Brandon Elks Lodge helped make the holidays merry for local children and families. Members adopted 33 children from 13 families for Christmas and provided presents for the children. Individual members chose a child to adopt and used the provided wish lists to shop for them. Members purchased the gifts and on Dec. 10, they gathered at the lodge to wrap the toys and clothes together. Each family also received a Christmas dinner, funded by the lodge. In addition, on Dec. 12, the lodge donated $1,000 each to Lopez Exceptional School and Limona Elementary School so that they could help some of the students’ families with Christmas.

Pictured are members at the lodge wrapping gifts and dinner baskets. Pictured at Lopez Exceptional School are Hiddie Meyer, PER Marionette Garvey, Principal Sarawanzi and Tammy Alleyn. Pictured at Limona Elementary School are PER Marionette Garvey, and Christopher Fisher, social worker.