Two young ladies from the Springfield area represented the Vt. Elks Association and Springfield Elks Lodge #1560 at the recent Elks Regional Soccer Shoot in Augusta, Maine. They got to go there by competing locally and at the Vt. Elks State Soccer shoot and winning at both venue’s. The ladies and their parents were shown a great weekend in Maine with all expenses paid by the Vt. Elks Association.
Ms’ Brynlee Snide and Ms’ Ava Johnson, both of the Springfield school system did well and represented their town and local Elks Lodge proudly. They competed against kids from all the New England states and up-state New York. They are at a young enough age to be able to compete again next year in this Elks function locally and work their way back to Maine again.
The proud parents of Ms’ Snide are Jason Snide and Jennifer Goodrich and for Ms’ Johnson they are Chad Johnson and Carly Hozkiewicz.
Springfield Elks Lodge #1560 soccer shoot competitors are left to right Ms’ Brynlee Snide and Ava Johnson in front and Victor Baskevich soccer Chairman for Springfield Elks Lodge, Jim Kirkwood, Vt. Elks State President as well as a member of the Springfielld Elks Lodge #1560, and Ed Knoras, Exalted Ruler for Springfield Elks Lodge.
News item submitted by Mike Gunn.