BWAA MEMBER ROSTER IN YOUR E-MAIL
BWAA Executive Director Steve James has e-mailed the membership roster with pertinent information to all members with computer access.

To preserve the document, place it in a file in your computer. For easy access, print out the material.

Printed copies were mailed to those without e-mail access.
(5-14-2007)

BWAA HALL MEMBERS LISTED IN MUSEUM
Jerry Baltz informs us that the BWAA Hall of Fame members are presented in the Hometown Heroics exhibit in the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in St. Louis.

Within the next couple of weeks the Museum staff will be doing its monthly update of the Hometown website file, and so then BWAA will be available there.
(5-14-2007)

KNUCKLEBALL PITCHER TOM CANDIOTTI ROLLS HIS WAY INTO BOWLING HALL OF FAME
Former Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher Tom Candiotti has thrown many strikes in his career, but it's the strikes he rolls on the bowling lanes that earned him a spot in the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame Hall of Fame. Candiotti, a radio analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks and life-long bowler, is the second inductee into the Celebrities Bowling Hall of Fame. Candiotti will be honored at the Bowling Proprietor's Association of America's International Bowl Expo on June 27, 2007 at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay during the Museum's annual "Salute to Bowling" fundraising event.

An avid and excellent bowler, Candiotti always travels with his bowling ball and makes bowling a priority when on the road with the Diamondbacks throughout the season. He is a member of the United States Bowling Congress through its Metro Phoenix local association and holds a 200+ average in his league at Brunswick Via Linda Lanes in Scottsdale, Ariz.

"Tom embodies all that is great about bowling and his commitment and love of the game makes him an ideal ambassador and a perfect addition to the Hall of Fame," said BPAA president Joe Schumacker,.

In Candiotti's honor, the BPAA has established The Tom Candiotti Youth Bowling Initiative to support youth bowling. The program will award grants to bowling centers and youth-focused organizations to encourage bowling among today's youth and provide them with the necessary skills to enhance the fun and competitiveness of bowling.

"Bowling has always been an important part of my life. I spent much of my youth at bowling centers, and even as my career took me to cities across the country, I always made time to bowl. I hope that through The Tom Candiotti Youth Bowling Initiative, more children will have the opportunity to fall in love with bowling like I did," said Candiotti. "Being inducted into the Hall is an incredible honor--it is surreal that I will be enshrined along with so many of my bowling idols."

Candiotti will be recognized in the Celebrities exhibit at the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in St. Louis this summer, joining former NFL great Jerome Bettis.
(5-14-2007)