On Oct. 2, Lakeland Elks Lodge members gathered to put together meals for kidsPACK to feed the local children of Lakeland. Normally the lodge packs 600 meals. However, this time, kidsPACK asked if the lodge could increase to 1,200 packs, as they would soon be out of meals. The lodge members along with some scouts were happy to comply. They even did it in record-breaking time —one hour and nine minutes. The lodge is able to offer this service to their community through the use of its Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant. This was the lodge’s sixth year of participation.