Tallahassee Elks Lodge #937 used its $4,000 Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant for the Tallahassee Veterans Outreach to organize the annual veterans Stand Down, held July 12-13. The outreach focuses on at-risk veterans and veterans who are homeless. The event included breakfast and lunch at an indoor facility as well as city, county and federal offices/agencies offering support and direction for those needing help. There was a strong presence of the VA Administration and the local VA clinic, North Florida Legal Services, the Red Cross and other agencies. A dentist and veterinarian were present for consultations for veterans and their pets.

Lodge members Anna Kenney, Leading Knight; Lee Fish, past trustee; Bob Thorburn, PER, North District Vice President; and Tom Walden, PDD, Lodge Secretary (red shirt), served several hours on the Saturday breakfast food line.