On July 27, Bonita Springs Estero Elks Lodge #2753 hosted a Christmas-in-July dinner dance, with 80 in attendance. Many attendees brought gifts for veterans at the Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans’ Nursing Home — nine T-shirts, five tote bags, 10 electric shavers, 34 readers, 25 packs of razors, 18 packs of shaving cream, 63 deodorants, 65 toothpastes, 75 toothbrushes, 25 sets of toothpaste and brushes, 14 packs of dental floss, 36 combs, 127 pairs of socks, 27 crossword and word search books, 12 bags of sugar-free candy, six eight-packs of gum and 200 pencils.
Pictured Sept. 4 delivering the items, along with a $500 check, are Pete Thompson, Rufus Morse-Ellington and Phil Boucher. Receiving the check are two veterans and Jessa Atwell.