FLHS Boys Bowling Team Strikes Out Against Hunger
Fair Lawn High School boys varsity bowling coach Tony Villano has devised a fun and creative way to support the Fair Lawn Food Pantry.
When Tony Villano started coaching the Fair Lawn High School boys varsity bowling team in 1999, he set out to repurpose a booze-infused bowling tradition for the greater good of the community. Fourteen years later, he estimates the high school team has delivered some 2,000 items to the Fair Lawn Food Pantry as a result. In beer-guzzling bowling circles, Villano explains, the captain of a team sometimes buys his fellow bowlers a round when every member of the team strikes in the same frame. If all but one bowler strikes, that bowler foots the bill for the next round of brew. "I determined a need to put a positive spin on this old tradition," Villano explained. "Therefore, we changed the 'beer frame' to a 'soup frame' and, instead of buying …
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Stuart Pace
1:09 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
great work Tony and the team!!! That's what's right with this town. more ›