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Zephyrhills Elks Lodge #2731 has completed a very successful summer of its Feed the Kids – Lunch on the Go program thanks to the Elks National Foundation Impact Grant and many generous donations. The volunteers made, packed and handed out 8,000 meals to local families – 3,290 more meals than were served last summer. This was the fifth summer that the lodge administered this program, but it was the first year that it was done on the go due to the pandemic. Elroy the Elk visited the kids on the day they each received a packet of drug awareness materials, and a dinosaur visited one day to give out the meals. Along with the meals furnished by the lodge, the lodge received a grant from the United Way which contracted with a local restaurant that provided 120 meals daily to give to the families. Local food pantry Harpervalleyson’s gave each family fresh produce and other food items two to three times a week. Local foundation Thomas Promise gave bags to each child weekly with enough food to cover the weekend. Local Rotary members gave out books to all the middle school and high school children at the end of the summer. This feeding program has truly become a whole community effort. On Aug. 16, a volunteer appreciation luncheon was held. A catered lunch was donated by a lodge member. The theme of the program was Be A Light. Donna Moyer, PER, program chair, talked to the group about how important the Elks believe it is to be a light in the world and make a difference in the lives of children. A memory board created by Ilene Nutting and Susan Slater with pictures and thank-you notes from the children was displayed at the luncheon. Pictured are Elroy the Elk aka David Moyer, PER; the dinosaur aka member Beth Impson along with Gladys Shepard, Irene Nutting and Shirley Reigler; Impson looking at the board; and the volunteer members and spouses.

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