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2013 Bowl-a-Thon Is ON

April 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

On April 28, we are going to make Women Have Options history! This event raises a significant portion of our annual budget, and we are going to make 2013 as amazing as ever. Whether you’re a pro-bowler, a novice, or not a bowler at all, you can be involved in the bowl-a-thon. The goal is to fundraise for an important cause, so you don’t even have to bowl to participate!

So far, we have 20 teams registered, who have raised over $14,000. To start a team, join a team, or donate to an existing team, go to bowlathon.nnaf.org and scroll down to find the Women Have Options event. Each participant is responsible for raising or donating a minimum of $50 to attend the event, but we encourage everyone to raise at least $150, so we can reach our fundraising goals together.

Thanks to our local sponsors who have generously supported this event:

These are businesses and organizations that support reproductive freedom, so please support them when you can. The funds you raise have a direct and significant impact on women’s lives. So please join us and give choices to women in Ohio. Please email us if you would like more information about donating or participating…

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Striking Hyde: The 2012 Bowl-a-Thon Was Amazing

May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A huge thank you to the sponsors, team captains, bowlers, and donors who made the 3rd annual Women Have Options Bowl-a-Thon a tremendous success! Together we raised more than $27,000 for abortion access in Ohio—that’s $12,000 over our original goal!

Lawmakers have done everything in their power to take choices away from Ohio’s women. On April 29, we stood up defiantly and gave women their choices back. Throughout the month of April, abortion funds around the country participated in the National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon organized by the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF). WHO/O joined the fun with 31 teams made up of 161 bowlers from around the state. Teams representing Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio, Denison University Students for Choice, VOX at OSU, Women Have Options board members, and others joined us to celebrate choice and strike down financial barriers to abortion access. Our bowl-a-thon was more than a great fundraiser: it was a great way to build community, bringing together progressive people who support women’s equality.

We would like to thank the amazing sponsors who made this event possible:

Nationally, more than $474,000 was raised, and Women Have Options was #6 in the country for fundraising!

To raise $27,000, lots of individuals did some impressive fundraising. As encouragement, we offered prize packages to the top five individual fundraisers:

Trust Women

  • Sony Bloggie Touch camera
  • $25 Mozart’s Café gift card
  • $20 City Barbecue gift card
  • $50 Evolved BodyArt gift card
  • Women Have Options tote bag

A Date with WHO/O

  • $200 wine tasting for 10 at Signature Wines
  • $25 Mozart’s Café gift card
  • $30 Brezel gift card
  • $20 Evolved BodyArt gift card
  • Women Have Options tote bag

WHO/O Delight

  • $50 Pattycake Bakery gift card for a special-order cake
  • $20 Brezel gift card
  • $15 Evolved BodyArt gift card
  • Capital City Fitness: 2 personal training sessions and 2 group training sessions
  • Women Have Options tote bag

Repro Justice Rocks

  • Blue Rock Station 4-person tour
  • Blue Rock Station gift basket
  • $50 Brezel gift card
  • $20 Evolved BodyArt gift card
  • Capital City Fitness: 2 personal training sessions and 2 group training sessions
  • Women Have Options tote bag

Abortion Access for All

  • Yoga on High: 11-class pass
  • Capital City Fitness: 2 personal training sessions and 2 group training sessions
  • Women Have Options tote bag

Leading up to the bowl-a-thon on April 29, we offered prizes along the way, including gift cards to Brezel and Evolved BodyArt, as well as tickets to COSI, Gateway Film Center, Funny Bone, Columbus Crew, and the OSU Department of Theatre.

To see all the photos from the event, please visit our Facebook page. We can’t wait to make the 2013 bowl-a-thon just as amazing!

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Bowl-a-Thon 2012: Giving Choices Back to the Women of Ohio

March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

What do reproductive rights and bowling have in common? They come together in an event that can change lives: the Women Have Options (WHO/O) Bowl-a-Thon!

On April 29, we are holding our third annual Bowl-A-Thon. This year, the bowl-a-thon is about giving choices back to the women of Ohio. Lawmakers have done everything in their power to take away women’s choices. We are standing up defiantly and giving choices directly back to women.

Whether you start a team or join a team, all bowlers are expected to raise a minimum of $50 (just $30 for students) to bowl at the event. When you register, you receive your personal donation/fundraising page with a unique link. So you can email it and post it on Facebook and Twitter. You fundraise for Women Have Options, telling your friends why you’re bowling to increase access to abortion in Ohio. Then the progressive community comes together for a bowling party on April 29.

Interested in captaining a team, or joining a team? Check out the event website. Or email info@womenhaveoptions.org for details. We can tell you how to start a team or get you connected with a team.

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2011 Bowl-a-Thon Recap

August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

For the second year, Women Have Options participated in the National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon organized by the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF). Our event this year was a resounding success and exceeded everyone’s expectations. We raised more than $13,300, representing a nearly 50% increase over last year’s fundraising total. Sponsors included Betty’s, Capital Care Network, Choice Network, Evolved BodyArt, Jolie Laide, Pattycake Bakery, and Wholly Craft.  We had 11 teams, with 59 total bowlers, including teams representing Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio, St. James Tavern, SEIU Local 1199, Wholly Craft, Betty’s, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, Pattycake Bakery, WHO/O board members, and other local activists.

We are excited to see our donor base expanding and thrilled that more activists throughout central Ohio are genuinely enthusiastic about participating in our annual bowl-a-thon and supporting WHO/O.

Nationally, over 300 teams and 5000 contributors in dozens of cities across the country participated in the bowl-a-thon, raising more than $320,000. We are proud that WHO/O bowl-a-thon was #9 in the country for fundraising! Thanks to everyone who planned, donated, fundraised, attended, and secured sponsorships. Together, we made the 2011 bowl-a-thon a tremendous success. Next year, we’ll aim even higher!

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