Hundreds attend Ugly Sweater Golf Cart Poker Run

BY Dawn Rankins

Nearly 300 people in 200 golf carts attended the Canyon Lake Ugly Sweater Golf Cart Poker Run Saturday to help raise money for the fight against cancer in the Canyon Lake community.

Carts proceeded to four stops during the evening event. At each stop, poker cards were received and winners determined from the various poker hands.

Carts started out at Stop One where a pancake breakfast was served and everyone received their first set of poker cards.

Next, the parade of golf carts headed to Bradley and Jonda Morton’s home for Stop Two. Steel Canyon played a few songs while participants consumed homemade spiked apple cider and cinnamon rolls.

Stop Three was at Mike Reed and Heighly Leusch’s home where tamales and margaritas were given to all in the party. Stop Four was at The McKinnons home where they had a see-through dance deck placed over their pool and delicious goodies were served up.

Finally, the golf carts headed to the final stop at the Canyon Lake Lodge where poker hand winners were announced as well as ugliest sweater winners.

The event raised over $7,000 for the community to address Cancer in Our Community. A special event is in the planning for 2022 for the Cancer in Our Community project.

“I want to thank everyone who attended and participated this year,” Josh Steeber, one of the event planners, said. “I want to give a big shout out to all the hosts who did a wonderful job and this couldn’t have happened without them. I am excited to now plan an event for Cancer in Our Community with all the proceeds we raised.”