Bill Neessen
Elk of the Year, POY, Public Relations Chairman
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Posted on: Mar. 09 2019,5:50 pm |
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The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is our country’s premier volunteer award program encouraging citizens to live a life of service through presidential gratitude and national recognition. The award is presented through the office of the President of the United States and the Elks Drug Awareness Program. The award encourages you to take a look around, be inspired and take positive action that changes the world.
The Elks Drug Awareness Program presents the lifetime PVSA to an youth who has volunteered 100 or more hours over their lifetime. To date, more than 2,000 volunteers nationwide have been recognized for their service. A second members of the Orange Elks Lodge #1475 has achieved this award.
Congratulations to Nolan Saunders for being awarded the Youth Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Mike Cash, the Drug Awareness Chairmen, mentioned Nolan was nominated by our lodge, approved by the Orange Coast District, the California Hawaii state organization, the National Elks and sent to the White House where a Lifetime Achievement Award was signed by the President of the United States. A Presents Volunteer Service Award pin is included with the award. Well done Nolan and Thank You for your volunteer hours. Nolan is in the 8th grade and attends Santiago Middle School. He plays football and like hanging out with his friends when not volunteering. The lodge is so proud of his dedication to helping programs for kids with down syndrome, as well as many nights helping to cook, clean, and doing dishes for Lodge dinners.
L - R Larry Saunders, Nolan, Kristen and Treavor
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