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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; First responders came out in droves to a local bowling alley with hopes of raising funds to strike out cancer on Sunday afternoon.</p><p>Approximately 210 bowlers filled the 40 bowling lanes at Chacko&#8217;s Family Bowling Center to raise money and have a great time at the 14th Annual Bowling for the Brave! charity event.</p><p>The event, sponsored by local nonprofit Foundation 58, helps provide financial assistance to firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel who are battling cancer.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve raised over $135,000 for first responders,&#8221; said Foundation 58 vice president Keith Mhley. &#8220;We have helped first responders across the nation, but we help a lot of our brothers and sisters in the Eastern Pennsylvania region.&#8221;</p><p>For Mhley, his foundation hits close to home.</p><p>&#8220;My uncle was a Hazleton City firefighter,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He contracted cancer and eventually succumbed to his battle. I&#8217;ll never forget him.&#8221;</p><p>Mhley cited his uncle&#8217;s badge number 58 as the inspiration for his charity.</p><p>&#8220;Firefighters have a high chance of contracting cancer due to the conditions they face by battling blazes and dealing with harmful toxins,&#8221; said Mhley, a Hazleton City Fire Department member.</p><p>The event has been held for 14 years in a row, and Mhley said a lot of work goes into planning it.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s still a lot of work,&#8221; Mhley noted. &#8220;We start the planning in late December. During that time, we try to get as many lane sponsors as possible from individuals and businesses.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had some of the same people coming from the beginning. It&#8217;s marked on a lot of their calendars.&#8221;</p><p>Firefighters from Wilkes-Barre City, Hazleton City, Plains Township, Hanover Township, Butler Township among many others bowled with the goal of striking out cancer.</p><p>A firefighter who attended the charitable event described it as a &#8220;brotherhood that will do anything to help a fellow firefighter in need.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;This is always a fun time, but we have to remember that we are here for a serious cause that hopefully one day we will have a cure,&#8221; a first responder from Luzerne County said.</p><p>First responders and family members who attended were treated to live music, free food and libations from the bar.</p><p>The event charged each bowler $35, which included three games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, soda and raffle tickets.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">More than 210 bowlers turned out for the Bowling for the Brave! event at Chacko&#8217;s Family Bowling in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_bowling3_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>More than 210 bowlers turned out for the Bowling for the Brave! event at Chacko&#8217;s Family Bowling in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_bowling2_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Harry Hinkle, of Hazleton, gets ready to roll his ball down the lane during the Bowling for the Brave! event at Chacko&#8217;s Family Bowling in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_bowling2_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>Harry Hinkle, of Hazleton, gets ready to roll his ball down the lane during the Bowling for the Brave! event at Chacko&#8217;s Family Bowling in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_bowling1_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Jeff Morcom of the Crystal Fire Company in Jermyn buys a raffle ticket at the Foundation 58 table during the Bowling for the Brave! event at Chacko&#8217;s Family Bowling in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_bowling1_faa.jpg</photo2><caption2>Jeff Morcom of the Crystal Fire Company in Jermyn buys a raffle ticket at the Foundation 58 table during the Bowling for the Brave! event at Chacko&#8217;s Family Bowling in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Dan Stokes</p><p>dstokes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Dan Stokes at 570-991-6389 or on Twitter @ByDanStokes</p></shirttailMeta></div>

First responders aim to strike out cancer at Bowl for the Brave! event