Eagle Scout Project, Mesko built an enclosure for two recycling bins at the Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve in Boalsburg.
constructed a lean-to shelter to house a Division of Forestry fire truck. In other news, the lodge used a $9,000 ENF Impact Grant to purchase supplies and upgrade equipment for a community garden that will help provide fresh food to needy families and senior citizens.
In other news, the lodge sponsored six young golfers ages 13 through 18 in the Central Counties Golf Associa- tion Junior Tournament.
Brandon, FL, Lodge held its ninth annual Thanksgiving Dinner for more than 250 military personnel and family members of deployed military personnel from the MacDill Air Force Base. Attendees were treated to a meal and musical entertainment, and children were treated to games and entertainment by clowns. Pictured are (from left) Kathy Barnes, Col. Dan Barnes, PDD Richard Rhodes, ER Dennis Osborn, Base Commander Col. Lenny Richoux, Base Vice- Commander Col. David Cohen, Carolyn Cohen, and CMSgt Derrick Crowley.
Lyndhurst, NJ, Lodge hosted a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scout Tyler Fitzsimons, of lodge-sponsored Boy Scout Troop No. 97, and gave him a certificate and a US flag. For his Eagle Scout Project, Fitzsimons raised $1,700 for flooring, desks, and other materials and recruited volunteer electricians to re-wire the computer lab at Franklin School to allow it to accommodate additional new laptop computers. Pictured with Eagle Scout Fitzsimons are (from left) ER Virginia Bartlett, Scoutmaster John Sedlock, and Assistant Scoutmaster and Esq. Michael Sugzda.
Fathers Day Picnic for soldiers being treated at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
US servicemen and women and presented the Elks Medal of Valor to each of their families in a solemn ceremony at the lodge.
Bradenton, FL, Lodge donated $500 to the family of 21-year-old Kyle Alex- ander, who is recovering from a brain injury, to help them purchase an electric wheelchair.
North Penn, PA, Lodge held its third annual Art Auction fund-raiser and raised more than $900. Of these funds, $200 was donated to the state major project, the PA Elks Home Service Program, which provides in-home therapy to children with special needs, while the remaining $700 went to lodge charities.
Deep Creek, FL, Lodge held a Golf Tournament fund-raiser, in which 156 golfers participated, and raised more than $3,700 for local charities.
Deland, FL, Lodge members volun- teered to help staff the concession stands during a Deland High School football game.
Northwest District, PA, lodges held a Golf Scramble fund-raiser, with 62 golfers taking part, and raised nearly $3,200. Of these funds, nearly $2,700 was donated to the Elks National Foundation, and $500 was donated to the Pennsylvania Elks Legacy Trust Fund, which supports the state major project, the PA Elks Home Service Program, which provides in-home therapy to children with special needs.
State College, PA, Lodge members attended a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scout Marc Mesko, of Boy Scout Troop No. 380, and gave him a certificate and a US flag. For his
East Central District, FL, lodges held a Poker Run for Kids and raised $825 for the Harry-Anna Trust Fund, which supports the state major projects, the Florida Elks Youth Camp and Florida Elks Children’s Therapy Services, which provides in-home therapy to children with special needs. The district also held a second Poker Run, in which 48 riders took part, and raised $300 for the Harry-Anna Trust Fund, $100 for the Elks National Foundation, and more than $1,000 for Cudas Unhooked, an organization that supports at-risk youth at New Smyrna Beach High School.
Edgewater-New Smyrna Beach, FL, Lodge hosted a Court of Honor
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Ceremony for new Eagle Scout Matthew Morris, of Boy Scout Troop No. 72, and gave him a certificate, a US flag, and a letter from the GER. For his Eagle Scout Project, Morris
Hollywood West, FL, Lodge donated seven cases of books, four bags of new clothing, five bags of used clothing, and seven computer monitors to the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center, which assists mothers recovering from substance addiction.
Largo, FL, Lodge members distributed dictionaries to more than 380 third- grade students at Ponce de Leon, Mildred Helms, and Fuguitt Elemen- tary Schools.
In other news, the lodge held a
Titusville, PA, Lodge PER Association held its third annual Cruise for Charity and Poker Run fund-raiser, in which 52 motorcycle riders took part, and raised more than $1,700 for Elks charities. The lodge also held a Golf Scramble fund-raiser, a Turkey Dinner fund-raiser, and several Sunday Brunch fund-raisers, which raised a total of $4,200 for the state major project, the PA Elks Home Service Program, which provides in- home therapy to children with special needs. Additionally, the lodge held a Chicken and Biscuit Dinner fund- raiser, which raised more than $300 for the Elks National Foundation, and donated an additional $900 to the Elks National Foundation.
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