10th annual “Bowling for the Battle” set for this Saturday

The 10th annual “Bowling for the Battle- A Fight Against Prostate Cancer” is scheduled to be held this Saturday at Echo Lanes in Austin.  Jason Maschka, one of the organizers for the event spoke with KAUS and stated that a piece of Minnesota Vikings memorabilia that will now be a collectible will be among the over 120 items available for the event’s silent auction, plus he added that this year’s event will also feature a bake sale…

Mashka went on to state that one of the main objectives of the event is to raise awareness concerning prostate cancer…

The Tom mentioned by Mashka is Tom Gillard, one of the original organizers of the event, which will feature approximately 160 bowlers taking part in the event Saturday.  The bowling is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon, with the event’s live auction getting underway anywhere from 5:00-5:30 p.m., and the silent auction will also wrap up at that time.  Everyone is invited to attend the event, which has raised approximately $410,000 in the past nine years toward prostate cancer research at the Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota in Austin.