Athens 973 Donates Thousands in November
The Athens Elks Lodge #973 donated $500 to the Dawn Mingus Scholarship Fund. It is a fund established in memory of Dawn Mingus-Reynolds, a graduate of Athens High School who became a registered nurse. It provides scholarships to students in Athens County who are pursuing a degree in a state-accredited nursing program.
Athens Elks Lodge #973 donated $400 to the Chillicothe Elks Lodge #52 to support their annual Veterans Christmas Party.
As a way to say thank you to area First Responders, the Athens Elks Lodge #973 purchased over $1,000 in food to make a Thanksgiving lunch in mid November. The lunches were prepared by volunteers from the lodge that prepared the roasted turkey breast, the stuffing, home made mashed potatoes with gravy, a roll, bottle of water and a piece of pie for dessert. The meals were either delivered, picked up or eaten at the Lodge by 120 First Responders within Athens County.
The Athens Elks Lodge #973 provided $500 to the Southern Ohio Miners Travel Baseball Team, which is a youth travel baseball team with kids from Athens, Vinton, and Jackson counties. It was to sponsor a banner at their field and to help pay for their uniforms.
The Athens Elks Lodge #973 donated $300 to the Athens FFA at the Athens High School to help pay for the cost for participants to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.
The Athens Elks Lodge #973 donated $600 to the Athens Rotary Foundation to supply Christmas Baskets to 20 families in need through their partnership with the Salvation Army.
The Athens Elks Lodge #973 donated $500 to the Federal Hocking School Athletics Department to pay for Girls Middle School Basketbal Jerseys.
The Athens Elks Lodge #973 donated $250 for the Millfield Park Restoration project.
With help from area veterans, community members in Dover Township are coming together to restore the Millfield Community Park for the area’s children. This donation will go towards equipment for the local children to play on and a place for local community members to meet and gather.
