On Aug. 11, Green Cove Springs Elks Lodge #1892 hosted representatives from K9s for Warriors to visit with members and explain how the organization provides support for veterans. They train and provide service dogs for veterans with PTSD and other challenges. The lodge donated $2,500 to them as well, which was funded through the lodge's Past Exalted Rulers bingo and the Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant.
Pictured are Ed Weston, PER, PER chair; Lynn Elrod, Exalted Ruler; Penny Kunze, lodge member and K9s volunteer; Stephanie Vogt, K9s community relations manager; Rick Kunze, PER, lodge member and K9s volunteer; Carol Thorsen-Hood, K9s puppy raiser, with Nash; and Susan Aews, K9s puppy raiser, with Rocky.