Media Advisory: CU-Bloomsburg to Host Bocce Bash
Bloomsburg, PA (11/06/2026) — Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg will host the 22nd annual Bocce Bash on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Nelson Field House.
The event, co-sponsored by the CU-Bloomsburg Student Council for Exceptional Children organization and Columbia/Montour Special Olympics, will attract approximately 350 athletes from 19 counties across Pennsylvania to compete. Approximately 180 students from all across campus are volunteering to make the event possible.
This year's event, themed "Luau", is organized by a student executive board of 13 members at Bloomsburg campus, led by president Hannah Huddleson, a junior majoring in special education PK-12/early childhood education PK-4 dual certification and a member of the women's field hockey team. The event is also supported by CU-Bloomsburg's Athletics Department.
Community sponsors this year include: Bloomsburg Weis Markets; Bloomsburg Giant; Steph's Subs; Wise Foods; Bloomin Bagels; Bloomsburg Children's Museum; Lines Awards; Adam, Dave, and Ellen Strouse; Rohrbach's Farm; and Knoebel's Amusement Resort.
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