On Oct. 19, Sebastian Lodge participated in National Night Out, hosted by the Sebastian Police Department. Members gave out information and approximately 100 coloring books and red ribbons from the Drug Awareness program. they distributed flyers to promote the Drug Awareness poster and essay contests and the Americanism essay contest. They also spoke with several children about their upcoming Hoop Shoot. They dispersed scholarship information to more than a dozen high school seniors and their parents about the Elks National Foundation MVS Scholarship, the HOPE Scholarship and lodge scholarships. Several attendees requested membership applications, which were provided to them.
Pictured are Mary Ducharme, Sebastian Ladies Treasurer; Pauline Talbott, Lodge Drug Awareness Chair and State FLOE President; and members Carol Vitale and Tony Vitale. Not pictured are Dan Talbott, Exalted Ruler, and Michael Schodlbauer, PDD.