Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Lands State Women’s Bowling Tournament
2011 Event has Estimated $1 Million in Visitor Spending

 [Fox Cities] – The Fox Cities will host the 2011 Wisconsin State United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Women’s Bowling Association State Tournament. The Central Fox Valley Women’s Bowling Association submitted the successful bid to host the event.

“This is typically one of the largest women’s state bowling tournaments in the country,” commented Pete Schueppert, Director of Sports Sales for the Bureau. “We’re very pleased to have landed this event.”

Organizers expect 1,700 participants for the event which will run each weekend between January 15 and May 15, 2011, with the exception of Easter weekend.

“We estimate the total visitor spending for the event will be more than $1 million,” said Schueppert, “making it one of the larger sporting events we host in the Fox Cities.”

The singles and doubles portion of the competition will take place at Super Bowl in Appleton and the team competition will take place at Sabre Lanes in Menasha.

Total tourism expenditures in the Fox Cities were more than $386 million and tourism created 5,949 jobs in 2007.

The Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau is an economic development organization that strengthens the Fox Cities by attracting visitors in the convention, sports and leisure markets through sales, marketing and destination development.

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For More Information Contact:
Pam Seidl, Director of Marketing & Community Relations
(920) 734-3358
pseidl@foxcities.org