On Dec. 7, Naples Elks Lodge #2010 sponsored its annual Christmas party at Manatee Elementary School for second graders. Santa Claus (member Robert Cedar), pictured, delivered sweatshirts, backpacks, coloring books, crayons and games for the students, all provided by the lodge. They also enjoyed a pizza party, with ice cream for dessert. The lodge used its $4,000 Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant to fund the event.
Pictured in the front row are members Sharon Anderson, Julia Hartford, Gerri Massey, Lynn Malpede, Margie Heinzel and Mike Adamski, PER. In the back row are members Brian Kamp; Holly Ludwig, Exalted Ruler; Marilyn Jeffries; Arlene Hansen, Secretary; Rae Frey; and Ron Heldebrandt, PDD.