Wasilla High Graduate Seriously Injured - Poker Benefit Planned
Jake Collins, a Wasilla High graduate, was seriously injured during a recent hunting trip. He is currently at Providence and is facing a long and difficult rehabilitation. When i was told the circumstances of the accident i was astonished that he actually survived! Originally in a coma, Jake has been taking big strides forward and we hope he can make a full recovery. Many of our Mat-su players will recognize him as a regular at both the GrandView and Best Western tourneys. You can look in on Jake's progress at http://howisjake.blogspot.com/
The APA has been approached by a group of coaches and teachers from Wasilla and Palmer, along with Wasilla High team doctor Dan Larson, to put on a poker benefit for Jake. Of course, we have agreed, and we have a provisional date of Oct 1st at the Best Western Lake Lucille in Wasilla. We will put on a poker tournament for up to 200 people. The event will be completely free to participate in but Jake's connections and the APA are hopeful everyone who plays will make a $100 donation. Tickets will be very limited as many members of the valley community have already pledged their participation even though many of them don't even play poker!! We will try to accommodate as many APA members as possible, please e-mail us with your name and APA number if interested.
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posted by Alaska Poker Association at 3:47 AM
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What more can we do to help? Anything and everything!! If you can help in any way please contact us. Doc Larson tells me he has already been promised some great prizes for both the final table and for give-aways as door prizes. If you have a business or in a position to donate something let us know.
People seem to really want to step up on this one....telling Jake's story around a poker table last night secured us an $1100 Hunting Bow from Fletcher's Archery in Wasilla and a $250 skateboard from Paragon Distributing! I've got a feeling this is going to be the biggest fundraiser we have ever been involved with!!
There will also be other events over the next few weeks to help Jake. Please check out Jake's site for details
Once we have complete details they will be posted right here. Thanks in advance for your help!!
****Disclaimer****For those "Officials" use!!
This is a completely, absolutely, Unequivocally, free to enter APA event and the only "consideration" anyone wants is Jake's recovery!
We are compiling a prize list...we have been donated a bunch of very nice prizes. We will have a list posted here after our meeting with Jake's connections which is taking place tomorrow afternoon. Tickets are now available...do not wait until the last minute!
Thanks for your support ladies, looks like the prizes are coming on nicely...remember, if anyone out there can help, let us know!
OK Here's some of the prizes...will post others as they come in. We have these in just a week and have one more week to go!
Four Day Cruise plus Airfare (either coast)
$1000+ Hunting Bow from Fletcher's Archery
$1000 New Years Fireworks package from Gorilla Fireworks
DeWalt Power Tool Set from Centurion
$500 Snowboard from Bruce's Street & Skate
$250 Skateboard from Paragon Distributing
2 x 1hr Massages from Larson Chiropractic
$350 Camping Stove from Chimo Guns
Thanks to all these fine businesses..we really appreciate it!!
We've also made this event an APA DOUBLE points tourney!
ok more prizes coming in....here's a few more for the list. Hopefully all the final table prizes will exceed $1000 in value!! Keep the leads and offers coming!
$1200 Home Security System from Prime Security LLC
Package from The Alaska Club
Original painting from Dawn "williams" Holland
Gift package from Alaska Midnight Sun
10 gallons of paint from Sherman Williams
Room at Best Western Lake Lucille
to be continued.....
More prizes....
Another original painting from Dawn Holland
6 rounds of 18 hole golf at Palmer Golf Course $200
2 season tickets to the Alaska Avalanche $380
Everyone's working hard for even more!
Here's another,....
Special thanks to Dawn "Williams" Holland, who has helped tremendously with this event!!
2 Therapeutic Massages from BodyMindSoul, Inc. Anchorage
Nicole Gdula secured us a $200 gift package from Blockbuster of Wasilla...will post more tomorrow!
Here are the details of the Jake Collins Poker Tournament. Sunday, 1st Oct, 4pm @ Best Western Lake Lucille, Wasilla.
Deep Stack 5000 Starting Chips
Blinds 25/50 30 Min Rounds
Double APA Points
Prizes will be pick a prize format. Winner gets first choice and so on.
Provisional Final Table (9) Prizes. (These are in hand and guaranteed, other major prizes may be added)
Four Day Cruise plus Airfare for Two People (either coast)
$1100 Hunting Bow from Fletcher's Archery
$1000 New Years Firework Package from Gorilla Fireworks
$1200 Home Security System from Prime Security LLC
DeWalt Power Tool Set from Centurion (not sure on value but it is very nice set and looks high $$)
$500 Snowboard from Bruce's Street & Skate
$350 Camping Stove from Chimo Guns
$380 Two Season Tickets for Alaska Avalanche Hockey Team
$260 Golf Package at either Settler's Bay or Palmer Golf Course
We also have a bunch of smaller prizes up to $200 each that we will give out as door prizes, maybe a bad beat prize, etc
Iditarod Trail Commitee will also be there using their gaming license for a split the pot. They will donate their monies to Jake's Fund! Thanks to Don Patterson for his co-ordination
We hope to see you there!!
Please e-mail me at info@AlaskaPokerAssociation.com if you need a ticket
The APA Online Tournament has been moved to Noon so players can play in both.
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