RFR: Accelerating for Autism: Chapter II - Charity Poker Run November, 7 2010

[joeycuccaro]

We would like to take the time to thank the members of this board who have previously participated in our events. We hope that you and new participants will make it out to this event.

Date: Sunday November 7th, 2010
Rain Date: Sunday November 14th, 2010
Meeting Time: 8:00 AM
Departure: 9:00 AM

Participation Fee: $35.00 per car
Your Fee Includes: Donation, Car Decal, and Poker Cards
Charity Organization: The Golden Fund for Autism
Event T-Shirts: $15.00 each or 2 for $25
Event Long Sleeve T-Shirts: $20.00 each
Event Raffle: $5 for 5 tickets



Start Location: Costco Parking Lot
Address:
315 Route 15
Wharton, NJ 07885

Costco is located off exit 34 from Eastbound Route 80 and exit 34A Westbound Route 80. Costco is allowing us to use their lot, please respect the following conditions: No Speeding in or out of the lot, no burn-outs, no donuts etc. The Wharton Police are always very friendly to us and our cause, please keep us on their good side.



Here is an outline of the route that we will be taking during this run. A great combination of highway and backroads to satisfy the driving desires of all participants!



Route Toll: Bear Mountain Bridge- $1.00 (EZ-Pass or Cash)

End Location:



Address:
333 North Bedford Road
Mount Kisco, NY 10549

Itching for some LEGAL racing after the rally? Grand Prix New York is the nations premier indoor karting and corporate/social event facility. A perfect place to end the rally with some good old racing and food! More information can be found on their site.

*GPNY DEAL* As part of being a participant of the rally, each person will receive a $5 discount on Day Memberships. For more information about races and pricing, please follow the link below!

GPNY Racing Information







Our sponsors have put a lot of time and money into this event to make it successful. Please take the time to visit them below.















Interested in becoming a sponsor for this event? Send us an email!

The Golden Fund for Autism
Each Child Unique ~ Helping Them Flourish ~ Helping Them Thrive



The Golden Fund for Autism is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to raising funds for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families in order to assist them in obtaining various health, wellness and therapeutic treatments not otherwise covered by health insurance or by other financial means. Specifically, our organization provides funding directly to doctors/practitioners who are involved in administering various forms of treatments and therapies to children on the Autism Spectrum.
Our Fund was started by the mother of a 6 year old boy on the Autism Spectrum. After helping her son reach great strides, she has made it her mission to help other families who are struggling financially and who are unable to afford the very costly treatments for their children with Autism.

Read more information about the GFA

Why Participate?
Since the inception of the Fund in 2007, they have been able to help over twelve families with children on the Autism spectrum and have donated over $60,000! We are hopeful that these numbers will continue to grow in the coming years and that we will be able to provide hope for many more families.

All funds raised by Royal Flush Rallies will go to The Golden Fund for Autism to help children with Autism.



The Poker Run is a rally that involves an underlying poker theme. There will be five predetermined destination points during the course of the rally. Each point consists of a short break where your team will receive a poker card for that leg of the rally. The best five card hand at the end of the event wins. Prizes/Gifts will be given away to the top three hands of the day.

Prizes we have so far:

• Over $350 worth of races at GPNY
• Apple IPOD Nano
• 1Z Einszett Interior Detailing Kit
• $50 VISA Gift Card
• Elite Motors Oil Change
• EuroTech Gift Card
• Euro Addiction Goodies

Co-Pilots are recommended for the rally. Turn by turn details, Mileage, and Toll Amounts for each stop will be listed on your direction sheets.



Event Waivers
Each driver and passenger will be responsible for signing a waiver prior to participating in the rally. If you are unable print out a waiver we will have several extra available the morning of the event. If we do not have a signed form you will not be able to participate.

Driver Waiver
The Driver Waiver can be found via the link below. Please fill it out ahead of time, print, and bring it with you to the rally.

Download Driver Liability Waiver

Passenger Liability Waiver
The Passenger Waiver can be found via the link below. Please fill it out ahead of time, print, and bring it with you to the rally. Please be sure to fill out the driver section so we can file your waiver accordingly.

Download Passenger Liability Waiver

Donations and Tax Information
Donations can be made in the form of cash or check. Checks can be made out to the "The Golden Fund for Autism". All donations will be collected during registration prior to the start of the rally. The GFA is an IRS registered 501c(3) non-profit organization. All donations made via check directly to the GFA are tax-deductible.

Here are some pictures from our previous events...

Royal Flush Rallies Photo Albums

We would like to thank all of you who have participated in our previous events. Last year's events consisted of the Accelerating for Autism Charity Poker Run and the Sprint for Soldiers Charity Poker Run. The year was a huge success as we were able to raise over $8000 for both charitable organizations. We kicked off the beginning of this year by turning the Motoring for Mitochondrial Disease run into a huge success. Its our goal to share this wonderful experience with you while doing something we all love. Spread the word to your friends and fellow members. The more participants the more successful we can make this event! Additional donations from outside sources and non-participants are more than appreciated.

If you plan to attend, please Private Message or email us at royalflushrallies@gmail.com with the following information:
1. Name
2. Car you plan on attending with

After you RSVP, your name will be added to the attendance list.

There is no RSVP deadline, you will be able to register and participate up to the day of the event. If you definitely plan to attend please RSVP to make things a little easier for organizational purposes. You can reach us at royalflushrallies@gmail.com

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us. We are more than happy to answer any of your concerns. Additional information can be found on Euro Addiction.

Royal Flush Rallies

Things to Remember:

1. Driver/Passenger Waiver
2. Full Tank of Gas
3. Radar Detectors
4. EZ-Pass or Change for Tolls
5. Two-Way Radios
6. Have Fun!

[shamoo]

Obviously I'm in. Did you post this in the S2000 forum too? (www.s2ki.com). A lot of those guys will come, and I came from that forum originally.

[JDM3]

New to the board and just picked up an 08 E90. I live 15 minutes away and this is for a great cause. I'm in!

[joeycuccaro]

Originally Posted by shamoo

Obviously I'm in. Did you post this in the S2000 forum too? (www.s2ki.com). A lot of those guys will come, and I came from that forum originally.

Of course i did!

Glad to see you guys coming out

[joeycuccaro]

RSVP LIST

1. joey- car tba
2. Anthony- BMW E39 M5
3. angela- VW MK4 Jetta
4. marty- Audi B7 A4
5. DownhillA4- Audi B6 A4
6. Pete- Audi B7 S4 DTM
7. Dave- BMW E46 M3
8. Greg- Audi B6 S4
9. Kurt & Patricia- Audi S5
10. Justin- Audi B6 A4
11. Mr. Ramsey- Audi TT
12. Steve- VW Rabbit
13. Jack- Audi B7 A4
14. Joe- Audi B5 S4
15. Brian- Audi B7 RS4
16. Extremesport3- BMW E46 M3
17. AngeP18t- VW MKIV Jetta
18. John- Evolution IX
19. Ben- Audi B6 S4
20. Anthony- Mitsubishi EVO
21. Craig- Audi B5 S4
22. Charlie- Audi B7 S4
23. Pete – Honda S2000
24. Dave- Acura RL
25. Vipin- Acura RL
26. Andy– Cadillac STS
27. Alex- EVO X
28. Bart- Subaru WRX
29. DAN – Civic Si
30. eyehaveyou- BMW E46 M3
31. Craig- Audi B5 S4 Avant
32. Mitsubishi Evo IX– John
33. Mitsubishi Evo- Anthony
34. Kevin- Saab 9-2X Aero
35. Ian- BMW E46 M3
36. Schnab- Audi B5 A4
37. Chuck- SRT-4
38. Phillip- Porsche 911 Turbo
39. Doug- Audi B7 A4
40. Charles- Audi B6 A4
41. Chris- BMW E36 M3
42. Bryan- Audi B7 A4
43. Jas- Nissan 350z
44. Deep- Mitsubishi EvoX
45. Josh- Subaru STI
46. Justin- Honda S2000
47. Shamoo- BMW E92 M3
48. Adeel- Mitsubishi Evo IX MR
49. Karan- Mercedes CLK550
50. Neil- Audi B6 A4
51. Huligan- Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
52. skis4fun- Audi B7 S4
53. Steve- Audi B7 A4
54. Ronny- BMW Rogue 3
55. Dave- Dodge Stealth TT
56. MONSTA- BMW E92 M3
57. Chris- Lexus IS300
58. Josh- BMW E92 335
59. Anthony- BMW E46 M3
60. Joe- Subaru WRX Wagon
61. Mike- 350z Twin Turbo
62. Eric- BMW E92 M3
63. David- 997 Porsche GT3
64. Jon- Infiniti G37x
65. Eric- Lingenfelter ZO6 Corvette
66. PJ- BMW 335xi
67. Aaron- Audi B5 A4
68. Steve- Audi B5 S4
69. NJDeVsFaN- Audi B8 A4
70. beemercer- Audi C5 A6
71. Andres- Porsche Cayman S
72. Chas- Audi B5 S4

[joeycuccaro]

Lots of new information has been updated. We will officially be ending this rally at Grand Prix New York! We are very excited to finish here with some fun entertainment and friendly racing on their tracks! See the OP for more details and information. We have also posted an outline of the route we will be taking on this run. It is just at 100 miles in total. If you have any more questions before the rally please post up questions in this thread so we can answer them! We hope to see you all on the 7th!

*NOTE* Daylight savings is the same day as the rally. Be sure to set your clocks back! Although if you don't it wont be a bad thing, because you will be there for the rally a bit early!

[joeycuccaro]

Only a couple of days until the rally! It is really coming up quick. Spread the word to all of your family and friends and encourage them all to come out, have fun and support a good cause! this is most likely one of the last cruises of the car season so come out and end it on a high note! We look forward to seeing everyone Sunday morning!

[joeycuccaro]

Over 80 cars on the list as of today. Let's keep spreading the word!

[shamoo]

So is anyone going from M3Post?

If you're in the Central NJ area, a bunch of us are meeting at the McDonalds parking lot in Edison/Route 1 early. Then we are going to caravan up to the meet point up north.

[Elaz]

couple guys meeting up in fort lee we'll be rolling with about 7cars.maybe we can hook up.

[monsta]

Originally Posted by shamoo

So is anyone going from M3Post?

If you're in the Central NJ area, a bunch of us are meeting at the McDonalds parking lot in Edison/Route 1 early. Then we are going to caravan up to the meet point up north.

Originally Posted by Elaz

couple guys meeting up in fort lee we'll be rolling with about 7cars.maybe we can hook up.

Yup what Elaz just said! got about 10cars rolling out of FortLee...

3 or 4 M3's
GTR
CaymanS
RX8
AMG55
CLK550
E92
and maybe a couple more should be a fun caravan down and a great Rally overall

[shamoo]

Great! Fort Lee is pretty out of the way from Edison to the meetpoint so I guess we'll see you up north.

For those guys in Central NJ/Southern NJ, a bunch of us are meeting at the McDonalds parking lot in Edison @ 7:15am. We'll probably leave at around 7:30-7:45am.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1075+R...26&hnear=&z=16

PM me if you would like to meet up there and I can give you my number. There should be a bunch of people from my old S2000 forum and some random friends.

[joeycuccaro]

Last update before the rally. Couple of things for you all to please remember:

1. WAIVERS: Please fill out and print your waivers and bring them with you. Don't forget because i will only have a limited amount with me. This goes for both Driver and Passenger waivers

2. Daylight Savings: The clock roll back 1 hour tonight so set them appropriately. If you don't remember you will be at the start an hour before anyone gets there.

The weather looks great and it seems like we are going to have a good turn out. It isn't to late to get your friends to come. Everyone please drive safe getting to the meeting spot. Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning!

[gthirtyfizle]

Damn i didnt c this earlier. I would have loved to go

[monsta]

Originally Posted by gthirtyfizle

Damn i didnt c this earlier. I would have loved to go

not too late! its tomorrow and early!

[joeycuccaro]

Hey all!

This has been a little overdue, but it has been a little hectic around here with the holidays and such. First off, on behalf of Royal Flush Rallies and the Golden Fund for Autism we would like to THANK EVERYONE for their generous support and donations for this event.

In total we were able to raise $3800 to donate to the Golden Fund for Autism. The fund was ecstatic to hear how successful the rally turned out. We have learned that your generous donations will be going to two families in need this holiday season. We are so happy that we are able to put these donations to good use. It is really something special to be proud of knowing that you all are making a difference in peoples lives. This is what RFR is all about, getting together to enjoy your passion all while support a good cause. It really doesn't get much better than that and we thank you all so very very much for support our cause.




(All sensitive check information has been censored. There are several checks there that total the $3800, the large check being all of the cash donations collected from the event)

Event Shirts: We still have some shirts leftover from the Rally. Both Long-Sleeve ($20) and Short Sleeve ($10). Please PM me to inquire.

We would also like to take the time to thank our sponsors who also contributed to the success of the event. With their help we were able to keep the costs of the rally down for items such as the event shirts, decals, and cards. By covering the expenses of the event we are therefore able to donate much more to the charity organization. Please take the time to show your support for our sponsors by checking them out below.













Event in a few words
Overall the event was a huge success. We registered just over 100 cars that had participated in total. The weather turned out to be very nice (a little cold, but sunny nonetheless). There were a few little mishaps during the first leg of the run, but accidents happen when you have a large volume of cars together. Unfortunately after the incident the NJ State Troopers caught wind of what was going on and made it a mission to make examples of some of the drivers. To those who were stopped we apologies and hope it did not ruin your day. After we got out of NJ it was smooth sailing all the way until the end of the rally where we were presented with some more bad news. It seems that GPNY is more concerned with making a dollar than holding their word and keeping their reputation. We were promised track time weeks in advance shortly after we arrived, but learned on the DAY OF the event (20 min before we got there) that all of the carts had been taken to an off-site local for an event and wouldn't be returning for 2-3 hours after we had gotten there. Not so much as a phone call had been made to us about this situation so we could adjust our plan. Now I realize we did not have the track reserved as we could not guarantee how many people would be racing, but you would think that they would be a little more gratuitous to a charity event that was scheduled weeks ago who was bringing in business of an expected 80+ cars. Very poor business practices on their part and we were very disappointed how we were treated. Again, we apologize to all of you as I know many were excited to race at GPNY, but nobody had the slightest idea that they would pull something like that. In all though we made the best of it and ended the rally on a high note raising close to 4k for the GFA, that to me is a success in my book.

Feedback
We are always looking for feedback on the runs to make them better for everyone in the future. If you have any opinions on what was good / what was bad, what we can change or what we can do better, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to share your thoughts. You can send your feedback to royalflushrallies@gmail.com

Some things to consider:

• Roads: Too short? Too Long? Too much Highway? Too much backroad? Just Perfect?
• Time at stops: Too Short? Too Long?
• Stop Locations: Convenient and Easy to get in / out? Bad Stops?
• Direction Sheets: Excellent and Detailed? Other Thoughts?
• Price for Participation: Too much? Too little? Just Right?
• Anything else you can think of or would like to share

Upcoming for RFR

• 501c3 Non-Profit: RFR is in the process of filing as a 501c3 non-profit organization. We hope to have everything set by next rally season. This will enable us to receive larger donations from corporations and other entities that will in turn make the rally better for everyone involved.
  
• RFR Website: We hope to re-launch our new website within the next couple of months. This will be the focal point for all news and information on the rallies. We are also hoping to introduce an automated registration page on our site to register participants for the rallys. This will eliminate the need to do everything the morning of (no more standing in line and waiting for all of your stuff. More news on this soon).
  
• 2011 Season: We hope to have our first event of the season in late May / early June. Check back for more information
  

That seems to be it for now. Again, from the bottom of our hearts, Thank You all very much for participating and making our events a success. Without you we would not be able to make this happen. We look forward to seeing you all next year!

Happy Holidays,

RFR Staff