On Jan. 28, eight veterans from New Beginnings joined approximately 250 Tampa Elks Lodge members celebrating Gasparilla in Tampa, Florida. The day included breakfast, games, a boat parade, and bag lunches and soft drinks.
The veterans are pictured with Debbie Brennan, Lodge Veterans Committee Secretary (fourth from left); Rita Smith, Exalted Ruler (sixth from left); José Remon, Lodge Veterans Committee Chair (second from right); and member Norman Benzing (far right).