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Thank you generous sponsors and participants who made it possible to match last year’s donation of $50,000 to the Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

Our 7th annual Motorcycle Poker Run and Chili Cook-off held Saturday, June 13th was dedicated to committee Member Mark Kenney who passed away the day before the event. Cherished and admired by all, it was easy by nature for him to make the lives of others better; a gentlemen; a fair and caring person.

Columbia Motorcycle Harley-Davidson was our largest donor this year. Other major contributions came in from ATU Local 757, IAM & AW Local Lodge 63, IBEW Local 280, IBEW Local 48, Kaiser Permanente and UBC Pacific NW Regional Council.

Ron Hamaker, retired IUEC Local 23 member, ticket # 3086 won the 2009 Harley Davidson Dyna Low Rider motorcycle worth $17,000. He bought his lucky ticket at IBEW & United Worker Federal Credit Union, and is proof that it “only takes one ticket to win”! Committee member Barbara Mathey (CEO of IBEW & UW FCU) and the majority of her staff also showed up at the event to help keep things running smoothly.

A special guest kicked off the afternoon raffling by boosting the crowd with his thanks; reminding them that their generosities touch many lives. Our guest's daughter was born with a cyst on her brain. She was just over a year old when she was diagnosed with a 3-4 inch cyst on the back posterior of her brain. “It was a shock for my wife and myself. It was something you couldn't even imagine. If anybody has children in here, they would totally understand the emotions you go through. So this kind of tells you the money you donate makes a huge difference". His daughters’ cyst was treated but it came back when she was seven, a year ago.

At our chili cook-off tasting is free; the taster then deposits a chip in cans numbered corresponding to number of each entry. This year's chili cook-off winner was Gail Perryman, member of OPIEU Local 11. Gail works for IBEW & United Workers Federal Credit Union.

The motorcycle poker run was an 80 mile loop with 5 checkpoints for the bikers to draw their cards. John Nelsen, rep from IBEW Local 48 gathered up four queens to win the high poker hand. Check out our 2009 album in the photo gallery for many pictures of the bikes and riders that participated in the run.

• Poker Run
• Raffles

Poker Run

Motorcycles gathering up in the mid morning at the IBEW Local 48 parking lot. Then revving up to leave this route starting point for an 80 mile countryside ride through 5 checkpoints to return here.

Raffles

Special guest speaker thanks participants. Kathy announces the chili cook-off winner, Dave calls up the poker run high-hand winner, and Lee announces the big winner of the event, the Harley Davidson.

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Bikes gathering at the poker run route start point. Click here to view our 2009 Event Photo Slide Show!