Feature · 6 min read
How the Bay Area chapter went from 4 to 80 members in 18 months.
By S. Oyuna · Apr 12, 2026

MABA started as six friends and a Tuesday-night lane rental in Skokie. Fifteen years later we run a 24-chapter league, a national tournament, and a youth program that put 14 kids through bowling clinics last year.
We're a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Every dollar we raise goes to scholarships, tournament travel, and keeping league night affordable for families.
On league night the gutter doesn't care where your parents are from.
100% of donations go to youth programs, scholarships, and tournament travel. Every dollar gets a bowler closer to lane 12.