Giving is not just about making a donation, it’s about making a difference. Today the St.Albans Elks lodge presented two of our amazing members and also an incredible people in our community June And Jolley with $3,500 for the Georgia Food Shelf through the Elks National Foundation Beacon grant. These sisters have dedicated themselves to running the Georgia Food Shelf and makes a difference in our community everyday. We cannot thank them enough for their hard work and dedication to the Georgia Food Shelf and throughout our county, you are truly incredible women.

l-r: June Waite, Jolly Bates and St. Albans ER Jesse Rocheleau

wELKcome to our new members:

Peter Gallagher, Julie Zolnoski, Hilary Bielunis and Luke Martel.

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Newport Elks Lodge hosted North Country Hospital’s first of three community flu clinics. With many restrictions still in place surrounding the pandemic, the decision to move the clinics off the hospital campus made sense. “The Elks facility allowed the parking and social distancing necessary to run a smooth flu clinic,” stated Karen Silvestri, RN, North Country Primary Care Clinical Manager. She added, “it’s not too late if you missed this one – we are at the Elks again Wednesday, October 7, from 3 – 7 pm, as well as Saturday, October 10, from 8 am – noon.”
Gail Martin of West Charleston commented after receiving her flu shot, “They did an excellent job of moving everyone through the long line efficiently. They sterilized between every person, and they came out to the vehicles to give the flu shot for the people who were not mobile. The whole experience was professional, and I felt safe.”

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St. Albans Police Dept. Lt. Jason Wetherby received the Enrique Camarena Award on Friday from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in St. Albans.  Camarena, an officer with the Drug Enforcement Agency, was killed in the line of duty in 1985. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to drug awareness and prevention.
Wetherby, who previously served as the school resource officer at Bellows Free Academy and the St. Albans Town Educational Center, currently leads the department’s patrol division alongside Lt. Paul Talley.
Born and raised in Franklin County, Wetherby also works with the department’s K-9 unit. In 2019, Wetherby and his canine partner, Wyatt, received the Timothy J. Bovat Civic Involvement Award from the Chamber of Commerce.
In 2018, Wetherby and Josh Cate of Northwestern Counseling & Support Services were recognized by Team Two, a statewide organization supporting collaboration between mental health and law enforcement agencies, for the quality of the work they have done together.
In addition to his work as a police officer, Wetherby serves as President of Martha’s Community Kitchen, a non-profit operating the only soup kitchen in Franklin County.

From left are Jim Kirkwood from the Springfield Elks Lodge, Sandy Bracey of the St. Albans Elks Lodge, Lt. Jason Wetherby, SAPD Interim Chief Maurice Lamothe, and U.S. DEA Agent Kevin Black.

News item provided by the St. Albans Messenger.

Barre Elks Lodge utilized $3200 of it’s supersized Beacon grant from ENF to purchase school supplies for students of nine area schools.  Over 2500 students from Spaulding High School, Union Elementary, St. Monica-St. Michael’s, Williamstown Elementary School, Orange Center School, Washington Village School, Waits River Valley School, Barre Town Elementary and Barre City Elementary school received supplies.  Supplies included pencils, composition notebooks, rules, markers, folders, kleenex, hula hoops, binoculars, stress balls, basketballs, soccer balls, construction paper, backpacks, dry erase boards, books, bingo dabbers, play dough and many other items.

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Barre Elks Lodge held their annual Member Appreciation/Awards night in July.  Past Exalted Ruler, Barb Watters presented awards for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, which ended March 31.