letter to Santa, to 60 three- and four- year-old children with special needs. In other news, lodge members delivered 25 holiday food baskets to needy families before both Thanksgiv- ing and Christmas.
Webster-Fairport, NY, Lodge mem- bers attended a Christmas Party for Special-Needs Children held by the Town of Webster School Transporta- tion Department and gave a pack of crayons and a Christmas-themed coloring book to each of 120 children with special needs.
Asheville, NC, Lodge, with the help of a $1,000 ENF Gratitude Grant that was added to the more than $10,000 raised by the lodge, held its annual Christmas Shoe Party and treated nearly 300 children to a Christmas carol sing-along and a visit with Santa, who gave each child a pair of shoes, a pair of socks, and a number of other Christmas treats, including toys, books, school supplies, and snacks. Pictured with partygoer Mariala Bing and her father, Ray, are (from left) ER Eugene Clontz, Santa Claus (lodge member Donnie Slye), and Board of Trustees Chairman C. Fred McLean.
clubs that he had gathered to US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Penn Yan, NY, Lodge held an Over the Hump Hot Dog Day for military personnel at Fort Drum and treated attendees to potato chips, cookies, and 240 hot dogs.
Port Jefferson, NY, Lodge donated $5,500 that was raised at the lodge’s annual Stickball Tournament fund- raiser, which 170 people attended, to a charity that sends care packages to US troops serving overseas.
Port Jervis, NY, Lodge members accompanied 200 needy children as they each shopped for $50 worth of clothing at a retail store. After the shopping trip, lodge members treated the children and their siblings to dessert at the lodge followed by a visit with Santa, who gave each child a gift.
Saratoga-Wilton, NY, Lodge members attended a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scout Matthew Battle, of Boy Scout Troop No. 11, and gave him a certificate and a US flag. For his Eagle Scout Project, Battle organized a team that removed more than 2,500 pounds of debris and trash from a section of the Kayaderosseras Creek.
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Staten Island, NY, Lodge members visited the local United Cerebral Palsy headquarters and gave at least one gift each, based on the recipient’s
In other news, lodge members delivered Christmas food baskets, each of which contained a full Christ- mas dinner and food for several more meals, to seven needy families. Lodge members also gave a hat, a pair of gloves, and other gifts to each of the 15 children of the families.
Calabash, Oak Island, and Shallotte, NC, Lodge members presented a $10,000 ENF Impact Grant to Hope Harbor, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, to help renovate the shelter’s indoor recreation and study area for children.
West Chester, PA, Lodge members, along with Boy Scout Ryan Pinkowicz and members of Boy Scout Troop No. 225, built a handicapped-accessible ramp for Haley Johnston, who has cerebral palsy. Lodge members donated $3,800 toward the project. Pictured are (from left) Boy Scout Pinkowicz, ER Valerie Moore, Haley, and Assistant Scoutmaster John Middleton.
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