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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:08 pm |
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“Elks Care Elks Share”
Two Weeks before Christmas, the Orange Elks Lodge was very busy making Christmas good for families in our city.
“As long as there is a Vet, the Orange Elks will never forget”. On Saturday, nineteen members placed 80 wreaths at the Fairhaven Cemetery. This was part of the Wreaths Across America’s Program to place a wreath on the grave of each veteran.
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:09 pm |
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Our Drug Awareness Program provided a little Christmas joy in the form of two tickets to Disneyland for a GRIP (Gang Reduction and Intervention Program) student and their family who have been dealing with some domestic abuse issues.
L – R Jorge Cortez, Principal Jim D'Agostino, Counselor Sophie and Mike Cash
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:09 pm |
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The Orange Elks Trustees voted to donate $2,000 to the PureGame S.T.A.R. (Stop, Think, Act & Reflect) Sports Camps. PureGame conducts after-school and school break camps for low-income youth in Orange County where they can participate in mentorship, skill building, and character development education.
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Mike Cash & Tony Everett,
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:10 pm |
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The Lodge delivered the remaining grocery store gift cards from the Christmas Basket Food Drive to our friends at Sky View School for homeless and displaced students.
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Skyview staff and Mike Cash
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:11 pm |
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Our Christmas Basket Program delivered the remaining food boxes for the families that utilize the El Modena Family Resource Center.
Edited by Bill Neessen on Dec. 19 2021,4:11 pm
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:12 pm |
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"Shop with a Cop" is a program that rewards children (ages 5 to 18) with the opportunity to purchase clothing and other necessities while shopping with a police officer. The Orange Elks donated $2,000 to this year’s program.
L – R Detective Lockwood & Pam Jones
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:13 pm |
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Our Lodge applied for and received the $2,000 Spotlight Grant from the Grand Lodge. Spotlight Grant was presented to the Orange Senior Center to assist with the continuation of their programs. Mike presented the check to Kathryn the director of the Orange Senior Center.
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:14 pm |
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Each year the Orange Elks and McPherson Magnet Elementary work together to help spread a little Christmas love with another very deserving group of families and kids. McPherson collected toys and the Elks delivered the toys to the Hannah’s House. Hannah’s House mission is to empower disadvantaged pregnant women to being a process of life transformation
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2021,4:14 pm |
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At the end of the week, our members agreed they were very proud that their efforts helped make this Christmas a very Merry Christmas!
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