CUMMING — An annual community event will roll through Forsyth County on Saturday, and it’s all for the kids.

Mentor Me North Georgia’s 2015 Bowl for Kids will be held at the Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center in Cumming, with bowling times at 10 a.m. and noon. The event promotes children and their mentors, who are matched together through the nonprofit.

“It is an opportunity to support children and see some of our mentors and mentees enjoying themselves,” said Sylvia Cardona, executive director of Mentor Me. “It is also the perfect chance for our corporate and community partners to come out and challenge each other in friendly rivalry.”

The bowling party will raise funds to support the nonprofit. For $25, each participant will receive two hours of bowling, shoe rental and a pizza lunch.

According to Cardona, Stars and Strikes owners Carolyn and Jack Canouse were recognized as the 2014 Mentors of the Year.

“Carolyn and I feel truly blessed that Mentor Me has created a program that fosters these relationships,” Jack Canouse said. “We feel that our mentee, Phillip, and his brothers and sisters have become a part of our family.

“Of all the blessings life has afforded us, we count this as one of the tops. Carolyn and I are so happy we can spend time with him and allow him to be just a kid for a while and also set some good examples for him to follow.”

Mentor Me matches volunteer adults with children ages 6-17 who need and want positive adult influences in their life who are not family members or teachers. Men are matched with boys, and women are matched with girls.

They simply spend time together, sharing everyday experiences such as sports and movies or going to the zoo, museum and music events.

“But most important, they become friends,” Cardona said.

The organization is a Forsyth County United Way agency, but it depends on private donations for 50 percent of its funding.

To participate in the event, contact Cardona at (678) 341-8028 or Sylvia@mentormenorthga.org.