A person wearing an aqua blue and white bowling shirt stands in a bowling alley. The back of the shirt shows a logo that reads "Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament. Presented by BowlerX."

Bowlers for Sight Tournament

The annual Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament benefits Sights for Hope and brings people together to commemorate Marian Boehm’s life and commitment to community.

Teams of four bowl two games over two hours and a Sights for Hope client, who is blind or has a visual impairment, bowls a bonus frame with each team. Their frame score is added to the team’s grand total. Five additional pins are added if the client throws a strike. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three (3) teams.

2027 Tournament

Tournament organizers, sponsors, volunteers, and participants gather for a group photo on the bowling lanes during the 2026 Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament. A guide dog sits in the foreground.
Image of Marian Boehm smiling warmly while wearing red collared shirt.
A Sights for Hope client prepares to bowl with assistance from a volunteer during the Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament as participants and spectators look on in the background.
A bowler celebrates with both arms raised after a successful roll during the 2026 Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament as fellow participants watch from nearby lanes.
Participants of various ages, including a Sights for Hope client bowler, posing as a group during the inaugural Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament at Steel City Bowl & Brews with bowling lanes and scoreboards visible in the background.
Six participants pose on a bowling lane during the 2026 Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament, including a Sights for Hope client holding a white cane.
A participant wearing sunglasses and a blue Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament shirt while standing beside a bowling lane. The individual raises one finger in celebration, with bowling lanes, an American flag, and BowlerX signage visible in the background.
A bowler releasing a blue bowling ball down a lane at Steel City Bowl & Brews. The image is taken from behind, capturing the bowler’s follow-through as pins await at the far end of the lane.
Three participants standing together on a bowling lane during the 2026 Marian Boehm Memorial Bowlers for Sight Tournament. The individuals wear matching blue event shirts, including a participant who is blind holding a white cane, with bowling lanes visible in the background.

About Marian Boehm

Marian Boehm (1932-2025) was well known among her friends and family for her delicious strawberry pies, beautiful flower gardens, sharp sense of humor and love of various types of games – including bowling, in which she excelled. Marian volunteered for many years for the former Lehigh Valley Braille Guild, for which she translated countless books into Braille. Marian and her husband, Marvin (1928-2019), had previously owned two businesses in Emmaus, PA.

About Sights for Hope

Sights for Hope empowers the people of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County to succeed no matter how they see the world. We provide adaptive skills training for people with limited or no vision, boost their confidence, expand their access to essential services, and help them obtain assistive devices for independence. We also act to prevent vision loss by promoting healthy vision habits and connecting pre-kindergarten children with professional eye care. We have provided these services at little or no cost for nearly a century.

Contact for Information

Dennis Zehner, 610.433.6018, Ext. 241

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