06/07/2026
“Newsletter” – 06/07/26”
Did you know?
That in 1907 the Elks were the first to mandate an annual nationwide Flag Day Observance? President Harry S. Truman – who was a dedicated Elk member himself - signed the act of Congress designating Jun 14th as the National Flag Day. Ceremonies for Flag Day include a colorful display featuring the historical evolution of the American Flag, local JROTC, navel ROTC, Boy/Girl Scouts, and the American Legion presents colors and performs a 21-gun salute.
Our lodge will celebrate National Flag Day on Sunday, June 14th. The ceremony will start at 1:00 p.m. All members are encouraged to participate. Volunteers are needed so please sign up! Sign up sheets will be on each table at the lodge. This event is open to ALL veterans in our community. Please bring your veteran family members, co-workers, neighbors and buddies! Transportation, to and from this event, will be provided at no charge for the residents of Addington Place at College Harbor. A meal will also be provided at this gathering.
We will be taking a team to the VA Hospital in St Petersburg on July 1st. There we will distribute goodie bags to the hospitalized Veterans. This will be a wonderful time to honor and show appreciation to our Veterans who are in need. If you would like to be a part of this team, please sign up! Sign up sheets will be on each table at the lodge.
There is a lot of charity work going on that you can be involved in! If you have questions, or need more information, contact Estrellita at 941-587-3274 or Leesia at 832-480-6648. We need your help and support!
Elks ER Curt Mahoney presented Scott Biehler, Executive Director for the Mayors’ Feed the Hungry program, a check for $3,500.00 on June 5th. We thank our Mayor, Dan West, for attending. This money will be used to help “Feed the Hungry” in the Manatee and Sarasota communities. Since 1987 the Mayor’s Feed the Hungry Program has collected and distributed over 650 tons of food and over $4,400,000.00 in food gift cards. Thank you, Mayor and Scott, for recognizing the Elks devotion to your program with a ”certificate of appreciation”. The Elks have contributed a grant for seven years in a row to the Mayor’s Feed the Hungry program.
The Manatee River Assisted Living charity is growing and we need your help! In addition to filing and painting nails we are assisting the administration with the addition of a “Country Store”. The paper money they win from BINGO will allow the residents to purchase gifts, from the store, for themselves or for friends and family members. If you would like to help with this charity, please sign up! A sign-up sheet will be on each table at the lodge. Also, in the works, is an Amazon Registry. In this registry you will find items you can buy for the “Country Store”! We will let you know when this registry is up and running!
The stuffed animal drive for the residents of Manatee River Living facility is in full swing. We need a total of 100 bears to pass out at the pajama party on June 29th. We only have 17 bears so far! *If you are interested in purchasing bear(s) for this event, please see instructions that follow. We invite you to come and participate in the pajama party! Wear your favorite pjs, robe and slippers and make someone smile! Sign up sheets will be on each table at the lodge.
*Instructions to purchase bears from Amazon Registry”
1) On the Amazon app go to Registry and Gifts (found under the three dashes)
2) Click “find a registry”.
3) Type in Palmetto Elks Lodge #2449.
4) Click Advance Search.
5) The registry will come up and you can select the bear(s) you want to purchase.
6) Place item(s) in your cart and proceed to check out.
7) All bear’s will automatically ship to Estrellita’s address.
Make sure you check your calendar for date and times of your favorite events going on this month.!
Thank you to whoever dropped of the bag of stuffed animals and goodies for our charities!
