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Citrus Youth Educational Symphonic Orchestra Receives Donation from Inverness Elks
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Inverness Lodge donated $1,000 of its Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant to Citrus Youth Educational Symphonic Orchestra. Herb Yates, Lodge Community Activities Chair, presents a check Dec. 26 to Marty Hoffman, executive director.
Inverness Lodge Donates to Daystar Life Center of Citrus County
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Daystar Life Center of Citrus County in Crystal River, Florida, received a $1,000 donation, also from Inverness Lodge’s Florida State Elks matching funds of the Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant. Daystar is a charitable organization that provides a food pantry, a thrift store and a social services office. Richard Grosnick, Exalted Ruler, presents the check to Anthony Kopka, Daystar executive director, Dec. 22.
Citrus United Basket Receives Support from Inverness Lodge
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Inverness Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler, Richard Grosnick, presents a $1,000 check to Citrus United Basket Dec. 22 using some of the lodge’s Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant matching Florida State Elks funds. Kelly Selplh, executive director, accepts the check.
Eagle Scout's Flag Retirement Project Helps Inverness Elks and Community
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Inverness Elks Lodge #2522 continues to support the efforts of its sponsored Boy Scout Troop, #302. For his Eagle Scout project, Joseph Cabrera retrofitted an old, discarded mailbox into a depository for retired American flags. Many lodge members as well as the general public inquire about the flag disposal process, so this initiative was most helpful. Lodge member Brad Kline and associate member Bob Aldunati donated the mailbox, and all materials utilized were provided by the lodge. Pictured Dec. 27 with the completed project are Steve Epple, scout leader; Cabrera; and Mike Orndorff, PER, Youth Activities Chair.
Winter Garden Elks Purchase Clothing and Supplies for Homeless Ministry
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Winter Garden Elks Lodge #2165 used part of its Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant to purchase jeans, shirts, socks, jackets, tents, sleeping bags and flashlights for Matthews Hope, a homeless ministry in West Orange County. Pictured Dec. 16 are lodge members Sharlene Dewitz, Ellen Snyder and Pam DePriest.