Combat Veterans group to hold fundraisers

The North Idaho chapter of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association is holding a raffle and a poker run on July 11 to raise funds to help local vets and veterans organizations.

Raffle tickets are available for a chance to win a new Remington 870 shotgun, which may be seen at Black Sheep in Coeur d'Alene. Other prizes include a $500 gift card for Black Sheep, $100 gift cards to Texas Roadhouse and Buck hunting knives. The drawing will be held at the end of the poker run, at 4:30 p.m. at Curley's Hauser Junction.

Raffle tickets may be purchased through www.northidahocvma.org, at Black Sheep or by calling 704-5158.

The poker run will start at 11 a.m. July 11 at Newby-Ginnings, 147 E. Aqua Circle, in Dalton Gardens, proceeding through Sandpoint, Oldtown, Spirit Lake and finishing at Curley's.

Poker run cards will be sold at Newby-Ginnings for $10 each. Best and worst hands will each win 25 percent of the poker run money collected and the drawings will be before 4:30 p.m. at Curley's.

The nonprofit motorcycle group is composed of combat veterans from all branches of the military.