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Inverness Lodge Raises Funds for Chorus to Attend Music Festival
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- Written by Jan Belland
On May 6, Inverness Elks Lodge #2522 hosted the Citrus High Chorus in a fundraiser concert. The chorus was selected to represent Florida in Hawaii in June at an American Music Festival commemorating the 75th anniversary of World War II. Donations were collected at the door with all proceeds going to the chorus to help cover the cost of travel to the festival. The fundraiser collected $300 in donations and the lodge presented an additional $500.
Eustis Anna Miller Circle and Lodge Members Pack Kits for The Haven
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- Written by Suzanne Cunningham
Nine Eustis Anna Miller Circle members and four Eustis Lodge Elks met March 29 to pack a $4,397 donation for The Haven of Lake and Sumter Counties. The donation included 277 adult welcome kits and 118 children's welcome kits. The Haven, a shelter for abused women and their children as well as teens and rape survivors, provides a welcome kit of toiletries to each new client when they arrive at the shelter. The children's kits also contain hand sanitizer, a small toy and lip balm. In addition to the kits, this packing also included 69 items for school children, 17 birthday cake packets for children who find themselves in safe housing on their birthday, and 169 full-size toiletries.
Winter Park Lodge Supports State Major Projects
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- Written by Winter Park Elks
Winter Park Elks Lodge #1830 is sponsoring 10 camperships at $180 each for children to attend a summer session at the Florida Elks Youth Camp. The lodge also purchased two tables at the Florida State Elks Association Harry-Anna Trust Unmasking Autism Gala of Hope at $2,500 each and was a gold sponsor for the softball tournament.
Eustis Lodge Grants Scholarship to Local LPN Student
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- Written by Eustis Elks
Patsy Despain, Eustis Lodge Exalted Ruler, presents a $500 scholarship to Bionca Young for her LPN certification earned at Lake Tech State College. Pictured with them are Bill Stomp of the Eustis Lodge scholarship committee and Kimberly Frazier, Dean of Student Services at Lake Tech.
Winter Garden Lodge holds Fundraiser for Wounded Police Officer
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- Written by Nancy Jernigan
On March 2, Winter Garden Elks Lodge #2165 held a fundraiser at the lodge for Orlando, Fla., police officer Kevin Valencia. He was shot in the line of duty June 18, 2018, while responding to a domestic violence call in which the suspect killed four children and then himself. Valencia had been at Good Shephard Hospital in Atlanta for treatment for his head injuries but was recently brought back home to Orlando to an undisclosed facility so he could be closer to his family. His recovery does not have a very promising future. He has a wife and two young children. The lodge fundraiser included barbecue dinners, raffles, and private donations and raised $21,000 for his family to help with the ongoing costs that they will have for a very long time.