HVFDEMS, in cooperation with All American Harley Davidson, is having our first ever poker run to raise money for the department.  The Poker Run will start and end at All American Harley Davidson with a total of five (5) stops in between.  At each stop, the player will draw a card... at the final stop (Hughesville American Legion) the fifth card is drawn.  You will return to Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department where the top three (3) winning hands will be decided.  Any tie-breaking hands will be determined by drawing a card from a new deck - best card breaks the tie.

• First Place - $200
• Second Place - $100
• Third Place - $50

Food and Entertainment will be provided at the end - please check back for more information for a menu and entertainment.

Cost is;

• $20 per bike,
• Passengers are free but can play a hand for $15
• Additional hand may be purchased for $10
• To better your hand, up to two (2) cards may be purchased at end (per hand) for $5 per card

Stops for Poker Run;

1. Start at All-American HD - 1st draw
2. 7th District VFD - 2nd draw
3. Back Road Inn - 3rd draw
4. Dew Drop Inn - 4th draw
5. American Legion, Hughesville MD - 5th draw

Return to HVFD to purchase extra cards, receive prizes and food/entertainment will be provided!

4 pm - Food will start to be served

5 pm - LAST hand of poker (score cards) are to be turned in at HVFDEMS

5:30 pm - CASH Winners Awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place - Registered Players MUST BE PRESENT!

UPDATED RULES (as posted on www.hvfdems.org) are available for download by clicking here...

You may pre-register by  downloading the pre-registration form, filling it out and mailing a check back to HVFD (instructions are on the form)

Download a flyer and pass it around to help us out! (Flyer is rather large, 3 MB) 

Remember, this is a fundraising event and we graciously appreciate your attendance to help our department better serve the community.

Check back often for updates and we will see you on May 7th!

Any questions can be emailed to; events@hvfdems.org

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