to support a three-day day camp, $600 to the Tucumcari Youth Soccer League, and $500 to support the eighth annual Mother Road Rally motorcycle rally.
Beacon, NY, Lodge held its second annual Car Show fund-raiser, which featured 30 entries and drew 80 attendees, and raised $1,300 for the state major project, which supports the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State.
Howell, NJ, Lodge held a Batter-Up Contest, in which about 60 participants, ages 7 to 15, each hit ten pitched baseballs and scored points based on how far the balls traveled on the fly. The lodge also provided drinking water to the competitors and their parents. Pictured in his batting stance is 12-year-old competitor Matt McKenna. Seated in the background are lodge member Patricia Adams (left) and PER Kathleen Ivey.
Raton, NM, Lodge members awarded a $2,500 scholarship to Raton High School graduate Arthur Armijo and a $1,000 scholarship to Clayton High School graduate Shay Harris. The lodge also donated $1,000 to local schools to support their programs.
Rio Rancho, NM, Lodge, with the help of scouts from Boy Scout Troop No. 714 and Cub Scout Pack No. 714, both of which are sponsored by the lodge, held a Flag-Retirement Ceremony and respectfully disposed of about 35 worn and damaged US flags.
Roswell, NM, Lodge, using funds raised at its annual three-day Shorty Burkett Golf Tournament, donated $3,500 to the Elks National Founda- tion, $3,500 to the New Mexico Elks Charitable and Benevolent Trust, which funds the charitable activities of the state association, and $3,600 to the state major project, the New Mexico Elks Association Cerebral Palsy Program, which provides various kinds of therapy and medical equipment to children with cerebral palsy and supports local programs.
Tucumcari, NM, Lodge set aside more than $2,800 to put on its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display. The lodge also donated $2,500 to the House Municipal Schools chapter of Family, Careers, and Community Leaders of America, $1,000 to the San Jon Municipal School’s cheerleading squad
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Clifton Park, NY, Lodge held a Scholarship Breakfast fund-raiser and raised about $110 for the lodge Scholarship Program.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ, Lodge members attended a Gold Award Ceremony for Girl Scouts Meghan Barwick, Jessica Griscti, and Lindsey Marxen, of Girl Scout Troop No. 1624, gave each of them a plaque and a US flag, presented each of them with a plaque from the New Jersey State Elks Association, and donated $50 to Troop No. 1624. For her Gold Award Project, Barwick traveled to the Dominican Republic to throw a Quinceañera Party marking the fifteenth birthday of five young girls. Barwick provided all materials, including dresses, tiaras, food, drinks, and decorations for the event. Griscti’s Gold Award Project consisted of designing all of the graphic elements of the first giving campaign for the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Education Foundation. Marxen, for her Gold Award, created an interpretive field guide, which included photos, drawings, and a map, for the Cora Hartshorne Arboretum. Pictured are (from left) PDD James Burns and Girl Scouts Marxen, Griscti, and Barwick. In related news, lodge members attended Court of Honor Ceremonies for new Eagle Scouts Michael Renga, of Boy Scout Troop No. 39, and Kurt and Kyle Welges, of Boy Scout Troop No. 177. Lodge members also attended Gold Award Ceremonies for Girl Scouts Claire Davanzo and Audrey Lips, of Girl Scout Troop No. 1671, and Rachel Levoyer, of Girl Scout Troop No. 643. At each ceremony, lodge members presented each scout with a US flag and a plaque from the lodge and another plaque from the New Jersey State Elks Association. Additionally, the lodge donated $50 to each scout’s troop. In more news, the lodge donated $1,500 to the Wayne Marino Scholarship Fund in thanks for the assistance the Marino family has provided for lodge veterans events.
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