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Bowling News USA - July 10, 2009 Belmo is Bowling's Goodwill Ambassador

Storm staffer Jason Belmonte, the only two-handed style bowler to win a Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour event and among the most popular players in the world, has been signed as the first goodwill ambassador of The Bowling Foundation.

As goodwill ambassador, the 25-year-old from Orange, Australia, will promote The Bowling Foundation and its charities while competing as an exempt player on the 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour.

"This support will be significant for The Bowling Foundation," The Bowling Foundation Executive Director Troy Greisen said. "Jason Belmonte's phenomenal success and popularity will bring much-needed awareness to our youth programs and charity partners. Jason understands the importance of helping those in need." 

The 2008-09 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year won The Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic, earning him his 2009-10 exemption. Belmonte made the match-play field six times and cashed in eight of the nine events he entered during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season.

"I am proud to serve as The Bowling Foundation's first goodwill ambassador," Belmonte said. "The sport of bowling does a lot of good work for youth and charity through the foundation, and I want to support these efforts any way I can."

Belmonte and his unique bowling style earned plenty of media attention during the 2008-09 season. Among his appearances were ESPN's E:60, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show and The Fox Network's Fox & Friends. He also was featured in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, ESPN The Magazine, Denver Post, Boston Globe and ESPN.com among many other media outlets.

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