Bar poker group helps Make-A-Wish
One bar poker tournament company is using its muscle to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
All in Free Poker, which is based at more than 25 South Florida bars and restaurants, is donating 5 percent of funds they are paid by venues to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida
To date, $15,000 has been raised to grant the wishes of wish-children Andrewis and Eva. Their stories are at www.allinfreepoker.com.
The average cost to fulfill a wish is $5,000.
Comments
Nick & crew, thanks for covering this aspect of our business. As the largest & oldest freeroll poker league in South Florida, we have felt from Day 1 that is was important to give back to the community. We've done that through huge sponsorships to our players (over $100,000 to date) and with charities. Since our inception almost 3 years ago, we've donated $15,000 to Make-A-Wish and granted two children's wishes (we're almost to a third wish) as well as over $5,000 more for the American Cancer Society. Poker is a great activity in any community, and it can help a community too.
Hope to see you at our tables soon!
Bryan Oulton
President
All In Free Poker
Posted by: Bryan Oulton | March 20, 2008 12:46 PM
Thanks, Brian
I have some of your games on my list to catch: Bru's Room in Margate isn't far for me, and am excited you added AMF Lanes in Davie, always a nice spot.
(FYI, we used Sullivan's as a spot for photos when we wrote about bar poker back in '06, I think before you took over.)
-- Nick
Posted by: Nick Sortal | March 20, 2008 5:38 PM