(l-r) Emcee Kevin Hogan, News Anchor and New London Bureau Chief, WFSB 3, joins the members of the Poker Run Committee: Tom Dunfee, Committee Chair Chuck Keefe, DDS,Harbor Hill Marina, Scott Bowden, Port Niantic, Tammy Stiephaudt, Boats Incorporated, and Dave Labrie, The Inn at Harbor Hill Marina, at the First Annual Leukemia Cup Power Boat Poker Run on July 31 at the Harbor Hill Inn & Marina, Niantic.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is proud to announce its First Annual Leukemia Cup Power Boat Poker Run on July 31 raised over $18,300 in support of the crucial fight against blood cancers.
The Leukemia Cup Power Boat Poker Run was held in partnership with Harbor Hill Inn & Marina, Boats Incorporated and Harbor Hill Inn & Marina, Boats Incorporated in Niantic. Thirty-nine power boats motored to “card stops” then returned to Harbor Hill Inn for a great party with Emcee Kevin Hogan, News Anchor and New London Bureau Chief, WFSB3, and entertainer Carol Willis. Prizes were awarded to the Top Three Poker Hands, and a fun time was had by all as they helped raise funds to fight blood cancers.
The 2010 Leukemia Cup Series Honored Skipper is 13-year old Kamran, a leukemia survivor who lives with is family in Avon. Kamran was diagnosed with leukemia last Fall, and is recovering from chemotherapy, radiation and a bone marrow transplant – and looks forward to returning to fishing, sailing and school! LLS thanks all donors for their contributions in his honor.
