The purple ACS wristbands that had "Hope" imprinted on them sold out. Rider Paul Coe, who won the second best poker hand, gave all the money back to the ACS, grabbed three of the wristbands, and sold them to people in the crowd caught up in the moment for $100 each.
"We made $2,000 just on the wristbands alone," said Wallace. "The spirit of generosity was definitely in the air."
This was the ACS director's first ever experience with a poker run. She fell so much in love with the Harley she was riding, that after talking to her husband, she went back to the dealer and bought a custom Harley the very next day.
"This was one of the most exciting days of my life," she said.
Steve Reynolds from WVOI 1480AM was the auctioneer. He kept the live auction moving along with the help of Susan Healy and Paul Gruber.
"My mom and grandmother are smiling down from heaven today," Healy said. She and her friend, Lorrie, came up with the idea of the poker run fund-raiser and worked for several weeks organizing the event and finding donors.
The mini-chopper that was one of the big items auctioned went for $1,490. The man who bought the chopper was from Chicago. Another bidder bought a basket containing candy and other goodies for $500.
"He turned around and gave it to a cute little red head boy in the audience that he didn't even know," Wallace said. "They both started dancing around together enjoying the moment."
Owner of Stan's Idle Hour Stan Gober added his own generosity, collecting 164 "Yankee dollars" and gave them to the ACS. Gober is a champion of generosity for the many charity fund-raisers held at his restaurant in Goodland.
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