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Kissimmee Elks Deliver Dictionaries to Third Graders
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- Written by Kissimmee Elks
Kissimmee Lodge purchased and delivered 619 student dictionaries to four elementary school third graders in the county Oct. 21. They also included drug awareness red ribbons in the dictionaries to serve as bookmarks. Funds for the dictionaries came from private donations and the lodge’s charity account.
Kissimmee Lodge Holds Annual Public Safety Night
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- Written by Bob Barry
On Sept. 7, Kissimmee Elks Lodge #1873 held its annual public safety night honoring area first responders and the County Corrections Department. Pictured are Kissimmee Police Detective, Justin Lunsford; Osceola County Corrections Classification Specialist, Patricia Bollinger; Florida Highway Patrol Trooper, Joseph Santos; Saint Cloud Fire/Rescue Engineer, Marissa Garbade; Kissimmee Fire Department Engineer, Kris Klemm; and Osceola County Sheriff's Department Deputy, Chris Hall.
West Citrus Lodge Supports Citrus County Abuse Shelter
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- Written by Brian Estus, PER
On July 30, West Citrus Elks Lodge #2693 presented the Citrus County Abuse Shelter (CASA) with a check for $750 from the Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant. Presenting the donation to Deborah Peterson, program manager for CASA, is Exalted Ruler, Cindy Green.
Zephyrhills Lodge's Feed the Kids Program Receives Toy Donations
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- Written by Ken Fabiani, PER
On June 3, the Veterans Committee of Zephyrhills Elks Lodge #2731 donated toys to the lodge’s Feed the Kids program, the first day of this year’s program. The committee will continue to donate toys each Monday until the program is complete in August. The Feed the Kids program is in its fourth year at the lodge. Children and caretakers can visit the lodge for lunch Monday through Friday. The lodge also provides games for the children. Members also volunteer to read and help the kids with their reading. They have a library from which the kids can take books home. In the program’s first year, 500 were fed. Last year, the total was over 4,000, and this year’s goal is 5,000.
Donna Moyer, PER, coordinator for Zephyrhills Lodge’s Feed the Kids program, receives a donation of toys from the lodge Veterans Committee presented by Ken Fabiani, PER, Veterans Committee chairman.
Zephyrhills Lodge Donates to JROTC
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- Written by Diane Ellison
On March 19, Zephyrhills Lodge donated $500 to the Zephyrhills JROTC for their basketball program. Shirley LeClair, Loyal Knight, and Ken Fabiani, Exalted Ruler, presented the check to Sgt. Smith.