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Cocoa Beach Elks Lodge Hosts Vintage Sale
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On Aug. 2, Cocoa Beach Lodge held a vintage indoor sale. Members of the lodge and community rented tables to display their wares for purchase. Throughout the day, customers came in to browse and shop. This event raised $219 for the Harry-Anna Trust Fund.
Pictured are members Kay Johnson, PER Alan Harrell and Jane Adams, and Carolyn Isbell.
Cocoa Beach Elks & Antlers Hold School Supply Drive
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Cocoa Beach Elks, in conjunction with the Space Coast Antlers, collected school supplies from July 10 to Aug. 10 for Roosevelt Elementary in Cocoa Beach.
Antlers pictured with supplies are Jaden Haddock, Tristan Livingood, Leo Haddock and Liam Russell.
Susan Janes, Secretary, delivered the supplies to Principal Paige Trosset and Assistant Principal Jonathan Bolitho, along with $200 from lodge fundraisers for the school’s Angel Fund, which makes sure students who don’t have lunch money can still receive a lunch.
Stuart-Jensen Elks' Christmas-in-July Event Collects Toys for Local Organization
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Stuart-Jensen Elks Lodge #1870 held its annual Christmas-in-July event July 26 and held a toy drive for Elev8hope. Members were asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy to get an early start on collecting new toys for the upcoming holiday season. Nearly 80 members and guests attended the event, and some members who couldn’t attend donated toys ahead of time. The estimated value of the toys was over $1,000.
Pictured collecting toys at the event are AJ Hurd, Lodge Treasurer, and Joey Simonelli, PER, Exalted Ruler. Also pictured is Kathy Carroll from Elev8hope picking up the toys at the lodge, with help from Hurd.
Vero Beach Elks Host Teacher Appreciation Breakfast at Fellsmere Elementary
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On April 30, members Donna Urban and Pauline Talbott, PSP-FLOE from Vero Beach Elks Lodge #1774, in coordination with One Overvue, hosted a teacher appreciation breakfast for the faculty and staff at Fellsmere Elementary School to show their appreciation for all they do for the students on a daily basis.
Pictured are Pauline Talbott, PSP-FLOE; Annie Arce, guidance counselor; and JR Crooks, financial advisor. Also pictured are the breakfast items provided.
Cocoa Beach Elks Lodge Shares Beacon Grant with Three Food Pantries
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Using its Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant, Cocoa Beach Elks Lodge #2387 provided donations to three food banks.
On March 1, Club Zion Ministry Director, Carole Snyder, accepted a check for $1,500 from Exalted Ruler Robert Janes. Club Zion also assist with the lodge’s hopping with a veteran program by welcoming the veterans in after shopping to pick up some additional food.
On March 8, Director of St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Cocoa Beach, Tom Jordan, right, accepted a check for $1,200 from Exalted Ruler Robert Janes.
On March 13, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Minister, Paul Amlin, right, accepted a check for $1,200 from Secretary Susan Janes. The Lutheran Church Food Pantry is open the second, third and fourth Saturdays along with their new Little Free Library to assist families with food and literacy needs.