Members of Barre Lodge visited The Veterans’ Place in Northfield, Vermont, last Saturday to deliver items for transitioning Veterans. Over $2000 worth of pots and pans, microwaves, cookie sheets, glasses, bowls, crockpots and Pyrex containers were all purchased with funds from the Elks National Foundation Beacon grant.
Pictured from L to R: VEA Veterans Chair Chip Paine, Barre Lodge Veterans Chair Renee Hotaling, Barre Lodge ENF Chair Patty Ristau, Barre Lodge Exalted Ruler Frank Hotaling, Veteran resident Bob and member Terry Paine.
News item submitted by Kristin Calcagni.
Watch this Brattleboro Community TV interview of Frank Lopez. He provides an inside look into who the Elks are, their history and the Brattleboro Lodge. He also talks about the many local organizations, groups and youth they support with their time, donations and generosity of spirit.
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Brattleboro Lodge #1499 support local veterans with a $2,000.00 Spotlight Grant.
Frank Lopez, ER, PDDGER presents check to Tom Appel, President “Home At Last”
News items submitted by Frank Lopez.
News item submitted by Frank Lopez
Last month, the Springfield Elks Lodge 1560 took in their biggest class of in years with (12) new members. In November they just initiated a bigger class of (13) new members and since reopening from Covid-19 they have taken in (30) new members. Springfield Elks Exalted Ruler Ed Knoras is proudly seated in front.The Springfield Lodge is the smallest in the state among (12) Lodges, but they are growing with leaps and bounds.
Frt L to r; Margaret Dwinell, Kimberly Scott, Paige Parker, Wendy Cannatta, Bonita Walker and Abigail Carl. Back L to r; Cindy Dumont, Richard Scott, Jr., Aaron Streeter, Steven Green, Casey Green, Ron Carl and Ronald Prouty.
