Three Rivers, MI, Lodge adopted three needy families for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The families, which consisted of a total of ten children and four adults, each received a full holiday dinner on each of the holidays, and their children all received Christ- mas gifts at Christmastime.
Faribault, MN, Lodge and Antlers Program members held a Children’s Community Christmas Party, which 70 young people and their parents attended. The party included crafts, food, and entertainment by a balloon artist. Each child visited Santa, who presented each child with a bag of goodies. Pictured are (from left) Antlers Program members Ellen Kaderlik, Brittany Michels, and Nicole Borwege, Santa (ER Robert Cochran), guest Kendyl Larson, and Antlers Program member Jasmin Kotek.
In other news, the lodge, with the help of the Antlers Program, held a Community Shopping Day and raised about $25 for lodge charities. Antlers Program members also volunteered to ring bells to raise funds for the Salvation Army.
Randolph, MA, Lodge held a Christ- mas Dinner for 200 senior citizens. The event featured musical entertain- ment and an appearance by Santa Claus, who gave each guest a gift.
Weymouth, MA, Lodge members delivered Thanksgiving food baskets to 100 needy families and later delivered Christmas food baskets to an additional 100 needy families. Each basket contained enough food for a traditional holiday dinner.
Coldwater, MI, Lodge provided $2,800 worth of Christmas assistance to two needy families. Lodge members gave each family gifts for their children and gift cards to help them purchase food, gas, and other necessities.
Flint, MI, Lodge members delivered Christmas food baskets to nearly 110 needy families. Each basket contained enough food for a full Christmas dinner. The lodge also donated nearly $100 to the local Fellowship in Serving Humanity (FISH) organization. In other news, the lodge Glee Club visited five housing centers for senior citizens and performed for a total of about 250 of the centers’ residents.
Pontiac-Waterford, MI, Lodge members delivered Christmas food
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baskets to more than 100 needy families. Each family received a basket containing enough food for a traditional Christmas dinner and a toy for each of their children.
Dakota County, MN, Lodge donated $250 to Hastings Family Service as well as $250 to the Eagan Resource Center, two local food banks. In addition, lodge members donated 92 pounds of nonperishable food to the Rosemount Family Resource Center for its food bank.
Fergus Falls, MN, Lodge used part of a $2,000 ENF Gratitude Grant to donate $500 each to Meals by Wheels, which delivers meals to needy and homebound individuals; Someplace Safe, which is a domestic violence shelter; and the Children’s Services Association, which helps needy families provide adequate health care, clothing, and other necessities for their children.
York, NE, Lodge members attended a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scouts Jess Gillham and Christopher Mauer, of Boy Scout Troop No. 172, and presented each of them with a US flag and a certificate. For his Eagle Scout Project, Gillham planted 400 trees and bushes at Camp Kateri Tekakwitha. Mauer, for his Eagle Scout Project, restored a fence and built a planter at the Wessels Living History Farm. Pictured with Eagle Scouts Mauer (left) and Gillham is Scouting Committee Chairman Robert Cooper.
In other news, lodge members delivered Christmas food baskets to more than 200 needy families in the area.
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