Vancouver Island Poker Run 2011 - 2nd Annual Charity Event

[ddonovan]

Raffle Items List

1) Gift Certificate for F1 race training in Calgary by Allen Berg F1 Race School.
2) One MoMo Italian leather shift knob.
3) One bottle of Flash Detailer spray (30.00 value).
4) Two sets of HID replacement bulbs for any vehicle.
5) Two $50.00 gift certificates from SHC Automotive.
6) Three 50% off gift certificates from Dynamic Concepts, maker of the LED WindRestrictor screens.
7) One gift certificate for full auto detail at Discovery Honda.
8) One 41 piece emergency auto safety kit.
9) Six Tom Tom GPS units.
10) Gift Certificate from Tigh-Na-Mara resort and spa for accommodations and grotto spa ($300.00 value).
11) Gift Certificate from Arrowsmith Golf and Country Club for free round of golf including carts for four plus ($300.00 value).
12) Two full size roadside emergency kits.
13) One wooden garden hanging lamp.
14) Two $50.00 gift cards from Crème de la Crumb.
15) Two pairs of ski passes for Mt Washington resort.
16) Two pairs of tubing passes for Mt Washington.
17) Three $100.00 gift certificates from A&J Racing in Richmond.
18) Five trips for hotel only for one week in resorts in Mexico, Central America, South America, Canada, USA, and Caribbean
19) One full auto service including fluids from 5252 Motorsports in Victoria.
20) One $100 and two $50.00 gift certificates from Modifry in South Carolina, makers of support items for the S2000 (wire harness to make your audio buttons work with a aftermarket head unit, and many more).
21) Free racing certificates from TBC Kart Racing in Richmond.

Some of the checkpoints also are providing some participation freebie stuff as well..., I will leave that as a surprise!
PLUS ==> CASH prizes for top 3 Poker Hands.

It's not too late to sign up!

The rally will take about 5.5 hours to complete and at the end we have a wonderful banquet dinner at Mt Washington Resort!

PM me for details, you have till Friday night (9:00pm) to late register

[ddonovan]

Friday August 19
Time: 7:30pm
What: Optional meet, drive, dinner (TBD)
Where: 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria

Saturday August 20
Time: 9:00 - 9:30
What: Gather to get instructions/check in
Where: 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria

Time: 10:00 - 10:15
What: Start Poker Run

Time: 10:15 - 5:30ish
What: Poker Run to Mt Washington / Room Check in

Time: 5:30 - 6:30
What: Socialize in lot with cars

Time: 6:30
What: Doors open for participants

Time: 7:30
What: Banquet Dinner

Time: 8:00
What: Raffle, Poker Run Prizes

Time: 9:00 - 11:00
What: Socializing, bar available as long as enough people hang around.

**If you heading back Saturday night to the mainland, Nanaimo
Ferry departs Nanaimo for Horseshoe Bay at 11:45pm

Sunday August 21
Time: 11:00
What: Gather to head back

Time: 11:30
What: Leave Mtn

Time: 1:00
What: Lunch at Arrowsmith Golf and Country Club

Time: 2:30
What: Leave for Victoria

[ddonovan]

Update: September 9th


Well the 2nd Annual Japanese Imports, Poker Run for Camp Shawnigan is in the history books. The weather could not have been better. A big thanks to all those that participated this year, I simply couldn’t do this without you. I trust that everyone had a great time. All the feedback as certainly been positive. I hope to see most of you again next year!


A special thanks to Mo Alam for all of his help. Mo was responsible for the selling of the raffle tickets to everyone and he did a wonderful job. The raffle and mulligan tickets alone brought in just under $2,000.00 this year. Also a special thanks to Campus Honda, Duncan Honda, and Nanaimo Honda, for generous cash donations to Camp Shawnigan that totalled $1,000.00. Also big thanks to Donna and John (Mid Isle S2K from the island) for leading us for the first half of the route, which I thought was just amazing this year.


I have not finished calculating the totals yet and am waiting for some cheques still to clear but I will post the final amounts shortly once the accounts settle down and I manage to pay out the winners. In the meantime, here are the Prize Winning Results:


Poker Run Top Hand Winners

· First Place with 4 Kings – Lional (nightzone from S2Ki on Vancouver Island) - $500.00
o Lionel decided to donate $200.00 of his winnings back to the charity (thanks Lionel!!!)

· Second Place with 4 10’s – Murray (S2000 driver, no club, from Peachland BC) - $300.00

· Third Place with Full House Aces over eights – Dave (ssthrd from S2Ki on Vancouver Island) - $200.00


Raffle Winners

· F1 Training donated by Allen Berg Racing School – Kacey (EvoX – Zoomie copilot).

· 5 day hotel any major resort in the America’s for one (The Honda Way) – Juanita (S2Ki VI – ssthrd copilot).

· 5 day hotel any major resort in the America’s for two (The Honda Way) – Judy (S2Ki Van – notbadd copilot).

· 5 day hotel any major resort in the America’s for two (The Honda Way) – Judy (No Club VI – Keyser co-pilot).

· 2 ski passes donated by Mt Washington – Paris (NSXPrime VI).

· 2 ski passes donated by Mt Washington – Kacey (EvoX – Zoomie Copilot).

· 2 tubing passes donated by Mt Washington – Al (No Club VI Genesis Coupe).

· 2 tubing passes donated by Mt Washington – Darryl (No Club VI Genesis Coupe – Ring Copilot).

· Golf package donated by Arrowsmith Golf & Country – Paris (NSXPrime VI).

· $50.00 gift certificate donated by Modifry Products – Howard (S2Ki VI – GreviusJones).

· $50.00 gift certificate donated by Modifry Products – Keith (S2Ki ALB – Kerric).

· $100.00 gift certificate donated by Modify Products – Mark (S2Ki Van – notbadd).

· Magellan GPS donated by Island Honda – Kacey (EvoX – Zoomie co-pilot).

· Tom Tom GPS donated by Island Honda – Colin (Zilvia ALB – Kassroth).

· Full Auto Service donated by 5252 Motorsports – Ian (G35Driver ALB – ITNKICN).

· Night accommodation and grotto spa donated by Tigh-Na-Mara – Kurk (370z VI – FricFrac).

· Full Car Detail, donated by Discovery Honda – Scott (S2Ki VI – sringrose).

· Wooden garden lamp, donated by Saunders Subaru – Conner (co-pilot - No information).

· Full size survival kit, donated by Saunders Subaru – Al Ring (Genesis Coupe – no club).

· Full size survival kit, donated by Saunders Subaru – Ellen (S2Ki VI – Ddonovan co-pilot).

· 50% off gift certificate, donated by WindRestrictor – Keith (S2Ki ALB – Kerric).

· 50% off gift certificate, donated by WindRestrictor – Steve – (No Club – Perret co-pilot).

· 50% off gift certificate, donated by WindRestrictor – Dave (S2Ki VI – Ddonovan).

· $100.00 gift certificate, donated by A&J Racing – Kurk (370z VI – FricFrac).

· $100.00 gift certificate, donated by A&J Racing – Mark (S2Ki Van – notbadd).

· $100.00 gift certificate, donated by A&J Racing – Kurk (370z – notbadd).

· Full Size Emergency Kit, donated by Kal-Tire – Al (Genesis Coupe – no club).

· Emergency Roadside Lantern, donated by Kal-Tire – Al (Genesis Coupe – no club).

· HID replacement bulbs, donated by SHC Autographics - Ian (G35Driver ALB – ITNKICN).

· HID replacement bulbs, donated by SHC Autographics – Barbara (S2Ki VI – braindoc co-pilot).

· MOMO Italian leather shift knob, donated by SHC Autographics – Mark (S2Ki VAN – notbadd).

· Flash Auto Detailer Spray, donated by SHC Auographics – Howard (S2Ki VI – GreviusJones).

· $50.00 gift certificate, donated by SHC Augograhics – Tracey (co-pilot – no information).

· $50.00 gift certificate, donated by SHC Augograhics – Robert (350z VI).

· $50.00 gift certificate, donated by Crème de La Crumb – Kurk (370z – FricFrac).

· $50.00 gift certificate, donated by Crème de La Crumb – Kurk (370z – FricFrac).

· Free Race, donated by TBC Kart Racing – Kurk Daughter (370z – FricFrac co-pilot).

· Free Race, donated by TBC Kart Racing – Kurk Daughter (370z – FricFrac co-pilot).

· Free Race, donated by TBC Kart Racing – Kurk Daughter (370z – FricFrac co-pilot).

· Free Race, donated by TBC Kart Racing – Tracey (co-pilot – no information).

· Free Race, donated by TBC Kart Racing – Art (BC240 – Artem).


Many people went home with freebie door prizes as well, as a matter of fact I don’t think anyone went home without something. Stay tuned for the final donated amount and hope to see you all out next year!

[ddonovan]

OK the final numbers are in and all outgoing cheques have been cashed and all gifts awarded and received.

I will be providing a cheque to the Lions Society & Easter Seals Services, the group responsible for running Camp Shawnigan. The total amount raised for Camp Shawnigan was an awesome $4,000.00. We were $200.00 short of making the 4K mark and at the last minute Mark K from the island S2000 owners group picked up the slack and donated an extra $200.00..., THANKS MIKE AND FAMILY !!!

That is truly great! It is $1,200.00 more than we raised and donated last year and will allow an additional two kids to camp this upcoming season. I want to thank all of those that participated in this year’s event. I think all had a very good time and were pleased with the way things went. I also want to thank all the sponsors who really stepped up and donated a lot of great stuff to the cause. I am pretty sure almost everyone went home with something. I also want to thank the checkpoints that volunteered to help us out. They supplied volunteers to do the cards, some provided us with raffle items and give away gifts and some others supplied cash donations. It is all greatly appreciated. Lastly I want to thank Mt Washington for once again providing us with an excellent venue and meal. They as well threw in a small cash donation and as always were very pleasant and easy to deal with.

For those of you interested in the breakdown:
Total Amount Raised: $6,150.00
Food: $1500.00
Facilities and Staff: $500.00
Extras: $150.00 - includes cards, tickets ect., gas for volunteers and meals for volunteers (2), paper for maps...,
Donation: $4,000.00

I will be handing over the cheque this upcoming Friday October 28th. Anyone that wishes to come with me to donate the cheque is welcome to come along. I want to get a photograph to post up on the forums of us making the donation.

The planning for this event takes about 4 - 5 months to complete. That is when I do it all myself. Next year I plan to open the event up to all Imports. I really want to make this a big, well known event and really help out the kids at the same time. To achieve my goals I am definitely going to require some assistance. The areas that need people will be for getting participation and registration, someone working on sponsorship including raffle items. I am more than willing to do either one of those but would like help with the other.

Look forward to hearing back from me again in the February time frame to start the planning phase all over again including the first part, getting a date. See you all in 2012 I hope. Have a safe and wonderful Winter..., see you in the spring! And help me get the word out!

Dave
Vancouver Island S2Ki CO
Vancouver Island Poker Run Organizer

[ddonovan]

Camp Shawnigan Says a big THANK YOU !!!

Here I am presenting a cheque for $4000.00 to
Verna Wright

Special Events Coordinator

British Columbia Lions Society for Children with Disabilities

Easter Seals BC