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When Furballs Strike (WFS) 44 - Kenmore Lanes Furbowl

Our 44th When Furballs Strike furbowl is set for Saturday, Feb. 18! The theme is "Furry Dreamworks" - the animation studio founded 25 years ago by Jeffrey Katzenberg has given us many memorable films/film series over the years including Madagascar, Puss In Boots, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda and of course Bad Guys among others. Let's celebrate these films and enjoy the many themed prizes in the raffle!

FURSUIT CHANGING/GROUP PHOTO

We have a dedicated room for fursuit changing/storage (behind the party room partition). Please be courteous to other attendees and only use this room if you need to, and try to space out usage so it doesn't overcrowd.

The fursuit group photo is taken at 2pm before the lanes turn on for bowling. When setting up for the photo please let shorter fursuiters be in the front, and spread out side-to-side as much as possible since the photo is taken as a panoramic.

PRICING/REGISTRATION

$11 Base Reg - Bowling, shoe rental, 1 raffle ticket

$15 Sponsor Special - Bowling, shoe rental, 5 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife decal

$20 SuperSponsor - Bowling, shoe rental, 15 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife Decal, extra Supersponsor (SS) raffle ticket to win special prizes, and the SS gifts - A WFS/FurLife logo magnet & the first 50 pre-registered SS get a limited edition WFS logo cork coaster!

Each registration comes with 2 games of bowling. To pre-reg, send your payment here via Paypal using the "Family & Friends" option: http://paypal.me/kijani

Include in the Notes section your FurLife username or what name you want on the bowling score screen. We will be assigning 5 bowlers per lane.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to bowl in a group, please make sure ALL members pre-reg (put in the notes section who you want to bowl with) or check in together in-person.

If you pre-reg, there will be a separate, much faster-moving line for where you check in, pick up your raffle tickets and lane assignment. You may buy extra tickets at that time as well. Pre-Reg closes at NOON on Feb. 17 (day before WFS).

Extra raffle tickets can be purchased during registration for $1 each, or 5 for $4. All raffle ticket sales go towards the prizes for the next meet, and the cost to keep our FurLife site running on Meetup. For on-site registration, Cash or card is accepted. For cards there is a .50 fee per registration through our secure payment processing system.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

11:30am - Party room opens
12:15 - Pre-Reg Check In opens
12:30 - At-event Registration opens
1:45 - Registration closes
2:00 - Fursuit Group Photo (usually in the middle of our assigned lanes, listen for announcement)
2:15 - Bowling starts
4:15 - Bowling ends, last call for ticket sales
4:30 - Awards & Prize Raffle
5:30 - Group Dinner at Super China Buffet Shoreline

PRIZE RAFFLE

As always there will be many amazing prizes for attendees to take home in our prize raffle which takes place after bowling ends (around 4:30).

We accept donations for prizes - they must be cleared before being donated, so PM me or comment below. Donators get 3 free raffle tickets per prize donated (at least $10 in value, in new/like new condition), up to 9 total.

FOOD

Kenmore Lanes has a full restaurant and bar for us to order from at our leisure. Please do not bring in any outside food or drink as this is against Kenmore's house policies. Things like bottled water/sport drinks kept in the party room for our fursuiters is fine and encouraged.

AFTERWARDS

We will be giving out fun awards for high game in “classic” & “fursuit” divisions, then the raffle will begin.

We should be finishing up around 5:15pm. Kenmore Lanes has been a great host for us, so please help clean up after yourselves. Let's try leave the place looking cleaner than when we came in!

WFS GROUP DINNER

We will be returning to Super China Buffet in Shoreline for our post-WFS dinner!

Cost is $25 (all-inclusive) which includes unlimited buffet trips, beverage, tax and gratuity. We rent out the party room which is up the ramp on the left side of the restaurant, everyone must pay in advance at the front counter. Please RSVP on the separate event page here: WFS 44 Group Dinner

Please RSVP as soon as you are reasonably sure you can attend so I can get an accurate number of bowlers reported to Kenmore Lanes. Thanks so much and see everyone at WFS 44! Any questions feel free to post here, message me on Meetup or Telegram @kijani_lion.

https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/290700535/

Sat 18th Feb 2023 12:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)

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WFS 42 Group Dinner - Pizza Party at Kenmore Lanes!

Details

We will be trying something new for our post-WFS dinner - for the first time we will be planning a catered PIZZA PARTY at Kenmore Lanes in the party room after the meet! Super China Buffet has been very good to us, but they are a little pricy so I wanted to have a lower-cost, in-house option for this summer's WFS meet.

What we plan to do is order 4-5 pizzas from Kenmore Lanes (possibly more depending on interest) as well as a large bowl of salad and maybe some fries to share. Beverages will be buy-your-own from the bar or restaurant.

Entry to the dinner will be $7 (this includes a gratuity for the waitstaff) and RSVP only - this is important as Kenmore's restaurant manager needs to know how many pizzas to prep in advance for our party. Pre-paying for the dinner is encouraged, but you may pay in person at WFS as long as you are RSVPd for the event on Meetup. To pre-pay, please send the $7 to paypal.me/kijani using the Friends and Family option, and include your FurLife name in the Notes so we can credit you as paid :)

Everyone who is paid will get a ticket which will be good for at least 2 slices of pizza (if there is extra after everyone gets 2 slices then those who wish may have seconds) as well as access to the salad and whatever else is available. The pizzas are all 16" Extra Larges so the slices are very big.

Of course, you are more than welcome to order your own meal from the bar or restaurant and enjoy it in the party room with us as well. We ARE allowed to bring in outside desserts so if people want to bring cookies or other goodies to share that is encouraged too!

Please note - we have to cap RSVPs for this at 40 due to the available space and seating we have.

Please post below or DM me here on Meetup or Telegram @kijani_lion if you have any questions regarding the pizza party!

Don't forget to RSVP and pre-reg for bowling as well on the WFS 42 Event Page here: https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/287274269

https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/287655951/

Sat 27th Aug 2022 5:30pm (America/Los_Angeles)

Sat 27th Aug 2022 7:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)

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When Furballs Strike 42 "Summer Safari!" - Kenmore Lanes Furbowl

Details

Our 42nd When Furballs Strike furbowl has been booked for a late summer date of August 27! The theme will be "Summer Safari" - get your camera gear ready to photograph some wild animals on an African adventure, and enjoy the many themed prizes in our Prize Raffle!

FURSUIT CHANGING/GROUP PHOTO

We have a dedicated room for fursuit changing/storage (behind the party room partition). Please be courteous to other attendees and only use this room if you need to, and try to space out usage so it doesn't overcrowd. There will also be a 10x10 pop-up canopy w/walls as additional changing space at the other end of the lanes.

The fursuit group photo is now AT THE BEGINNING before the lanes turn on for bowling, around 2pm! When setting up for the photo please let shorter fursuiters be in the front, and spread out side-to-side as much as possible since the photo is taken as a panoramic.

PRICING/REGISTRATION

$11 Base Reg - Bowling, shoe rental, 1 raffle ticket

$15 Sponsor Special - Bowling, shoe rental, 5 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife sticker decal

$20 SuperSponsor - Bowling, shoe rental, 15 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife Sticker Decal, extra Supersponsor (SS) raffle ticket to win special prizes, and the SS gift which will be a FurLife logo Keychain!

We have exactly 50 of these and they will go to the first 50 pre-registered Supersponsors only! If you want this special gift make sure you pre-reg as early as you can! If there are extras we'll give the rest away at-event while supplies last. At-event Supersponsors will get their choice of a FurLife pin or Fridge Magnet.

Each registration comes with 2 games of bowling, shoe rental plus raffle tickets.
To pre-reg, send your payment here via Paypal using the "Family & Friends" option: http://paypal.me/kijani

Include in the Notes section your FurLife username or what name you want on the bowling score screen. For now we will go back to 4 bowlers per lane, unless a group bowling together requests 5.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to bowl in a group, please make sure ALL members pre-reg (put in the notes section who you want to bowl with) or check in together in-person.

If you pre-reg, there will be a separate, much faster-moving line for where you check in, pick up your raffle tickets and lane assignment. You may buy extra tickets at that time as well. Pre-Reg closes at NOON on August 26 (day before WFS).

Extra raffle tickets can be purchased during registration for $1 each, or 5 for $4. All raffle ticket sales go towards the prizes for the next meet, and the cost to keep our FurLife site running on Meetup. For on-site registration, Cash or card is accepted. For cards there is a .50 fee per registration through our secure payment processing system.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

11:30am - Party room opens
12:15 - Pre-Reg Check In opens
12:30 - At-event Registration opens
1:45 - Registration closes
2:00 - Fursuit Group Photo (usually in the middle of our assigned lanes, listen for announcement)
2:15 - Bowling starts
4:15 - Bowling ends, last call for ticket sales
4:30 - Awards & Prize Raffle
5:30 - Group Dinner starts in the Party Room

PRIZE RAFFLE

As always there will be a TON of amazing prizes for attendees to take home in our prize raffle which takes place after bowling ends (around 4:30). Mostly animal or furry-related, as well as some collectibles and nice gifts for your home.

We accept donations for prizes - they must be cleared by me before being donated, so PM me or comment below. Donators get 3 free raffle tickets per prize donated (at least $10 in value, in new/like new condition), up to 9 total.

FOOD

Kenmore Lanes has a full restaurant and bar for us to order from at our leisure. Please do not bring in any outside food or drink as this is against Kenmore's house policies. Things like bottled water/sport drinks kept in the party room for our fursuiters is fine and encouraged.

AFTERWARDS

We will be giving out fun awards for high game in “classic” & “fursuit” divisions. We will also be running our prize raffle again with lots of fantastic gifts to give away for bowling with us at WFS! Additional tickets will be sold just prior to the raffle.

We should be finishing up around 5:15pm. Kenmore has been a great host for us in the past and was very kind in giving us this great deal, so please help clean up after yourselves. Let's try leave the place looking cleaner than when we came in!

WFS GROUP DINNER
We will be doing a Pizza Party in the banquet room! You MUST RSVP for this here if you're attending so we know how much pizza to order: https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/287655951
Cost is $7 and you can either pay at WFS or in advance by using the pre-reg Paypal link above.

Please RSVP as soon as you are reasonably sure you can attend so I can get an accurate number of bowlers reported to Kenmore Lanes. Thanks so much and see everyone at WFS 42! Any questions feel free to post here, message me on Meetup or Telegram @kijani_lion.

https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/287274269/

Sat 27th Aug 2022 12:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)

Sat 27th Aug 2022 5:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)

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When Furballs Strike 41 - FurLife Fursuit Bowling!

Our 41st When Furballs Strike furbowl has been booked for Saturday, June 18! The theme will be "Disney Classics" celebrating traditionally drawn Disney films from the dawn of animation up to the Disney Renaissance in the 1990s! Come dressed or accessorized as your favorite classic Disney character and enjoy the many themed prizes in our raffle!

FURSUIT CHANGING/GROUP PHOTO

We have a dedicated room for fursuit changing/storage (behind the party room partition). Please be courteous to other attendees and only use this room if you need to, and try to space out usage so it doesn't overcrowd. There will also be a 10x10 pop-up canopy w/walls as additional changing space at the other end of the lanes.

The fursuit group photo is now AT THE BEGINNING before the lanes turn on for bowling, around 2pm! When setting up for the photo please let shorter fursuiters be in the front, and spread out side-to-side as much as possible since the photo is taken as a panoramic.

PRICING/REGISTRATION

Please note the mid-level registration has increased by $1 to $15. The other two levels remain the same for now - we will always work to negotiate the best possible price for our event with Kenmore Lanes.

$11 Base Reg - Bowling, shoe rental, 1 raffle ticket

$15 Sponsor Special - Bowling, shoe rental, 5 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife sticker decal

$20 SuperSponsor - Bowling, shoe rental, 15 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife Sticker Decal, extra Supersponsor (SS) raffle ticket to win special prizes, and the SS gift which will be a 1.25" FurLife Logo pin! Since June is Pride Month, we will also have an assortment of Pride Pins to choose from if you like (in place of the FurLife pin) while supplies last.

Each registration comes with 2 games of bowling and shoe rental plus raffle tickets. To pre-reg (recommended) send your payment via Paypal using the "Send to a Friend" option: http://paypal.me/kijani

Include in the Notes section your FurLife username or what name you want on the bowling score screen. We will be doing 5 bowlers per lane.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to bowl in a group, please make sure ALL members pre-reg (put in the notes section who you want to bowl with) or check in together in-person. This prevents confusion and rearranging bowlers later on!

If you pre-reg, there will be a separate, much faster-moving line for where you check in, pick up your raffle tickets and lane assignment. You may buy extra tickets at that time as well. Pre-Reg closes at NOON on June 17 (day before WFS).

Extra raffle tickets can be purchased during registration for $1 each, or 5 for $4. All raffle ticket sales go towards the prizes for the next meet, and the cost to keep our FurLife site running on Meetup. For on-site registration, Cash or card is accepted. For cards there is a .50 fee per registration through our secure payment processing system.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

11:30am - Party room opens
12:15 - Pre-Reg Check In opens
12:30 - At-event Registration opens
1:45 - Registration closes
2:00 - Fursuit Group Photo (usually in the middle of our assigned lanes, listen for announcement)
2:15 - Bowling starts
4:15 - Bowling ends, last call for ticket sales
4:30 - Awards & Prize Raffle

PRIZE RAFFLE

As always there will be a TON of amazing prizes for attendees to take home in our prize raffle which takes place after bowling ends (around 4:30). Mostly animal or furry-related, as well as some collectibles and nice gifts for your home.

We accept donations for prizes - they must be cleared by me before being donated, so PM me or comment below. Donators get 3 free raffle tickets per prize donated (at least $10 in value, in new/like new condition), up to 9 total.

For those new to the prize raffle, each ticket comes in a pair, simply separate each ticket and drop ONE of the two matching numbered tickets into the bag labeled with the prize you want to win.

FOOD

Kenmore Lanes has a full restaurant and bar for us to order from at our leisure. Please do not bring in any outside food or drink as this is against Kenmore's house policies. Things like bottled water/sport drinks kept in the party room for our fursuiters is fine and encouraged.

AFTERWARDS

We will be giving out fun awards for high game in “classic” & “fursuit” divisions. We will also be running our prize raffle again with lots of fantastic gifts to give away for bowling with us at WFS! Additional tickets will be sold just prior to the raffle.

We should be finishing up around 5:15pm. Kenmore has been a great host for us in the past and was very kind in giving us this great deal, so please help clean up after yourselves. Let's try leave the place looking cleaner than when we came in!

Please RSVP as soon as you are reasonably sure you can attend so I can get an accurate number of bowlers reported to Kenmore Lanes. Thanks so much and see everyone at WFS 41! Any questions feel free to post here, message me on Meetup or Telegram @kijani_lion.

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DINNER LOCATION DETAILS - We will be returning to Super China Buffet! Please note that the RSVP for the dinner portion is now a separate event page here: COMING SOON
They've been great hosts for our group the last 5+ years, please support this local business & attend if you can!

First WFS meet or if you'd like to see what it's like? Check out these videos from a recent WFS and also our world record meet several years ago!

WFS 40 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUWxwYZ_G8k

WFS 30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9D-e3TQYBQ

New world record! 340 attendees & 158 fursuiters turned Kenmore Lanes in to a mini bowling con!

WFS website for updates, meet history, video links & fun photos: http://www.whenfurballsstrike.net

https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/285277949/

Sat 18th Jun 2022 12:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)

Sat 18th Jun 2022 5:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)

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When Furballs Strike 40

Our milestone 40th When Furballs Strike furbowl has been booked for Saturday, March 12! The theme will be "Video Game Villains!" - From Bowser (Super Mario Bros.), Dr. Robotnik/Eggman (Sonic) and Sephiroth (Final Fantasy), video game lore is filled with memorable baddies. Come dressed or accessorized as your favorite villain and enjoy the many themed prizes in our raffle!

Note: We had originally planned a February date but decided to postpone one month due to high COVID-19 numbers with the Omicron variant, which are already declining in the Puget Sound area (yay!) This also gives attendees more time to get their vaccine boosters as well. We want our attendees, and this event, to be as safe as possible.

Also the King County Mandate requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test within 72 hours is still in effect, so we will be checking proof and issuing hand stamps at the door again. Please refer to the COVID-19 Safety box below for further details.

FURSUIT CHANGING/GROUP PHOTO

We have a dedicated room for fursuit changing/storage (behind the party room partition). Please be courteous to other attendees and only use this room if you need to, and try to space out usage so it doesn't overcrowd. We hope to again secure a 10x10 pop-up canopy w/walls as additional changing space at the other end of the lanes.

The fursuit group photo is now AT THE BEGINNING before the lanes turn on for bowling, around 2pm! When setting up for the photo please let shorter fursuiters be in the front, and spread out side-to-side as much as possible since the photo is taken as a panoramic.

PRICING/REGISTRATION
I was able to negotiate a reasonable price increase for our event as bowling prices went up quite a bit after the lanes were forced to shut down due to the pandemic. Here are our new price levels - please note the $20 SuperSponsor level remains the same!

$11 Base Reg - Bowling, shoe rental, 1 raffle ticket

$14 Special - Bowling, shoe rental, 5 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife sticker decal

$20 "SuperSponsor" - Bowling, shoe rental, 15 raffle tickets, extra Supersponsor (SS) raffle ticket to win special prizes, and the SS gifts, which for WFS 40 will be a FurLife decal and commemorative button pin featuring our WFS logo and "When Furballs Strike 40" on the top! All pre-registered SS will get one, with the rest going to at-event SS while supplies last.

Each registration comes with 2 games of bowling and shoe rental plus raffle tickets. To pre-reg (recommended) send your payment via Paypal: http://paypal.me/kijani using the "send to someone you trust" option. Please include in the Notes section your FurLife username or what name you want on the screen while bowling. We will plan to do 4 bowlers per lane (instead of the usual 5) so everyone is more spread out.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to bowl in a group, please make sure ALL members pre-reg (put in the notes section who you want to bowl with) or check in together in-person. This prevents confusion and rearranging bowlers later on!

If you pre-reg, there will be a separate, much faster-moving line for where you check in, pick up your raffle tickets and lane assignment. You may buy extra tickets at that time as well. Pre-Reg closes at NOON on March 11th (day before WFS).

Extra raffle tickets can be purchased during registration for $1 each, or 5 for $4. All raffle ticket sales go towards the prizes for the next meet, and the cost to keep our FurLife site running on Meetup. For on-site registration, Cash or card is accepted. For cards there is a .50 fee per registration through our secure payment processing system.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:30am - Party room opens
12:30 - Registration opens (on-site & pre-reg check-in)
1:45 - Registration closes
2:00 - Fursuit Group Photo (usually in the middle of our assigned lanes, listen for announcement)
2:15 - Bowling starts
4:15 - Bowling ends, last call for ticket sales
4:30 - Awards & Prize Raffle

PRIZE RAFFLE

As always there will be a TON of amazing prizes for attendees to take home in our prize raffle which takes place after bowling ends (around 4:30). Mostly animal or furry-related, as well as some collectibles and nice gifts for your home.

We accept donations for prizes - they must be cleared by me before being donated, so PM me or comment below. Donators get 3 free raffle tickets per prize donated (at least $10 in value, in new/like new condition), up to 9 total.

For those new to the prize raffle, each ticket comes in a pair, simply separate each ticket and drop ONE of the two matching numbered tickets into the bag labeled with the prize you want to win.

DJ

Check back soon for announcements!

FOOD

Kenmore Lanes has a full restaurant and bar for us to order from at our leisure. Please do not bring in any outside food or drink as this is against Kenmore's house policies. Things like bottled water/sport drinks kept in the party room for our fursuiters is fine and encouraged.

AFTERWARDS

We will be giving out fun awards for high game in “classic” & “fursuit” divisions. We will also be running our prize raffle again with lots of fantastic gifts to give away for bowling with us at WFS! Additional tickets will be sold just prior to the raffle.

We should be finishing up around 5:15pm. Kenmore has been a great host for us in the past and was very kind in giving us this great deal, so please help clean up after yourselves. Let's try leave the place looking cleaner than when we came in!

Please RSVP as soon as you are reasonably sure you can attend so I can get an accurate number of bowlers reported to Kenmore Lanes. Thanks so much and see everyone at WFS 40! Any questions feel free to post here, message me on Meetup or Telegram @kijani_lion.

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DINNER LOCATION DETAILS - We will be returning to Super China Buffet! Please note that the RSVP for the dinner portion is now a separate event page here: https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/283546241

They've been great hosts for our group the last 5+ years, please support this local business & attend if you can!
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First WFS meet or if you'd like to see what it's like? Check out these videos from a recent WFS and also our world record meet one year ago!

WFS 38 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9uFE5LBAi0

WFS 30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9D-e3TQYBQ

New world record! 340 attendees & 158 fursuiters turned Kenmore Lanes in to a mini bowling con!

WFS website for updates, meet history, video links & fun photos: http://www.whenfurballsstrike.net

https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/283546217/

Sat 12th Mar 2022 12:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)

Sat 12th Mar 2022 5:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)

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When Furballs Strike 39 - World of Marvel

Our quarterly FurLife bowling event When Furballs Strike 39 has been booked for Saturday, Nov. 13! We were lucky to secure this date for our next Furbowl with a busy convention & holiday filled end of 2021 coming up. The theme will be World of Marvel, a chance to celebrate the amazing films, stories and characters that make up the Marvel Comics universe! Come dressed or accessorized as your favorite Marvel character and enjoy many themed prizes in our prize raffle.

IMPORTANT EDIT: Starting 10/25, those attending indoor recreational establishments in King County will be required to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event. Attendees must be prepared to show proof before entering the building. For more information refer to the "COVID SAFETY" section below.

FURSUIT CHANGING/GROUP PHOTO

We have a dedicated room for fursuit changing/storage (behind the party room partition). Please be courteous to other attendees and only use this room if you need to, and try to space out usage so it doesn't overcrowd. There will also be a 10x10 pop-up canopy w/walls as additional changing space at the other end of the lanes.

We will once again be doing the photo AT THE BEGINNING before the lanes turn on for bowling, around 2pm! When setting up for the photo please let shorter fursuiters be in the front, and spread out side-to-side as much as possible since the photo is taken as a panoramic.

PRICING/REGISTRATION
I was able to negotiate a reasonable price increase for our event as bowling prices went up quite a bit after the lanes were forced to shut down due to the pandemic. Here are our new price levels - please note the $20 SuperSponsor level remains the same!

$11 Base Reg - Bowling, shoe rental, 1 raffle ticket

$14 Special - Bowling, shoe rental, 5 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife sticker decal

$20 "SuperSponsor" - Bowling, shoe rental, 15 raffle tickets, 1 FurLife sticker decal, extra Supersponsor raffle ticket to win special prizes, and the Supersponsor gifts, which for WFS 39 are a beautiful FurLife logo cork beverage coaster AND a very cool WFS holographic decal!

The gifts will go to Supersponsor pre-reg first, and if there are extras, at-event Supersponsors will also get them while supplies last.

Each registration comes with 2 games of bowling and shoe rental plus raffle tickets. If you would like to pre-reg (highly recommended), send your payment via Paypal: (easy link: http://paypal.me/kijani) using the "send to someone you trust" option. Please include in the Notes section your FurLife username or what name you would like to appear on the screen while bowling. We will plan to do 4 bowlers per lane (instead of the usual 5) so everyone is more spread out.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to bowl in a group, please make sure ALL members pre-reg (put in the notes section who you want to bowl with) or check in together in-person. This prevents confusion and rearranging bowlers later on!

If you pre-reg, there will be a separate, much faster-moving line for where you check in, pick up your raffle tickets and lane assignment. You may buy extra tickets at that time as well. Pre-Reg closes at NOON on November 12th (day before WFS).

Extra raffle tickets can be purchased during registration for $1 each, or 5 for $4. All raffle ticket sales go towards the prizes for the next meet, and the cost to keep our FurLife site running on Meetup. For on-site registration, Cash or card is accepted. For cards there is a .50 fee per registration through our secure payment processing system.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:30am - Party room opens
12:30 - Registration opens (on-site & pre-reg check-in)
1:45 - Registration closes
2:00 - Fursuit Group Photo (usually in the middle of our assigned lanes, listen for announcement)
2:15 - Bowling starts
4:15 - Bowling ends, last call for ticket sales
4:30 - Awards & Prize Raffle

PRIZE RAFFLE

As always there will be a TON of amazing prizes for attendees to take home in our prize raffle which takes place after bowling ends (around 4:30). Mostly animal or furry-related, as well as some collectibles and nice gifts for your home.

We accept donations for prizes - they must be cleared by me before being donated, so PM me or comment below. Donators get 3 free raffle tickets per prize donated (at least $10 in value, in new or like new condition), up to 9 total.

For those new to the prize raffle, each ticket comes in a pair, simply separate each ticket and drop ONE of the two matching numbered tickets into the bag labeled with the prize you want to win.

DJ

DJ Recca has confirmed to spin at WFS 39! He was one of our original WFS DJs 6 years ago, and we look forward to having him back.

FOOD

Kenmore Lanes has a full restaurant and bar for us to order from at our leisure. Please do not bring in any outside food or drink as this is against Kenmore's house policies. Things like bottled water/sport drinks kept in the party room for our fursuiters is fine and encouraged.

AFTERWARDS

We will be giving out fun awards for high game in “classic” & “fursuit” divisions. We will also be running our prize raffle again with lots of fantastic gifts to give away for bowling with us at WFS! Additional tickets will be sold just prior to the raffle.

We should be finishing up around 5:15pm. Kenmore has been a great host for us in the past and was very kind in giving us this great deal, so please help clean up after yourselves. Let's try leave the place looking cleaner than when we came in!

Please RSVP as soon as you are reasonably sure you can attend so I can get an accurate number of bowlers reported to Kenmore Lanes. Thanks so much and see everyone at WFS 39! Any questions feel free to post here, message me on Meetup or Telegram @kijani_lion.

https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/280994928/

Sat 13th Nov 2021 12:00pm (America/Denver)

Sat 13th Nov 2021 5:30pm (America/Denver)

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When Furballs Strike 38 - The Great Northwest!

We're BACK! Washington state has fully reopened, reached its goal of 70% vaccination rate, and now it's time to restart our FurLife Furbowl - When Furballs Strike 38 is booked for Saturday, August 28 and the theme will be "The Great Northwest". The Pacific NW is home to many unique species of wildlife, fantastic parks, scenery & outdoor activities, let's celebrate this beautiful area of the world! There will be many themed prizes in our prize raffle and we'd love to see some creative costumes and accessories to match the theme.

https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/279518859/

https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/279518859/

Sat 28th Aug 2021 12:00pm (America/Denver)

Sat 28th Aug 2021 5:00pm (America/Denver)

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