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"Annually for the past seventy years, the York Elks Lodge #1024 has delivered food boxes to families in the York area at Christmas time. This year, 40 Elks delivered 201 boxes of food to those in need. Enough food to feed 1,000 people."

Elks lodges used to routinely host boxing matches many years ago. Nice idea to revive it.

"All told, 130 families and individuals received care boxes. Eric Clark, 26, delivered boxes with Hooper. He has been delivering them on Christmas Eve since he was young. He enlisted in the Navy shortly after graduating from high school and returned home from Japan, where he is stationed, for the holidays."

"A boxing tournament featuring 60 fighters from three states and Canada will be held at the Kalispell Elks Lodge on Saturday, Dec. 19. The "junior session" is scheduled for 2-5 p.m., followed by the more experienced boxers at 7-10 p.m. Doors open at 1:30 p.m."

Alley-White American Legion Post 52 and its Auxiliary Unit 52 have partnered with members of Mountain Home Elks Lodge 1714 to enhance each organization's ongoing commitment to send care packages to deployed servicemen and servicewomen. Advertisement Since joining forces last fall, the groups have shipped an average of 10-12 large flat-rate boxes per month to armed forces personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recipients include family and friends of Mountain Home area residents and soldiers whose names were selected at random off the AnySoldier. com Web site.

"Members of Yuma's Elks Lodge were busy Thursday morning, playing Santa to 150 needy families. They gathered at the lodge at 6:30 a.m. to fill food boxes for each family with such items as chicken, eggs, milk, bread and other food staples."

"Seven members of the Brookings Elks Lodge #1934 Tuesday busily wrapped gifts to be included in the more than 400 Christmas food and gift boxes to be delivered to needy families on Saturday, Dec. 19. "

"Lodge members packed 125 boxes with ham, noodles, butter, potatoes, milk, bread, oranges, crackers, pudding, soup, syrup and other items."

It was a windy but sunny day at Mozingo Lake for the 2009 Elks Kids Fishing Tournament. Thirty boys and girls signed up for the event and were split into four age groups. Winners in the age 3-6 group were, first, Gabe Evelore; second, Lanae Eggers; third, Dylon Wilmes; age 7-9 group: Colton Wilmes, Caitlyn Burke and Morgan Goodridge, age 10-12 group: Elijah Greene, Emily Degase and Terrence Eckstein; age 13-14 group: Jace Stroburg and Michelle Verbick. The largest fish was a 6.55 pound catfish caught by Gabe Everlore. Bill Foster, event chairman, gave out the awards of tackle boxes and fishing rods and reels. Other Elks members helped with registration, fish weighing and cooking hot dogs for all attending.

If you have space, this would be cool program to assist with. They probably get a cut of the take or a rental fee.