Punta Gorda Elks Lodge #2606 held its 12th annual bocce tournament with 19 teams consisting of 70 players. Proceeds from the sign-ups and raffle tickets totaling $1,002 were donated to Florida Elks Children’s Therapy Services.
Punta Gorda Lodge hosts a blood drive every 56 days. At a current blood drive, 48 pints were donated. One pint saves three lives, so lodge members saved 144 lives.
The Punta Gorda Lodge Past Exalted Rulers Association donated $500 in January to the 40th annual Powder Puff charity golf classic which benefits Tidewell Hospice. Tidewell Hospice provides care for terminally ill patients and their families.
Punta Gorda Lodge donated $1,000 in food products in January and February to St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. Additionally, the proceeds from bar bingo of $1,400 were contributed to the lodge scholarship fund.
Punta Gorda Lodge purchased and installed three security doors at Hope Academy at Crossroads using funds from a grant. The project was completed at the end of March. Hope Academy is the name of the school at Crossroads, a nonprofit 501(c)3 home and charter school for foster boys who have had multiple failed placements in the Florida foster care system.