ROSCOMMON – Local bowlers supported the annual ACT-NOW fundraiser on April 12 at Fred’s Bowling Alley in Roscommon.
Eight teams came together for an afternoon of fun and camaraderie to raise monies that support various events sponsored by Gerrish Township residents.
Founded in 1999, as a neighborhood watch group, ACT-NOW of Gerrish Township currently has twenty-nine individual neighborhood watch groups in the area.Â
ACT-NOW works in coordination with the Gerrish Township Police Department, as a community outreach program. All residents of Gerrish Township are considered members of ACT-NOW.
Funds raised from the Bowl-a-Thon and the August Golf Outing go to support the Gerrish Township Shop with a Cop, Trunk or Treat, CERT Team, scholarships for Roscommon area students, and other police department needs.Â
The team winners of the Bowl-a-Thon were:
1st: Funky Monkeys
2nd:Â Livin on a Spare
3rd: We’ve Been Framed
Cory Allen of the Funky Monkeys Team bowled a perfect score of 300, with an over-all score of 790 for the three games.
ACT-NOW consists of a seven-member board including: Board Chair -John Ellis, Sr.; Co-Chair – Mike Briggs; Secretary – Julie Hill; Treasurer – Bob Barber; Membership Chair – Carlos Jean-Francois; three GAP officers; and non-voting members – Police Chief Eric Muszynski and Lieutenant Norm LaBonte.
