On April 3, Sebring Elks Lodge #1529 held a membership drive during the annual Sebring Downtown Soda Fest, which is put on by the city. The lodge shared what Elks do while supporting a local event. Members Buddy Richards and Billy Brown set up the Florida State Elks tent at 7:30 a.m. Members Melissa Stockenberg and Diane Morse along with Wainetta Holmes, Exalted Ruler, staffed the tent from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Members Rob Lipscomb and Tim Plant remained to be the clean-up crew. There was much activity at the tent and the lodge got plenty of positive exposure as their displays showed what Elkdom does locally, statewide and nationally. Applications and brochures were distributed, and the lodge advertised their fishing tournament to entice more entrants and sponsorships.

Pictured are Stockenberg and Morse with a stilt entertainer and Stockenberg and Holmes at the tent.