The members of the
Cal Hobson Chapter, serving south central Oklahoma state agencies, hosted a Memorial
Poker Run recently, with proceeds benefiting the Michele Anderson Memorial
Scholarship. Anderson was killed by a drunk driver May 28th.
The Cal Hobson
Chapter Committee Members arranged the Poker Run in less than three weeks, and
set out to produce a quality event in Anderson’s
honor.
Participants met
at Jim Anderson’s Complete Cycle in Del
City, where they received gifts from OPEA and the
Oklahoma Employees Credit Union, among others.
Following
registration bikes began pulling out to first destination in Harrah, the Kickapoo Casino, then on to Pops in Arcadia and finally Lucille’s
in Mulhall and back to Complete Cycles, a 145-mile round-trip.
Host and Major
Sponsors include:
Jim & Julie
Anderson- Host
Howell and Linda
Pendleton- Host
Kickapoo Casino- Poker Host
Pops (Arcadia, Ok) – Poker Host
Jim Mears
(Mulhall, Ok) – Poker Host
OPEA members &
friends- Event Volunteers
Tyler, Phil, Jake
& Tonya Nichols (Guthrie, Ok) Chips, Buns, Cookies, brownies and water.
Complete Cycles-
Sponsor, T-Shirts, & Tires
Lucille’s
Restaurant in Mulhall $ 250.00 cash donation
Posted on
Tue, August 5, 2008
by Mark Beutler