Local Hospice Holds Charity Poker Tournament

Hospices are hardly the happiest places on earth, but the people who work in them certainly try their best to make things easier for the patients. To do that, they will be hosting a charity poker tournament on June 17 for the benefit of their Happy Hearts Grief Camp and their Youth Bereavement Program.

If you want to somehow fatten up your soul and do something in the name of charity, then mark June 17 on your calendar and be sure that you’re free on that day. The Hemet Hospice Volunteers, particularly its Temecula-based branch, the community Hospice Services, will be hosting a charity poker tournament on the 17th. The charity poker tournament will be held at the Bear Greek Golf Club at exactly 6pm. The buy-in will be merely $25. Prizes will be given to the top three finishers of the tournament. However, if you want to join, then you’d better be quick because the tournament will only be limited to sixty players. Also, since, it’s a charity poker tournament, the atmosphere is going to be pretty friendly, so you can relax and actually have yourself a bit of fun. It’s going to be like a little party, except that all of you will be playing poker instead of just sitting around and socializing.

You can contact Denise at 951-760-8992 if you want to join or simply email the group at ckahla@communityhospiceservices.org. You can obtain more information if you visit their site at www.hemethospice.org or www.communityhospiceservices.org. The group aims to provide more resources for their patients as the hospice and to gain more funds for providing free bereavement support group sessions for both children and adults. Their cause is certainly a worthy one, so those who can join would do well to offer their support.

Besides, with all the bad press poker is getting from moral groups, charity tournaments are like the biggest slap in the face. People can play poker, have fun, and actually do a lot to help. It’s unfair that the government outlaws poker as a felony when several groups turn to it first for their fund raising programs. Besides, in a country that grew up with poker as the primary card game, it seems highly odd that the government would take such a tough stance on the game. Hopefully, charity poker tournaments like this one can prove to them that the game is by no means evil.

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