On Oct. 24, The Lanier Partners of North Georgia Inc. sponsored the sixth annual Pirates of Lanier Poker Run and presented its charities with checks of up to $400,000. The following charities received a check: Camp Sunshine, a summer camp for children with cancer; Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County; Camp Twin Lakes; Sunshine on a Ranney Day, which is known for creating dream room makeovers for children with long-term disabilities or illnesses, including the Tripp Halstead family home; and the Edmondson-Telford Center for Children. The 2014 Pirates of Lanier Poker Run was July 17-20 at Lake Lanier in Gainesville with 301 boat entrants and landlubbers participating.