Thanks to all who helped make Elks Christmas a success
To the editor:
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped to make the 2nd Annual Elks Christmas party a great success: George and Donna Yorkston, Lee Lemay, Debbie and Charlie Stinson, Wilma and Ray Desmaris, Ginny Curry, Kathleen Hecksher, Linda May, Deanna Martell, Hedy and Lars Larsen, Bob Hoogstra, Bonnie Leavitt, Jim Flanders, Marilyn Grossmueller, Dewey and Liz Duchaine, Fred Hopkins and the Pine Island Eagle.
Of course, this would not have been possible without the toy and cash donations made by the members of the Pine Island Elks Lodge and visiting members from other lodges, the Matlacha Yacht Club, Bokeelia Boat Club, Raymary Grill and Ann Miller.
More than 140 children received gifts on Sunday, Dec. 21. The children had an opportunity to have their faces painted by Ann Sansone, Arts & Signs, get personnel balloon sculptures by Jim Flanders, they sang Christmas carols with Mel, decorated Christmas cookies, made ornaments and had lunch.
The highlight for the children was the arrival of Santa aboard a decked out golf cart loaded with toys.
Judy Hopkins