St. Jude Lincoln to Peoria Run to host fundraiser Saturday

[June 03, 2013]  The St. Jude Lincoln to Peoria Run is planning a day of good, wholesome fun at Logan Lanes on Saturday, June 8.

From noon to 5 p.m., bowlers can enjoy a game for only 99 cents. There will be a bags tournament beginning at 1:30 p.m., with registration starting at 12:30. There will also be a Scotch doubles tournament at 7 p.m., with registration starting at 6:30. Both the bags tournament and the Scotch doubles will have cash awards for the winners.

For those who may not be familiar with Scotch double bowling, the team consists of two members: one male, one female. During the course of the game, members are told to do "different things" as part of their game. It is a fun and unusual way to bowl.

In addition, event T-shirts will be on sale and there will be a 50-50 drawing.

From 8 p.m. to midnight, the band The Shake will provide live entertainment.

There will be a cover charge for the entertainment and registration fees for the bags and Scotch doubles tournament, the proceeds of which will go to St. Jude's.

The Lincoln to Peoria Run is scheduled for Aug. 3. The run will begin at 5:30 a.m. at the Logan County Safety Complex, the police station for the city of Lincoln. The run will be conducted relay style and will end at the Peoria Civic Center at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Currently 30 runners are signed up to participate on the Lincoln team, but more are needed. There is still time to sign up if you would like to participate. The sign-up deadline will be June 20.

Each runner will be asked to raise $750, all of which goes directly to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

The Lincoln team pledged $30,000 to St. Jude last year and would love to top that this year.

The work that St. Jude does is important in the fight against childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases. No family is ever turned away due to inability to pay.

Anyone interested in joining the Lincoln-to-Peoria team can contact Jennifer Bergman at [e-mail] or find the team on Facebook at St. Jude Lincoln.