2017 Schonesland PCA Poker Run

Spring is here, and by popular demand, Schonesland Region of the Porsche Club of America will engage in a second annual Poker Run to benefit the Major Benjamin Follansbee Pets for Vets Memorial Fund at Animal Friends.  Last year we raised slightly over $1400 and the event appeared in the August 2016 issue of the PCA's national magazine, Panorama.  The fund placed its first trained dog with a selected veteran in October 2016, so with our help, it's off to a great start!  The response was so positive and there was such demand to do it again that this time around I hope we can exceed $1500.  We will include a stop at the Des Moines Soldiers & Sailors Monument this time -- why didn't we think of that before? 

For those new to the Poker Run, it goes like this: you arrive at the start location, where everyone is gathered for a light, delicious breakfast.  When the appointed time arrives, we fire up the engines and head out for a group blast across and through some of the finest scenery and corners in the Des Moines metro area.  Along the way are designated stops, and at each stop, each participant will draw a card.  At the last stop -- Wellman's Pub & Rooftop, off Mills Civic -- we'll have lunch, offer up extra playing cards for purchase if anyone wishes to improve their hand, and determine our winner!  A prize will be awarded to the holder of the best poker hand, but the real victor will be our Memorial Fund.