At the first annual Kiwanis Kayak Poker Run on Saturday, July 13, 2024, 56 kyakers were on the water, and numerous people who bought hands at the Old Camp and hung out, enjoyed fellowship, swam, caught up with old friends or made new ones, and enjoyed some delicious hotdogs, hamburgers, boiled peanuts, watermelon, and chewy cake fresh from the oven.
The poker run started at the Prison Bridge and ended at Old Camp, with three stops along the river, with five card hand and best and worst hand wins.
Sponsors are as follows:
- Platinum - Bill Werkheiser.
- Gold - Renasant Bank.
- Silver - Charla Nail, Realtor at Kelly Driggers Realty; TCM Liquidations; and Collins Insurance Agency.
- Bronze - Collins Electrical Services and Dale and Debbie Tatum.
- Donations were from Jessie Johnson - buns; WMJ Farms (Travis Jones) - peanuts; Food Lion - water; watermelons - Peanut Connor; and chewy cake - Gracie Anderson.
- Best Hand winner - Rader Kennedy
- Worst Hand winner - Charla Nail
- 50/50 winner - Kaitlyn Eason
Special thanks are extended to Lynn Jones who cooked the hotdogs and hamburgers; Anthony Boyett for parking and setup/cleanup; Stacey Wilds for a lot of hard work; Daniel Anderson, Cody Anderson, Amy Anderson, Alison Anderson, Gracie Anderson, and Blake Collins for manning the stops along the river; and Casey Corbett for help with the kyakers and all her expert advice.
