Florida Keys Elks Lodge #1872 used its Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant to donate backpacks and school supplies to more than 300 students in the Upper Keys at two events. On July 22, the lodge gave out the backpacks and supplies at the Upper Keys back-to-school event at Founders Park in Islamorada, Florida. On Aug. 1, the lodge participated in the National Night Out, held at the lodge, along with the Drug Awareness State Chair, Denny Tarbell, PDD. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a sense of community. Both events were well attended.
Pictured are lodge members Mike Maxwell, lodge chef, and Brenda Cockrell, lodge grants coordinator, at the Upper Keys event. Pictured at the National Night Out are Frank Veltri, Exalted Ruler; Brenda Cockrell; and Denny Tarbell, PDD.