For additional information please visit: www.buddybowl.org The Buddy Bowl will be played on Saturday, December 16, 2023, on the sands at Oceanside Harbor Beach, Oceanside, CA, 92054 from 9AM-1PM. The Buddy Bowl Charity Flag Football Tournament is the only annual event in the U.S. that raises money for military personnel and their families through a community-based flag football tournament that includes both physically challenged and able-bodied participants. The Buddy Bowl benefits injured troops and first responders. The Buddy Bowl is open to male and female participants. The Buddy Bowl has brackets for players of all abilities. The Buddy Bowl benefits the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s Operation Rebound program. CAF Operation Rebound participants include Afghanistan War Veteran and Purple Heart recipient Geoffrey Quevedo, U.S. Army (ret.). The Buddy Bowl provides U.S. Armed Forces, veterans and the local civilian community an opportunity to interact and compete in a friendly, substance-free athletic event for a worthy cause. MISSION - Buddy Bowl Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation dedicated to raising money for military, law enforcement, and children’s related charities through an annual flag football tournament series. HISTORY - The Buddy Bowl was founded in 1977 in San Diego, CA as a fun way to annually reunite friends who had a common interest in playing football. In 1999 the Buddy Bowl’s focus changed from simply a reunion of friends to that of raising money for a worthy cause. In June of 2003 Buddy Bowl Inc. was incorporated as a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation dedicated to raising money for military, law enforcement, and children’s related charities through the annual flag football tournament series. The Buddy Bowl is unique because it is the only annual event in the U.S. that raises money for military and law enforcement personnel and their families through a community-based flag football tournament that includes both physically challenged and able-bodied participants.