On June 24, Clewiston Elks Lodge #1853 held its annual Flag Day ceremony and dinner. Local Troop and Pack #619 helped present and read the history of the flags.
On June 20, Lake Okeechobee Lodge sponsored campers to the Florida Elks Youth Camp using awards funded by the Elks National Foundation.
On June 9, a meet-and-greet was held at Lake Okeechobee Lodge's new home and included a Mother’s Day ceremony and information about the lodge for the public to see.
Faith Paris from Hope Centennial Elementary School won first place in both lodge and district judging for the Elks’ Americanism essay contest. She also placed third in the state in her age division and was given $500 from the Florida State Elks Association, which she proudly displays May 10 at her sponsoring lodge, West Palm Beach.
West Palm Beach Elks Lodge scholarship winners, Chase Moore, Eliana Zimmerman, Lilyana Bernstein and Joshua Weatherspoon, are pictured with Patti Phillips, PER and Minia Cain, Exalted Ruler. Not pictured is Sarah Clein. A total of $5,000 was given this year. This money is raised by the lodge Past Exalted Rulers Association.