On May 13, several members of West Citrus Elks Lodge #2693 gathered in Inverness, Florida, at the Bridge 4 Veterans house to present $4,000 from the lodge’s Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant to aid in the upgrade of the kitchen. Bridge 4 Veterans is a nonprofit organization that assists veterans who are homeless find housing.
Pictured in the front row are Tom O’Brien, secretary of Bridges 4 Veterans; Greg Pelletier, president of Bridges 4 Veterans; Doug Norman, Exalted Ruler; and Richard Floyd, treasurer of Bridges 4 Veterans. In the back row are Kris Estus, PER, District Grant Coordinator; Jim Ducey, Veterans Services Committee member; Donna Hayes, Veterans Services Committee Lodge Chair; Joann Hepner, Veterans Services Committee member; and Frank Hayes, Veterans Services Committee member and liaison to Bridge 4 Veterans.