Daily-Jeff.com – Saturday ‘Cruise for a Cure’ includes poker run, music, prizes, auction

So you wanna help raise money for a good cause and have a blast while doing it? The third annual Cruise for a Cure Aug. 7 is your answer!"Cruise for a Cure was founded on the idea that we can fight back against cancer by doing something that moves the soul," said Paul Wolfe. "It is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities a chance to celebrate the lives of people who battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back."Wolfe is president of the East Cambridge Riders motorcycle club, Cruise sponsors with Speedy Print, Sour Jane, AVC Communications and The Daily & Sunday Jeffersonian.The event kicks off with a poker run. Riders or drivers travel a set route and, at designated stops, draw a card. Prizes will be awarded for the best hand and worst hand.The poker run begins at 10 a.m. with registration at the VFW picnic grounds on Slaughter Hill Road. Cost is $15 per rider and $10 per passenger, which includes a pulled pork dinner and door prize ticket. Additional dinners can be purchased for $10 apiece, which includes a door prize ticket.The last bike out will leave at noon, the last bike to finish will return by 5 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine.Don't own a motorcycle? no need to feel left out, all vehicles are welcome!But of course there's more than just the poker run. There's live entertainment featuring the bands Lock N' Load and Sour Jane. and a 50/50 drawing. and raffles. and door prizes. and a silent auction. and cold beer (don't forget your identification).There'll be a drawing for a a 1998 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic FLHRC and Bahamas cruise tickets. The club purchased the motorcycle from Fink's Harley-Davidson in Zanesville. It remains on display there.Tickets are currently on sale, $20 each, available from club members or at Fink's, or as late as 6:30 p.m. the day of the Cruise. You must be an adult to purchase.But don't forget about the live auction. It begins at 5 p.m. Items to be auctioned include:* Chance to hit Cambridge Mayor Tom Orr in the face with a pie* Ohio State Buckeyes package (signed Laurinaitis jersey, signed Chris Spielman football, basketball tickets, Buckeye solar light and more)* Entertainment packages including meals and overnight accommodations in Cambridge, Zanesville, Newcomerstown, Coshocton, Seneca Lake* Catered hog or chicken roast up to 100 pounds* 30 minute low-level scenic airplane ride over Guernsey County* Custom one-of-a-kind Hammer bass guitar, tattoos, beer signs and neon bar light* Antiques and collectibles (Cambridge glass, die cast cars, crocks, wooden butter churn, old tin Harley toys and more)* Tickets for Living Wood, Trumpet in the Land, Kennywood and Cedar Point* Biker items (bike cover, helmet, $100 cycle cleaner, painted Harley milk can and more)* Women items (one year tanning, various hair care items, spa massages and more).All funds raised will be designated for a specific branch of cancer research. In 2008 the club raised $2,300 to help fund research at the James Cancer Research Center, Columbus, for a cure for lung cancer. last year $5,000 was raised for the research center's Stephanie Spielman Breast Cancer Fund.Need directions to the VFW picnic grounds? Exit Interstate 77 at exit 43. Head east on U.S. 40. Turn left onto Slaughter Hill Road (first road on the left). Travel about 2 miles and look for the signs.Remember: no weapons, bottles or cans are allowed on the premises.For more information, to buy tickets or to make a donation for cancer research call either Rug at (740) 705-1304, Slim at 439-4316 or Sherry at (740) 260-4418.

Daily-Jeff.com - Saturday 'Cruise for a Cure' includes poker run, music, prizes, auction