Ormond Beach Elks raise money for local residents in need

By Emily Blackwood
| 1:26 p.m. October 16, 2014

Ormond Beach Observer
Neighbors

Recently, the Ormond Beach Elks donated gift cards to veterans and hosted a fundraiser for a member undergoing cancer treatment.

The members of the Ormond Beach Elks Lodge 2193 have been making some charitable rounds.

They recently got together to visit the Daytona Beach Emory L. Bennett Nursing Home for Veterans to present several gift cards and share a delicious cake. The gift cards were made possible through a $2,000 Gratitude Grant which the lodge received through their Elks National Foundation.

The club also hosted a poker run fundraiser to benefit members Dwayne Rossi and Sue Hollaway. Rossi was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment. The event include a bike ride, raffles and bake sales, followed by a pork BBQ dinner. The poker run raised over $5,000 and additional donations are being made to the lodge from members and friends.