Deaf Anthology # 212: "Deaf Bowlers"

Deaf boys as Pinsetters to earn a few cents.

Recession, it has nothing to do with the dwindling popularity of Deaf bowling, the mainstay of our social life, but competition from disc golf, snowboarding, and other extreme sports are attracting the Deaf youths. Even attempts at combining pokers with the bowling tournaments just isn't enough to our survival. We are a bunch of aging old farts. Our culture is at stake, an urgent meeting was held at the national level, the consensus is that we must changed with the times, having to updated our rules and regulations.

We are adapting to the new waves, announcing the formation of the

National Deaf Bumper Bowling Association

which will sponsor our first tournament to be held in Milwaukee next year. Rather than giving out trophies and cash, we'll give out Blackberry's and 6-Flags season passes.

The executive board have set three goals.

1. To set up recruiter stations at Deafnation Expos to promote bowling to the Deaf consumers as a recreational family sport, rather than its competitive nature.

2. To set up a speaker's bureau to spread awareness of Deaf bowling historic roots.

3. To set up local Deaf youth bowling leagues on Saturday mornings during the school year with a volunteer Deaf mentor as a role model.

We hope this initiatives will involves the next Deaf generation, as we faded in our twilight.

Revised 3/17/09

This is Smokey, stay tuned for the next frame of Deaf Anthology. Good night, Deaf America!