Billiards for America Racking Up Participants! Olhausen Donates Table for Grand Prize Sweepstakes The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is pleased to announce that over forty rooms throughout the United States and Canada will host a Billiards for America event on Saturday, November 10, 2001 with more locations registering everyday. In a recent development, Olhausen Billiard Manufacturing, Inc. of Poway, California, announced that it will be donating an 8-foot Oak Augusta table in American Walnut Finish with Spruce cloth with a retail value of $3,395. All Billiards for America event participants, spectators and organizers will be eligible to enter the contest.   Stephen Ducoff, executive director of the BCA, states that "the Billiard Congress of America would like to thank Olhausen and all of the room owners for their outstanding support of this industry-wide effort to generate funds for the relief efforts and give billiard enthusiasts in North America the opportunity to make a contribution through the sport we love."   Helping to promote and coordinate the event are the American Poolplayers Association (APA) and the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA). Money generated by Billiards for America will be donated by each event site directly to relief funds established in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the American people.   The BCA home page (www.bca-pool.com) features event details as well as an image of the Olhausen table. Additional information on the table can be found at www.olhausenbilliards.com. An updated list of event locations is listed on the Play page of the BCA web site (www.bca-pool.com/play/). All event sites will be sent Official Grand Prize Sweepstakes entry forms that they will mail to the BCA after the event for the Grand Prize Drawing on Wednesday, November 21, 2001.   Billiard rooms and league operators throughout North America have been asked to organize and host pool tournaments or other fund-raising events on this day, while billiard retailers and manufacturers are encouraged to support the tournaments with monetary and product donations for prizes, raffles and silent auctions. Billiard retailers are also being asked to collect donations from their customers. The WPBA is encouraging its members to participate in or make an appearance at an event.   Proceeds from the tournaments will be donated directly to relief funds such as The American Red Cross, the New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund, The United Way and The Salvation Army.  Each host site, as well as retailers have received BCA-produced posters to advertise the event as well as tournament charts, a certificate of appreciation and tournament guidelines. All host sites will be listed on the BCA, APA and WPBA web sites. Retailers and manufacturers should contact local host sites and support the tournaments with prize money or product donations. Players should not only contact their favorite room for tournament details, but also to invite their friends and family to participate, regardless of skill level.   All billiard rooms in the United States and Canada are encouraged to participate by hosting a Billiards for America tournament. BCA-member rooms have received a tournament packet. Non-member room operators should contact the BCA at 719.264.8300 to request a free packet. The BCA would like to recognize and thank Industrial Printers of Colorado, Service Typographers and Spicer Papers for donating the labor and materials to produce the event posters.   For additional information and a list of host sites visit:   BCA – www.bca-pool.com/play/ APA – www.poolplayers.com WPBA – www.wpba.com