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Key West Elks Host Craft Show Fundraiser for Veterans
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On Nov. 23, Key West Elks Lodge #551 held its annual holiday craft show fundraiser at the lodge. Members of the lodge and the community were invited to be vendors. The money raised will go toward purchasing items for local veterans.
Pictured are members and vendors.
Miami Elks Donate Diapers and Wipes to Chapman Partnership Homeless Center
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Chapman Partnership Homeless Center let Miami Elks Lodge #948 know that they were in dire need of diapers and wipes. The lodge took up a collection of money and then shopped and delivered the items Sept. 16.
Pictured with the items is Ann St. Aubyn, a Chapman employee.
Miami Elks Donate Diapers and Wipes for Children who are Homeless
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Chapman Partnership Homeless Center let Miami Elks Lodge #948 know that they were in dire need of diapers and wipes. The lodge took up a collection of money and then shopped and delivered the items.
Pictured with the items is Ann St. Aubyn, a Chapman employee.
Elks Lodge #1676 Takes Family Shopping for Needed Items
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Camille Arevalo, MOT, OTR/L, Florida Elks Children’s Therapy Services occupational therapist, requested assistance from South Miami/Coral Gables Lodge to help one of her clients who was living in a shelter for battered and abused women. Both she and her son needed clothing. On Sept. 18, Manny Perez, Exalted Ruler, and Linda Hurley, lodge bookkeeper and volunteer, took the family shopping and purchased more than $500 in clothing, shoes and training pants.
Pictured are Manny Perez and the family after shopping.
South Miami/Coral Gables Elks Lodge Hosts Flag Day Ceremony with Community Group Involvement
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On June 14, South Miami/Coral Gables Elks Lodge #1676 held a Flag Day ceremony. Trustee John Schultz and member Lee Popham recruited scouts from Scouts of America and their families to participate and attend. Two members of the Miami chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Lee Popham and member David Mitchell, attended in Colonial uniforms. More than 75 guests and member volunteers attended the ceremony, which was performed by the lodge officers, Esquire and Chaplain. Afterward, everyone was invited to the lounge for complimentary pizza and soft drinks. The Miami Jazztets also volunteered to play for the event.