On August 7, St. Augustine Elks Lodge # 829 Lodge donated 30 backpacks filled with school supplies, including laptop chargers, composition books, notebook paper, crayons, scissors and zipper bags, to The Webster School, a Title 1 school in west St. Augustine. The value of the donation was approximately $2,300. This effort was led by member Heather Craig, who bid on the items at a private auction and donated them to the lodge, which in turn donated them to the school.
Pictured are Brian Welliver, Exalted Ruler; Heather Craig, member; school staff members Alex Lizarny, Carisa Taylor, and Raleigh Burney; and Bethany Smith, principal.