On March 24, Fort Walton Elks Lodge #1795 donated its $2,000 Elks National Foundation Spotlight Grant to Sharing & Caring of Okaloosa County Inc., located in Fort Walton Beach, Niceville and Crestview. Sharing & Caring is an emergency food source for those in need who qualify within the guidelines. Their clients include families, children, seniors, and those who are homeless or unemployed. They are one of the leading referral agencies by churches, other social agencies and word of mouth.
Pictured are Michael “Taz” WrightReynolds, PER, trustee and board chair; Paul Eubanks, PER, trustee and Lodge Grants Chair; Mark Wynn, Loyal Knight; Joe Reames, trustee; Marcia WrightReynolds, Exalted Ruler; Ken Winzeler, Sharing & Caring of Okaloosa County Inc. president; Jamie Clemons, Lodge Secretary; Terri Griffin, Leading Knight; Kathy Pacheco, trustee; Mary Ann Coalt, Treasurer; Tom Knowles, PER, trustee; Cindy Carter, chaplain; and Tom McLaughlin, PER, Tiler.