which pitted teams representing each district lodge against each other in bowling, darts, softball, horseshoes, and bocce. During the event, the district raised more than $1,000 for the Elks National Foundation.
Utica, NY, Lodge held a Halloween Party for 90 children with special needs and their caregivers and treated them to a meal, treats, games, entertainment by a magician, and musical entertainment.
Vestal, NY, Lodge members shipped more than 1,000 pounds of donated items to US soldiers serving overseas.
Watertown, NY, Lodge members distributed nearly 1,300 dictionaries to third-grade students at 23 schools.
Livingston, NJ, Lodge members joined the Roseland City Council in honoring seven-year-old Julia Vardiman and nine-year-old Skylar Difabio for each winning the state Batter-Up baseball skills competition in his or her age-group. Pictured with Julia and Skylar are Northwest District Youth Activity Committee Chairman Dennis Bozza (left) and Roseland Mayor John Arvanites.
meditation garden, which included benches, floral arrangements, a fountain, and plants, on the grounds of St. Lawrence Church.
Potsdam, NY, Lodge donated $750 to the St. Lawrence NYSARC, an organization that advocates for people with developmental disabilities, as part of the organization’s third annual Autism Awareness Walk fund-raiser. In other news, lodge members honored US Army SGT Fred Shippee, a member of a forward support MEDEVAC team, in a ceremony at the lodge and thanked him for his service.
Saratoga-Wilton, NY, Lodge members honored young competitors Samantha Shapiro and Carley Slade in a cer- emony at the lodge for their perfor- mance at the Area 1 regional Soccer Shoot and presented them with plaques to go with the trophies they had won at the competition. Carley finished fourth in the U–14 competi- tion, while Samantha finished first in the U–10 age bracket at the competi- tion, which was open to the winners of the state Soccer Shoots from the seven Area 1 state associations. In other news, lodge members attended a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scout Liam Lynch, of
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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.
Boy Scout Troop No. 7, and gave him a certificate and a US flag. For his Eagle Scout Project, Lynch painted a large mural in the community room of a local YMCA.
State Capitol District, NY, lodges held an ENF Pentathlon competition,
the Oak Ridge Military Academy, held a Flag-Retirement Ceremony and respectfully disposed of nearly 400 worn and damaged US flags.
Hickory, NC, Lodge members honored the memory of US Marine Corps GySgt Christopher W. Eckard during
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Greensboro, NC, Lodge, with the help of firefighters from the Greensboro Fire Department and students from
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