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tion that works with emergency services departments to provide emotional support to victims of traumatic events.


Myrtle Creek, OR, Lodge held its annual Scholarship Golf Tournament and raised nearly $4,000 for the lodge Scholarship Program.


Oregon City, OR, Lodge members honored Hannah McFarland and Christopher Tiller as their Teenagers of the Year and gave each of them a $100 check.


Cary-Apex, NC, Lodge members attended a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scouts Andrew Barrier, William Hobbs, and Tyler Owens, of lodge-sponsored Boy Scout Troop No. 200, and presented each of them with a certificate, a US flag, and a US flag pin. Barrier’s Eagle Scout Project consisted of leading the construction of three large Adirondack chairs for Victory Junction Gang Camp, a camp for children with special needs. Hobbs, for his Eagle Scout Project, led the construction of three benches for the Kildaire Farms Homeowner Association. For his Eagle Scout Project, Owens led a group that built three benches for Life Experiences, which provides employment opportunities to people with developmental disabilities. Pictured with Eagle Scouts (from left) Barrier, Hobbs, and Owens is DD Andrew Marias.


In other news, the lodge held a Flag Retirement Ceremony and respectfully disposed of about 170 US flags and about 20 state flags.


St. Helens, OR, Lodge members distributed more than 260 thesau- ruses to fourth-grade students at Lewis and Clark Elementary School.


Franklin, PA, Lodge held a series of fund-raisers, including a Pork Chop Dinner and a Sunday Breakfast, during the Applefest community festival and raised $2,200 by selling 190 pork chop dinners and 450 Sunday breakfasts. Lodge members also raised a further $500 from a weekend-long Porch Sale. The funds from each of these events were donated to the state major project, PA Elks Home Service Program, which provides in-home therapy to children with special needs.


North Central District, PA, lodges held their annual Soccer Shoot, in which 19 boys and girls under the age of 14 took part, and gave a trophy to each of the top boys and girls in each of four age-groups.


Raleigh, NC, Lodge donated 100,000 minutes of prepaid phone cards and $550 in cash to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport USO, which provides a recreation and relaxation area for US military personnel traveling through the airport. Pictured with USO volunteer Sherri Bush are (from left) US Air Force AIC Stephen Rozal, AIC Brian Berhorst, AIC John Latteyer, and AIC Wilfredo Reyes.


American Cancer Society. A total of 66 cars were entered in the event.


Gresham, OR, Lodge members distributed dictionaries to 960 third- grade students in 11 public schools and one private school.


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Keizer, OR, Lodge held a Variety Show fund-raiser and raised $1,900 for the Elks National Foundation.


Lebanon, OR, Lodge donated $1,100 to the Trauma Intervention Program of Linn County, a volunteer organiza-


North Penn, PA, Lodge held a Hallow- een Party fund-raiser and raised $100 for the lodge’s Christmas Hams Program for needy families.


State College, PA, Lodge members awarded a $3,200 scholarship to graduating Penns Valley High School senior Cortney Poorman in a cer- emony at her school. In addition, lodge members honored Penns Valley High School graduates Mayln Baney and Matthew Helm as the Outstanding


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