Lorain Elks #1301 Uses ENF Grants to Help Students and Moms and Babies in Lorain County

Lorain Elks Lodge #1301 used a portion of an Elks National Foundation (ENF) Beacon Grant to purchase supplies for 310 school bookbags for Lorain County children in conjunction with Wee Care Closet.

Bookbags,crayons, notepads, workbooks & more were assembled and delivered by Elks volunteers to those school children in need.  Pictured with Wee Care T-shirt on assembly day is ER: Barbara Szalay.  From left to right shown with assembled bookbags are Elks Members: ER: Barb Szalay, new members Cathy Pastron & JoAnn Myers.

Elks volunteer shoppers also utilized part of an ENF Gratitude Grant to restock Resource Moms of Mercy/Bon Secours Hospital Pantry with needed supplies to Needy Moms and Babies of Lorain County.