Make sure to attend the 5th Annual Greers Ferry Lake Benefit (Poker) Run for Special Olympics Arkansas on July 19 (Rain Date, August 2, 2008). On-site registration begins at 9:00 AM(Lacey’s Narrows Marina). Pre-Registered Players May Begin When The Marina Of Their Choice Opens, Last Boat/MC In: 5:00 P.M. There will be a drawing for a 36” or 37” LCD Flat Screen Television. Chances will be sold before and during the event. Participating marinas are Dam Site Marina, Heber Springs Marina, Hill Creek Marina, Sugar Loaf Marina, Eden Isle Marina, Choctaw Marina and Lacey’s Marina.
All Nine Greer’s Ferry Lake Marinas are participating in this benefit for Special Olympics, Arkansas. Any and all modes of transportation are welcome, whether you are traveling by water (boat, pontoon, waverunner, house boat) or by land (motorcycle, car, truck, bus). Lacey’s Marina, in the Narrows, will be the start and finish point for players registering on the day of the event. Registration at Lacey’s will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 12 noon, on Saturday, July 19. Pre-registered players may start from any Marina on the lake and be at Lacey’s NLT 5:00 p.m. for the evening events. Pre-registered players will pick up their registration packets at the Marina where they chose to begin. Extra T-shirts will be available for purchase during the evening festivities. A $25.00 donation includes one Registration Form, a T-Shirt, and a door prize ticket. For each additional $20.00 donation you will receive an extra registration form and a door prize ticket for the drawing that evening.
50/50 Drawing: During registration, and at the evening festivities, you will be given the opportunity to participate in a 50/50 drawing. For each $5.00 donation you will receive one ticket. A ticket will be drawn at the pavilion that evening and Special Olympics Arkansas will split the money with the winning ticket holder.
Each player must visit at least 5 marinas to participate in the card drawing and qualify for door prizes. When you visit a marina, your registration form will be stamped beside that marina’s name by a Special Olympics volunteer or marina employee. When you return to Lacey’s Marina Saturday evening, you will present your registration form and draw one card for each Marina visited. The results will be registered and marked on a form containing a deck of cards. The 1st Place hand will receive $150.00, 2nd Place $100.00, and 3rd Place $50.00. If you visit more than 5 marinas, you will draw a card for each marina visited, and use your best 5 cards.
Each marina will also have a drawing for a door prize, which you can register for while at that marina. The winner of these door prizes will be notified by the marina, or presented the door prize by a representative of the marina after the winners of the Benefit Run are announced that evening.
Beginning at 4:00 p.m., there will be food, refreshments, and music at the pavilion area of Lacey’s Marina.
Shortly after 6:00 p.m., at the pavilion, the winners of the Benefit Run, and 50/50 drawing, will be announced, door prizes will be given away, and a silent and live auction will take place for items donated to Special Olympics Arkansas.
TO RECEIVE AN INFORMATION PAMPHLET
WITH A PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
CONTACT:
Tommy Wicker
870-935-7302 Work
501-626-0048 Cell
901-827-1473 Cell
tommy.wicker@asp.arkansas.gov
Jan Simonetti
870-633-1454 Work
870-739-6628 Home
901-212-3677 Cell
d33squeaky@aol.co
