DAV/727th poker run planned for Sept. 1

Event has raised $183,000 over 13 years for DAV transportation network

DAV
Posted 8/23/18

BROOKINGS – The DAV Brookings Chapter No. 22 and the 727th Transportation U.S. Army National Guard Unit will host the 14th annual DAV/727th DAV Charity Poker Run on Saturday, Sept. 1, starting at the Brookings Armory, 300 Fifth St. S.

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DAV/727th poker run planned for Sept. 1

Event has raised $183,000 over 13 years for DAV transportation network

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BROOKINGS – The DAV Brookings Chapter No. 22 and the 727th Transportation U.S. Army National Guard Unit will host the 14th annual DAV/727th DAV Charity Poker Run on Saturday, Sept. 1, starting at the Brookings Armory, 300 Fifth St. S. 

Registration starts at 10 a.m. with the run departing with a parade at high noon. Registration is $20 per person.

The event will be held rain or shine with a $500 best hand and many other prizes. 

An authentic Jack Daniels barrel used in Lynchburg, Tennessee, will also be auctioned at 5:30 p.m. 

All proceeds go to the DAV Hospital Transportation Network. 

The DAV/727th DAV Charity Poker Run provided the DAV Hospital Transportation Network in 2017 a check for $40,000, which brings the total amount raised by the event over 13 years to $183,000. 

The DAV invites all members and friends to this outstanding Poker Run.

For more information, contact retired Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Foster at 690-1961 or Master Sgt. Eric Kinslow at 605-415-1759, or find the event on Facebook.