Handi-Bowl fundraiser

Monday, March 19, 2012 by Sierra Austill

March 12, 2012

 

Ms. Casey Williams

Southern Bowl

1010 US Highway 31 South

Greenwood, IN 46143

 

Dear Casey,

Thank you so much for, once again, providing Handi-Capable Hands with an exceptional experience for our Handi-Bowl fundraiser agreat way for Indianapolis team building!

We all very much appreciate your professionalism, flexibility, kindness, and generosity to us. The dollars raised during this event truly makes a difference in the lives of our Associates with developmental disabilities. You are a joy to work with! In addition, your staff is so very helpful, courteous, accommodating, and friendly. It just made our entire experience memorable!

 

I will be back in touch soon to set a date for next year's Handi-Bowl. We couldn't be happier with our relationship with Southern Bowl and would recommend it for anyone needing an even in Indianapolis!

 

Many thanks!

 

Most Sincerely,

Melody L. Stevens

Executive Director

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Bowling in Indianapolis

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by Susie Brehob

Greetings from Western Bowl in Indianapolis!

On my last blog I told you about the wedding reception that was held at Western Bowl last November (11/11/11!) 

We received a nice thank you note which read;

"Western Bowl Staff,
Thank you so much for the card and bowling gift cards.  You really helped to make our day special!  Thanks, Shannon & Paul"

We want to wish Shannon & Paul the best of luck!

We've held all kinds of other special events at the bowling center over the past years.  The most recent ones have been a baby shower (no the mom to be didn't bowl), kids birthday parties, cosmic bowling events, corporate outings which are great for team building, bowling with Santa and the Easter Bunny and our Halloween Bowling Bash to name just a few.

We've also held collegiate bowling tournaments, monthly 9 Pin No Tap tournaments and monthly Texas Hold 'em Tournaments.   

There are lots of special events in Indianapolis this coming month with the Super Bowl but if you're looking for something else to do book your special event with us at Western Bowl.

Until next time, happy bowling!

Susie
Program Director
Western Bowl


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SNOW IS HERE

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 by Terri Powell
Oh finally the snow arrives and it seems to change the tone of everything. I only wish it had snowed like this on Christmas. Have you ever noticed when you are outside how quiet it becomes. It brings a peacefulness. But I know only too well how busy the bowling alleys in Indianapolis are when the snow begins to fly. The kids are out of school and the planning for the New Years' Eve event are enough to make you go crazy.  You can ask anyone of the staff and they will tell you this is a great time of year but NUTS. 

I called around to our bowling centers today,  to see how everyone was doing with their big parties coming up. Southern bowling center has only 3 lanes left and everyone else has several openings.

They will be blowing up balloons, getting party favors together, buying those crazy door prizes and preparing the food. It takes every employee to pull those parties off. Team building Indianapolis is at it's highest when it comes to NYE at the bowling centers. There is a sense of pride when you look at your evening and know that approximately 1000 people celebrated the New Year with you. 
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Team Building at its Silliest!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 by Stacey Davis
Arlington/Roe is home based in Indianapolis and each of our locations, Grand Rapids, MI – Geneva, IL & Louisville, KY organize a Spring and Fall outing designed to: 
#1 Have Fun
#2 Get to Know the many people with whom we work

AR team 2In Indianapolis we have 90 plus employees so we thought team building “with a theme” would be fun. The bowling teams are made up of people from various departments and a general theme is established. Based on the theme the teams compete not only for bowling scores but a competition is organized for best name and best “costumes”.  Yes, our people go over the top being creative and competitive.  Themes have included Decades – Where each team had a different decade 50’s 60’s 70’s and so on. Our hat theme was a hoot and this year’s sock theme was more fun than expected when the Loose Socks won for their shirts with odd socks stuck to them and one guy wearing a washing machine made from a box and another cut a hole in the laundry basket and wore it at his waist.  Hilarious…and quite clever. 

The people at Woodland Bowling Center treat us like gold and forAR team 4 some reason they give us a private area as far away from their patrons as possible.  GRIN… We always get comments about how much fun we appear to be having and we are loud.  This year we were presented with our own bowling pin complete with our logo and a thank you to our company.  We appreciated it and it’s proudly displayed in our reception area.

The person who is the most fun in our group is the owner of the company Jim Roe who loves to put his wallet right by the lane offering it to you if  you make a strike…”under the pressure”…. He’s been lucky and hasn’t had to pay out yet, but some day he’ll pick the wrong person to bet against. Jim believes good business is based on good relationships and “The Golden Rule”.  He is intently dedicated to giving us the tools we need to be successful. We only need to work hard and work smart....and as you might guess, have fun.

It’s a wonderful time and each year we propose other team building ideas but bowling at Woodland Bowling Center always wins. It should be noted that not all our people bowl, so we organize card games but many just love to be spectators and cheerleaders for their team. Everyone is a part of a team and there is money for the winners! 
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Most importantly we recommend hands down that you organize your next business or personal fun event at Woodland Bowling Center. We’ll be happy to share with you how we organize ours. Woodland knows how to reach us.

Arlington/Roe is a Managing General Agency and Wholesale Insurance Broker. We were established in 1964 and are excited to be coming up on 50 years of service.  Our customers are the many independent insurance agents that serve the high risk needs of the insurance buying public. If you would like to learn more about us feel free to visit www.arlingtonroe.com. 

Helen E. Cassada

Assistant to the President - Director of Communications
Indianapolis, IN Office

Arlington/Roe & Co

www.arlingtonroe.com


To the teams of Arlington/Roe,

Thank you for having your event at Woodland Bowling Center every year. We do our best to host team building events in Indianapolis. Arlington/Roe has the idea down right. These people were dressed in the silliest costumes and all having a great time! I walked in and noticed the socks right away. How I noticed that over the tall guy in the pink leotard and big wig is beyond me!

We appreciate your business and your great attitude. See you again next year!

Contact me if you're intested in getting tips from Royal Pin or Arlington/Roe on how to organize a successful, fun team building event! 

Stacey: sdavis@royalpin.com
317-576-5174 ext 208

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Blogging

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 by Terri Powell

We are supposed to blog once a week here at Royal Pin, but I often find it hard to think of a topic for discussion. There are only so many times you can talk about kids bowling parties, laser tag parties and bowling parties. I keep looking for new avenues to write about, but I am coming up empty.
 
I thought self..  you could write about each center...  but, what to say about Western Bowl Indianapolis, Woodland bowling center Indianapolis, Expo bowling center or Southern bowling center, that you do not already know.  I could say how Western has a great staff and mention a few of their names.  Mark, Susie and Doug.  How many of you know them?  Did you know that they would love for you to stop by their office and just say hello? Does anyone out there have a funny story to tell about Western? 

I am curious about how many times per week you bowl, how many have shot 300 and how many have not broken 100. Do you have a favorite memory of bowling with family? Those are things I think about. 

I can remember going to watch my Mother bowl in league. As a kid that was so BORING.   Wow..I wish I could see her bowl again.  I remember she looked kinda funny going to the foul line (she had the HOP in her approach).  She was not a great bowler but her team had such a good time. I remembering them laughing, come to think of it they might have been laughing at her approach.  It wasn't until I became an adult that I realized what team building Indianapolis was all about and how bowling memories carry on forever. Share your memories with us.  We would love to hear them!

Sometimes I just enjoy watching the bowlers. Everyone  has their own style and it doesn't seem to matter if the delivery is text book. Big scores can be shot by just be consistent.  Often times bowlers to schedule a bowling lesson with Ray and I am so happy to see their average jump up. Isn't it crazy how picking up a ten pin can make you so excited! What's the most difficult spare for you? I know I could use a bowling lesson on the ten pin. Maybe I should schedule a bowling lesson with Ray..  Hmmm...  something to think about.

Enjoy your week! 

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Tis the Season

Friday, August 12, 2011 by Terri Powell
Well the time has come for everyone to think about what they will be doing this fall.  All the Royal Pin Leisure Centers have put together great programs for the upcoming season. It's safe to say that bowling leagues Indianapolis are the best of the best.

I know that there are a few teams that need help finding bowlers to finish off their line up.  Let your center know what you need to finish up your team. If you need a team they can also help. You could go to face book and post your needs on the Royal Pin Fan Page. With so many bowlers in the city Indianapolis team building could be easy if we use the tools available to us. Don't forget that if your game needs some work all the centers will be scheduling learn to bowl classes. 

I haven't bowled in about 3 years and have decided this might be year to get back to it. I really miss the 2 hours of visiting with friends.  I am amazed at the number of people I don't see anymore, you always think you run into them after bowling. That doesn't always seem to pan out. 

I would not know three of my best friends without bowling.  I met 1 of them in 1990 and the others in 1992, or is that 91... oh I'm not sure of the year now but it's been a really long time. It is crazy how bowling leagues produce family members you didn't know you had. :-)  Okay so they are family by choice. But sometimes that is the best kind. When I talk to people who want to bowl in a league to meet others, I always tell them, bowlers are the best kind of friends. They are loyal, kind, generous and end up friends for a lifetime. 

So come on in and pick your new family of choice!  Bowling leagues Indianapolis is a great place to start!
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Indianapolis Team Building

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Terri Powell
Today like many other days at Woodland Bowl Indianapolis we are booking corporate outings like crazy. Janice is really selling the team building Indianapolis!  Keep up the good work. 

We have a great party coming up next week with a facilitator and our staff always looks forward to hosting. That is our chance to get out there and meet the bowlers and interact.
 
I personally enjoy the team challenge part of the event. That is where is team creates a cheer to perform in front of their colleagues. I have seen some real wild ideas but it does bring a new meaning to Indianapolis Team Building. The participants growl when they first hear the instructions but as their performance draws near they are rehearsing and asking for paper to write a script.  Many sing songs, do dances and some bring back those high school cheer-leading days.  No matter what the initial response to this challenge it always ends with everyone laughing.

Team Building Indianapolis has never been better.

Thank you to all of those who have participated.
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Expo bowling parties

Friday, February 18, 2011 by Customer Reviews
Tommy had a "Great birthday experience" he raved about the service: Kid's birthday parties are really fun at Royal Pin Bowling Centers, the place for either adult team building or a kids birthday event.

Thanks Tommy

Name: Tommy
Event: Child birthday
Location: Expo
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Christmas Parties

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 by Terri Powell
Corporate Outings went great this last week. Area companies are visiting Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis to celebrate the holidays! Our schedule was crazy but exciting all at the same time. We really enjoy when Indianapolis team building is so successful.
This week brings us lots of excitement, everyday we are hosting more corporate outings.


Last weekend brought us 13 bowling birthday party families on Saturday. I was out working with the kids bowling parties and now more than every appreciate our hosts.  The concourse looked like birthday party central and to my surprise several of these parties had 20+ children.  I am thankful that a bowling birthday party is popular.


We are getting ready for this coming weekend with several different activities. We have bowl with Santa on Saturday, kids bowling parties and the Youth bowling league Indianapolis banquet. Sunday brings us the 9 Pin No Tap tournament.  I am sorry to say that John has retired and will no longer be running these tournaments, but we are going to continue. The program office is looking forward at next year's schedule and planning dates for these tournaments. Our hope is to grow from John's great ground work and turn this into the best Indianapolis bowling tournament.



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New Party Hosts

Friday, October 1, 2010 by Terri Powell
Fall has arrived and the cooler weather is driving kids bowling parties inside where it's warm. We have hired several new bowling birthday party hosts anticipating a very busy season.

I am excited to see the  new faces and thankful to see the experienced hosts still on staff. The training process has begun with some kids bowling parties having 2 or 3 hosts attending to them. I will be glad when training is over and everyone is comfortable. The new hosts will have to wait to receive their Pirates Cove Miniature Golf training. As I do not think many will be booking when the snow begins to fly.

Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis is proud to announce their new kids bowling parties host:   Welcome to Ryan, Jasmine, Sheree and Monique.  We are glad to have you on our team.

This past week we worked on some team building and I thought it was successful. We are going to have a bowling birthday party host of the month. If your host has done an outstanding job for you please let us know by turning in your comment card. The host with the most comments cards turned in and of course with the best comments will be the "Bowling Birthday Party Host of the month". We are working on what their prize will be and as soon as a decision is made we will make it known.

I want to say a great BIG thank you to all the hosts new and old. If they were not doing a great job we would not have all the kids bowling parties that we do. 

Here are a few examples of comment cards turned in:

Tavonna writes: 
When I was charged with planning my stepson's birthday party in less than a week I was stressed. John made the experience from planning to execution great. I would return to Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis.

Nikki writes:
Wonderful Job!

Laura writes:
The boys enjoyed themselves and Amber was very helpful with everything.

Michelle writes:
Very good service! Kids had a blast. :-)

Susan writes:
Pirates Cove- Our host was wonderful! Tylisa was wonderful and very helpful.

Again thank you Bowling Birthday Party Hosts.  I could not do this without you!
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Indianapolis Teambuilding

Monday, August 16, 2010 by Janice Smith

Indianapolis Team Building at its BEST!!!!!

Looking for an offsite entertainment venue to impress your boss and co-workers?  Why not give Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis a try? Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis offers not only bowling but we offer mini-golf, billiards as well as arcade for your next offsite corporate teambuilding event. We do all the work and you have all the fun! Teambuilding like its suppose to be!!! Another happy customer wrote:

Janice,

 

I wanted to let you know what a wondeful time we had at Woodland Bowling Center in Indianapolis for our Team Building Bowling Event on Friday, August 13th. Terri did a fantastic job and we all enjoyed the fun and help and enthusiasm she provided. The food was EXCELLENT and the event was a total success. WE WILL BE BACK for more bowling in Indianapolis!!!!

 

Thank you,

 

Pam

Managing Executive

Wells Fargo Insurance Services

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Bowling in Southern Indianapolis

Sunday, July 18, 2010 by Susie Brehob

Expo Bowling Center has been hopping this last week with the Junior Gold and US Open Tournaments.  We've seen some exciting bowling from the best of the best.  The Junior Gold Tournament finals were held at Woodland Bowl on Thursday and Friday, July 17th & 18th.
You can go to www.bowl.com to get the final results.  We'd like to congratulate all the bowlers who participated in this prestigious event in Indianapolis this past week.

The US Open Tournament runs through Saturday, July 24th at Expo Bowl.  There are still spots available for team and for singles and doubles.  Call ahead to confirm availability at 317-787-3448.  You can also look at the current standings on line at bowl.com.  Keep track of your favorite youth bowlers.

We're getting ready for our fall and mid season bowling leagues to start.  Our fall flyer is on our website at www.royalpin.com.  Just go to Expo's page to get all the details and to look at the league flyers.  We have bowling leagues for every age and ability.

Expo Bowling Center along w/ the other Royal Pin Leisure Centers is offering a FREE 2 week bowling league to any adult or youth who has never bowled in a league before.  We want to give you a taste of league bowling, alleviate any fears you have that you may not be good enough, understand how it all works and make your comfortable for league bowling.  Expo's league will bowl on 2 Saturdays at 1pm.  The dates are August 14th and 21st.  Call 317-787-3448 or email sbrehob@royalpin.com to sign up.  Again, this is absolutely FREE!!!

Also don't forget to book your next corporate outing with us.  This is a great way to team build with your staff, get away from the daily grind and have some fun.  Call our main office at 317-576-5174 ext. 209 for groups of 20 or more or call Expo Bowl for smaller groups. 
One comment we received from a recent event was;
"We got out of the office and spent time just having fun.  Everyone was teamed up with someone they didn't already know and it was a great experience for all.  I would definitely recommend your bowling center for any corporate event."  M. Schmidt

Expo Bowling Center has so much to offer families, businesses, kids and adults. Check us out on our website, call us, email or see us on Facebook.
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Indianapolis Bowling Tournament

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 by Terri Powell


Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis is in the final stages of preparation for the quarterly 9 pin no tap tournament. This should prove to be a great event this weekend. John is hard at work to insure a fun time is had by all.

If you have never been to Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis this would be a great time to experience our facility. We are one of the best bowling alleys in Indianapolis.  Do not be fooled by our ability to host great tournaments, we are also the best place to host your next Indianapolis team building event. There are so many things to choose from at Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis, here are a few things to consider when you are plaing your next corporate outing.  You could do a corporate outings marathon, bowling, arcades, Pirates Cove miniatuare golf and billards. Then finish your day with a beverage in one of our two lounges!


You might also want to consider scheduling kids bowling parties.  Woodland bowling center Indianapolis cannot be topped for bowling birthday party. In recent weeks parents have left the following comment cards.
 

The Jackson Family writes:      Max was Great!
Chris writes:  Everyone did a great job  for us!
The Knotts Family writes: It was a great experience. Everything was well planned out and the gift bags were excellent. Tylisa did a great job!    

Once again I am proud of our kids bowling parties hosts. They work very hard to provide stress free bowling birthday party.


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Bowling on the southside of Indianapolis

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 by Susie Brehob

Expo Bowling Center hosted the 2nd Annual Middle School Regional bowling tournament this past weekend.  Youth bowlers from all over the area participated with 1 in 6 singles advancing and 1 in 4 teams advancing to the State Finals Bowling Tournament to be held this Saturday, May 22nd in Anderson, Indiana.  We'd like to congratulate all the youth bowlers and especially Expo's bowlers. Perry Meridian bowlers moving on in the singles divisions were; Robert Woodcock, Tara Faulkner, Michael Shipley and Brenden Clark.  Steven Spears, Bradley Morgan, Michael Shipley and Robert Woodcock advanced in the team event.  Good Luck to these wonderful young bowlers! 

Expo is hosting another great event in Indianapolis with the first State AAU Bowling tournament.  This event will take place this Saturday 5/22/10.  Competition starts at 11am.  Call 787-3448 or email sbrehob@royalpin.com for more details or to sign-up.  Walk-ins are welcome providing space is available.  You can visit the AAU Bowling website at www.aaubowling.org to join AAU. 

Summer League Bowling is a great way to spend your free time.  We're still taking sign-ups for summer leagues with a few yet to start.  Our A/J Hav-a-ball League begins 5/29, Monday Nite owls begins 5/24 and June Trios begins 6/10.  We can also find a spot for you on a league if you don't have your own team.  If you like free bowling, mustang convertibles and merchandise coupons, sign up today!!

This past weekend was filled with bowling and laser tag birthday parties.  Some of the comments were;
"Ivan took great care of the kids.  We'll definitely be back."  Sandy B
"Our birthday hostess was easy to spot with the crazy birthday hat she was wearing! She
made my daughter's bowling party lots of fun" (Brittany)  Mary C
"Choosing a bowling birthday party for my son's birthday made my life so much easier.  No mess, no cleanup"  Rosa E 

Another great event in Indianapolis is the Indianapolis Open Bowling Tournament. Expo Bowling Center is hosting this bowling tournament June 5-6, 2010.  A "Sweeper" Tournament will be held Friday the 4th. Contact Steve Harman at 317-997-8916 or email smharman@yahoo.com for more information.  Don't miss out on the chance to bowl in this prestigious bowling tournament run by touring PBA Member Steve Harman!!

Playing Laser Tag is good for Corporate Outings.  You can do team building with your employees in a fun and exciting setting.  Compete against each other outside of the office.  Laser Storm is open weekends and is available for rent any other time w/ reservations.  Let us host your next outing. 

Expo Bowling Center is located next to Great Times Fun Park at I465 and Emerson Avenue.
317-787-3448 sbrehob@royalpin.com
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Western Indianapolis Bowling and Corporate Team Building

Monday, May 3, 2010 by Janice Smith

Attention HR Directors!
Planning on treating your employees to a fun and exciting Team Building Event offsite? Why not consider Western Bowling Center in Indianapolis!!!!
Maureen with Covance Company writes:

Janice,

Thank you for your follow-up with regard to our Corporate Team Building Outing at Western Bowling Center in Indianapolis. Sorry for my delay in replying. I was in our meeting on Fri and then flying home.

We had a great time at our teambuilding bowling event and the staff was very nice and helpful. The food was very good and all worked out just fine.

Thanks to you and the staff for making it a fun night of bowling as well as a great team building experience and for your accommodating our last minute changes.

Maureen
Covance Company

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Southern Bowling Center Indianapolis

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 by Janice Smith

Hi Janice,

I just wanted to thank you for helping us get our team building event at Southern Bowling Center Indianapolis arranged this past Saturday, April 17th.

I can't remember her name, but the manager at that location was extremely nice and helpful throughout our time there.

Our group will definitely be back again.

Thanks again for all of your help,

Robin

Emmanuel Church

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CORPORATE TEAMBUILDING INDIANAPOLIS

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Janice Smith
Make the most of your Spring!
Spring into one of our 4 Bowling Centers for Your Next Off Site TEAM BUILDING EVENT and Watch Your Camaraderie Bloom!!!!
Bowling is fun , economical, and everyone can participate.
Weather is never a factor!
Best of all-we do all the work, and you have all the fun!
Don't delay, call today and reserve your space!


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Open Bowling in Indianapolis

Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Susie Brehob
Well, the kids are back in school after spring break so we have lanes available during the day for open bowling!  Expo Bowling center offers weekday bowling specials all year long.  Bring your family (or company for team building) in to bowl for only $2.50 per person per game Monday thru Friday from 9am-5:30pm.  This is an affordable way to spend an afternoon with family, friends or co-workers.  For information on all of our specials go to our website at www.royalpin.com and click on Expo's Home Page.

Saturday April 17th we're holding one of the premier events in Indianapolis by offering Dollar Days!  Bowling, shoes, hot dogs and pop are $1.00 each from 9am-5pm. Check out all we have to offer at Expo Bowl while you're here!

Expo Bowl had a great fall season.  Our leagues are finishing up and we'd like to thank all of our league bowlers for choosing our bowling center for their league bowling. 

For those of you wanting to get free bowling this summer, check out our website, call 317-787-3448 or email sbrehob@royalpin.com for more info.


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Indianapolis Minature Golf

Saturday, March 20, 2010 by Terri Powell

If you are looking for a great place to play miniature golf, look no further. Pirates Cove Miniature is open. We have 2 great 18 hole courses. It is a great place to host your next corporate outing or kids birthday parties. Team building Indianapolis has never been better, bring your staff and let the fun begin.

Birthday Parties are going strong at Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis. Our kids bowling parties are a HUGE success.

Anita writes:  Fabulous Party! Lisa did a great job adjusting when kids arrived late!! Love it!

Ron writes:  Excellent service, Sharon and Amber do a fantastic job.

Val writes:  Great help! We had a blast

Michael writes:  Tylisa was very helpful and kept things on track.

Plan your next outing with Woodland Bowling Center and let the good times roll!

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FUN TIMES AT SOUTHERN BOWL

Friday, March 12, 2010 by Casey Williams

If you are looking for the best Indiana bowling center look no farther. Southern Bowl is premier when it comes to your kids bowling birthday party, team building for Indianapolis companies, bowling lessons, pro shop and bowing leagues. 

This week Southern Bowl has hosted several corporate outings such as Handi-Capable Hands, South Side Board of Realitors, and the Corporate Cup Challenge. All have been very successful events.  Here are a few of the comments:
    Southern did a great job organizing our event. 
    The employees were very friendly and helpful. 
    We will be doing this again next year
When you are planning you are planning your next team building event choose Southern Bowl for your South side bowling needs.

Once again Southern hosted a fun filled weekend of kids bowling birtday parties.  Here is what the parents had to say:

Kristina:  Thanks Chelsey the kids had a great time!
Felisha:  Riley was absolutely perfect we couldn't have asked for a better attendant.  Thank you so much!  We will return for another party
Stacy:  Everything went very smoothly-Thanks Ashley
Morris:  We had a great time!  Good way to spend a birthday.


Join the fun at Southern Bowl this summer and join a summer league.

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