Banding4Benefits

06/13/2026

Want to welcome aboard and thank a 1st year sponsor Frymoyer Stone of Bettendorf making the 4th Annual Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run able to happen this year. The whole staff is amazing. So any stone work that you want down look no further than Frymoyer Stone they will set you right. Thanks so much for your support and generosity it means the world to me, this organization and cause. Much love and respect

06/12/2026

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Ok whoever wants to help block the day of the ride for the 4th Annual Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run! We are meeting at DeWitt American Legion at 11am this Sunday!!!

If you live in the Quad Cities I will be at Kwik Star on North Brady Street by Menards at 1015am and take off at 1030 to be there at the DeWitt American Legion by 11am!!! So please share or invite anyone you know that will block the day of the ride so they will know what to do and where to be. Thanks so much for your time.

06/12/2026

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***DON'T HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN***
***$10 A TICKET***
***LAST WEEK TO BUY PICKING THEM UP ON THURSDAY 6/18 UNLESS ITS A STOP ON THE RIDE***
***100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO VETERANS***

The Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run Gun Raffle is going on as we speak. Springfield Armory was gracious enough to donate 9mm XD Mod 4 it retails at $400. Its beautiful gun.

Here's an updated list of where you can purchase tickets for the gun raffle and those places are:

Off Point Pub in Davenport
The Meat Market in Davenport
Stoeger's Bar in Davenport
Bettendorf VFW
Harley Corin's in Bettendorf
Mel’s Pub in Milan Illinois
Lady Di's in Park View
Gunchies Davenport
Clinton AmVets in Clinton
The Stubborn Mule in Clinton
Sabula VFW in Sabula Iowa
Tilted Silo in Goose Lake
Kewanee VFW in Kewanee Illinois
The Garage in Preston, Iowa
The Downtown Pub in Preston, Iowa
Geno's Pizza in Preston Iowa
Roy's Hideout in Preston Iowa

Also tickets will be available the day of the ride as well, all the way up to the hour before we draw on Saturday June 20th unless we sell out. Will be picking up tickets that were at each stop too so they will be there till we come there.
Thanks to all that have bought so far and supported this cause I appreciate you so so much

06/11/2026

Hot off the presses of Breedlove's Sporting Goods t-shirt machine and a picture they sent me. I go pick them up tomorrow for all the stops and pick up night at Off Point Pub. I think the shirt looks amazing such a fantastic logo made by the very gifted and talented Danny O'Leary. Can't wait for all that ordered to get yours and see how wonderful they are and wear them. Thanks to all the bought these shirts you have helped a lot of veterans so far and thanks to our sponsors for making this happen as well

Also thank you all for your support means a lot to me. Much love and respect

06/10/2026

Wanted to take a moment and thank Foley Tree Care, LLC for their generosity and support and becoming a first year sponsor of Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run helping in a big way to make the 4th Annual Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run happen. If you live in the Clinton area and surrounding areas and even Quad Cities and need some tree work done look no further than Foley's they will get you taken care of. Much love and respect.

06/10/2026

Would like to thank and welcome Ascentra Credit Union for their first year of sponsorship of the Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run making it possible for the 4th Annual Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run happen. Can't thank Barry and his staff for their generosity. If you want a bank that cares hit up Ascentra credit union. Much love and respect

06/09/2026

This is very sad to hear. I know her personally.

I want to thank Brenda Milam & Off Point Pub for their support for the Banding4Benefits organization and Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run. She and her place have been with me and this ride from the start. She let me have the Inaugural Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run start at her bar. She let me have my t-shirt pick-up nights here so everyone can have an area to come get shirts. She helped me so much the day of my event making sure I had plenty of change for my registration table, shirts table, and all the other things I had going on. Her and her bar made sure we were comfortable that day. Blocked the whole parking lot for the bikes she was there for everything. She was the first one to sponsor the rest of the years up to this 4th year. And letting me do another shirt pickup night. I can't thank her and her bar enough for her support and teaching me things for running a starting point for a ride . This is heartbreaking to me because she does so much for everyone and this community.

Please please go visit this bar before they close their doors at the end of the month please. Let's help her go out with a huge bang. All my biker brothers and sisters go to the last 2 bike nights and all my jeep people go to her topless top event. Go buy drinks, shots and tip her bartenders good please. She was key to my start so I ask you to pay back please.

Brenda I can't thank you and Off Point Pub enough for everything you did for me and this cause I am forever grateful 🥲. Thanks for being an amazing friend I love you.

Hello my friends. I just wanted to let you know that unfortunately I have run out of options.We will be clsoing our doors for the last time on the 29th at 11 PM. I love you so damn much! Thanks for almost 7 years of experiencing a life long dream of mine. Here is things we have coming up:
12th- Bike Night & Debo's
13th- Debo's all day with Jeep Meet 2-4 & DJ Gary @ 7
26th- Last Bike Night with Debo's
28th- Parking lot sale of OPP Decor and bar s**t. Big FN party!!!!!
29th- The Final Farewell. Open til 11 pm

06/09/2026

I want to give a huge shout out to 97X WXLP Quad Cities, & Dwyer N Michaels for the article on the 97x website and pages for the 4th Annual Banding4Benefits also talking about it on the show today as well means a lot to me, this organization and this ride to have local radio stations mention and spread the word. Can't thank you enough. Click the link below to read what they said. Much love and respect

Support the places where veterans go to relax with the Banding4Benefits, a poker run that hits VFW, AmVets, VVWs in the area.

06/08/2026

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Good afternoon friends and family and fellow riding brothers and sisters. I am looking for businesses that would like to donate a gift basket, or a gift card or something we can use for raffle basket prizes, silent auction items and poker prizes for best hand. If you know someone or some place or some business that would like like to donate to help raise money for the 4th Annual Banding4Benefits Veterans Poker Run. We are in need of more baskets and other items. So I wanted to reach out here to see if anyone of my friends could help.

100% of the proceeds from those items will go the Veterans and the Veteran establishment that are on this years ride.

The receipants for this year's ride are:

DeWitt American Legion
Preston American Legion
Sabula VFW
Clinton AmVets
Eldridge VFW

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. You can email me at [email protected], message me personally on here or comment below. Want to pick up no later than Thursday June 18th

Thanks for your time. And I appreciate the ones that have helped this year and years past it means a lot to me. Thanks for your time. Much love and respect