Cedar Grove, NJ, Lodge members gave a Flag Salute Presentation to about 60 kindergarten students at South End School and gave each child a US flag sticker, a Pledge of Allegiance card, and a coloring book. Pictured with kindergarteners (from left) Sklar Vega, Josh Wolfer, Lukas Zimovcak, Sophia Chiparus, Gabriella Vinosky, and Kyle Rummel are Trustee Paul Lee and Americanism Committee Chairman Gail Dupas. In other news, lodge members distributed more than 150 thesauruses to third-grade students at North End School, South End School, and St. Catherine of Sienna School. In more news, the lodge held a series of fund-raisers for various charities. A Pancake Breakfast fund-raiser raised more than $900 for the Volunteer Fire Department of Cedar Grove, while another Pancake Breakfast raised more than $700 for Orphaned Pets, Inc., which finds new homes for unwanted pets. At a Polish Night Support Our Troops fund-raiser, which more than 100 people attended, lodge members raised more than $1,100 to send Christmas care packages to US troops serving overseas, and at the lodge’s third annual Redneck BBQ fund-raiser, which featured a barbecue meal and a horseshoe tournament, lodge members raised nearly $2,000 for lodge charities. In addition, the lodge held a Children’s Christmas Party and raised $140 for lodge charities.
In further news, the lodge held a Christmas Party for more than 40 children and adults with special needs and treated each partygoer to live musical entertainment and a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, who gave each partygoer a gift.
Party fund-raiser, which 110 people attended, and raised more than $1,200 for the lodge’s Christmas charities. The lodge also held a Blue Fish Trip fund-raiser that raised more than $1,700 for lodge charities.
Woodbridge, NJ, Lodge hosted a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scout Dylan Walsh, of lodge- sponsored Boy Scout Troop No. 143, and gave him a plaque and a US flag. For his Eagle Scout Project, Walsh totally renovated the courtyard and front entrance of Woodbridge Develop- mental Center, which serves severely disabled and handicapped people.
Clayton, NM, Lodge held a Dinner fund-raiser and raised $200 for the Clayton High School 4-H Horse Judging Club to help it travel to a national competition.
Los Alamos, NM, Lodge held its annual Elks Todd Kaupilla Golf Tournament fund-raiser and raised more than $8,000. Of the proceeds, $3,500 was donated to the New Mexico Make-A-Wish Foundation, which fulfills the wishes of terminally and chronically ill children, and the remainder was donated to Los Alamos Junior Golf, Special Olympics New Mexico, and the University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital.
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Hamilton, NJ, Lodge held its annual Children’s Christmas Party, which 100 children from the community, including 35 special-needs children, attended. Lodge members treated the children and their families to lunch, musical entertainment, and a chance to be photographed with Santa and Mrs. Claus, who gave each child a gift. Pictured with Santa (performer Ron Zukowski) and Mrs. Claus (performer Julie Zukowski) are Santo and Stacie Hannawacker and their eight-month-old daughter, Karina.
In other news, lodge members, along with members of the Marine Corps League of Trenton and the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, distributed 500 toys to needy children.
In more news, the lodge held a Halloween Party for 65 area children.
Roswell, NM, Lodge members volun- teered to ring bells for a day to raise funds for the Salvation Army.
Albany, NY, Lodge members delivered complete Thanksgiving dinners to 50 needy families.
In other news, lodge members distributed dictionaries to 900 third- grade students at 13 public and 3 private schools.
Beacon, NY, Lodge members treated 50 senior citizens to lunch at the
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