THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 EVENT AT PINZ BOWLING CENTER BENEFITING RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND WILL RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS
FOR CANCER CHARITY
This year’s BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), has sold out in advance. Set for Thursday, November 13, 2025 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, the event will once again be hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel.
Celebrities have been sharpening their bowling skills for this year’s competition. Host Eddie Trunk confirmed his team early, comprising Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler; Brent Woods (Gene Simmons, Chevy Metal, Sebastian Bach); Shavarsh “Shavo” Odadjian of System of a Down and Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme). They will be joined by Rick Thomas of Reno, Nevada, who emerged as the highest bidder in the charity’s eBay auction for a place on Eddie’s team.
Also planning to attend are Doug Aldrich (Dio, Dead Daisies, Whitesnake); Dennis Atlas (Toto); Sebastian Bach as well as his bandmates Frederico Delfino and Paris Bierk; Ira Black (Dio Disciples, Vio-Lence); Rob “Blasko” Nicholson (Ozzy Osbourne); Ann Boleyn of Hellion; Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group); Phil Buckman (Fuel); Jacob Bunton (Steven Tyler, Billy Idol); John Bush (Armored Saint); Gilby Clarke; Fred Coury (Cinderella); Robbie Crane (Black Star Riders); Daniel Dekay (Midnight); Jerry Dixon (Warrant); Taime Downe (Faster Pussycat); Matt Duncan (DC4); Bjorn Englen (Dio Band, Soul Sign); Marc Ferrari (Keel); Damon Fox (Bigelf, The Cult); Alex Holycross (Native Howl); Dino Jelusick (Whitesnake); Danny Koker and Stoney Curtis (Count’s 77 and Counting Cars on the History Channel); Oni Logan (Lynch Mob, Dio Disciples); Paul Masdival (Cynic); Sean McNabb (Dokken, Quiet Riot); Dave “Chili” Moreno (Bruce Dickinson); Robert Sarzo (Hurricane); Howie Simon (Winger, Starship);; Michael Sweet (Stryper); George Thorogood; Brian Tichy (Whitesnake); Neil Turbin (Anthrax); Chris Velez (Persekutor); Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth); Scott Warren and Simon Wright of the Dio band; Chas West, T-Bone Andersson, Jimmy Burkhard and Jason Cornwall of Westbound; musicians Kenny Aronoff, Jason Ebs, Gus Dubbern, Marco Minnemann and Zak St. John; Neal Carter, Keith Cunningham, Stew Herrera, “Full Metal Jackie” Kajzer and Matt Pinfield of KLOS Radio; DJ Will; Regina Banali, Rita Haney, producers Wyn Davis and Jay Ruston; actors Ali Afshar, Al Coronel (“The Last Ship”) and Star Fields (“Sons of Anarchy”) and filmmakers Myles Erfuth, Mark Jewusiak and Ryan and Ciara Turek. The members of Yachtley Crew have purchased their own lane to take on all comers in this year’s fierce competition for a coveted bowling trophy as has a team from the newly relaunched KNAC.com.
The evening of fun, food, and, of course, bowling with rockers and celebrities competing for trophies kicks off at 6:30 PM with open bowling and a VIP pre-party for celebrities, lane sponsors and their guests.
100% of the net proceeds from the BOWL FOR RONNIE will go to the Dio Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org). Pinz Bowling Center is located at 12655 Ventura Blvd in Studio City, California.
WHO: The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund
WHAT: BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Charity Bowling Tournament
WHERE: Pinz Bowling Center, 12655 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, California
WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 2025 – 6:30-11:00pm / VIP Pre-Party 6:30-8:30pm
WHY: To raise funds for cancer research.
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund was formed in memory of the legendary rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010. A privately funded 501(c)(3) charity organization dedicated to cancer prevention, research and education, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $2 million in its history. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects.
Since 2016, the Dio Cancer Fund has committed funds to support the research of Dr. David Wong and his team at the UCLA School of Dentistry in developing a simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer, which is in keeping with the Fund’s mission of cancer prevention, research and education. The Saliva Storage Room in Dr. Wong’s lab at UCLA was recently dedicated in Ronnie James Dio’s memory.
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund will host its annual ROCK FOR RONNIE Concert in the Park on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at its new home in the park adjacent to the Autry Museum in Griffith Park.
For more information, visit: www.diocancerfund.org
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For further information, please contact:
For The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund,
Sharon Weisz, W3 Public Relations,
323-934-2700, w3pr@yahoo.com
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Annual BOWL FOR RONNIE, please contact:
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