Stepping up to the challenge

Bay Tek & Face Masks

Bay Tek, a family-owned and operated business supplying innovative entertainment products and services for bowling centers and FECs, and Coex, a supplier of 3D printer filament or coil binding materials, both located in Wisconsin, have stepped up to supply plastic face shields. With Bay Tek as the plastic supplier, Coex is cooperating with about 1,200 3D-printingvolunteers across the U.S. These face shields are reusable, and they protect the highly coveted N95 masks, allowing them to be worn longer.

Don Carter Lanes’ Cookout

It is amazing how Americans come together in a time of crisis. As IBI has pointed out over the years, bowling centers are an integral part of their communities. Stepping up is second nature to what centers do. Don Carter Lanes in Rockford, IL, hosted a cookout, complete with hamburgers, fries, and hot dogs, for all the essential workers and first responders who are still on the job. The event was held March 25, from 3-6 p.m.

Jamey Funk, manager of Shooter’s Bar and Grill at Don Carter Lanes, said, “It is one thing to stay at home and think of all the negative. But if you can be out here creating a little bit of positive, it just makes you feel good inside.” The center hopes to offer more free cookouts in the near future.

Please let IBI know what your community center has done to help us through this time. Please email heath@bowlingindustry.com.