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On Dec. 18, Brandon Lodge members Delores Westfall, PER (also a Kentucky Colonel) and Dennis Roberts, PER, drove a rented U-Haul truck to Kentucky with numerous bags of toys for the children who were impacted by the devastating recent tornado. As a child, Westfall lived around that part of Kentucky and knows the needs of these families. She said the tornado wiped out the little these families had. The mayor had been asking for toys so the children could still have some form of Christmas. Westfall reached out and made it all happen. She spoke to the county judge who set up the firehouse as the collection point. Five full-time Greenville, Kentucky, firefighters were there waiting for the truck’s arrival. Everyone was beyond grateful. In addition to the much-needed and appreciated toys, Westfall delivered $1,200 in cash donations from Brandon Lodge members.

Pictured are Delores Westfall, PER with the U-Haul full of toys and Greenville, Kentucky, firefighters Tucker Oglesby, Michael Wells, Sabrina Slinker Scott, Jamie Reyolds and Logan Franklin.