“We try to do different events to capture all audiences,” Ashley said. She explained that the poker run is one of three primary fundraisers the organization holds throughout the year. “We don’t receive state or federal funding so we do all our fundraising through the local community,” said Laurie Ashley, executive director of Meals on Wheels Anderson County.
Meals on Wheels feeds 450 people every day and the poker run has helped raise more than $60,000 to ensure that the organization can continue to do so.
The 2018 Hartwell Lake Poker Run will take place on June 8-9 in Anderson, S.C., and the event is pivotal to the continued ability of Meals on Wheels Anderson County to continue to feed homebound and disabled people throughout the community.
