High hopes to break $100,000

Times Reporter

 

The Harleys and Hotrods poker run will be taking place on July 9 starting with breakfast and registration. Any style of bike or hotrod is welcome, and everything will begin at Underground Performance at 8:30 a.m. 

“Any type of bike, any kind of hotrod or street rod, muscle car whatever. Even if you want to come out in grandma’s old Volkswagen, it doesn’t matter. It’s all for charity so we’re not turning anybody away,” said Vince Orme, president of the Harleys and Hotrods poker run board, and owner of Underground Performance.

This year at the end of the run everyone involved will meet at AAB Steel located 10 minutes east of Strathmore. There will be a live and silent auction, and plenty of entertainment, including performances by Silo and Big Yellow Van. One of the items up for auction is a hand carved mahogany motorbike, which Orme said is really quite nice. 

The bars that will be holding poker cards this year are Mossleigh, Langdon, Standard, Rockyford, Cooters and the Strathmore Hotel. After participants collect all their cards they will head back to find out who has the best hand. Over $72,000 has been raised in the past for the Children’s Wish Foundation.

“We’ve kind of been averaging around the $13,000 to $15,000 mark most years so I’d like to see it grow and hit that $100,000 mark this year,” said Orme.  

There will be tickets available for those who only would like to take part in the events after the run at AAB Steel. The tickets are selling for $20 at Underground Performance until 3:30 p.m. on July 9.