The Calabash Elks Lodge recently donated $3,000 to the Brunswick County Senior Resource Center in Calabash, NC to support their Meals’ Programs, which are currently stressed during the State-Imposed COVID-19 Virus “Stay-at-Home” order.  The project was funded by a grant provided by the “Elks National Foundation” the Charitable Arm of the Order of Elks.

During “Normal” times, the center serves about 70 “Congregate Lunches” at the Center in Calabash each weekday to seniors over 60-years old, and delivers “Meals-on-Wheels” to those home-bound seniors who qualify for the service.  During this special “Stay-at-Home” time, Courtney Bledsoe, the Center’s Director, told us they are suppling 130 Meals/Day for Curb-Side Pick-Up, and delivering another 70 Meals/Day to shut-ins.  Additionally, they are collecting boxes of food for their “Supplementary Food” program.

Pictured L-R:  David  Foulds, the Calabash Elks Lodge’s Treasurer; Bob Paoletti, Past Exalted Ruler and Trustee; Courtney Bledsoe, Senior Center Director; Tom Friewald, Exalted Ruler of the Calabash Elks Lodge; Mark Kerr, Chairman, Board-of-Directors; and Juanita Adams,  Past Exalted Ruler and Chairperson for the Elks National Foundation Committee.