OTTUMWA, IOWA -- Kids from all around Ottumwa and southeast Iowa gathered at Champion Bowl to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.
The event called, "Bowl for a cure," had teams of kids come together to raise funds for the foundation and it's efforts to fund breast cancer research. Each participant raised a minimum of $20 to enter into the tournament. Several businesses around Ottumwa donated food and prizes for the kids participating.
KTVO spoke with Nancy Butler with the Ottumwa Women's Bowling Association. Butler explained to us why events like this are important.
"I just think that breast cancer is something that everyone needs to be aware of. The Komen Foundation has been great. They have been helping us out now for the last three years. They gave us t-shirts for everybody, and they gave us packages for everybody. There is a lot of information in those packages too, and I wish that everyone would read it. Men can get breast cancer just as well as women," said Butler.
This was the first year for the kids to participate in this program, but the third year for adults. All of the money raised goes directly to the Komen Foundation which will use the funds exclusively for southeast Iowa.
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