On June 8 at the West Central District Vice President visitation, Graci Tubbs, seventh-grader and founder of Operation Military Matters (OMM) was the guest speaker. According to the website www.operationmilitarymatters.com, what started as a class project by Graci when she was in fourth grade is now a nonprofit organization. After she heard veterans speak at a Veterans Day assembly at school, she started collecting items to send to military members overseas to show her support. During the Elks event, Seminole Elks Lodge #2519 donated $500 to OMM. Then a bucket was passed around and those in attendance contributed an additional $634.
Pictured at the West Central District Vice President visitation are Roy and Linda Broff, Veterans chairman, with Graci Tubbs, founder of Operation Military Matters.