Sunday, March 25, 2007

You can ride and party to benefit the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation.
The American Patriots motorcycle club and Friends on the Hill restaurant are
holding the Everyday Hero Poker Run Saturday to do just that. The motorcycle
ride begins and ends at Friends on the Hill at 104 Westcliff Blvd., in
Warner Robins, with stops at Crickets Bar & Grill on Russell Parkway, The
Hangar on Houston Avenue in Macon and Smokes in Houston Mall. The cost is
$10 a hand with prizes for best and worst hands. According to Sheila
Chandler, the benefit coordinator for the American Patriots, the motorcycle
club was formed Sept. 11, 2002, to remember those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
The club does charity rides and community service, Chandler said. "They give
up their time, money and of themselves for charity." The other events and
activities, along with the poker run, include a tailgate party and a
drive-in classic car show beginning at 4 p.m. at Friends on the Hill.
The tailgate party features the music of Southern Crossroads from 4-9 p.m.
At 9 p.m. the party continues to midnight with music from Josh Graff & Co.
There will also be a 50/50 raffle, an auction and door prizes from Outback,
Cheddars and Backyard Grill. Weather permitting there may also be a dunk
tank. "It always raises a lot of money," Chandler said.