Les Dames de 700 Club

The Les Dames de 700 Bowling Club, Inc. is a nonprofit and independent organization comprised of USBC (United States Bowling Congress) and CTF (Canadian Tenpin Foundation) women who have bowled a three game series of 700 or more in USBC, CTF, or WIBC certified league or tournament competition. We are referred to as an affiliate or allied organization as are the National 500 and the National 600 bowling clubs. Membership is applied for through the Executive Director.

An annual tournament is held during the USBC Women's Championship Tournament. A mailographic tournament is also held annual for our members. Games are bowled in local league competition and handicapped in one of three divisions. A senior division is also included for those who are 60 or older.

An annual meeting is held and information concerning the time and place are mailed to each member. The club was organized in 1947 and during the 2005-06 season will be celebrating its fifty-ninth year.

Dues are $5 and are due August 1st of each year. Those who have paid dues for twenty-five years are eligible for life membership; dues payments are no longer required yet full membership privileges and benefits are retained.

By August of 2005, the club has over two thousand members from the United States and Canada; one hundred eighty-two are life members. Two of our charter members are still living: Lauretta Harder of Seminole, FL and Hilda Otten of Ottawa Lake, MI. Included are former members of Team USA, the PWBA, the WIBC Board of Directors and Bowling, Inc. staff. Also included are nineteen WIBC Hall of Fame inductees.

Hall of Famers

Les Dames de 700 Members who have been inducted in their local or state Halls of Fame are:

• Carol Atchison - Panama City, Fla.
• Helen Blose - Warren, Ohio
• Myrtha Cooper - Detroit, Mich.
• Karen Petts - Kenosha, Wis.
• Beverly Ross - Central Arkansas
• Linda Sale - Panama City, Fla.