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Perry Elks Riders Help Raise Funds for Medical Bills of Member's Wife
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The Perry Elks Riders participated in a poker run June 3 to raise funds for member Scooter Praytor’s wife, Belinda. She is an RN who has dedicated her career to helping others and this time she was in need of help. Their expenses while traveling back and forth to cancer centers are great and the community as a whole reached out to help them with this burden. There were 100 participants and they raised more than $6,000 for the family's medical expenses.
Perry Elks Riders Participate in Benefit Ride
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Perry Elks Riders in partnership with Somewhere Grill hosted a benefit ride for Tiffany Werner May 13 to help with her cancer treatments and upcoming surgery, raising over $7,200. Special thanks go to members Janet Reams Reynolds and Hinano Yon for doing registration, members Ricky Norman and Audie Towles for being road captains and keeping the trip seamless, and members Christopher Lynn and Danny Engle for organizing the ride. City police and county deputies in Taylor, Madison and Jefferson counties assisted, too. Participating were 55 motorcycles, three Jeeps and one Bronco.
Pictured are some of the motorcycles during the ride.
Perry Elks Lodge Donates Grant to Local Food Pantry
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Perry Elks Lodge #1851 presented $,2000 from its Beacon matching grant May 1 to the food pantry at Perry First Assembly of God.
Pictured are Exalted Ruler Eric Hodge, member Donnie Pridgeon, Pastor David Stephens, member Michael Hodge and Secretary Earline Neeley.
Fort White High School Students Receive Scholarships from Lake City Elks Lodge
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On May 10, Lake City Lodge presented four $1,100 scholarships to seniors at Fort White High School.
Pictured are Greg Beckman, Scholarship Committee Chair; students Kaysen Wilcox, Carley Jones, Katie Griffith and Mitchell Perry; and Chris Samson, Chris Samson.
Lake City Elks Present 10 Students with Scholarships
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On May 11 at Columbia High School, Lake City Lodge presented 10 $1,100 scholarships.
Pictured are Chris Samson, Exalted Ruler; recipients Abbie Green, Sarah Young, Seth Evans, Brooklyn Bunton, Rhett Feagle, Dakota Massey, Tyrell Peterson, Savannah Bailey, Rhett Evans and Hunter Woodley; and Greg Beckman, lodge scholarships chair.