V E T E R A N S
Elks National Veterans Service Commission
Alaska State Elks Association held its third annual sport fishing event as part of the Alaska Elks Wounded Veterans Project and treated 77 troops and four support staff from Fort Richardson and one soldier from Fort Wainwright to two days of fishing, accommodations, and meals that included a formal banquet and a barbecue. In addition, association lodge members processed the 1,400 pounds of fish caught over the week- end and shipped each participant his or her own catch and gave each participant a fleece jacket and a travel bag containing a number of small gifts. The Soldotna Lodge contributed $1,350 in cash and food toward the weekend’s events, while the Haines Lodge contributed $250 in cash and the Homer Lodge contributed $500 in food. The Palmer, Eagle River, and Kenai Lodge members helped prepare gift bags, serve food, and clean up afterward. The association also held a drawing and gave a rifle to each of six winners and a fishing and bear- viewing trip to a seventh. The remain- ing troops received various other gifts including fishing gear and sculptures.
Garden Grove, CA, Lodge donated the use of an outdoor park area to AMVETS to hold a Spirit of ’45 Day celebration of the 65th anniversary of V-J Day.
Hemet, CA, and Riverside, CA, Lodges held a Walking for Veterans fund-raiser, during which members walked the nearly 40 miles between the two lodges and raised $1,000 to
T H E E L K S M A G A Z I N E
Sierra Vista, AZ, Lodge members treated 17 veterans from the Tucson VA Medical Center’s Blind Rehabilitation Center to breakfast at the lodge and gave each veteran a bag of toiletries and other small items. Pictured with veteran Richard Romolo (seated) and his service dog, Alfonso, is lodge auxiliary President Richard Starr.
So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them.
support the lodges’ Veterans Service Committees and their programs.
Sky Forest, CA, Lodge donated 3,000 prepaid phone card minutes and $100 in cash for bingo prizes to the Loma Linda VA medical facility.
Thousand Oaks, CA, Lodge members traveled to the Veterans Home of California–Ventura and treated 15 resident veterans to a karaoke session.
Van Nuys-Reseda, CA, Lodge mem- bers treated 60 veterans from the
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