Van Wert Elks #1197 Helps Local Volunteer Fire Department

Van Wert Elks Lodge #1197 recently donated $881.00 to the Wren Volunteer Fire Department. The department used the monies to purchase a Streamlight Portable Scene Light with AC/DC charger.

FROM LEFT with the new piece of equipment is Michael R. Marchek, Wren Fire Chief and Lodge Community Service Grant Chairman Michael C. Stanley.

This will be used to assist in lighting up a fire or vehicle crash scene at night.   Deployed at a fire scene, the light can be used to light up the drop tank fill area, or light the area of ground from the trucks to the structure fire to prevent injuries from other equipment or terrain.

The monies are distributed by the Ohio Elks Association in the form of a Community Service Grant.   The Ohio Elks Association receives monies each year from the Elks National Foundation, a perpetual trust fund established in 1928 by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.   Contributions to the Foundation are made each year by close to one million Elks and their families and friends from more than 2,000 Elks Lodges across the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

To date, thru the Community Service Grants, Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197 has distributed $36,524.72 back into Van Wert County to assist the city, county and villages.

Van Wert Elks Lodge is proud to be able to assist the Wren Fire Department with this important project.