Perry Elks Lodge #1851 used the Elks National Foundation $1,000 Spark Freedom Grant to buy a new set of clothes and shoes for 14 veteran residents at a local nursing home Sept. 11. Additional funding of $25 was deposited in each veteran’s trust account for their personal use for items not included in their day-to-day care. They also held a social for the veterans, which included a brief presentation of the flags along with a military-themed cake donated by Kim Stephens from Perry First Assembly of God, ice cream, snacks and punch. The veterans enjoyed their special occasion, which was put on by lodge officers.
Pictured are veterans and members attending the social.