Local Kiwanis to host March 10 bowl-athon to benefit the Neuroscience Research Foundation

Sign up now for the annual Kiwanis sponsored Bowl-A-Thon to be held on Saturday, March 10.

Area Kiwanis clubs from Batavia, Elgin, Geneva and St. Charles will come together to host this exciting event to be held at the St. Charles Bowl.

The Kiwanis would be thrilled to have your support! Whether you roll strikes, spares or even gutter balls, everyone has a blast at Bowl-A-Thon!

This major fundraiser directly benefits the Kiwanis Neuroscience Research Foundation, which is dedicated to combating spastic paralysis and other diseases of the central nervous system.

For information on supporting the popular Bowl-A-Thon, contact Keith Eakins at (630) 921-0139 or keith.eakins@countryfinancial.com.

The Kiwanis Neuroscience Research Foundation was organized in 1952. The purpose of the foundation is to provide financial grants to top level medical and scientific researchers specializing in diseases of the central nervous system. Grant recipients are located in proximity to the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District. They make applications to the foundation for financial support of a project. Typical grants are then pledged for $20,000 a year over a 3- to 5-year period. Each researcher provides annual written reports on the progress of their research to the medical director. Grants are given to the researcher, not the institution, with direction that the funds are not to be applied to the administrative costs of the institution, but specifically to the cost of the project. The annual grant budget for the foundation is about $300,000 annually.

The Kiwanis Neuroscience Research Foundation is a charitable 501(c)3 organization so contributions are tax-deductible. To learn more about the foundation, visit iikiwanis.org.