Elizabeth City, NC, Lodge members honored Sheriff Randy Cartwright as their Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in a ceremony at the lodge and presented him with a plaque in recognition of his 16 years of service and leadership. Pictured with Sheriff Cartwright (right) is ER Willard Newbern.
Bend, OR, Lodge held a Holiday Dinner for 200 Oregon National Guard troops and family members and treated the children in attendance to a visit with Santa.
Coquille Valley, OR, Lodge held its first annual Law Enforcement Appre- ciation Night, honored five outstand- ing law enforcement officers, and gave each honoree a certificate and a handmade pen. Lodge members also treated the honorees and their spouses to dinner at the lodge.
Forest Grove, OR, Lodge donated 50 drug awareness soccer balls to Janice Haight, who is a missionary, to be distributed to schools in West Africa. In addition, lodge members covered the cost of having the soccer balls shipped to Africa.
Milwaukie, OR, Lodge members, along with the local Lions Club and Clack- amas School District, distributed more than 630 food baskets to needy families. Lodge members also gave two to three toys to each of the 1,200 children of the families.
Myrtle Creek, OR, Lodge held a Halloween Party for about 200 community children and treated the attendees to games and candy.
Oregon State Elks Association held its annual Soccer Shoot, with 18 contestants taking part. Following the event, association members treated
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East Stroudsburg, PA, Lodge members distributed dictionaries and small US flags to 380 third-grade students at Stroudsburg Intermediate Elementary School. Pictured at the school are students (from left) Ritika Mamidela, Caleb Quinones, Jeffrey Pasciak, Leo Sattamini, Makensie Roman, Gregory Back, and Ross Kozlov.
the 100 contestants and spectators to lunch and gave each contestant a plaque and a soccer ball.
Seaside, OR, Lodge members awarded scholarships worth $1,000 to each of two Seaside High School students, Carlie Giligan and William Leroux, and scholarships worth $500 to each of two other Seaside High School students, Linsey Johnson and Will Meyer. The lodge also presented a $1,600 Oregon State Elks Association scholarship to Giligan.
In other news, lodge members assisted personnel from the Casey Eye Institute, which is supported by the state major project, and the Seaside Head Start preschool program in conducting a vision screening for 61 children ages three through five.
Allegheny, PA, Lodge held its semian- nual Youth Bowling Day and treated more than 120 children and staff from the Conroy Educational Center to a morning of bowling followed by lunch and an award ceremony. Lodge members awarded a trophy to each of the highest-scoring participants in each of the nine classes represented and gave three door prizes, including basketballs, soccer balls, water bottles, radios, and music CDs, to the teachers of each of the nine classes to be distributed to the students.
Bellefonte, PA, Lodge members treated nearly 90 area senior citizens to Thanksgiving dinner at the lodge.
Bristol, PA, Lodge held its first annual Walk for Colon Cancer, in which 70 walkers took part, and raised more than $2,800 for a lodge scholarship fund for students whose lives have been touched by cancer. In other news, lodge members distributed more than 70 Thanksgiv- ing baskets, each of which contained a full Thanksgiving meal, to needy families in the community. Lodge members also treated 40 people from the community to Thanksgiving dinner at the lodge.
In more news, lodge members accompanied scouts from lodge- sponsored Venture Crew No. 220 on a three-day trip to Elks Camp Barrett in Maryland, as well as to a US Naval Academy football game.
Hazleton, PA, Lodge members honored the memories of 13 deceased US servicemen and women and presented the Elks Medal of Valor to each of their families in a solemn ceremony at the lodge.
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.
Northwest District, PA, lodges held a Golf Scramble fund-raiser, with 62
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