Calabash Elks lodge #2679 donated $1500.00 to Hope Harbor Home for battered women and children. The food certificates insured that mothers and their children would have food during the holidays.
Pictured (from l to r) are: board trustee Mark Kerr, community resource director Karmen Smith, executive director of hope harbor Lynn Carlson, exalted ruler Richard Rust, leading knight Bob Paoletti, and past exalted ruler Juanita Adams.
Once again this year, the Goldsboro & New Bern, North Carolina Lodges joined forces to deliver Christmas to the Veterans at the Kinston Veterans Home. There are 100 Veterans that live at that facility and most do not have family or friends that check in on them. For the past three years, our two Lodges have worked together to purchase and deliver a gift to each Veteran and we always do this on Christmas Eve. We also push to have personnel from SJAFB, Goldsboro, NC join us. For the Veterans, seeing Troops in uniform is a special treat. As you will see in the photos, we try to push the Troops to the forefront as we deliver the gifts as we know that is very special to them. Our day starts with a complimentary breakfast at the Goldsboro Lodge for the volunteers and then we travel to the Veterans Home and spend time with each Veteran as we deliver their gift to them. This year, we had approximately 45 volunteers.
As you may know, the New Bern area was devastated earlier this year by hurricane Florence. In spite of the significant losses experienced by members of the New Bern Lodge they once again stood tall and they delivered gifts to one half of the Veterans in the home. Amazing to see this real-life demonstration of Elkdom as they could have easily passed this year given their ongoing needs. I will tell you they are to be commended! Also, we had the privilege of being joined by the Wing Commander of the 916th AFW (Col Craig McPike). Each year we receive support from the Troops and to know the base leadership believes in our project and wants to join us is a high compliment to the Elks. The event is organized by Doug McGrath, Goldsboro Lodge 0139 & John Serumgard, New Bern Lodge # 764.
Col McPike & Mr. Arena
Airman Boyton & Mr. Starling
New Bern Lodge members, John Serumgard, June Kent & Guy Pascarella
Goldsboro ER – Doug McGrath, Mr. Rouse & Wing Commander – Col McPike
Col McPike & Mr. Gooding
Hendersonville Elks Lodge #1616 invited twenty-three hospitalized veterans from the Charles George V.A. Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, to have dinner with veterans from Hendersonville Elks Lodge and its members. All veterans were treated to the complete menu of the Lodge including steaks, ribs, fish and desserts.
“ROXBORO ELKS DISTRUBUTE OVER 2,200 DRUG AWARENESS MARVEL COMIC BOOKS TO STUDENTS”
By: Derrick Sims
The Roxboro Elks Lodge #2005 partnered with the Person County School System and Roxboro Community School to reach out to students as part of its Fall Drug Awareness Campaign. All fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students in the Person County School System received a copy of the Elks “Hard Choices” comic book featuring Marvel super heroes and Elroy the Elk in a battle against drugs . The campaign encompassed reaching out to nine elementary and middle schools to a total of 2,212 students. The Roxboro Elks understand how critical it is for young people to lead a drug free life style and this project encourages a dialogue between parents, teachers and children by addressing a serious topic in a fun, familiar format.
The Roxboro Elks Lodge #2005 would like to thank the Person County Superintendent and the Roxboro Community School Executive Director for agreeing to allow the school system to partner with the Drug Awareness Campaign along with Bob Miller, the NC Drug Awareness Chairman, for his assistance with this project. The Elks would also like to thank the many principals and teachers that embraced this program and look forward to continuing future partnerships in an effort to make our community a better place.
Keywords: “Elks” – “Education” – “Drug Awareness”
Word Count: 234
Point of Contact: Derrick Sims, Roxboro Elks #2005, Exalted Ruler
“ROXBORO ELKS ANNOUNCE WILLIAM C. BULLOCK
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT”
By: Derrick Sims
Roxboro Elks Lodge #2005 is pleased to announce that Oscar Powell has been selected to be recipient of the William C. Bullock Memorial Scholarship Winner for 2018-19. This is a four year scholarship where the Roxboro Lodge will pay $1,000 each year towards his tuition at UNC-CH University. Oscar graduated from Person High School and plans to major in Law.
The Roxboro Elks named the annual scholarship after William C. Bullock, who served as the North Carolina Elks State President in 1996-97 and the Exalted Ruler of the Roxboro Lodge for 17 years. The proceeds for the scholarship were raised from the Roxboro Elks Golf Tournament which was held this spring.
Keywords: “Elks” – “Scholarship”
Word Count: 152
Point of Contact: Derrick Sims, Roxboro Elks #2005, Exalted Ruler
Reidsville Elks Lodge members Dawne Taylor, Secretary & Leann Spivey, Lecturing Knight hand delivering an $850 check to Jennifer Joyce, Executive Director of The Barry L. Joyce Cancer Support Fund on behalf of the Reidsville Elks Lodge #1723. The lodge had a Charity Luau on August 4th 2018. They had a band, food truck & raffle. ALL the proceeds went directly to The Barry L. Joyce Cancer Support Fund & Resource Center. The Barry L. Joyce Cancer Support Fund & Resource Center helps cancer patients & their loved ones with rides to treatment, groceries, medical bills, medication needs, making handicap accessible bathrooms & ramps, wish list, emotional support & soo much more! Because of donations like the Reidsville lodges the Barry L. Joyce Cancer Fund has been able to keep a 100% success rate in helping every single person who has filled out an application for assistance. The luau was such a success the lodge has decided to make this an Annual event featuring local charities who help residents of Reidsville, NC.
Thank you Raleigh Elks Lodge for your help making 700 goodie bags for Hurricane Florence victims. Member John Oriez and Michelle Delaire delivered pork shoulders and the fixings and a pallet of water to New Bern Elks Lodge on September 19th then turned around and reloaded with 3 pallets of water and supplies for another BBQ plate dinner and took a 6 hour tour to Brunswick County. Raleigh Elks members served plates at the Oak Island Elks Lodge on the 21st at lunch time!!! Members of the Raleigh Lodge also delivered water and necessary supplies down east to Beaufort thru Harkers Island. All of these efforts are being funded by the NC State Elks Association Disaster Relief Fund!!! Elks Care….. Elks Share!!!! Thank you Johnson Family BBQ for your help securing pork!!!!
Members and Guest,
Due to the devastating effects hurricane Florence has caused to our State, the NCSE Charitable Trust is activating its Disaster Relief Fund program. Please consider making a contribution today to help live up to our motto, Elks Care – Elks Share.
MAIL CHECKS TO:
NCSE Charitable Trust
ATT. Steve Clarke
NC Elks Disaster Relief Fund
3002 Latta Drive
Summerfield, NC 27358
Gifts to the NC Elks Disaster Relief Fund are tax deductible under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
