Vet Runs and The Animal Pad will be hosting a poker run road rally starting and finishing at the Imperial Beach VFW Hall. We will be launching two groups, so please choose either an 8:30 a.m. start or 9 a.m. start time when you register.

Playing cards will be distributed at checkpoints along the route and the best poker hand will win valuable prizes.

The route winds through San Ysidro, into the mountains, and includes checkpoints at Thousand Trails Pio Pico Resort and our partner, The Animal Pad. Participants making donations to the Animal Pad will receive an additional raffle ticket. Visit theanimalpad.org for details on supplies needed for the rescue animals.

Admission includes one complimentary beverage at the VFW and one raffle ticket.

Event Date: November 22, 2025

Times: Group 1: 8:30 a.m.; Group 2: 9 a.m.

Start/End Location: Imperial Beach VFW Hall (123 Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA 91932)

Registration/Payment Details: $30 per person - Register before 11/18 and pay only $25 per person

Email us your registration info

When clicked, the email link will open the default email client on your device. If that doesn't work for you, just email us at Vetruns@Vetruns.onmicrosoft.com with the following details:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your phone number
• Year, make and model of your car
• Preferred start time (8:30 a.m. or 9 a.m.)

For payment, please send $50 to our Venmo account:

• $30 Admission includes one raffle ticket and one complimentary beverage at the VFW.
• Additional raffle tickets are $2 each. For $20, you can receive a bundle of 12 tickets.
• 5 cards distributed at 5 checkpoints. Cards will be in envelopes. It will be "no peek" poker, envelopes to be opened at the finish. Some envelopes may contain bonus raffle tickets.
• Raffle prizes will include a Vintage Fredrik Akesson PRS SE Guitar, a private permanent jewelry party with Magickal Xchange, two Grandstand tickets for Thursday practice at the Las Vegas Formula 1 race, and a $100 gift certificate to the Porsche Experience, Los Angeles. Poker prizes will be themed prize packages, we currently have a golf package and will be adding a sports themed package and a "taste of IB" package among others.