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Saturday, April 12, 2025 ~ Registration is Closed |
What is a poker run on the water? Poker Run on the Water ... is an event in which boat enthusiasts ride - not race - their boats to various checkpoint docks to collect poker cards to make a poker hand. Bring your score card back to the home base (FPYC) and see how your hand compares and maybe you'll win Best Hand! Prizes for 2nd & 3rd Best Hand. Worst Hand also awarded. | Saturday, April 12 12 noon - 3:30pm Docks Open 3:30 - 7pm FPYC Open for Music, Dancing, and Fun! 3:30 - 5:30pm Land Yacht Hands Played 5:00pm Dinner 5:30pm Deadline to Turn in Poker Hand(s) at FPYC MANDITORY Captain's MeetingThursday, April 10 at 6pmFort Pierce Yacht Club | Calling all POWER BOATERS!
Poker Run on the Water... benefits local programs that support the stewardship of the Indian River Lagoon, including marine research and knowledge of boating, and programs that support the Fort Pierce Yacht Club community mission. |
$500 CASH
BEST HAND PRIZE!!
Sponsored by | additional prizes$250 for 2nd Best Hand $100 for 3rd Best Hand Prize for Worst Hand Best Decorated/Themed - Boat Best Decorated/Themed - Dock |
BBQ Dinner from EVENT SPONSOR
| 2024 poker run photos | Music DJ Danny Lee will be spinning tunes with a tropical vibe |
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annual fundraiser
The Fort Pierce Yacht Club Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and raises money through the Fort Pierce Poker Run on the Water to support activities, primary for children and youth, that relate to the water in terms of safety, education, sailing, swimming, and ecology. Profits from the 2024 Poker Run on the Water were distributed to: Fort Pierce Police Department's Courageous Kids Program, Project Lift, Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Lucie (for swimming lessons), The Manatee Center, The Original Florida Highwaymen Museum, Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation, Stella Maris' Wesley Island Eco Camp, and a special joint financial award to Treasure Coast Youth Sailing and FPPD's Courageous Kids. Profits from the 2025 will be distributed to similar programs. |
2025 Sponsorship Levels EVENT SPONSOR:
ROYAL FLUSH Sponsorship Level: STRAIGHT FLUSH Sponsorship Level: 
FOUR OF A KIND Sponsorship Level:
FULL HOUSE Sponsorship Level:
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Where does the money raised from the On the Water Poker Run go?Funds raised from the 2024 Poker Run on the Water, combined with funds raised through a Members Giving event, were distributed to various local organizations including 1. Fort Pierce Police Department Courageous Kids Program -- providing support and guidance for the youth of the community 2. Project Lift -- rebuilding the lives of young men and women 3. Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Lucie -- providing swimming lessons for two clubs located in Fort Pierce 4. The Manatee Center -- dedicated to environmental awareness and education of the Indian River Lagoon 5. The Original Florida Highwaymen Museum -- celebrating the wonderful landscape artists of the Lincoln Park area of Fort Pierce 6. Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation -- teaching valuable life skills as well as boating skills to our youth 7. Stella Maris’ Wesley’s Island Eco Camp -- providing youth in Fort Pierce the opportunity so spend time on the water and learn more about the eco system of the Indian River Lagoon 8. And a special joint financial award to Treasure Coast Youth Sailing and FPPD’s Courageous Kids Funds raised from the 2025 Poker Run on the Water will similarly be distributed to local organizations and those that focus on youth and the water.
| One FPYC Foundation Award Recipient's Story... Aloha from Emily Rutkowski, an Indian River State College Graduate and scholarship recipient from the Fort Pierce Yacht Club Foundation's 2nd Annual On the Water Poker Run. Emily spent the summer of 2019 at FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute for their summer internship program to study suberites aurantiacus (you'll have to watch the video for more!). Her experience at the summer internship led her to her position at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology where she recorded this video for us. "I would like thank everyone in the Fort Pierce Yacht Club for their help and support. I wouldn't have been able to do it without you. And as you can see, you're not just helping the community, you're helping the world." - Emily Rutkowski
Click Here to watch the video on YouTube |
| Poker RunThis event will take boaters throughout the Indian River Lagoon, stopping at designated docks to pick a playing card and build the best possible hand. See how your hand stacks up at the FPYC and enjoy dinner, dancing and fun! But in the end, the best hand wins!
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