Quota Club of Wayne Co. charity poker run June 1

Quota Club of Wayne County will host its 10th annual charity poker run on Saturday, June 1 in conjunction with the Wayne County Fairgrounds Ribfest.

This fundraising event is open to all vehicles and helps support Quota Club’s local community and youth programs. The run will begin at Leroy’s Place, 400 Palmer St., Wooster, and conclude at the Ribfest, which will feature live music, barbecue, and other food and beverage vendors. Stops along the run include Jitters Coffee House in Millersburg, Huck’s Tavern in Roscoe Village (Coshocton), Beano’s Buckeye Ballroom in Loudonville and the Ashland Eagles Club. Door prizes for best poker hands will be awarded to participants at the event’s conclusion, with last vehicles due into the Wayne County Fairgrounds by 4:30 p.m.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Leroy’s, with first vehicles out at 10 a.m. Entrance fees are $25 for a single participant or $30 for a double, with extra poker hands available for $15 each. Preregistration earns a free Quota Poker Run T-shirt and can be done by visiting www.quotaofwaynecounty.org.

Quota Club of Wayne County is a merger of three local Quota service clubs representing the communities of Wooster, Orrville and West Salem. The club’s mission is to provide services to the deaf and hard of hearing, to assist those with speech problems, and to aid disadvantaged women and children. Fundraisers like the poker run help provide scholarships to local high school and college students with an emphasis on those studying speech and language degrees.

For more information about the event or about Quota Club of Wayne County, call event coordinator Doug Flinn at 330-234-6234.