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Annual Poker Run on Lake Lanier raises money to help children in need

Hundreds of boats of all shapes, sizes and colors gathered on Lake Lanier July 15-17 for the 13th annual Pirates of Lanier Charity Poker Run. The event is one of Lanier Partners of North Georgia’s largest fundraisers of the year. - photo by Ashlyn Yule

02 Poker Run — Hundreds of boats of all shapes, sizes and colors gathered on Lake Lanier July 15-17 for the 13th annual Pirates of Lanier Charity Poker Run. The event is one of Lanier Partners of North Georgia’s largest fundraisers of the year. - photo by Ashlyn Yule

As boats cruised past on Lake Lanier, a roguish bunch of about 20 pirates raised their Jolly Rogers high and shouted ‘Argh!’