Mr. and Mrs. Nickos held their first fundraiser honoring their son, Tim Nickos.

It is very unfortunate when a family loses their child at a young age.  It is no different in this situation.  Tim Nickos of Oak Lawn, IL passed from an enlarged heart recently.  His mother and father decided to run a bowling fundraiser in memory of their son to start a scholarship for the students of Tim’s high school.

Back of the pin honoring Tim Nickos.

The money raised would be given to a student at Tim’s high school, Oak Lawn Community High School who embodied similar qualities that Tim did.  The student that will earn the scholarship will receive $2,500 towards college education.

About Tim:
Tim Nickos was truly an amazing individual. He lived every day to the fullest by inspiring and motivating many through his contagious smile and great sense of humor. He was truly loved by many. Tim was to be the Captain of the Oak Lawn Community High School varsity swim team his senior year and was also a proud member of the OLCHS band. Most importantly, Tim always provided for everyone around him.  Tim was tragically taken from us in his sleep at the young age of 17. He had a heart condition called Cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) that went undiagnosed.  This led to cardiac arrhythmia, which took his life.

If you’d like to read more about the scholarship fund please click here.

To the Nickos family: We are truly sorry for your loss.  Nothing anyone can say will bring your son back.  We are happy to see you all taking this situation and turning it into a great awareness in honor of your son.  We hope you much success in your future fundraising and we are honored to be involved.

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(L to R) DeAndre Jordan, Trey Thompkins, Travis Leslie and Ryan Gomes of the Los Angeles Clippers pose for a picture during the teams annual Los Angeles Clippers Foundation Charity BasketBowl Challenge at Keystone Lanes on March 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Los Angeles Clippers took over Keystone Lanes in Norwalk March 25 weekend to celebrate their 12^th annual Los Angeles Clippers Foundation Charity BasketBowl Challenge.

“[Chris Paul] is pretty good, but at his bowling event, my team won,” Clippers forward Blake Griffin said before the start of the event on Sunday. “So I will let that speak for itself.”

Teams of season ticket holders, sponsors and other Clippers fans faced off against one another in a day full of fun, prizes, giveaways and plenty of laughs – all for a good cause. All proceeds from the event benefit the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation, which exists to foster and support community outreach programs and activities primarily for children in greater Los Angeles.

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Each Clippers player and coach was assigned to a team of bowlers, giving attendees a chance to see the team in action off the basketball court.  Each Clipper’s player had their own custom bowling ball made with the team name on one side and their jersey number and name on the other.

Read the full press release by Talyssa Gonzales by clicking here.

The Pittsburgh Penguins Wives Association hosted their fourth annual Pens & Pins Charity Bowling Tournament on February 13, 2012 for the benefit of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA & Southern WV and once again, it was a great success! Not only did the participants have a great time bowling with the 2011-12 Penguins team, they also helped raise over $54,000 to fulfill wishes of Make-A-Wish children in their local area.

Iceburgh is showing off the exclusive Pens & Pins bowling pin made exclusively for the event.

The tournament featured Penguins players serving as celebrity team captains for each competing bowling team. Penguins players autographed actual OnTheBallBowling.com bowling pins so fans who were unable to take part in the fun at Pens & Pins are able to bid and help make wishes come true!

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What does a NBA star do in his spare time?  BOWL! Tyreke Evans of the NBA Sacramento Kings is an outstanding player winning some phenomenal awards during his early years in the NBA including–2010 NBA Rookie of the Year, 2010 NBA Rookie First Team, 2010 NBA Rookie Challenge MVP, and 2008 McDonald’s All-American Game MVP.  What does he do for fun and relaxation–bowl!

Evans is an avid bowler and for Christmas he received a unique gift from his girlfriend.  He received his very own custom designed and made bowling ball.  One side of his gift is shown here.

Evans is noted for his catch phrase “Reke Havoc” so its naturally been included OnTheBall along with a “cool” profile picture of himself.  No one will dare  “Reke Havoc” with this player on the lanes!

Find out how you can get your very own custom ball now from OnTheBallBowling.com by clicking here.

Check out the latest template we have come up with for you!  It’s a BEER bowling ball.  It’s now available through OnTheBallBowling.com in the custom section (under solid balls) as well as a stock ball (as shown above).

Sorry, we do not have the licenses to put some of the top beer company’s logos on the ball.  Feel free to put a picture of your “mug” on the ball though!

We have made custom bowling balls for a Hooters in Florida and New Holland Brewery in Michigan.

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Popular St. Louis radio personality Kenny “Iggy” Strode commissioned OnTheBallBowling.com to create an exclusive, one-of-a-kind bowling ball for one of America’s most popular and iconic entertainers in modern pop culture, and bowler, Lady Gaga.

OnTheBallBowling.com has quickly become the “go-to” company creating one-of-a-kind bowling products (balls/pins) for America’s most rich and famous celebrities from the sports and entertainment worlds.  “We’ve created exclusively designed bowling balls for Grammy Award winning singer-songwriters John Legend and Kid Rock, the Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade, Philadelphia Eagles LeSean McCoy, Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten and the NBA World Champion Dallas Maverick’s Shawn Marion to drop just a few names” says John Harbuck, OnTheBallBowling’s VP of Marketing and Product Development.

A self-proclaimed “Little Monster” himself, “Iggy” as his fans refer to him, couldn’t have been more pleased with the bowling ball OnTheBallBowling created for Lady Gaga, aka Mother Monster.  Strode is working on and soon hopes to schedule an interview with Lady Gaga.

Like Lady Gaga, Strode is a tireless advocate for building awareness, education and prevention of bullying and cyber-bullying in our children’s daily environment.  He serves on the board of directors for the Megan Meier Foundation which is headquartered near St. Louis.

Adds Strode, “Lady Gaga is a true “fashionista”… it only makes sense that she has her very own exclusively designed bowling ball for her next trip to the local bowling lanes.   The design team at OnTheBallBowling nailed it, the ball makes a statement and it fits her personality perfectly”.

About Kenny “Iggy” Strode

“Iggy” Strode has been in the Radio Business since 1992. He started his Kegglers Corner show 13 years ago with Bo Burton and Dick Weber and continues it today with his Co-Host Alena Matthews. ESPN considered Iggy one of the top 5 Sports Producers in the country when they offered him a job back in 2001.

Besides Producing and hosting shows, Iggy also conducts interviews for his Straight to Web Celebrity interviews on kfns.com and insidstl.com. Some of his interviews include, Lindsay Lohan, Tara Reid, Anne Heche, Grace Slick, Stevie Nicks, Clarence Clemons, Mickey Mantle, Derek Jeter and Tiger Woods. He hopes to add Lady Gaga to that list very soon.

Phase 2 of Danny’s plan was to foster this newly formed relationship into other areas of his business. One of the hooks Danny needed was a unique league offering to motivate Girl Scouts to sign up for the league. That’s where OnTheBallBowling.com comes in…”we designed an exclusive Girl Scout Bowling Ball for Danny and we got it approved by the Girl Scouts national organization. The ball features the Girl Scout logo on the front and the Girl Scout’s Law on the back…it’s a great design, the Girl Scouts loved it and we’re encouraging other AMF centers to utilize it to form Girl Scout Leagues all over the country.” says John Harbuck, EVP of OnTheBallBowling.com.

The event was listed on the Nassau County Girl Scout website which promotes to over 20,000 girls scouts, and Danny was even invited to attend Girl Scout events in the local malls. “Prior to receiving the invitation from the Girl Scouts, I had tried to get into the local malls to promote our center, but the fee to do so is $1500 per day. Talk about free publicity!” adds Danny.   In total, Danny says his Girl Scout Leagues have floored over a hundred bowlers which has generated positive publicity and incremental food and beverage sales for the center.   As an added bonus, five parents booked their daughters’ birthday parties at the center on the first day of the league. Danny is working on the next Girl Scout league and expects a turnout of 100 – 150 bowlers based on what he has heard from the parents.

Check out how South Christian High School from Michigan created their own bowling balls for their entire team.  You can do this too!

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