Bundled by the 100s, counted well into the tens of thousands, it's time to start delivering the summer "free game a day" passes good at the two centers in our area. My son and I have it down to a science: passes bundled in the trunk, maps, letters of explanation, and a list of area schools. I drive, and Michael delivers. I pre-navigate to the next school and get the next set ready while he goes in and chats with the office staff. I keep lists from years prior in order to guesstimate how many each school will need.
I'm not sure how many thousands we will be able to deliver before the school year ends here (most schools are out the 19th or 20th of June), but we'll do our best a few hours each afternoon. The biggest drawback is that the gas prices always seem to leap in December and June as the passes are due to go out. But I've always gotten my most interested league bowlers from the passes (the kids that return 2-3 times a week are a sure bet they'll enjoy the routine of league bowling), and I can trace "generations" of friends back to the passes from several years ago.
And even if the kids don't turn into league bowlers now, we're getting the kids into the centers. It's a start. Now if we could only get a duckpin house in the area.
Posted by Angel Zobel-Rodriguez at May 29, 2007 10:10 PM