officers, and donated more than $400 to support the two officers’ families.
Englewood, FL, Lodge Bingo Commit- tee held a Special Bingo fund-raiser, which nearly 150 people attended, and raised $3,000 to help send area children to the Florida Elks Youth Camp, which is a state major project.
Colorado Elks Association donated about $750 per calf to sponsor 11 calves in the 4-H Catch-A-Calf Contest, which took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. During the contest, 4-H participants, who include junior high school and high school students, compete to rope the calves. Any contestant who successfully ropes a calf is given that calf to raise for a year, after which he or she presents the animal for judging at the following year’s National Western Stock Show. The association also provided $100 each in spending money to the 11 contestants who roped the lodges’ sponsored calves the previous year, and the Arvada Lodge treated 10 contestants from the previous year and their parents to breakfast. Pictured with Skidster, the steer he had raised for the past year, is 4-H participant Matt Holiday (right) with (from left) Evergreen Lodge PER David Dey and PDD Donald Treese of the Central City Lodge. The Evergreen and Central City Lodges had sponsored Skidster in the 2010 Catch-A- Calf Contest. In other news, the association sponsored nine calves, at a cost of about $750 each, in the Future Farmers of America’s Heifer Wrangle, a program similar to the Catch-A-Calf Contest.
a sheriff’s deputy for coats, shoes, and other winter clothing.
Montrose, CO, Lodge members delivered Christmas food baskets and gifts to about 125 needy families.
Derby, CT, Lodge members attended an Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner hosted by the Housatonic Council of the Boy Scouts of America, gave certificates and US flags to the 30 new Eagle Scouts honored at the dinner, and donated $500 to the council.
Bradenton, FL, Lodge members used a $5,000 donation from a local business to expand the lodge’s Elks Feeding Empty Little Tummies Program, which provides extra food to needy children to eat on the weekends. The program, which is supported by a $10,000 ENF Impact Grant, was able to serve an additional 12 children as a result of the donation.
Brooksville, FL, Lodge hosted a Memorial Table in honor of St.
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Petersburg Police Sgt. Thomas J. Baitinger and K-9 Officer Jeffery A. Yaslowitz, who were killed in the line of duty. Lodge members signed a memorial book, left a number of cards to be sent to the families of the slain
Hollywood West, FL, Lodge held its annual Children’s Christmas Party, which more than 75 children, includ- ing children from two needy families, attended. Partygoers were treated to lunch and a visit with Santa, who gave each child a gift. In addition, lodge members gave the children of the two needy families an additional 25 toys. Letters written by the children at the party generated a $450 donation from a local business to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which fulfills the wishes of seriously ill children.
In other news, the lodge donated
$300 to the Florida Elks Children’s Therapy Services, which is one of the state major projects. The lodge also donated 26 toy stuffed bears to each of two local fire departments to be given to traumatized children.
Palatka, FL, Lodge donated $8,000 to local charities. Part of the funds went toward distributing Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to more than 70 needy families, while the balance of the funds was divided among eight
Cape Henlopen, DE, Lodge members presented a certificate to Rehoboth Beach Public Library Assistant Director Jessica Prayer to thank the library for hosting an educational display on the history of the US flag. Pictured before the display are (from left) lodge First Lady Linda Mazzotta, Americanism Committee Chairman Marie Frolio, Assistant Director Prayer, and ER John Mazzotta.
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