2017 Poker Run

Bee RidgeHaving “won” this event last year, Fred and Kathleen Cook had the honor of organizing this year’s edition. The event was held the afternoon of April 23 with great top-down weather under partly cloudy skies. Ten cars participated in the “run.” The first stop was the 100 year-old “Little White Church at Bee Ridge” Presbyterian Church in Sarasota. It soon became evident that the theme of the game was old little white churches because the second stop was the white clapboard Sandy Baptist Church on the northeast side of Myakka State Park. This was followed by the Old Miakka Church, after which the route returned to downtown Sarasota and the Crocker Memorial Church. The fifth stop, and the food and watering hole, turned out to be the home of club members.

The total route was about 70 miles although two of the drivers missed the turn for the second stop, which added a couple dozen miles of open road and rural scenery to the day’s excursion. But they got back on track and joined their thirsty and hungry colleagues at the final destination.

In all, 24 members participated in the festivities. The coveted second prize (a SBCC logo garage parking mat) was won by Jerry Madden and Pat Hull. Jack and Nancy Hartley, sporting the best hand with an Ace high flush, were the big winners, collecting the unique traveling trophy, a SBCC logo polo shirt and the exclusive right to host Poker Run 2018!

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