Big Score at the 2003 GMC PCMA Bowl-A-Thon


Patti Beese - National Restaurant Association

What fabulous support we had from our GMC membership at the Annual GMC PCMA Bowl-A-Thon on Wednesday, November 19th! With over 300 attendees and record-breaking attendance the GMC bowlers and cheerleaders had a great time scoring strikes, gutter balls and networking while raising $16,500 for the Gus Foundation.

From left to right: Christie Tarantino, CAE - PCMA;
Susan Katz - National Safety Council; and Nancy O'Brien - Tishman Hotels

For those of you who missed this wonderful evening, here is what some of our members had to say about their participation:

“Just when you think this event cannot get any better, it does! The Bowl-A-thon creates such a great, laid back ambiance where you can reconnect with planner and supplier partners and know that you're giving something back to the community at the same time. It doesn't get any better.”—Dawn Young, Long Beach CVB

“Our industry is not only about doing meetings, but also giving. The community service committee and other members of the Greater Midwest Chapter should be proud of all the smiles that they have given to the children of the Gus Foundation over the past three years!”—Teri Tonioli, CMP, Vice President, North-Central Region, Conferon, Inc.

“As a first-time attendee I was blown away with the enormous success of the event. It certainly ranks as the highlight of the year. For 300+ people to come support the industry and the Gus Foundation is a tremendous achievement. I had a great time and I'm already looking forward to next year's event!”—Alec Rosofsky, CMP, Meeting Planner, Division of Education, American College of Healthcare Executives

“Great event. My only criticism is that my alley must have been warped because I kept getting gutter balls.”—
Jim Owczarzak, National Accounts Manager, Greater Houston CVB

From left to right: Jacqueline Schermerhorn -
Ritz Carlton/Four Seasons Hotels Chicago; Rhonda
Chesney - Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts;
Nelson Hilton - Four Seasons Hotel Miami; Mary Jo
Blythe - Masterplan, Inc.; and Diane Freeman -
Four Seasons Hotel Houston

A big thank you to all who participated and supported the Silent Auction with the many generous donations that were featured. The silent auction was a huge success, which is attributed to the many contributions. Special thanks to the Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. for sponsoring the Bowl-A-Thon.

From left to right: Diane Sanker, Bob Kobosky, Julie
Perington, and Leslie Sargent - all with Starwood Chicago
Global Sales Office; Rachel Strong - Westin Horton
Plaza (San Diego), and Bridget Moran - Westin
St. Francis (San Francisco)

Watch for details for our 11th Annual Bowl-A-Thon to take place on November 17, 2004 and plan to participate. A portion of the proceeds from our 2004 Bowl-A-Thon will benefit the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance, our new Chapter Charity.

From left to right: Kori Gassaway - Greater Pittsburgh
CVB, Chicago satellite office; Sarah Rhees -
ProActive, Inc.; Nick Usher - Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh; Kris Borgesen - International Association of Assessing Officers; and Margot Sutton-Conahan -
Association of College & Research Libraries

Rhonda Chesney, CMP
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Rhonda.chesney@fourseasons.com

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