Max Strus’ second annual Bowl the Land event passed memories forward — just like his uncle once did for him

NORTH OLMSTED — Before the lanes filled and the signatures on glossy Cavs memorabilia began to pile up, Max Strus stepped aside to take a moment for himself before his second annual Bowl the Land event.

He stood in the middle of the RollHouse in North Olmsted on Sunday afternoon, reviewing the long list of sponsors before addressing the crowd, but more importantly, soaking in the realization that he had built something capable of changing someone’s life.

His event has grown in just one year, but the core hasn’t changed.

It’s still about family. It’s still about impact. And it’s still about the memory of an uncle who once took him and his cousins to something very similar, back home in Chicago.

“This event is very special to me, and it’s my second year doing it,” Strus told the gatherin