American Legion Riders Chapter #75 will hold its Ridedown The Need for Veterans Poker Run on Saturday, June 1.

The poker run is part of the group’s mission in service to all veterans, their health/welfare, and family needs, with funds raised benefitting area veterans. They will have food and craft vendors, and a 50/50 raffle drawing during the afternoon at the post headquarters.

Participants will pull a card from a 52-card deck at each stop. A person at a table marks the team’s or rider’s scorecard with the card they pull. They move on to the next stop until they get a five-card hand, with the best hand winning a prize.

This is the group’s first poker run since the pre-pandemic shutdown. Donations and contributions from businesses are still being accepted.

People are invited to come out to the American Legion post, 5849 American Legion Way, Gloucester. The post is northeast of the Stagecoach Flea Market on Rt. 17. At the traffic light for the River Bend Apartments, you wil...