Berea Elks Lodge Make Masks For Food Donations

Several members of Berea Elks Lodge #1815 made protective masks for anyone who needed them in exchange for food and/or cash donations to the People’s Community Church food pantry located in Berea’s North End.

From left: Berea Elks Lodge #1815 Lodge Secretary Dianna Threadgill, Esteemed Lecturing Knight Danielle Mahany, Lodge Treasurer Margie Puchalski, and member Sharon Roncagli making masks.

Word spread of the work and Cleveland’s own Great Lakes Brewery donated $600 to the Church on behalf of the Berea Elks in exchange for 200 masks. To date, about 300 masks have been made by the members and over $1,000 in food and cash donations have been made to the pantry as a result. All materials to make the masks were donated by Berea Elks members.

These efforts augment a recent Gratitude Grant in the amount of $2,500 from the Elks National Foundation which also went to the church.

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the church has seen a 100% increase in demand for food and supplies in the community due to large spike in unemployment. More than 200 local familes are being served by this work!

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