Mission
Statement
Dedication to The National Bowling Association,
Inc. through voluntary service to our members, providing good
leadership for the betterment
of the association.
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Our History
The bowlers of the DC and Baltimore
areas were originally introduced to the National Bowling Association in
the early '50s. Since neither area had the required number of people to be chartered by NBA, they combined to become the Twin City Senate. In 1960, the Twin City Senate hosted a NBA National Convention in Washington, DC. As membership grew in both DC and Baltimore, the cities agreed in 1961 to separate and form two new bowling senates. Fifty years later Chesapeake Bay and Greater Washington senates are still in existence and very active. Greater Washington held their organizational meeting on Saturday, August 19, 1961, in the ballroom on the second floor of the historic Masonic Temple, located at 10th and U Streets, NW, Washington, DC. A NBA representative was present to help with NBA questions. Business that was completed at the meeting included the election of officers, ratifying the constitution, deciding all major issues such as dues, purpose and functions of the Senate. There was an overview of the National Bowling Association, why it was organized, its progress through the years, and its future. Upon completion of business the Greater Washington Bowling Senate was officially chartered. The first elected officers were: President James Minor; Vice President Fred Coleman; Secretary Martha Burton; Treasurer Robert Edmonds; Publicity-Business Manager - James R. Hurley.
Our members have won many awards on the national level which include the Mary L. Wilkes Award (Martha Burton, Cornell Jackson), Hall of Fame (Martha Burton, Margarette Uncles, A. Jane Timmons Hassell, Cornell Jackson, and Ron Holt), Secretary of the Year (Catharyn Gullatt, Barbara Vaughan), Joe Blue (James “Sonny” Steward), President of the Year (Warren Hughes, Sr., Cornell Jackson). GWBS has also won Senate of the Year, twice and several membership increase awards. Crystal D. Garner, was the first GWBS youth bowler to receive a TNBA scholarship award. She went on to graduate in the top of her class in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC.
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To honor the exemplary services of Martha Burton and James “Sonny”
Steward, GWBS established outstanding service awards in their names. The
awards are given to individuals who have worked tirelessly and
faithfully to perpetuate the work of the senate like the awards’
namesakes. GWBS also established Hall of Fame honors for superior
bowling performance, meritorious service, and an honor for Senate
Sponsors and Founders. Several other awards such as the Willa Stanley
and President Awards were established as well. GWBS has an active
bowling awards program for bowling achievements.
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