Striking pins — and wishes — for children

Emma Bollinger, 9, who won a pair of headphones in the night’s raffle draw, fired away at the 20th Annual Bowling for Wishes charity event last Saturday.

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all 48 lanes at AMF Lanes were filled with people raising money for the Marty Lyons Foundation.

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John Comer was honored by Marty Lyons with a plaque that read "In grateful recognition of John Comer, N.Y.P.D.'s Finest. Thank you for your generouos support of the Marty Lyons Foundation, 2014" They are pictured here with Johns daughter Makayla, 8.

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John Gordon, right, helped grant Joan Getzler’s 5-year-old daughter’s wish before she passed away.

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Allister Williams, center, picked up his first place trophy with his son Brian, 10, and daughter Bianca, 7.

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Last Saturday at AMF Lanes in East Meadow marked the 20th Annual Nassau County Bowling For Wishes fundraiser to benefit the Marty Lyons Foundation, a charity started by former New York Jet Marty Lyons in 1982 that that fulfills the wishes of children between 3 and 17 who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life threatening illness.

The event was formerly held at Massapequa Bowl, but relocated to East Meadow a few years ago. It raises thousands annually, and this year, all 48 lanes on Saturday night in the alley were devoted to the charity, said AMF general manager Andrew Ghirardi.

The foundation has 10 Chapters granting wishes in 13 states – Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.