Path2Pocket Foundation

Programs

What we run,
and what's next.

Four programs running today, and one we're raising to launch. We've separated them honestly so you can see exactly where we are.

Events

Where to find us.

Our events are how the Foundation raises money. Event proceeds and sponsor support fund the free and reduced-price equipment we place with bowlers who can't afford it, and the scholarship fund we're building. See the gallery for photos from our most recent day on the lanes.

Flyer: PBA and PWBA Pro-Am Bowling Clinic, September 12, 2026, V&S Elmwood Lanes
Past — September 12, 2026

PBA & PWBA Pro-Am Bowling Clinic

Co-hosted with USBC Southeast PA at V&S Elmwood Lanes. Learn from PBA and PWBA champions on lane play, strategy, equipment and ball motion, then bowl alongside them.

Sean RashBill O'NeilKelly Kulick Tim Foy Jr.Danielle Urbano
Coaching ClinicLane play & strategy, equipment & ball motion, Q&A2:00–4:00 PM
Pro-Am Event9-pin no-tap format, prizes & giveawaysBowls 5:00 PM
Spectators welcomeAll day
See photos from the day
Flyer: Bowling Ball Demo Day, September 12, V&S Elmwood Lanes
Past — September 12, 2026

Bowling Ball Demo Day

Try before you buy. Throw current equipment from the top brands side by side and learn what actually changes ball motion — core type, coverstock, surface, and layout — before you spend a dollar.

SWAGBrunswickHammerEbonite TrackRadicalDV8
Squad 112:00 PM
Squad 21:00 PM

Entry includes a one-hour demo, discounted ball pricing, and free inserts with any ball purchased. At least 20 retired Brunswick balls, donated by our equipment sponsor, also go home with bowlers free of charge.

Flyer: Coaching Clinic and Ball Demo Day featuring Parker Bohn III, January 31, 2026
Past — January 31, 2026

Coaching Clinic & Ball Demo Day with Parker Bohn III

Our first event: a full day, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at V&S Elmwood Lanes, featuring PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III. Ball demo sessions ran hourly alongside three-hour coaching clinics, and the top package sent participants home with a performance bowling ball.

Ball demo sessions1:00, 2:00 & 4:00 PM
Coaching clinicThree-hour sessions10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Running Now

Active programs.

01

Ball Demos & Equipment Education

Hands-on sessions built around retired equipment donated by Brunswick Bowling. Bowlers throw different cores and coverstocks back to back and learn to read what the ball is telling them.

  • Covers: core types, coverstocks, surface adjustment, layouts, and ball maintenance.
  • Outcome: bowlers leave further educated on bowling ball dynamics — with the knowledge to make well-informed decisions when choosing equipment to purchase, the surface adjustments needed, layouts, and knowing when to use certain balls based on oil pattern and lane transition.
02

Coaching Clinics

Instruction from certified coaches and touring professionals, brought into houses that don't have coaching on staff.

  • Who instructs: USBC certified coaches and PBA/PWBA professionals.
  • Open to: youth and adult bowlers at every level.
03

Competitive Pattern Tournaments

Tournaments run on sport and competitive oil patterns — conditions league bowlers almost never see. It's the fastest way to expose the gap between a house-shot average and real competition.

  • Why it matters: college and national-level competition is bowled on patterns like these.
04

Equipment Access & Education Media

Free and discounted equipment fitted through AceIt Pro Shop, plus ongoing bowling education published through our social channels and video so the teaching reaches past the people in the building.

In Development

Scholarships:
what we're
raising for.

We have not awarded a scholarship yet. We're saying that directly because the money hasn't been raised and we won't advertise something we can't deliver. This is the program we most want to launch.

  • Youth academic scholarships toward private high school and college for bowlers who've earned the shot.
  • Adult training scholarships sending bowlers to camps at training centers like Kegel and CTD Education Center.
  • Scholarship awareness — making sure students and families in our communities know that bowling can pay for college in the first place.
Fund the first scholarship

Get Support

How to reach
us for help.

Families, coaches, bowling centers, and youth programs can all reach out. If you're not sure whether we can help, ask anyway.

STEP 1

Tell us the situation

Who the bowler is, what they need, and which program fits. Use the contact form or email us.

STEP 2

We follow up

A short conversation to confirm details and figure out the right fit.

STEP 3

Fitting or event

Equipment is fitted at AceIt Pro Shop. Clinic and tournament spots are confirmed directly.

Contact us
No fees, ever. We don't charge families to ask for help, and we don't share who asked.