Punxsutawney, PA, Lodge members, with the help of members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, treated 40 local veterans to lunch at the lodge, followed by a ceremony dedicating a nearby flagpole area to US veterans. The lodge and Groundhog Club gave each veteran in attendance a small US flag, a ball cap, an Elks pin, and a Groundhog coin. Pictured are (from left) US Marine Corps veterans George Lyle and Bill Ferko.
Cedar Grove, NJ, Lodge members attended the dedication of a memorial to local veterans who served in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
East Central District, NJ, lodges, with the help of scouts from Boy Scout Troop No. 73, held their annual Veterans Ball and raised about $1,300 to support the work of the district Veterans Service Committee.
Greater Wildwood, NJ, Lodge members hosted a luncheon for 16 veterans and eight staff members from the Veterans Memorial Home– Vineland and gave each veteran a gift bag filled with toiletries. Lodge members also gave each male veteran a sweat suit and gave each female veteran a bathrobe.
Lyndhurst, NJ, Lodge held a Veterans Dinner and treated 17 veterans and five staff members from the Veterans Memorial Home–Paramus and two members of a local AMVETS post to dinner. Lodge members gave each veteran from the Veterans Memorial Home–Paramus a bag of playing cards, crossword puzzles, and other small gifts.
Princeton, NJ, Lodge members treated more than 100 veterans to a meal at the lodge’s annual Veterans Day Luncheon and gave each veteran a package of cookies baked by scouts from Girl Scout Troop No. 61280.
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Clayton, NM, Lodge members visited a local nursing home and gave a gift basket containing socks, gloves, toiletries, playing cards, and a puzzle book to each of the 20 veterans residing there.
Albany, NY, Lodge members treated 24 veterans from the Albany VA Medical Center: Samuel S. Stratton to dinner at the lodge.
Beacon, NY, Lodge members visited the Castle Point VA medical facility on Veterans Day and treated 50 veterans and their families to lunch. The lodge also donated ten turkey dinners and hundreds of other food items to the center’s food pantry.
Brooklyn Queensborough, NY, Lodge members treated 80 veterans from the Brooklyn VA medical facility and the St. Albans VA Community Living Center to a Thanksgiving Luncheon, dancing, and live musical entertain- ment at the lodge.
Cohoes-Waterford, NY, Lodge held a Veterans Day Luncheon and treated 75 veterans and guests to lunch and a patriotic ceremony.
Liberty, NY, Lodge members, with the help of scouts from Girl Scout Troop Nos. 136 and 731, treated 125 veterans, family members, and friends to dinner and patriotic musical entertainment at the lodge.
Lodge members also gave each veteran a chance to win a gift basket and several other prizes.
Massena, NY, Lodge members, with the help of students from local high schools, treated 150 veterans, includ- ing several veterans from local nursing homes, to dinner at the lodge.
Utica, NY, Lodge members visited the Syracuse VA Medical Center and treated about 100 veterans to a meal and live musical entertainment. Lodge members gave each veteran a card made by a Utica grade school student and donated a digital video camera to the center for use by veterans.
Webster-Fairport, NY, Lodge, with the help of students and staff from Spry Middle School, held a Veterans Honor Dinner and treated nearly 200 veterans and their spouses to a meal.
Burlington, NC, Lodge held a Veterans Luncheon and treated 30 veterans and 18 family members to lunch. In other news, lodge members visited the Durham VA Medical Center and treated 17 veterans to bingo games and cash prizes. Lodge members also gave each veteran a goody bag.
Calabash, NC, Lodge members visited the Fayetteville VA Medical Center and treated 110 veterans to dinner.
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