2pm: First game of bowling
2pm-2:20pm: Drag queen performances
2:20pm-3:45pm: Second game of bowling & raffle and 50/50 drawings
3:45pm-4pm: Prize and donation checkout

All proceeds go to the Pets are Wonderful Support (PAWS) program. PAWS serves very low-income persons struggling with HIV/AIDS and their beloved pets to ensure that each person experiences the psychological and health benefits of pet ownership, while each pet receives unfettered access to the veterinarian care, food, and love they deserve.

Pets provide members reasons to take care of their health and provide a sense of security and warmth. Often, a pet is the one thing that keeps people motivated to keep going and get back into care with our assistance. If you ask Jeanie Vanier, our PAWS Program Coordinator, "I help a member's pet. That's their child. Automatically there's this trusting relationship that will be there forever."

Cost: $25/person (we would love for you to raise it).

​What's included with the cost of admission?
​#1: The rocking beats of DJ Sean McLaughlin ---->
DJ services donated by Sean McLaughlin of HomoRadio
​All attendees: A ticket for our fabulous raffle drawings.
Eligible for prizes like: the Best Individual Fundraiser, Best Fundraising Team, and Best Bowling Team Name.

Founded in 1988, the Damien Center is a resource center designed to improve health, reduce stress and increase the quality of life in a supportive atmosphere for individuals & families living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Imagine a place where a hot meal is being prepared for you in the kitchen, a place where you feel a part of a family.  Imagine a place where people greet you and warmly ask how you are doing.

Imagine a place buzzing with the sounds of conversation and laughter, a place where you’re accepted for who you are.  You meet people like yourself whom you can trust to help you learn how to take better care of yourself, because you’ve realized that it’s never too late to be what you might have been.