2011 TBT Poker Rally -- a tremendous success!!!

The Best of Times wishes to congratulate the many contestants who participated in the 2011 TBT Poker Rally and also thank them for donating over 600 pounds of canned goods to Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. We hope that everyone had some fun but also learned something about the featured businesses’ products and services. We appreciate the many who attended the Judging event and Business Expo at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs on August 24th to enjoy the great music by ArtHeart, participate in the game show contests, visiting the 25 exhibitors, and receiving lots of give-away items and possible winning one of the 100 door prizes.

We especially thank our prime sponsors Harrah’s Louisiana Downs and Horseshoe Casino and Hotel for the assistance in making the TBT Poker Rally a tremendous success and for their donations of some of the fabulous prizes for our winners.  We appreciate their great support of their staff for this fundraising event during the summer months for Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. We also thank them for hosting our Judging Event and Business Expo on August 24th at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs. 

In addition, we wish to thank Retire Seniors Volunteers Program (RSVP) for providing the many volunteers who helped n our Judging Event and Business Expo.

We express special congratulations to our grand prize winners of the 2011 TBT Poker Rally:

1. Grand Prize Winner – Nelda “Sissy” Dennen of Shreveport who had the highest poker hand - a Full House

2. Celests Allen

3. Beth Furrh

4. Carol Henry

5. Johnny Lonadier, Jr

6. Frank White

7. Janet Henderson

8. Corethia Ashley

9. Gary L. Price

10. Harold Sater

11. Vernon Hastings

12. Shirley Dickerson

13. Ernell Brown

14. Johnnie Ford

15. Sandra Green

16. Hazel Thomas

17. Mary Peloso

18. Robert Peloso

19. Wanda H. Johnson

20. Beverly Sater

21. Fred Raley, Sr.

22. Carolyn Parker

23. Lloyd Spaw

24. Alma Baird

25. Bettie Hastings

We wish to congratulate the many people who won door prizes at our “Judging Event and Business Expo” on August 24th at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs. We thank the following businesses who donated these fabulous door prizes:

Horseshoe Casino and Hotel

Harrah’s Louisiana Downs

Nurse Care of Shreveport

Dr. Gary Booker

Sterling Health Plans

Holiday Lanes in Bossier City

Learning Rx of Shreveport and Bossier City

Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center

Alzheimer’s Agency of Shreveport/Bossier City,

Bossier Council on Aging

Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana

Shreveport Little Theatre

Vantage Health Plans

Optical Zone

New Horizons Independent Living Center

The Center for Families

The Robinson Film Center

Stanley Steemer

Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency

Jason’s Deli

iShuttle

Summerfield Estates

AARP

Martin Luther King Health Center

WK Hopsice

The Krewe of Elders

Cornerstone Financial Services

We thank the featured businesses who participated in the 2011 TBT Poker Rally:

Alzheimer’s Agency of Shreveport/Bossier, Inc.

Azalea Estates

Bossier Council on Aging

Caddo Council on Aging

 Cornerstone Financial Services, LLC

 Ethan Allen

Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana

Gullo’s Fresh Produce and Bake Shop

Harrah’s Louisiana Downs

Hebert’s Town and Country – Dodge Chrysler Jeep

Horseshoe Casino and Hotel

Louisiana State Exhibit Museum

New Horizons Independent Living Center

NurseCare of Shreveport

Optical Zone

Smith Mason Legacies

Snell’s Orthotics and Prosthetics

Summerfield Estates

The Center for Families

Vantage Health Plan

Willis Knighton Hospice

(Note:  Photos and additional information regarding the results of our 2011 TBT Poker Rally will be included in the October 2011 issue of The Best of Times and on our website at www.thebestoftimesnews.com )