Members of local biker group visit with seniors ahead of poker run fundraiser this weekend
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EVANSTON — A group of bikers will use their love for riding to help benefit the senior centers in Uinta County. Members of the group visited the senior center in Evanston on June 2, to get to know some of the senior citizens and to eat lunch with them.
Badlands Bandits will hold a charity poker run on Saturday. Participants will stop at several locations where they will draw a card from a deck, then head to the next stop. By the time participants reach the final destination, those with the best and worse hands will be compensated.
McBroon emphasized that participation is not limited to only those with motorcycles — any vehicle is welcome.
The Bandits’ run costs $25, and participants can play an extra poker hand for another $15. Riders enjoy hours on the road, good company, but most of all, they enjoy giving back. The Bandits will donate all proceeds from the event to Uinta Senior Citizens, Inc., to help the organization’s home delivery meal program.
The poker run will begin at the Bumble Bee, where signups are scheduled between 9 and 10 a.m. Participants will eat breakfast then hit the road between 10 and 10:30 a.m.
The first stop will be at the Jim Bridger Club in the Valley, followed by Green Gander Bar in Green River. Stop three will bring the run back to the Valley, where participants will draw a card at Mountain View’s Bridger Valley Lanes.
Riders will head west, drawing a fourth card at the Eagles Club in Evanston, before rolling in to Spanky’s Bar, also in Evanston. The final destination will be just down the street from Spanky’s at Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds, where participants will show their hands and enjoy dinner and live music.