The Orange Elks “Care and Share”!
December is a very busy month helping the kids in our community!
First the lodge collected over 300 unwrapped gifts for the Eli Home. The Eli Home is a Shelter for families who have encountered family violence or children that been abused.
Next the Orange Elks Trustees made several donations for the kids in our community. First a $1,200 to sponsor a child for after school care for a year at Youth Centers of Orange.
A $500 donation to Orange HS Golf program for much needed equipment.
L – R Danny Salas, golf coach Matthew Lee and Mike Cash
Next was a $2,500 donation to the Hero for Kids Foundation at Skyview Elementary School. The $2,500 to help the entire student body (48 homeless and displaced students) to attend Knotts Berry Farm.
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Mike Cash, Mickey Dela Cruz, Danny Salas and Don Westerfield
The Orange lodge works with the Orange Unified School District. Two requests for bikes were made, one from a counselor at Orange HS for a boy that was hit by a car on Collins Ave. The bike was destroyed and he was hospitalized in critical condition. He has recovered and has been cleared to ride a bike again. He is being raised by a single mother. The second request came in from the principal of Nohl Canyon Elementary for two brothers being raised by their single mother and grandmother. $500 helped purchase the bikes from Orange Cycle (two BMX bikes and a mountain bike). All come with lights, locks and helmets. Our lodge members working together made this happen!
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Danny Salas, Armando Gonzales, Stoney Bourke and Mike Cash
Working with the Orange P D throughout the year. The lodge donated $2,000 for 20 kids to go Christmas shopping in the P D’s annual Shop with a Cop. Each child was accompanied by an officer. Working with the Orange P D, Walmart, The Village at Orange, Buffalo Wind Wings and Kays Jewelers the children were treated to a great evening!
L – R Mike Cash, Danny Salas, Captain Dave Nichols, SRO Augie Rocha and Don Westerfield
A group picture with K-9 officer Jude King and Griffin and the kids.
Thanks to Mike Cash for the photos!