REGISTERED VOLUNTEERS

The USBC Registered Volunteer Program

The United States Bowling Congress has developed a new Registered Volunteer Program that will impact every person who has contact with young bowlers who participate in USBC youth leagues, tournaments and/or other programs.

The USBC Volunteer Program will accomplished three very important goals:

1. It will ensure that all volunteers who have contact with USBC youth bowlers are qualified to do so. It includes a mandatory criminal background screening designed to remove and/or discourage those who might harm our kids.
2. It will require all Registered Volunteers to abide by a Code of Conduct which defines appropriate behavior.
3. It will allow USBC to identify and communicate with thousands of volunteeers

This new program has critical consequences. It is part of a nationwide movement among all youth organizations, sports and otherwise. In Cooperation with the National Council of Youth Sports ( the leading national youth sports service organization) and the National Center for Safety Initiatives (the only national background screening service specifically dedicated to the protection of children), USBC has designed a state-of-the-art model other organizations facing the same challenges will be invited to use.

The above exerpt was taken from USBC's website. To learn more about RVP, go to www.bowl.com and click on Registered Volunteers.

We at Dunbar Bowling Center are very proud of being part of the USBC Registered Volunteer Program, and we are the first in West Virginia to officially participate in the RVP program. Currently there are seven officially Registered Volunteers at Dunbar Bowling Center. Listed below are the Registerd Volunteers at Dunbar Bowling Center. They are:

Jimmy Sturm

Owner, Dunbar Lanes, Master Professional Instructor, Founder, BPAA's Coach It Up Program

Randy Gilbert

Youth Director, Youth Instructor, In-School Specialist, High School Bowling Instructor

Gene Karcheski

Youth Instructor, High School Bowling Instructor

Bill Dougherty

Professional Instructor, Youth Instructor, High School Bowling Instructor

Missy Sturm

Youth League Coordinator, Youth Instructor, High School Bowling Instructor

Andrew Derrick

Youth Instructor, High School Bowling Instructor

Richard Lewis

Youth Instructor

Jim Jones

Youth Instructor

Rick Dunn

Youth Instructor, High School Bowling Instructor

Stuart Bowling

Youth Instructor

All Registered Volunteers will be listed here as they pass the screening process.