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The Fern 45 is a non-profit organization that holds an annual off-road poker run to raise money for the Nevada Veteran's Coalition and other Veterans programs. Video provided by Photoflight Productions, LLC - Official Media of The Fern 45 CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE REGISTRATION OPEN Wait..I'm New! SIGN ME UP! VIP Closes Oct 1 ALL ONLINE SALES Close Nov 1 ALL PERSONS ON COURSE MUST HAVE WRISTBAND BASIC INFO I want all the info Location Reno-Fernley Raceway Park (1965 S Hwy 95A, Fernley, NV 89408) What is it? The Fern 45 is what happens when you mix off-roading, camping, live entertainment, fundraising, and a whole lot of people who refuse to have a boring weekend and love to support veterans! The "45" is because our very first poker run course was 45 miles long! All sorts of vehicles are welcome - dirtbikes, ATVs, SxS, Jeeps & more! Pricing It's FREE to come check out the venue , enjoy the vendors and live music. Pricing for the Poker Run course and other events during the weekend vary - check out our registration page for all that info. Where does all the money raised go? Our tagline is "FOR OUR VETS " and that's exactly where it goes. We present a check to the crowd at the end of the weekend with the amount of money raised in those three days (last year we presented a check of $120,000) to our veterans. That money is then distributed to various other non-profits supporting our veterans. We make it a point to physically bring the check to those non-profits and hang out for a a bit during our most favorite day of the year (the day we give the money away!) Check out our donations page for more info! I am a Veteran, do you have any resources for me? Absolutely! We have our Donate to Heartbeats program. This is a program initiated in 2023 to directly help veterans with essential needs of living (mortgages, rent, groceries, medical bills, etc.) Plus, we have very close relationships with local resources if we cannot help you out and can typically get you in touch with someone within the week to get an answer! SPONSORSHIPS NOW OPEN SPONSORSHIPS NOW OPEN SPONSORSHIPS NOW OPEN SPONSORSHIPS NOW OPEN Sponsorship Form Download Sponsorship Proposal PDF 2026 SPONSORSHIPS NOW OPEN Thinking about sponsoring an event? The Fern 45 is a perfect one to sponsor! 100% of what we make goes towards our veterans. Your sponsorship helps us lower the cost of our event and make that check at the end bigger. The Donate to Heartbeats initiative provides vital support to local veterans through critical home repairs, safety enhancements, and health-related improvements that ensure a safe and livable environment. We also offer financial assistance for essential living expenses, helping veterans maintain stability and dignity as they navigate life after service. Our Donate to Heartbeats Grant is open! If you are a Veteran or know a Veteran who could use some help - please click the link below or share it! We will reach out asap to gather information needed Please allow up to 4 weeks for approval (Emergency situations may be approved sooner) Grant Coordinator - Connie 1-530-908-3052 grants@thefern45.com Grant Application FAQ As you can imagine, we get a lot of questions! Check out the FAQ page and your questions just might already be answered! GO TO FAQ PAGE The sole purpose of our non-profit organization is to raise money each year for the Nevada Veteran's Coalition and other veteran's programs. We provide an opportunity for our community to celebrate their loved veterans, past and present, while also getting to experience our beautiful Nevada backyard. RAISING MONEY FOR OUR VETERANS SINCE 2015 LEARN MORE

Ready to sponsor the best off road poker run in the USA? The Fern 45 is here to support our Veterans and celebrate their lives. Learn more about sponsorships here. SPONSORING THE FERN 45 Our first year, we were able to donate $1200 and a new laptop to the Nevada Veterans Coalition with around 130 participants. Each year, our event has grown and we have been able to raise more money due to our loyal participants, donations and sponsors. We have not gone backwards in our donation amount thus far. Our most recent event in 2025 brought over 1000 participants and their family and friends, totaling to around 2000 people in attendance throughout the weekend. We were able to present a check to our Nevada Veterans for $140,000, raising our check amount $20,000 from the previous year. We are excited to continue our goal of not going backwards in our donation check! ALL SPONSORS MUST FILL OUT THE FORM SPONSORSHIPS CLOSE OCT 1 - ANY SPONSORSHIPS RECEIVED AFTER SEPT 1 WILL NOT RECEIVE ALL SPONSORS BENEFITS If you have any questions please reach out to Shari Walsh at 775-848-8896 shariwalsh@thefern45.com or Kayleigh Capone 775-636-0233 kayleigh@thefern45.com Fill Out Sponsorship Form Download Sponsorship Proposal PDF (this has all the info you need in it, 501c3 letter, sponsorship levels, the beautiful faces of our board, all that jazz) SPONSORSHIP LEVELS Click here to open Sponsorship Form to see details of each sponsorship HEADLINE $10,000 SOLD OUT - THANK YOU Burke Roofing, Inc. TITLE $5000 Available Vet Mech Arms, LLC Polaris Sierra Boiler Services RGS Construction Legacy Airbase Q&D Construction Great Basin Water Supply Quick Space/ United Rentals BAR $4000 SOLD OUT - THANK YOU Parkway Athletics - Fernley EVENT $2500 Available KSP Plumbing KCM Grading & Paving Camelot Party Rentals Olcese Waste Services Red Family Transportation Ecology Transportation Services, LLC CARDSTOP $1500 SOLD OUT - THANK YOU Biggest Little ATV NV Concealed Carry LP Insurance HG Construction Empire CAT Terrible's Casino - Fernley CORNHOLE $1500 SOLD OUT - THANK YOU Reno Renegade Baggers High Sierra Fire Protection TEXAS HOLD EM $1500 SOLD OUT - THANK YOU Silver Spur Saloon PATRIOT $1000 Available Reins of Hope FW Carson DeWalt Chromalloy GENERAL $500 Available United Federal Credit Union American Legion Post 37 TRADE Trade benefits and cost of sponsorship will vary based on services provided. Available *some above mentioned sponsors are Trade sponsors*

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< Back Java & Comrades : Driven Off-Road Grand Opening 90 W Main St, Fernley, NV 89408, USA May 30, 2026 Join us to celebrate Driven's Grand Opening - all entries and donations support our local veterans directly through Donate to Heartbeats #itsaveteransthing CARS, RIGS, VENDORS, VETERANS Limited to 50 Rigs - Set up 8a-9:45a -MUST BE PARKED BY 10a- ALL VEHICLES WELCOME Vendors will be car/off-road/veteran based vendors only!! Reach out to Blanca +1 (775) 300-3958 to sign up Raffles announced on Biggest Little Radio every 30min. Purchase raffle tickets in person, don’t need to be present to win. 1-50 raffle for a big basket of stuff from Fern45, Driven Off Road and lots more (valued over $$$) 10:15a - K-9 Kilo Vest Presentation from Driven Off Road & Battle Born OffRoad to Lyon County Sheriff’s office K-9 unit 3:00p - Winners of "Best of" categories announced ALL DONATIONS WILL BENEFIT DONATE TO HEARTBEATS - It’s a veterans thing Previous Next

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We are always looking for more help to run this event and keep it goin' smoothly. Learn more about what volunteering entails here. Volunteer Sign-Up Please fill out the form below! Volunteer Form "Put me in coach!" Crew This is for anyone who wants to help with anything! We will let you know what you will be doing closer to the event. Volunteer Form Cardstop Crew Most of the time, the businesses that sponsor the cardstop's will be providing their own volunteers, but sometimes they do not, which is where you come in! Each cardstop will need to be set up Saturday morning no later than 8:00am! You will be out there until 2:30p and will be brought lunch. Please provide your own EZ up, tables and chairs. If you do not have any - please let us know and we will find some for you. Volunteer Form Raffle Crew Please get in touch with us to join this crew! Please fill out the volunteer form as well so we can get your t-shirt size! Volunteer Form Grounds Crew This is our biggest crew and we will need people to help check-in our campers on Friday morning/afternoon and give directions to our participants. They will need to be directed on where they can park their trailers and where the extra parking is. Bonus points for you if you have a ATV/UTV you can use to help direct people. Please contact Shane Mull for any further questions or to join this crew - 775-980-7284 Volunteer Form Registration Crew We need all the help we can get on Saturday morning with registration. You will either be checking our participants in or helping run shirts for our VIPs. We will have a registration meeting prior to the event to go over how to do this and establish times you will be needed. Registration is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday so we will need people each day helping with that. Contact Kelsey at 775-980-5714 for any questions regarding this Volunteer Form Vendor Crew You will be in charge of directing vendors on where to go and checking them in. Blanca will be your Vendor boss and will give you more instructions on what to do : vendors@thefern45.com Volunteer Form Cornhole Pit Crew Our cornhole tourney is on Friday night, we will need pit bosses to record winners and relay to our Cornhole guru. Volunteer Form Wristband Checkers Every person in the vehicle will need a wristband and every vehicle will need a course entry sticker to enter the course. We will need people to sit at the entrance to check bands prior to entering the course. This will be on Saturday and we will assign times for each volunteer so you are not sitting there all day, we will bring you lunch! Course opens at 9:30a and closes at 2:30p. Volunteer Form Merchandise Crew This crew needs to be willing to work in a fast paced environment so lines move quickly and run merch. Merch will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You will be assigned a time to be at merchandise to help. Kayleigh is in charge of merchandise and will let you know what to do. 775-636-0233 Volunteer Form Set-Up Crew Our set-up crew will be helping to set up the venue spaces and signage (parking, registration, stage, camping, crew site, etc.) on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday before the event. Contact Kelsey 775-980-5714 for questions Volunteer Form

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