Bergenfield, NJ, Lodge members awarded a $2,000 Willard Burkhart Scholarship to each of three high school students, Phoebe DeGuia, Michelle Ruehl, and Charles Buffin, and awarded a $2,000 Joe Miller Scholarship to each of two high school students, Frank Panzarino and Sophia Lidestri. Pictured are (from left) Est. Lead. Knight Elizabeth Ernish, Joe Miller Scholarship recipients Panzarino and Lidestri, ER Tamara Malizia, and Chaplain Karen Buehler.
In other news, the lodge paid the admission required for a group of 25 young people with special needs to attend a New Jersey Jackals baseball game, and lodge members accompanied the young people to the game. The lodge also donated $2,000 to the Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
part. The association gave each competitor a water bottle, a Frisbee, a winter hat, and a drug awareness basketball, treated the competitors and their parents to dinner, and awarded trophies to the top three boys and girls in each of four age-groups.
Belleville, NJ, Lodge members distributed thesauruses to more than 400 sixth-grade students in the Belleville Public Schools as well as St. Peter’s School.
In other news, the lodge donated six food baskets, which each contained a turkey and several side dishes, to the Township of Belleville to be distrib- uted to needy families at Thanksgiv- ing. The lodge also donated another six baskets, which each contained a ham and several side dishes, to be distributed to needy families at Christmas. Additionally, the lodge donated more than $150 each to St. Peter’s Church for its food pantry and to the Mary Martin Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry.
Clifton, NJ, Lodge held a 50/50 Raffle fund-raiser and raised $4,000 for the Passaic County Elks Cerebral Palsy Center, which provides educational and therapy services to 220 students with disabilities.
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Keyport-Matawan, NJ, Lodge mem- bers participated in the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Motorcycle Run and donated more than $500 worth of toys.
Northeast District, NJ, lodges held their annual Soccer Shoot, in which 30 children under the age of 14 partici- pated, and awarded medals, certifi- cates, and Elroy the Elk dolls to the top three boys and girls in each of four age-groups.
Northwest District, NJ, lodges, with the help of scouts from Girl Scout Troop No. 517, held a Christmas Party for more than 200 children with special needs and treated all the guests to lunch, musical entertain- ment, dancing, face painting, and a visit with Santa, who gave each partygoer a gift.
In other news, the district donated $1,000 to Tim and Dawn Moriarty to help them raise their three children, who have autism.
Westwood, NJ, Lodge held its 14th annual Michael Casenta Memorial Golf Tournament, in which 80 golfers competed, and raised more than $7,000 for lodge charities. The lodge also held an Old Time Halloween
Greater Wildwood, NJ, Lodge donated a tricycle designed for children with special needs to seven-year-old Connor Proud (pictured). The total value of the donation exceeded $1,000.
In other news, lodge members, with the help of local community organizations, distributed 75 boxed Thanksgiving dinners to needy families. The lodge also hosted 20 recruits from the US Coast Guard Training Center Cape May on Thanksgiving Day and treated them to lunch, dinner, and the use of the lodge’s recreational facilities. Lodge members also gave the recruits the use of their cell phones and computers to call home and exchange messages with their families. In more news, the lodge held a two-day Elks Got Talent Show fund-raiser, which nearly 300 people attended, and raised $2,600 for lodge charities.
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