Roger Mastro, scholarship chair, Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge, has shepherded the scholarships for the Arizona Elks Association and Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship Awards. This year, we are proud to recognize six soon-to-be college/university freshmen as recipients of one $4,000 Elks National Foundation (ENF) Scholarship and five $2,000 Arizona Elks Association Scholarship (AEAS)…
On Aug. 11, Exalted Ruler Alane Asp and Veteran’s Committee Co-Chair Bob Kielsa presented the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Hospital with $2,314 worth of clothing and toiletries. The donations were given to Leilani Kirchn. In addition, they presented a patriotic quilt to Kelly Laurich, the Fisher House director. The quilt will be used in…
Roger Mastro, Lodge Scholarship Chair The Elks National Foundation (ENF) recognizes top high school graduates across the country with $2.44 million in scholarship awards. Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge 2815 is proud to announce and extend congratulations to six local high school graduates who are recipients of ENF scholarship awards. The following students received scholarships for…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2815 used a $2,000 Elks National Foundation Spotlight Grant and close to $4,000 in donations from the lodge to purchase 210 backpacks and personal items for homeless and transitioning veterans. Thirty-three Elks lodge veterans, under the leadership of Dan Bradshaw, met and filled the backpacks with shirts, socks, underwear,…
Pat Cox The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks National Foundation recognizes top high school graduates from across the country with $2.5 million in scholarship awards. The scholarships are awarded based upon the student’s academic achievements, leadership skills, extracurricular activities, participation in community services and financial need. Within the southern district alone, there are 34…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 continues to support veterans at the Veterans Medical Facility and the Veterans Home located in Tucson. Belinda Waller, Lodge Veterans Committee Chairperson, took on the challenge of reaching a goal of $50,000 credit for collecting clothing, books and toiletries for the veterans at the Veterans Medical Facility.…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge Project Chairperson Joyce Garcia and Robert Hurt delivered $900 worth of playground equipment and $600 in gift certificates for art supplies to Roadrunner Elementary School in the Marana Unified School District. The teachers will purchase art supplies at Walmart with the gift certificates. The equipment delivered to the school…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 Dictionary Project Chairperson Joyce Garcia, with the help of Lodge members, distributed dictionaries to third-grade students at Casa Christian, Copper Creek, Immaculate Heart and Mesa Verde elementary schools in Oro Valley in October. Joyce personally purchased 200 dictionaries for these students because she says it is one…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 used a $2,000 Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant to purchase pancake mix, syrup and Spam for the food bank at IMPACT of Southern Arizona. Under the leadership of Catalina Mountain Elks Community Activities Coordinator Jan Trudeau, over 30 lodge members assembled 350 bags with these food items…
Pat Cox Members of Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 met at the Golder Ranch Fire District Training Center on November 21 and stuffed 300 bags with Thanksgiving food items for distribution by IMPACT of Southern Arizona to underprivileged families. Each family also received a turkey, pies and rolls for their Thanksgiving dinner. The food…