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Florida Keys Lodge and Scout Troops Retire More than 400 Flags
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During Florida Keys Lodge’s annual Flag Day ceremony June 14, local Scout Troops 912 and 914 retired more than 400 flags. The event included many members of the community.
Scouts Serve Meal at Florida Keys Lodge to Raise Funds for Camp
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On June 5, Florida Keys Lodge partnered with Scout Troop 914 in preparing a barbecue meal for more than 150 in attendance. The event raised $2,500 for their summer camp. Pictured are scouts AJ Delgado, Aiden Pegues, Oliver Rutten, Keegan Wittke, Simon Gutierrez, Wyatt Brown and Jack Brown.
Florida Keys Lodge Raises Funds for Domestic Abuse Shelter
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On May 1, Florida Keys Elks Lodge #1872 held its 2021 Kentucky Derby benefit and raised $1,755 for the Domestic Abuse Shelter of the Upper Keys. This fun event was very well received in the community with more than100 members and guests in attendance. A check was presented to the organization during the May 13 lodge meeting. Pictured are Laura Springer, victim advocate; Sheryl Schwab, executive director of the Domestic Abuse Shelter; and Angela Sayre, Exalted Ruler.
Lodge #1676's Charity Ball Celebrates 75 Years
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On Feb. 13, South Miami/Coral Gables Elks Lodge #1676 held its annual charity ball. Because the lodge was chartered July 18, 1945, they celebrated 75 years with the 16-piece Rich Vanderburg Big Band, who volunteered their services. The event raised $4,700 which will be used toward the lodge’s Harry-Anna Trust Fund and Elks National Foundation per capitas.
South Miami/Coral Gables Elks Provide Meals to 125 Families in Need
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On March 20, South Miami/Coral Gables Elks Lodge #1676 teamed with One More Child & Reality Church to distribute food to 125 South Dade families in need. Reality Church brought 20 student volunteers from Georgia Southern University to the lodge to help pack. The students were in Miami for a mission trip with Reality Church, which is part of the North American Mission Board (NAMB). The students and lodge members packed each box with 24 pounds of canned goods, consisting of a variety of vegetables, pasta, sauce, tuna, mayo, pancake mix, syrup, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, rice and fruit snacks. The food and boxes that were used for packing the food were purchased with an Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant.