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Brad Richards' Poker Stars: A fundraising for the Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Supporting the Children's Medical Center of Dallas is one of the priorities of the Brad Richards foundation. Children's Medical Center is a pediatric hospital specializing in treating blood diseases and cancer. With the increasing of the number of children requiring care issued by the center, it became inevitable to construct new spaces in order to receive patients in good condition and in a more suitable environment. To achieve this objective, the hospital requires a sum of $ 18.7 million. Thanks to the goodwill of many organizations and the generosity of some people, a sum of $ 12 million has already been collected. If the hospital comes to collect $ 4.7 million by the end of the year, the foundation JE and LE Mabee promises to provide the remaining $ 2 million for the project. What prompted the foundation Brad Richards to organize a charity poker tournament to raise funds to support the hospital.
Like many events have already proven, poker is indeed a great way to support humanitarian activities. And the famous hockey player Brad Richards has already done good deeds as donating $ 500,000 to the benefit of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Prince Edward Island in Canada, his native city has decided to set the Brad Richards Poker Stars for in this occasion. On November 30, therefore, in the showroom of Rolls Park Place Bentley, Maserati, a Texas Hold'em tournament followed by an auction and dinner will be held from 6:30 p.m. The earnings met at the Brad Richards' Poker Stars will be fully attributed to the Children's Medical Center.
Source: Poker 777
Monday, 15 November 2010
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