By Min Qiao
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On Sunday, the Ambassadors will hold their first annual Bowling with the Ambassadors fundraiser. According to Ambassadors’ director Lamonte Kuskye, this is supposed to replace golfing with the Ambassadors because the traditional golf outing got to be too expensive to participate in.

“This way we felt that more people would participate in bowling. There’s also a silent auction, and it’s just going to be a fun time,” Kuskye said.

John “Kyle” Straub, Ambassadors president and senior said that the event will be from 2 to 5 p.m. This event is open to students as well as the public.

“Each Ambassador will be assigned a lane, and they just get to bowl with the people, talk them about our group, and maybe do a little performance for them as a form of entertainment,” Straub said. “At the end, the Ambassadors are giving a performance just to show people who are there what they exactly are contributing to.”

The money generated from this fundraiser will pay for competition fees, costumes and music for the group. Straub said that these fees tend to cost a lot more then most would imagine. In addition to bowling with the Ambassadors, they will soon be selling jam to raise money as well.

“In mid-October, we get 180 jars of jam that we have to sell. (This fundraiser) has gone on for a long time. It’s kind of a random thing, but people like it and that actually really helps us out,” Straub said.

Kuskye said last year, the Ambassadors raised about $1500 from selling jam alone.