Special Friends Bowling is a club for disabled adult residents of The Villages, FL. Bowling starts at 1:00 p.m. every other Saturday at Spanish Springs Lanes. The bowling fee is $7.00 for two games of 8-pin tap. Please refer to the Special Friends Bowling calendar for the schedule.
Special Friends Bowling is a descendant of The Handicapped Club started by Don Stewart in 1998. Our current leader is Coach Ray Kleczkowski. The club started with about a dozen members and in 2003 we advertised in The Villages Daily Sun newspaper to solicit new bowlers. We gained lots of interest and grew quickly. In 2009 the group voted for a name change and decided on Special Friends Bowling. Our current roster has 68 active bowlers – 31 women and 37 men.
While a few of our bowlers are independent, many live with their parents or guardians. The majority work productive jobs that support our local community. Parents and guardians are our supporters, cheerleaders and coaches. They are as involved as our bowlers and take their roles very seriously. Our group would not be as successful today without their support and dedication.
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