On May 17, Miami Elks Lodge #948 donated $1,500 to Protect the Paws, an organization that purchases bulletproof vests for area K-9 officers. This gift will armor two Florida International University Police explosive detection K-9s.
Kathe Holmes of Protect the Paws; members Ned Smith, Sharon Weiss, Tim Brockland, Jeff Muehlfeld, Mayda Herrera, Bill Bang, Arian Gomez, Jose Morin, Tony Sellers, Linda Perricone, Adolfo Dominguez, and Gilbert Serein; and Nancy Hoyle of Protect the Paws presented the check to Officer Lance Monaco and K-9 Nitro from the FIU Police Department.