On Jan. 27, Sebastian Elks Lodge #2714 provided $1,000 in food items, including cereal, peanut butter, pancake mix, syrup, tuna, Tuna Helper, potatoes, pudding and juice boxes, to Pelican Island Elementary for its Backpack Buddies program. This program helps families in need by sending food home with children for the weekends.
Pictured are members Dan Talbott, Exalted Ruler; Donna Urban and Penny Dye. Also pictured are two school employees; Charlotte Jobes, administrative assistant; and Pauline Talbott, PSP-FLOE, Lodge Youth Activities Chair.