Lakeland Elks Lodge #1291 used the sizable sum of $7,000 it received from the $3,500 Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant and the state’s matching funds to work with kidsPACK in Lakeland, Florida, to feed children in Polk County who are homeless. With $3,600, the lodge sponsored 600 meals, and with the balance of the funds, they sponsored a year’s worth of weekend meals for 12 children. On Oct. 3, approximately 30 lodge members along with several of their spouses, children or grandchildren packed, wrapped and boxed the 600 meals at the lodge which would be delivered by kidsPACK to local schools. The assembly line and wrapping stations were distanced for social distancing guidelines, and gloves and hand sanitizer were available for use. Pictured are 27 lodge members, two member spouses, two children of members and one grandchild of a member.