2023 Bowl for Ronnie
Celebrity Bowling Tournament in Support of the
Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund
PINZ Bowling Center, Studio City, CA – Wednesday, Nov. 16th, 2023
Recap/Pics: Will
Additional Pics: Molly Miller
It was another sold-out event honoring the legacy of the Legendary, Ronnie James Dio in support of the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. As always the event was kicked-off with VIP Red Carpet Arrivals.
Celebrity Rockers this year included, recently inducted R&R Hall Of Famer, Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Lita Ford, Steve Lukather (Toto), Frank Bello (Anthrax), host, Eddie Trunk, sponsor and wife of the late RJD, Wendy Dio and an array of other rockers.
Also honored this year was Whisky a Go Go and Rainbow Bar & Grill owner, Mikael Maglieri who passed away suddenly just a few short weeks ago. Mikael’s pictures was displayed and remained in the center lanes which were dark for the entirety of the evening.
The event offered a bunch of RJD Merch as well as the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets offering a chance to win a variety of rock memorabilia.
After the Red Carpet arrivals, Eddie Trunk and Wendy Dio along with the full RJDSU&SCF Board made their way to the lanes to thank everybody for attending and also to present a check in the amount of $25,000 to the UCLA Cancer Research Center.
And then it was time to bowl. Metal DJ Will cranked up the rock music through the bowling alley as the teams assembled to battle for various trophies including Winning Team, Highest scoring team and Highest Scoring Bowler who is awarded the Dean Schachtel Trophy.
Bowl For Ronnie Red Carpet Arrivals
All Red Carpet Pics: Molly Miller
Come back for more as this post will be updated with all the winners as well as the amount of money that was raised at this year’s event.
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund was founded in memory of the legendary rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010. A privately funded 501(c)(3) charity organization dedicated to cancer prevention, research and education, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $2 million in its short history. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects. Since 2016, the Dio Cancer Fund has also committed funds to support the research of Dr. David Wong and his team at the UCLA School of Dentistry in developing a simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer, which is in keeping with the Fund’s mission of cancer prevention, research and education.
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Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund
