Awesome day celebrating our nation’s independence with the Veterans at Black Mountain State Veterans Home! The Hickory Elks Lodge provided music with our own Joe Elko, and provided BBQ and sides by Elks: Chuck Crawford and Tom McNair. Pictured serving the veterans Carole Anderson, Karl Kuehn, Samantha Bowman, Mary Elko, ER (president) Cary Bowman, Linda Dodson, Joe Elko, Patti Brown, Blake Watts, and Kevin McCutcheon. Elks Volunteer Service representative to the home supplied the veterans with lotions, shampoos, hats, sweatpants, and electric razors. We were happy to be able to help.
June 6th the Hickory Elks lodge was happy to reach out to local Marine Veteran Harry Odum. Mr. Odum was referred to us by Fran Harvey with Veterans Services of the Carolinas. The Elks provided a bed and household goods with our Welcome Home Kit Program. Please help us wish this veteran the best of luck in his brighter future. Pictured, Lodge ER (President) Cary Bowman, Veterans Committee Chairperson Samantha Bowman, and Marine Veteran Harry Odum.
Good Afternoon East Central District NCSEA-ENVSC VAVS Representative
Phillip Saunders – Fayetteville NC State Veterans Home. It was
awesome last Friday, May 26th to once again attend the Celebration
Event you and the Veterans Home Activities Director Cathy Smith
arranged for the one hundred and eight veteran residences (108),plus
over sixty staff members at the facility.
NC STATE ELKS PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE CLANCY was the Guest Speaker at the
event who was introduced by Chaplain McPhearson NCSVH-Chaplain.
“Presentation of Wreath” was done by Fayetteville Elks Lodge President
Shannon Fair and Fayetteville Elks Member David Perschbacher. LUNCH
was cooked and prepared by SOUTHERN PINES ELKS LODGE Veterans
Committee on the grounds for (108) Veteran Residents, Staff and Guest,
a total of approximately 200. Thank you District Director Phillip
Saunders for donation of the Wreath for the Presentation.
Upon completion of present renovations to the Fayetteville Veterans
Home, we will be back to our normal (150) Veteran Residents at the NC
State Veterans Home, Cochrane Ave, Fayetteville, NC.
Thank ALL the ENVSC VAVS Reps of NC State Elks Association for each
District NC State Veterans Home Memorial Day Events. I have not gotten
your reports to date or I would have included , Thank You !!!
Sincerely yours,
H. Lee Littiken, State Chairman
NCSEA – ENVSC FACILITATOR
Samantha Bowman, Veterans Committee Chairperson, for the Hickory, NC Elks was presented the “Veteran Volunteer Award of the Year”. The event was in May at the State Convention in Asheville.
Presenting the award left to right: Joe Elko and Ron Dickson (both NC State Veterans Homes Committee Representatives)
