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Merritt Island Lodge Supports Santa's Boot Strap Program
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Santa’s Boot Strap is a program that provides families with enough food to last them for a week or more. This is the 12th year that Merritt Island Lodge has participated in this event. The lodge purchases the food, packages it and delivers it to the families in need. This year, food was provided for 75 families totaling 302 people. Lodge Chairman, Marleen Kovalchik, organized this function with the help of numerous volunteers including the lodge Antlers youth group.
Merritt Island Elks Help with Christmas Party for Disabled Community Members
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On Dec. 9, Merritt Island Lodge helped sponsor the country Christmas party at Kiwanis Island Park on Merritt Island. For two decades, the lodge has supplied all the food, drinks and desserts for this party. As he has for many years, PDD John Lesko helped organize the lodge’s participation in this event. This party is for all people in the community who are disabled. The Elk Cowpokes hauled supplies to and from the party, set up, cooked, served and cleaned up. Santa made an appearance and gave the guests a Christmas party to remember.
Titusville Elks Support Growing in Grace Ministries
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Titusville Elks Lodge #2113 donated a portion of their Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant to Growing in Grace Ministries. This organization offers tutoring and food help to kids and families with special needs. This organization also stocks a food pantry at a new school, Legacy Academy Charter School. The grant funds will be used to stock the tutoring office with therapy items and supplies and food pantries at the ministry office and at Legacy School.
Titusville Lodge Exalted Ruler, Wayne Becraft, presents a donation to Reverend Heather Heineman, founder of Growing in Grace Ministries.
Lodge #1557 Supports Gifts of Love
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Edgewater-New Smyrna Beach Lodge member Marci Skates delivers 10 weekend food packages for students to Becky Porter, Principal; Melissa Rura, school counselor; and Michelle Brown, Assistant Principal at Edgewater Public.
Edgewater-NSB Lodge Supports Local Food Bank
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Edgewater-New Smyrna Beach Elks Lodge #1557 participated in the Edgewater fall festival which raises money for the local food bank, Gifts of Love. Lecturing Knight, Denise Bell, and trustee, Bill Bell, hand out treats to the trick-or-treaters.