Miami Elks Chaperone South District Campers to Florida Elks Youth Camp

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Written by Jeff Muehlfeld, PDD

On June 23, Miami Elks Lodge #948 members PDD Jeff Muehlfeld, Patricia Borsuk, Carol Haber and Julia Weber chaperoned 50 kids to the Florida Elks Youth Camp for a week of fun and an experience of a lifetime. Ten kids were from Florida Keys Lodge #1872, six kids were from Marathon Lodge #2139 and 34 kids were from Miami Lodge #948. Miami Lodge allocated $3,500 for the bus, snacks, water, juice and chaperone expenses. On June 28, Jeff Muehlfeld, Jennie Wright and Carol Haber went back to the camp to chaperone the kids home June 29.

Miami Lodge members Carol Haber (middle left in blue and yellow shirt) and Julia Weber (far right) are pictured with campers from the South District they chaperoned to and from the Florida Elks Youth Camp for their week of camp June 23-28.

Flag Retirement Ceremony held at Florida Keys Lodge

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Written by Florida Keys Elks

On June 14, the Flag Day ceremony and retirement of flags was held at Florida Keys Lodge. Boy Scout Troop 912 assisted and received a donation from a local businessman, Robby Majeska, of $1 for every flag retired for a total of $264. The lodge served lunch to all attendees.

Florida Keys Lodge Holds Annual Fishing Tournament

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Written by Florida Keys

Florida Keys Elks Lodge #1872 held their seventh annual ladies dolphin fishing tournament June 7-8. This always proves to be the lodge’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The event had 31 boats and 76 anglers participating. The junior winner was Brianna Sullivan and the two women who won first place were Candace Everett and Tiffany Vega. This tournament requires months of planning and many volunteers which raises several thousand dollars for the lodge charity fund.

Florida Keys Lodge Supports Students and Guardian Ad Litem Program

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Written by Florida Keys Elks

Florida Keys Lodge held a food drive for the students at Coral Shores High School and also provided a check to Voices for Children of the Florida Keys for $1,500. Voices for Children of the Florida Keys is a guardian ad litem program that benefits children in the court system including children who are in foster care, children who have been neglected and children who are in the adoption process. Monroe County has approximately 325 in the program. The donation will help pay for extras that the government does not cover such as school field trips and prom gowns.

Florida Keys Lodge Participates in Nautical Flea Market

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Written by Florida Keys Elks

Florida Keys Lodge participated in the large annual Nautical Flea Market in the upper Keys. The Rotary provides a free booth to all charitable organizations and the lodge used the opportunity to promote their upcoming annual ladies dolphin fishing tournament June 7-8 which benefits various charities. All members wore Elks T-shirts and sold tickets for the raffle item which will be drawn during the tournament. Lodge members also distributed information about Florida Elks  Children’s Therapy Services and the Florida Elks Youth Camp and handed out membership applications. There were several thousand people in attendance for the two-day event.

Florida Keys Lodge Holds Large Fundraiser for Charities

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On March 2, Florida Keys Lodge held their biggest fundraiser for the quarter with a Blues Brothers theme spearheaded by member Joyce Musselman. There were 265 tickets sold. Fifteen students from Coral Shores High School helped serve dinner and dessert at the event to earn some of their community service requirements. The lodge made $9,083 for various charities including scholarships, veterans, the Florida Elks Youth Camp and Florida Elks Children’s Therapy Services.