Poker Run, Walk or Crawl to benefit local children’s shelter

COLUMBIA, SC – Calling all motorcycle enthusiasts!  The Thunder Riders H.O.G (Harley Owners Group) Chapter #2051 is hosting a charity poker run, walk or crawl to raise money for Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter, a home for abused, neglected and homeless children.  The fundraiser takes place Saturday, June 4^th from 10am to 3pm at Thunder Tower Harley-Davidson at 190 Pontiac Business Center Drive in Elgin.

There will be food, music, a silent auction and plenty of Harleys to look at.  The best poker hand wins $300, second best wins $200 and the worst hand wins $100.  Admission is $15 at the door and enters you into a drawing for some great door prizes.  100% of the proceeds go to helping abused, neglected and homeless children and teen living at Palmetto Place. For more information, go to www.thunderridershog.com/chapter_events.html.

Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter is a safe haven for abused and neglected children and homeless teens throughout the state of South Carolina. We provide a safe and nurturing environment where children have access to after-school programs, tutoring, recreational and social activities. We offer a broad range of services that concentrate on personal healing and development including medical attention, mental health care, crisis adjustment and transitional counseling. We help children succeed; their grades improve and their behaviors stabilize. Here, the state’s most desperate children are home.

To learn more about Palmetto Place, visit www.palmettoplaceshelter.org.  To request information on speakers, volunteer and donation needs, or to join our email/mailing list, please contact us at:

P.O. Box 3395, Columbia, SC 29230

T (803)748-2353

E-mail: [email protected]