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Bonita Springs-Estero Lodge hosted a charity fashion show Feb. 17 to benefit the Collier-Lee Veterans Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Eight lady Elks modeled the fashions from Back of the Bay fashions. Fourteen male Elks volunteered to give out gift…
Read MoreOn Feb. 21, Edgewater-New Smyrna Beach Elks Lodge #1557 donated $8,500 to their main charity, Gifts of Love Food Bank, which came from their Elks National Foundation Gratitude/Beacon and Spotlight grants. The lodge provides them with a separate building and…
Read MoreOn Feb. 23, Fort Pierce Elks Lodge #1520 members donated $245 in snacks to the Ardie R. Copas Veterans Nursing Home. Pictured are Rod Dally, Veterans Chair; Sherika Akers, therapy aid supervisor and activities director; and Jim Wallace, member.
Read MoreOn March 6, Orange Park Elks Lodge #2605 donated $500 to Community Health Outreach at their facility in Jacksonville. CHO is a nonprofit organization that feeds the hungry, heals the sick and clothes those in need. They offer vital services, including free groceries, free medical and dental care, and free infant care supplies. Pictured are Les Hester, CHO executive director; Patricia Helms, lodge member and CHO volunteer; and Alise Taylor-Sindab, Exalted Ruler.
Read MoreOn Jan. 25, Punta Gorda Elks Lodge #2606 hosted another regular blood drive. The One Blood organization donated a T-shirt and a $20 gift card to all participants, and the lodge donated a T-shirt and a $10 gift card to all participants.…
Read MoreJacksonville Lodge held its first Veteran Health and Wellness Fair Feb. 17, using the Elks National Veterans Service Commission Freedom Grant. Seven organizations were present to share information about how they can help veterans obtain benefits. The lodge supplied goody…
Read MoreOn Feb. 17, Sebring Elks Lodge #1529 members and one guest volunteered for the Feeding Tampa Bay mobile program at the Hands for Homeless in Avon Park. They sorted foods to be distributed to clients. Twice a month, cars line up…
Read MoreOn Feb. 8, Sebring Lodge’s Veterans Committee held its first meet-and-greet at the lodge for local veterans. The purpose was to have a social atmosphere for veterans to enjoy, along with vital information to be shared from the Highlands County Veterans Services Office…
Read MoreHonoring Our Veterans
Since 1917, the Elks have demonstrated its compassion for Veterans through numerous programs and activities.