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DeLand Elks Donate Building Use to New Horizons Service Dogs
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DeLand Elks Lodge #1463 has donated the use of their lodge for the training and adoption process for New Horizons Service Dogs. New Horizons provides service dogs to disabled adults, children and veterans at no cost to the recipients. The dogs have had approximately two years of training before being paired, and each recipient must complete the two-week training and process.
Port Orange Lodge Participates in Port Orange Family Days
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- Written by Frank Kuczkowski
Port Orange Lodge volunteers and local high school students participate in Port Orange Family Days by handing out 1,000 packets containing drug awareness information and coloring books to children and their families.
Port Orange Elks Volunteer with Miracle League
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- Written by Frank Kuczkowski
Port Orange Elks Lodge #2723 volunteers assisted special needs individuals in a baseball game hosted by the Miracle League of Volusia County Oct. 13.
Scholarship Winner Acknowledged at Lodge 1557 Dinner
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- Written by Edgewater-NSB Elks
Edgewater-New Smyrna Beach Lodge’s Exalted Ruler, Shirley Baker, introduced 2018 scholarship winner Taylor Young and her family at the Aug. 10 buffet dinner. She is one of the 150 scholarship recipients who attended the Elks national convention in San Antonio this summer.
Scholarship Recipients of Titusville Lodge Begin their Studies
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Titusville Elks Lodge #2113 presented $1,000 scholarships to two very deserving area high school seniors earlier this year, and they have now begun their studies.
Savannah Cantrell, left, carried a full academic schedule at Astronaut High School and participated in a number of extracurricular activities. She also served as president of the local chapter of the Anchor Club (subsidiary of the Pilot Club) and organized field trips to the Brevard Alzheimer's Foundation (aka "Joe's Club") and a clothing drive for homeless children. She has begun courses at the University of Florida targeted toward a career as a child oncologist.
Destinee Bailey, right, also carried a full class schedule at Titusville High School. She earned varsity letters in orchestra, chorus and the gifted students program. She has been a volunteer grief counselor at St. Francis Hospice for several years working with children coping with the death of parents. She is attending Florida State University to pursue a career in social work.