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Winter Garden Lodge Raises Fund for Elementary Students' Trip
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- Written by Pam DePriest
Winter Garden Elks members partnered with Maxey Elementary School Jan. 10 for a fundraiser for fifth graders to visit Tallahassee, Florida, to see the university and the Capitol. More than $1,300 was raised from the Friday Night Lights fundraiser where the lodge provided, cooked, and sold barbecue pork, hot dogs, chips, buns, and cookies. They also provided baked goods for the raffle. Pictured are Frances Heckman, Elks spouse; Cheri Doyno, Elks spouse; Leslie Yant, Elks daughter; John Biasi, Elk; Gloria Wallick, Elks spouse; Ed Colon, Elk; and Pam DePriest, Elk.
Winter Garden Elks Receive Award for Community Partnership
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- Written by Winter Garden Elks
The Ocoee Police Department recognized Winter Garden Lodge Jan. 31 for their outstanding contributions as a community partner. The lodge held a baby shower for 25 mothers with low incomes, providing diapers, wipes and other baby necessities. They also held a fundraiser and raised $10,000 for a young man battling cancer. Another of their fundraisers raised $10,000 for an Ocoee man’s medical bills after a hunting accident. Receiving the award are Wally Hatch; Joe Snyder; Bob Warren, PDD; Frank Severance, PER; Cheri Doyno, and Pam DePriest along with Chief of Police, Charles Brown.
Winter Park Lodge Members Take Part in Community Christmas Event
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- Written by Winter Park Elks
Winter Park Lodge Exalted Ruler, Ron Goluba, and member Sue Jovi were once again invited to play Santa and Mrs. Claus for the children of over 300 families in need at the annual HOPE Christmas in the City event. HOPE Helps Inc. is is a local charity whose mission is to prevent and reduce homelessness in central Florida by helping individuals and families become self-sufficient through housing, outreach, prevention and education.
Elroy the Elk Participates in Clermont Christmas Parade
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South Lake Elks Lodge #1848 kicked off their Christmas for Kids program with Elroy the Elk and his helpers marching in the downtown Clermont Christmas parade on Main Street Dec. 7. Over 1,200 drug-free red ribbons were passed out. That evening, residents of Clermont enjoyed the Elks Christmas for Kids boat parade with over 80 boats participating. All money raised went to help over 250 children in the community.
Eustis Lodge uses Spotlight Grant to Sponsor Dolly Parton Imagination Library
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- Written by Eustis Elks
Eustis Lodge received a $2,000 Elks National Foundation Spotlight Grant that was used to sponsor the first Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Lake County, Fla. The goal of the library is to provide books for reading to preschoolers (infants up to five years old) at Eustis Ridge Elementary School.