Poker Run Benefits ‘Heal the Community’
By Logan Hall
Heal the Community is revving up its engines as the organization prepares for its third annual Mentor Madness Poker Run/Car and Motorcycle Show fundraiser this weekend.
Proceeds from the event will go towards H the C’s ongoing effort to bring an after school program to Meiners Oaks.
“We hope that people will come out and kick back in the shade and checkout some cool cars, hot bikes, and amazing food,” said event coordinator Dusty Fernandez. “We’ve got live music, barbecue, and ice cream cart, and stuntman Monte Perlin will be there with his famous Globe O’ Cross.”
Along with good food and good company, people can expect a raffle for various prizes like a hand painted flame mailbox. There will also be a 50/50 raffle where 50 percent of raffle ticket sales will go to the winner, and 50 percent will go to the cause.
The poker run is scheduled to take participants through Santa Paula and Ventura before heading back to Ojai. Folks will need to stop at various locations along the route like Johnny angel’s Chop Shop in Santa Paula and the Hut in Meiners Oaks.
Fernandez hopes to see a big turnout for the event with the hope that the festivities will help generate money for the youth of the community.
“The main thing is to get something for these kids to do after school,” she said. “We want to get something going for them as soon as possible.”
This year’s event will be dedicated to the memory of Wayne Ortman and Sonia Miller who were killed earlier this year in a motorcycle crash.
In response to “just wondering” …they were victims and they were killed now i don’t think one person benefits from that. REGUARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES….how many people do you think will show up for your funeral?
I noticed you are involved with a poker run. I just put an app on the Android Market geared toward Motorcycles rides, but it has a lot of other uses as well. Like meeting up with a group at a festival. I know a lot of your readers are probable Android fans(It’s free right now) so I was hoping to share the app with you.—> https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rideguidebeta.app&feature=search_result it’s called Ride Guide
I hope they choose to raise awareness about the dangers of mixing alcohol with motor vehicles. To say these motorists “were killed” makes them seem more like victims of another’s actions than the ones who put themselves and the public in danger. Oh, the irony of a car & motorcycle show to benefit youth and to dedicate it to the memory of the folks who caused this horrible accident!