Jackson, NJ, Lodge held its annual Special-Needs Poker Run and Pig Roast fund-raiser, which more than 120 motorcycle riders participated in, and raised $3,000 for the lodge Special-Needs Children’s Committee. Pictured with poster child Sarah Walthers are (front, from left) her brother, Patrick Walthers; and her father, Brian Walthers; with (back, from left) Special-Needs Children’s Committee Chairman Joanne Baldwin; Sarah’s mother, Maureen Walthers; and SP William Peltier.
Piscataway, NJ, Lodge held its annual Soccer Shoot, in which 70 children ages 13 and younger participated, provided all contestants with beverages, and gave trophies to each of the top three boys and girls in each of four age-groups. Pictured are (from left) U–12 second-place winner Janiah Lambert, U–12 first-place winner Brianna Chapman, and lodge member Maureen Chapman. In other news, lodge members distributed dictionaries to 20 third- grade students at Our Lady of Fatima School.
Woodbridge, NJ, Lodge held a solemn ceremony, which was attended by 50 Elks and the mayor of Woodbridge, to commemorate the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Deming, NM, Lodge held a Duck Race Kickoff Breakfast fund-raiser, which about 100 people attending the Great American Duck Race of Deming attended, and raised about $300 for lodge charities.
Farmington, NM, Lodge donated a $1,000 grant from the New Mexico Elks Association to help pay to train a service dog to assist Kimberly Moore, who suffers from epilepsy.
Somerville, NJ, Lodge held a Halloween Party for children with disabilities and treated more than 70 children and parents to lunch, musical entertainment, and games. Pictured is partygoer Dayane Velasquez.
attended, and raised nearly $300 for the lodge’s Children’s Christmas Party. The lodge also held a Bag Night Auction, in which participants made bids on a series of closed bags, and raised more than $310 for the Elks National Foundation.
West Orange, NJ, Lodge members led the West Orange town council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Las Vegas, NM, Lodge members distributed 240 dictionaries to third- grade students in local schools.
Lordsburg, NM, Lodge held a Kids Bingo at the lodge and gave each of the nearly 100 needy children who attended the event a year’s worth of school supplies.
Rio Rancho, NM, Lodge held a Poker Run fund-raiser, which featured live musical entertainment at each stop, and raised more than $7,400 to help pay for a kidney transplant for 17- year-old Joshua Alberti. In other news, lodge members
West Milford, NJ, Lodge held its 47th annual Special Children’s Charity Ball and gave $2,000 and a number of gifts to the family of poster child Devon Coyte, who is pictured here.
distributed dictionaries to nearly 1,300 third-grade students at ten elementary schools.
Tucumcari, NM, Lodge members distributed nearly 220 dictionaries to third-grade students at local elemen- tary schools.
Albany, NY, Lodge held a Craft Fair fund-raiser and raised more than $700
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