Start your engines for a good cause

Get ready to start your engines this weekend for the return of the Grow Grenfell Group's Grenfell Lights Car Poker Run this Saturday, 20 September. The Poker Run is presented by the Grenfell Lions Club and all cars are welcome, with the event departing from the Bowling Club at 9:30am with a $1,000 cash prize for the best poker hand. Entry to the event is $50, with all Poker Run profits raised going towards the Grow Grenfell Group's campaign to light up the local churches around Grenfell. This year the Feature car is the Ford Mustang – celebrating the 1965 Fastback. Grow Grenfell Group's Jeff Gallimore said they are expecting entrants from Orange, Parkes, Nowra, Sydney, Central Coast and Canberra as well as entrants from across the Weddin Shire. Mr Gallimore said they are also expecting a lot of people coming with their Ford Mustangs for this year's event. Last year they hosted 30 cars in the poker run, and they are hoping for around 40 cars to take part in this year's event. Registrations open from 8am on Saturday, with cars departing at 9:30am where the Poker Run will stop at Cowra, Young and Bribbaree before heading back to Grenfell. The event doesn't stop at the Poker Run on Saturday, with a car quiz on Friday night and a trip to Iandra Castle on Sunday morning. On the schedule for Friday is: At 5:30pm there will be a park-up of cars in the lower-end of Grenfell Main Street, departing at 6pm to Grenfell Silos Lightshow. Following this, they will then cruise to Grenfell Bowling Club at 6:30pm for the Car Quiz. Entry to the car quiz is $10 per person. After issuing the first card upon departure from Grenfell on Saturday, the Poker Run will stop for morning tea at Cowra Bowling & Recreation Club (where the second Poker Card will be issued) – lunch at Young Services Club (where the third Poker card will be issued), afternoon tea at the Rusty Horse Hotel in Bribbaree (where participants will collect their fourth Poker card), before returning back to the lower Grenfell Main Street with Park-Up of Cars from 4:00pm where the final Poker Card will be issued. At 6pm the Poker Run will head Grenfell Country Club for drinks, awarding of prizes and Live Entertainment with Dinner available at the club. A 2-course dinner will be available @ $40 per person but bookings and pre-payment for dinner is essential. On Sunday, 21 September participants can travel down to Unwind Cafe at 8am for 'Breakfast, Cars & Coffee', with no bookings required At 10am they will depart for Iandra Castle which will be open from 10:30am to 1pm, with entry $20 per person.