DDonovan

Well only 5 weeks left. All the logistics are in place. I am still recieving some great sponsor items and response, has once again, been fantastic. Registrations continue to come in which is great. We are currently at 36 cars, but I am hoping to hit the 50 car mark this year. Only you can help me get there. Keep in mind that this is one excellent charity and the event itself is a whole lot of fun. For example, over 75% of the participants are repeat participants with 35% having attended all 4 Poker runs, and 40% having attended at least 2 poker runs in the past.

Some of the newly donated items include:
- Ski Package for 2 at Mt Washington Resort, includes 4 ski passes, and mid week accomodations for two nights at Mt Washington resort.
- Gift certificate from the Keg Restaurants.
- Full auto detail from Discovery Honda.
- various participation swag and door prizes.

Anyone that is thinking of bringing passengers that are under the age of 12 the price is $20.00 which covers their meals. We do have a few kids under 12 that will be attending this year. No they are not driving...,

Those of you that have registered but not confirmed, please do so if you can. I am not a concerned about people paying as I am about getting some firm numbers so I can start to plan for the timing of the event, such things as how long we can spend at each check point and what time we will arrive at Mt Washington and what time dinner is to be served to how many items a checkpoint needs to have for the event...,

If you can pay for your registration now, that as well would be great and much appreciated.

I spoke with Mt Washington today and they want me to confirm my numbers no later than August 1st. I can allow a handful after that but not many, so even if you are thinking of attending, please fill out the registration form.

Lastly, as I say, I want to hit 50 cars this year and blow our previous donation record out of the water.., last year we managed to raise just over $5,000.00, help me to beat that. This is a great event and an excellent charity. Register now and help me to hit my target so we can send kids to summer camp.

DDonovan

The Poker Run is now one month out. It is time to start paying for the registrations or at the very least, if you haven't already, confirm your attendance. Keep in mind that I have to have firm numbers to the sponsors and the catering people at Mt Washington by August 1st so I need to hear from you by then.

If you live on the island this is a great deal, freebies, BBQ lunch, great dinner at Mt Washington resort, a wonderful coastal cruise with a bunch of very nice vehicles and excellent people. The chance to win cash prizes, door prizes, wonderful raffle items..., All for $125.00, that is a deal !

Sponsors are now starting to contact me and asking how they can get on board with this event, word is really getting around. We have the following items to add and I am meeting with more sponsors on Friday:

- 2 for one ski passes for Manning Park Resort.
- Multiple GPS units, and some very nice Honda apparel (rumor has it there may be a jacket or two) from Island Honda in Comox.
- A package of t-shirt arrived today from importmeet in Washington State
- A top web hosting package (Business Pro) valued at over $350.00 USD (1 year of service is free and after that the winner will be given the option to either discontinue or pay for service), from JDMVIP and Compevo Communications.

and it just keeps coming in..., If you haven't registered yet and are thinking of doing so, please do it now. You'll be glad you did.

DDonovan

3 weeks till the Poker Run. That means only one week left to register and to pay your registration. If you are already registered but have not contacted me to arrange payment, please do so now. I cannot keep people on the list that have not paid or arranged payment after August 3rd.

Anyone that wanted to attend this event, I have to hear from you before August 3rd as well. I am hoping to hit 50 cars this year but it looks like were falling a bit short.

Pretty much all the planning is done, I am still just picking up the donated items for the raffle, organizing the checkpoints and crossing my fingers for the excellent weather that we have enjoyed over the past 3 years.

If you've been thinking of coming out, now is the time to sign up. Lastly if you can't afford to participate in the event but would love to come along for the cruise and perhaps join us for dinner up at Mt Washington, I can work that out. If you pay just for your dinner, and a small donation, you are welcome to come along with us for the rid. You won't have a chance to win any of the $1,000.00 up for grabs but you are more than welcome to come up with us and enjoy dinner and the raffle items.

Ride up with us and have dinner: $50.00 per person.
Ride up with us and no dinner: $25.00 per person (this is a donation).
Just participate in the poker run but not having dinner: $80.00

Again, if you are the least bit interested in this event, please register NOW! The event includes:
BBQ Lunch at Discovery Honda in Duncan
Participation freebie package
Door prizes
Great list of donated items for Raffle
Wonderful banquet dinner at Mt Washington
An evening of great conversation, drinks, and general camaraderie

All proceeds going directly to Camp Shawnigan to help send sick/disabled kids to summer camp. Have a great time, and feel good doing it!
Here is a website that explains the wonderful work that Easter Seals Camps do:
http://www.eastersealscamps.ca/who-we-are

Thanks Everyone!

DDonovan

Two weeks left till the Poker Run. That means that registrations have to be completed by this Saturday. I managed to get an extension, because of the holidays, till Tuesday. I still have a few spots open if you would still like to register for this event.

We have had more wonderful donations including gift certificates for Tinting services, HID installation kits, HID Bulbs, HID driving/fog light kits, Subway gift certificates, Tonnes of golf packages to various golf locations on the island, GPS devices, Honda apparel including some jackets..., and the list goes on and on.

I will be doing the route this Saturday to drop into each of the checkpoints and drop off the cards and instructions, and pick up a whack more swag for the event..., that means more freebies and door prizes.

Reminder: Registration has to be in by this Tuesday, so there is still time!

DDonovan

One week till the Poker Run (Saturday August 17th). Everything is in place and I'm just looking forward to the event. I still have a few spots open if you wish to contact me I can fit you in. 43 Cars registered so far with75 people.

This will be the last update for this years event on the forums. I will be using email to update the participants. Watch for pictures! I encourage everyone to post up pictures and I will update the forums with links to the pictures that are hosted elsewhere.

Thanks to everyone for registering and helping me to make this a big success once again! See you all either Friday night or Saturday morning. For those of you that want to come out to the pre-meet on Friday it is at 4000 Seymour place in Victoria at 7:30. We will be there for about an hour then probably head out for a cruise and some food. Your more than welcome to come out with us.

If you want to come meet up with us at a checkpoint for the Poker run, below are the approximate arrival and departure times:

Campus Honda == Arrive 9:35 Depart 9:55
Discovery Honda == Arrive 11:25 Depart 12:15
Nanaimo Honda == Arrive 1:55 Depart 2:25
Sunrise Ridge Resort == Arrive 3:25 Depart 3:35
French Creek Resort == Arrive 4:45 Depart 5:15
Arrowsmith Golf and Country Club == Arrive 5:35 Depart 5:50
Island Honda == Arrive 6:15 Depart 6:30
Mt Washington == Arrive 7:15

These times are all approximate based on the number of cars and the route that we are taking and how long we stay at each checkpoint.

Registration List

1) ajmichelson (Adam/Rachel) - RevScene (Duncan, BC) [Civic]
2) MyHappyPlace2 (Mike/Brian) S2Ki (Abbotsford, BC) [2001 S2000] - Paid
3) MoS2000 (Mo/Patrice) - S2KCA (Mission, BC) [2009 S2000] - Paid (Pat owes still).
4) DDonovan (Dave/Ellen) - S2Ki (Victoria, BC) [2007 S2000] - Paid
5) iamkyle (Kyle) - ft86club (Victoria, BC) [2013 FR-S] = Paid
6) myHappyPlace (Peter/Ursula) - S2Ki (Mission, BC) [2001 S2000] - Paid
7) Tubber273 (John/Amy) - MaseratiLife (Nanaimo, BC) [2002 Maserati Spyder] - Paid
8) DC296 (Troy/Bev) - Vancouver Integras (Quesnel, BC) [1996 Honda Integra Type-R] - Paid
9) Z33sideways (Rob/Jessica) - My350z (Victoria, BC) [350z]
10) RileyH (Riley/Sarah) - 3Si (Saskatoon, SK) [Mitsubishi GTO]
11) Daymon Fryer (Damon/Natasha) None (Victoria, BC) [BMW E92 M3] - Paid
12) esstwothousand (Ronnie) - S2Ki (Victoria, BC) [2008 S2000] - Paid
13) Desigirl (Rabinder) Mazda3 (Port Alberni, BC) [2004 Mazda3] - Paid
14) KevinBurn (Kevin/Valentina) - My350z (Nanaimo, BC) [350z Turbo)
15) Paris (Paris) - NSX Prime (Comox Valley, BC) [96 NSX-T]
16) ClintCalder (Clint/Rechel) - No None (Comox Valley, BC) [2009 Nissan GTR]
17) jgs300zx (James/Tracey) s2kca (Seattle, Wash) [S2000] - Paid
18) ScottRingrose (Scott/Sandy) S2Ki (Victoria, BC) [Imola S2000] - Paid
19) Jeremy Bell (Jeremy/Jeet) None (Delta, BC) [Honda Del Sol] - confirmed
20) MSCOTT (Mike/Brenda) S2Ki (Victoria, BC) [Honda S2000] - Paid
21) Kyle O'Neill (Kyle) Honda Members-FB (Abbotsford, BC) [91 Integra] - Paid
22) Steve-O-1797 (Steve) team-integra (Victoria, BC) [95 Integra GS-R] - Paid
23) Shane_Sawatzki (Shane/Cassandra) GTRCanada (Victoria, BC) [R32 Skyline GTR]
24) Hedley Cullen (Headley/Rick) None (Victoria, BC) [2013 Toyota Tacoma] - confirmed
25) Stephan Hart (Stephan/Mercedes) Rx8Club (Courtenay, BC) [2004 Rx8] - confirmed
26) TonkaTrain (Ben) RS25 (Ladysmith, BC) [Impreza 2.2RS]- Registered - confirmed
27) phoenix'ed (Kelly/Kelly) South Isle Genesis (Langford, BC) [2013 GenCoup 20T)
28) Venum_13 (Tyler) Autociety FB (Victoria, BC) [2013 GenCoup 20T R-Spec] - Paid
29) Ed Hollander (Ed/Shannyn) None (Coquitlam, BC) [Acura TL Type-S] - Paid
30) 08Evo (Gabriel/Tory) Autociety FB (Nanaimo, BC) [2008 Evo MR] - confirmed
31) Taylor Smith (Taylor/TBD) Autociety FB (Nanaimo, BC) [2007 WRX STi] - confirmed
32) Greg Zaseybida (Greg/Barb) None (Victoria, BC) [2004 Nissan 350z Roadster] - Paid
33) Colin Lindsay (Colin/Lucas) Autociety FB (Nanaimo, BC) [2009 Cobalt SS] - confirmed
34) Jordan Porter (Jordan/Ashley) Autociety FB (Nanaimo, BC) [2005 Nissan 350z] - confirmed
35) Jason Lee (Jason/Chris) None (Maple Ridge, BC) [Mazda 3 2.3] - confirmed
36) James Doe (James/Heidi) S2Ki (Victoria, BC) [2005 S2000] - confirmed
37) Tattney Tarr (Tattney/Daughter) None (Victoria, BC) [2013 BMW M3] - confirmed
38) Mark Tarr (Mark) None (Victoria, BC) [2010 BMW M3] - confirmed
39) Mark Lawrence (Mark/Nancy) S2Ki (Black Creek, BC) [2002 S2000] - confirmed
40) Darryl Sigler (Darryl/Jo-anne) LotusTalk [2012 Lotus Evora] - confirmed
41) Evan Gibson (Evan) Autociety FB [C63 AMG or 240sx] - confirmed
42) Josh Thomson (Josh) S2Ki [2003 S2000] - confirmed
43) Alex Richardson (Alex/Nick) Honda Members FB [94 Integra GSR] - confirmed

Cars = 43
People = 75

vince126

iTrader: (5)

no go for me again this year. Comox Airshow is on the 17th and everyone here on the base have to work. as usual i'll probably make an appearance at Island Honda to take some pictures.

DDonovan

Sounds good..., too bad but see you there.

DDonovan

I have had a last minute cancellation from a person that had already paid their registration. They are donating the registration so I can allow it to go towards another entry. This means you can attend the event as a full participant for only the cost of your dinner. $40.00 and that is it. This gives you a BBQ lunch, a wonderful banquet dinner, a breakfast at another NSX owners house in Courtney, as well as a whack of freebie stuff and door prizes and over 50 sponsor donated raffle items. The event is this weekend so I need to know as soon as possible if anyone would like to take this spot.

DDonovan

I have created a FaceBook page to hold the various images/videos from this years Poker Run. Hopefully I have the sharing setup properly so you can view the user ablums and uploads. Let me know if you have any issues. The money is still sorting itself out but I believe that we were able to match last years donation of 5,000.00. I will provide an update as soon as all the cheques clear.

https://www.facebook.com/VIPokerRun2013