Van Wert Elks #1197 Help Local Fire Department

Pictured left to right are Convoy Fire Chief Gary Kreischer and Michael C. Stanley, Lodge Elks National Foundation Chairman. 

Van Wert Elks Lodge #1197 recently donated $1,000 to the Convoy Fire & EMS for the purchase of two sections of 5” LDH supply/attack hose for their tanker truck. This will enable them to draft water from a pond or other resource to supply a large amount of water to the Fire Engine or a Tanker shuttle.     

The monies are from a Gratitude Grant the lodge received from the Elks National Foundation.   Gratitude Grants are given to lodges that meet their per-capita goal of donations to the Elks National Foundation.

The Elks National Foundation is a perpetual trust fund established in 1928 by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.   Contributions to the Foundation are made each year by almost 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. 

With this donation they will be able to draw needed water for a fire scene.

Van Wert Elks Lodge is happy to be able to assist the Convoy Fire and EMS with the excellent fire protection they provide.