A large group of Jeep enthusiasts are following
in their 2-wheeled friends footsteps and organizing Windsor's first Jeep
Jamboree Poker Run. Motorcycle enthusiasts have camaraderie
been raising charitable funds with poker runs for
years. Sisters, Debbie and Laura Kay, started The Windsor Jeep Club a
little over a year ago in hopes to bring area Jeep enthusiasts together this
way too. They wanted their Jeep club to have some fun, share ideas and to
work together to raise much needed funds for brain injury programs in Windsor
and Essex County.
The
Windsor Jeep Club now has over 300 members.
“This club is more of a
social and fundraising club” says Debbie Kay. “Some of the other Jeep
clubs in the area are more for the off roaders.” “We all have a
commonality in our love of all things Jeep though.” All Jeep clubs have
been very supportive of the upcoming poker run. “I have heard from Jeep clubs
as far as Niagara Falls and even from Ohio & Michigan” added Laura
Kay. Talon Walsh, President of the Essex County Jeep Club and one of the
organizers, has been a great help to us from the very beginning. “Talon's
group also supports us by answering most of our member's technical and off
roading questions.” “Whether your Jeep will never see mud or your
Jeep will never be clean this event is for you. Working with many
different Jeep clubs will ensure that our very first Poker run will be a day to
celebrate the freedom and adventure that our Jeeps represent.”
Jeff Arcand bought a 1986 CJ-7 in 1991
and has had a passion about Jeeps and their history ever since. “The
first civilian Jeep was produced in 1945. Prior to that time they were
strictly military vehicles. The civilian Jeep has continued to be popular
ever since and has a very strong presence in Windsor, Canada's automotive
capitol.”
Another local enthusiast, Adam
Sokoloski, drives his father's, Ohio built, 1944 Willys Jeep proudly.
Adam and his father found and restored this Jeep together about 15 yrs
ago. They painted the Jeep a traditional military green and added his
father's military # down the side of the hood. The Willy was parked for
the past few years but when his Dad passed away earlier this year Adam knew he
had to get it back on the road. This Willy honours both his dad and his
dad's military service for Canada.
The run will end back at the Riverside
Sportsmen's Club, where participants will be able to enjoy a BBQ and special
live performances by Windsor's own Jeff Lorenzon, The Sellouts, Drop Dead
Famous, and The Formula.
The
Windsor Jeep Jamboree Poker Run will take place — On Sunday, October 5th, 2014,
The funds raised will stay locally in
our community and will be directed to Assisted Living Southwestern Ontario's
(A.L.S.O) Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) programs and services.
Registration is currently open, and
interested Jeep owners can find more details online at www.facebook.com/windsorjeepjamboree.
Entry into the Poker Run is $20 per driver and $5 per passenger; however
registration fees will be waived with $100+ in pledges. To join the run and
obtain pledge sheets for this event, call Laura Kay at (519) 259-2258 or email laurakay@alsogroup.org or
visit our promotional partner Wheel Covers Unlimited. at 2594 Howard
Ave. Windsor.
The event is sponsored by: CKLW Am800, Biz X Magazine,
Festival Tent and Party Rentals, & Action Signs.
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
