shipped 25 care packages to US troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sturgis, MI, Lodge held a Super Bowl Party fund-raiser and raised nearly $1,800 for the family of Quinn Good- man, a four-year-old who is undergo- ing treatment for cancer.
Minneapolis, MN, Lodge members volunteered to keep 100 fire hydrants in the local area clear of snow.
Red Wing, MN, Lodge held a Christ- mas Party and Silent Auction fund- raiser, which more than 140 people attended, and raised $5,800 for the state major project, the Minnesota Elks Youth Camp.
Cedar Grove, NJ, Lodge members honored the winners of their Americanism Essay Contest in a ceremony at the lodge and gave each of the winners a certificate and a check worth $75, $50, and $25 for first, second, and third place, respectively. More than 50 children in the fifth through eighth grades submitted essays for the contest. Pictured with ER Leon Dupas and Americanism Committee Chairman Gail Dupas are (front, from left) fifth- and sixth-grade division winners from Cedar Grove Memorial Middle School Julia Nicosia (first), Elissa Johnson (second), and Francisco Connelly (third) and (back, from left) seventh- and eighth- grade division winners Sergio Romano of Cedar Grove Memorial Middle School (first), Mia D’Alessandro of St. Catherine of Siena School (second), and Samantha Mitchell of Memorial Middle School (third).
In other news, the lodge held a Coffee House fund-raiser, which featured food and live musical entertainment, and raised more than $2,500 for the Mount St. Joseph Children’s Center in Totowa, which is a home for troubled boys. The lodge also held a Super Bowl Pancake Breakfast at
the Verona Community Center and raised more than $2,100 for the Verona Rescue Squad, a volunteer emergency rescue organization.
Franklin, MA, Lodge held a Dinner fund-raiser, which featured a perfor- mance by a hypnotist and live musical entertainment, and raised $600 for the Elks National Foundation. In other news, the lodge paid to ship 50 packages of supplies donated by the Franklin High School Commu- nity Service Club to US troops serving in Afghanistan. The lodge also donated supplies to help the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School eighth grade class hold a Pancake Breakfast fund-raiser.
Greenfield, MA, Lodge members delivered Christmas food baskets, each of which contained enough food for a full Christmas dinner, to 50 needy families.
Winthrop, MA, Lodge members, with the help of Antlers Program members,
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Blue Springs, MO, Lodge members delivered Christmas food baskets, each of which contained a full Christ- mas dinner and five additional meals, to more than 150 needy families. Lodge members also gave a toy and some clothing to each of the 380 children of the families.
Cass County, MO, Lodge inaugurated its Antlers Program and initiated the program’s 19 charter members.
DeSoto, MO, Lodge members pur- chased more than $16,000 worth of
Southeast District, NJ, lodge members held their first Media Appreciation Night and presented radio host Dianne DeOliveira with a Grand Lodge PR Citation in thanks for her public service announcements in support of district charities. Pictured are (from left) radio host DeOliveira, Lacey Lodge member Katie Keech, radio personality Jack Aponte, and New Jersey State PR Committee Chairman Debra Czech.
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