Fort Walton Lodge held its annual children’s Christmas party Dec. 19 and donated gifts for the kids. In attendance were Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus along with several elves, including the most famous elf, Buddy the Elf. The lodge offers this annual Christmas party for children of Elks families who are less fortunate and in need of assistance for celebrating the holidays.
Pictured are Marcia WrightReynolds, chaplain; Mary Barz; Mrs. Claus (Deb Fisher); Buddy the Elf (Taz WrightReynolds, PER, Exalted Ruler); Gaylon Barz; Santa Claus (Roger Fisher, lodge manager); Marcie Tingler, trustee; Mark Wynn, Inner Guard; Diane Winsor, Lecturing Knight; Jamie Clemons, Lodge Secretary; Tom McLaughlin, Loyal Knight; and Boudreaux Schriver, member.