On Oct. 9, Crestview Elks Lodge #2624 donated $10,000 from the Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant to Dinner at Dad's Compassionate Ministries. These funds will directly support the upcoming Remote Area Medical clinic, which is coming to Crestview for the first time. The RAM clinic, scheduled for late November, will provide free medical, dental and vision care to individuals and families in need throughout the community. Each dollar donated to the RAM clinic equals approximately $3 in medical services, meaning this grant will deliver nearly $30,000 worth of essential care to residents.

Pictured are Traci Medlock, trustee; Pastor Joe Bennett of the Crestview Church of the Nazarene; Ed Mitchell Jr., DAD’s president; Deb McMullen, Exalted Ruler; and Larry Medlock, chaplain.