Press Release:
A national bus tour travelling 14,000 miles over five weeks will arrive in Seattle on Tuesday April 19th to launch Kids Bowl Free/Washington (www.kidsbowlfree.com) which provides kids with two free games of bowling every day all summer long.

Program supports the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge (PALA) (www.presidentschallenge.org) where kids can earn awards for adopting more healthy, active lifestyles.

Local bowling centers are encouraging kids to use free games to raise funds for local schools, PTAs and other local non-profit organizations hard hit by difficult economic times.

Bowling is part of the physical education curriculum in 15,000 schools nationwide. Bowling just two games:
+ Completes 40/60 minutes of daily physical activity as required by PALA
+ Exercises 184 muscles while swinging around 576 pounds
+ Burns between 320 to 580 calories
+ Results in walking around a half a mile

The bus will tour Seattle on Tuesday, including stops at Magic Lanes and West Seattle Bowl, winding up at Safeco Field at 5:00 pm before the Mariners - Detroit game.