On Oct. 12 during the Eastside Elementary School student council induction ceremony, the Lake City Elk Mates and Elks presented the first donations to the Roger Little Eastside Elementary Alumni Scholarship. Roger Little has been the principal of Eastside Elementary for eight years and has made a big impact on the students, faculty and staff. The Elk Mates made a $100 donation. Principal Little, a lodge member, challenged the lodge that if they donated an additional $150 to make the total $250, he would match the donation. Therefore, the scholarship started at $500.
Pictured are Pamela Hartopp, Esquire, Elk Mates secretary, principal’s secretary, Eastside bookkeeper and student council sponsor; Shelly Fuller, lodge member and Elk Mates president; Hope Carroll, lodge and Elk Mates member; and Brandy Meeks, lodge member and Elk Mates treasurer.
Also pictured are Roger Little, lodge member and principal; Chris Samson, Exalted Ruler; Scott Carroll, PER, 5-year trustee (blocked from view); and Pamela Hartopp.