On Feb. 1, St. Augustine Elks Lodge #829 donated $2,000 from its Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant along with $2,000 of its matching funds from the Florida State Elks Association to Hope4Veterans, an organization that provides support to woman veterans in ways that impact their daily lives with the goal to prevent isolation, suicide and homelessness.
Pictured are A. Joseph Smith Sr., Exalted Ruler; Lynn Geiser, president/CEO of Hope4Veterans; and Elizabeth Bastedo, lodge grant coordinator.