On Nov. 19, Fort Walton Lodge donated 26 new pillows with a value of more than $200 to A Bed 4 Me Foundation for their pillow drive. A Bed 4 Me Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to ensure that children have a place of their own to sleep each night. They provide brand new beds (frames and mattresses), sheets, spreads, comforters, and pillows for children of families who do not have one. The foundation serves children ages 2 to 18 from low- to middle-income families in Okaloosa and Walton counties. Foundation teams have found children sleeping on floors, sofas, recliners, floor pallets, or crammed into beds with siblings or parents. As Elks we believe in their motto that “you can touch the life of a child in one moment that will carry on for years to come by providing a place for them to sleep, dream and feel cherished.” The foundation leadership team of Diane Freeman, executive director, and Claire Jones, program director, works very hard to garner the support needed to serve the community and provide beds to children in need.

Pictured are Michael “Taz” WrightReynolds, PER, Exalted Ruler; Marcia WrightReynolds, Lecturing Knight; Claire Jones, program director; Jamie Clemons, Lodge Secretary; and Kevin Clemons Sr., PDD, District Leader.