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Written by: Jupiter Elks

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Jupiter Elks Lodge #2469 holds a monthly fish fry membership drive the third Friday of the month and charity bingo every Monday. They also presented six well-deserving high school graduates each with a $500 scholarship.

Jupiter Lodge has a close working relationship with the local scouts and hosted an open house recruitment for the local Cub Pack and also conducted an Arrow of Light ceremony honoring a local Cub Scout for completing the requirements to earn the highest rank in Cub Scouting.

Mother’s Day was a beautiful brunch celebration honoring all mothers, and Father’s Day and Flag Day were celebrated with a classic car show and flag ceremony conducted by the lodge officers, local scouts and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Honor Guard.

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Written by: Lake Okeechobee Elks

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Lake Okeechobee Elks Lodge #2871 continues to enrich the lives of students, veterans and the community with fun and exciting events. The lodge hosted ice cream socials at local elementary schools for 545 second-grade students as a reward to kids who read the book gifted to them by the lodge, "B is for Buckaroo," purchased with the Beacon grant. 

Most recently, Lake Okeechobee Lodge has been working with the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office to ensure the local D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program remains in the community. The D.A.R.E. program is administered in all elementary schools, both public and private, for the fifth grade. This year through a $2,000 Gratitude grant is helping the D.A.R.E. program with the local budgeting needs. 

Lake Okeechobee Lodge members present a donation to D.A.R.E. Front row: Dera Muszick and Shirley Matson. Back Row: Sheriff Noel Stevens, OCSO; Michelle Harper-Krnotch, Exalted Ruler; Bill Yomello, Trustee; Patty Walter, Treasurer; Cliff Matson, Trustee; Ernie Basil, PDD; and Sgt. Michael Hazelief, OCSO.

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On June 6 at a meeting of the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, Vice Mayor, Mack Bernard, presented to West Palm Beach Lodge Exalted Ruler, Ed Morey, a plaque​ proclaiming July 28 as the 100th anniversary of West Palm Beach Elks Lodge. It recognizes the lodge’s continuous service to veterans, children and those in need in the community. 

Vice Mayor, Mack Bernard, presented a 100th anniversary plaque to West Palm Beach Lodge Exalted Ruler, Ed Morey; Sean Maguire, PSP; Loyal Knight, Elaine Maes-Morey; Hector Gegenheimer, PER; Luis Oms, PER; District Vice President, George Zocchi; and Mary Sessa.