On Sunday, March 18, from noon until 4 p.m. at the AMF Sheridan Bowl in Mineola, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island will be holding its 20th Annual Celebrity Day Bowlathon. Guest celebrities will include hockey great Clark Gillies, other New York Islanders' alumni, and Jon Seda from the Emmy award winning drama Homicide: Lfie on the Street. Fans will also get to see some of their favorite personalities from WLIR (92.7 FM) radio. Once again this year Big Brothers Big Sisters would like to thank major event sponsors Astoria Federal Savings and WLIR (92.7 FM) radio for their continued support.

The general public is welcomed and encouraged to participate. The focus of this event is to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island, however, the theme for the day is fun! Participation is easy. Simply put together a group of four to obtain your own lane. Each bowler will receive a sponsor sheet to sign up as many people as they can to sponsor them. For raising the minimum of $50, each bowler will get to bowl two free games plus enjoy a delicious lunch compliments of Pudgie's Famous Chicken and Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips. Shoe rental is free of charge and each bowler will receive a "Bowl for Kids Sake" T-shirt as a thank you for participating. There will be great music playing all day and numerous opportunities to win prizes. Signed New York Islanders' memorabilia and other items will be raffled throughout the day.

To reserve a lane and time, call Big Brothers Big Sisters at 731-7880 ext. 109. Bowlers who raise $100 or more will automatically receive a gift certificate that can be used at four major Long Island malls.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is the premiere mentoring program on Long Island. Results from an independent study showed that children who met regularly with their "Big Brothers or Big Sisters" were significantly less likely to skip school, were more confident about their schoolwork, had improved relationships with their parents and peers, and were less likely to engage in negative and destructive behavior. All volunteer mentors are carefully screened and trained prior to being matched with a child.