Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity - This Halloween, Newfoundland-and-Labrador is dressing up for a good cause

BMO Boolathon Raises Money for Kids Help Phone

ST.JOHN'S, Oct. 27, 2011 /CNW/ - On Saturday and Sunday, Newfoundland and Labrador is getting dressed up in its best Halloween attire, and will bowl in support of the kids in its community.

The 2011 BMO Boolathon in support of Kids Help Phone will raise much-needed funds to ensure Kids Help Phone's professional counsellors continue to be there any time of the day or night, 365 days a year, to help young people deal with concerns large or small. 

The lives of young people change for the better when communities care. See who is making it happen this year. There will also be:

• Interviews with community leaders
• Fun costumes to make great photos
• Bowling for kids
• And nearly 50 individuals expected this year to have fun for a serious cause

Event Date: Saturday, October 29, Sunday, October 30

Honourary Chair: Jim Fallon, District Vice President Newfoundland & Labrador, BMO Bank of Montreal

Bowling Locations: St-John's, Bay Roberts, Clarenville, Corner Brook, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor

Bowling Address and Time Slot:

St-John's
Sunday, October 30
Plaza Bowl
11 Ropewalk Lane
12:00-3:00pm

Bay Roberts
Sunday, October 30
Old Mill Lanes
46-48A North Rd., Coley's Point
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Clarenville
Sunday, October 30
Caribou Lanes
46 Tilleys Rd.
12:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Corner Brook
Sunday, October 30
Corner Brook Centre Bowl
24 Reid Street
12:30-3:00pm

Gander
Sunday, October 30
Peytons Pins
Time Slot: To be determined

Grand Falls-Windsor
Saturday, October 29
Exploits Bowling Alley
20A Lincoln Rd.
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

The fundraising efforts of this community will make a difference in the lives of kids everywhere by ensuring continued access to a free, professional counselling, information and referral service.

About Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only bilingual phone and on-line counselling service for youth. It's free, anonymous and confidential.  Professional counsellors are available any time of the day or night, 365 days a year, to help young people deal with concerns large or small.  As a national community-based charity, Kids Help Phone relies on individual and corporate donations to fund these vital services.

About BMO
As a Founding Sponsor, BMO Financial Group has expressed unwavering commitment to Kids Help Phone since its inception in 1989. BMO is proud to be the title sponsor of the BMO Boolathon in support of Kids Help Phone, a fun and highly successful fundraising event created by a group of BMO employees in 1991. In 2010, the event was hosted in close to 50 sites across the country, raising $1 million to help fund essential phone and online counselling services for children throughout Canada. BMO also supports a number of local Kids Help Phone events.

SOURCE: Kids Help Phone

Media Contacts: 

BMO Financial Group: 
Beja Rodeck, Toronto, [email protected], [phone]
Sarah Bensadoun, Montreal, [email protected], [phone]

Kids Help Phone:
Toronto, [phone]
Deborah Jussome, Montreal, [email protected], [phone] ext 8217