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August 26, 2008

JHCC Poker Run to benefit Special Olympics Oklahoma

Joseph Harp Correctional Center will host its fifth annual Poker Run to benefit Special Olympics Oklahoma this Saturday.

The ride will begin at Santa Fe Cattle Company Restaurant on Interstate 35 Service Road in Norman, with the first bike out at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m.

The entry fee is $20 per rider and $5 for a passenger. The first 50 riders will receive free T-shirts. Lunch will be provided at the end of the run, and door prizes will be given away.

To register, call Debbie Dorris, Damon Wilbur or Leo Everett at 527-5593 or go to the Special Olympics Web site and click on LETR for a registration form.

Joseph Harp Correctional Center is one of the many law enforcement agencies in the state that participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run. LETR is an international charity made up of law enforcement agencies that raises money for Special Olympics. For more information about LETR go to the Special Olympics-Oklahoma Web site: www.sook.org.

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