Kait's Angels Poker Run, Pig Roast Coming Soon

NORTH FORK, NY — A popular event is set to rev up for a good cause.

The Kait's Angels Annual Poker Run and Pig Roast is set for Sunday, July 9, at Breeze Hill Farm, located at 31215 Route 48 in Peconic. Registration begins at 9 a.m.; vehicles head out at 11 a.m. and return by 2:30 p.m., when food will be served. Winners will be announced for first best hand, second-best hand and worst hand. The event will be held, rain or shine. Participants should bring cars if it rains.

To preregister, click here. Registration costs $35 per player online and $40 at the event and includes admission, food, and beverages; the first 100 people to register online will receive a free T-shirt.

Kait's Angels initiatives was organized to shine a light of good works in memory of Kaitlyn Doorhy, a former Mattituck Lion's Club Strawberry Queen who died when she was struck by a vehicle at 20 years old in 2014, while she was away at college.

According to the not-for-profit organization's mission statement: "Kait’s Angels provides financial support, emotional assistance, and other services to people with health issues, employment interruption, and other emergencies. We sponsor age appropriate school assemblies that deliver positive messages of reinforcement to young people in the community, deliver constructive inspiration through our various social media platforms, and aspire to ensure a progressive environment full of opportunity for our North Fork community."

Kait's Angels has been a beacon of light and hope for many facing the unthinkable, raising funds through the Poker Run, a well-loved Designer Handbag Wingo Night — coming up this year on Friday, August 4, at Peconic Bay Vineyards — and a yearly yard sale at the home of Joe and Darla Doorhy, Kaitlyn's parents.

Other initiatives include Buddy Benches placed at local schools and libraries to promote friendship and end bullying — and new Narcan stations placed at area schools.