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Elks Memorial Service

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Andy Costello Elks Lodge Remembers Twenty-One Departed Members at Annual Memorial Service Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444 held its annual memorial service (“Program”) to remember twenty-one of its members that passed away during the past year. Honored members included: James Blair, Merle Bassett Jr, Sandra Bergan, Benjamin Blair, Gordon Brittain, James […]

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Busy Month of Giving for Santa’s Elks

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]December for the Mission Viejo, Saddleback Valley Elks is the busiest month of the year. Elks volunteers are up and ready for a full schedule of charity events that include a Christmas visit to the Veterans Hospital, the Christmas party for men and women with special needs, the Adult Transition Program Holiday Dance, Best Buddies Christmas Party, Wreaths Across America Placings at local Veterans Cemeteries, Santa and his Elk Elves Christmas tree […]

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Veteran’s Bingo

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Everyone a winner at Veterans Hospital Volunteers from the Mission Viejo Elks Lodge, along with volunteers from the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, hosted Bingo at the Long Beach Veterans Hospital on November 11. We were pleased to see so many veterans participate in the Bingo, all with big smiles on their faces and many […]

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New Member Initiation – October 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ELKS INITIATE FOURTEEN NEW MEMBERS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY OF MISSION VIEJO’S WALK AGAINST DRUGS The October initiation of new members saw fourteen local men and women become members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Initiated into the Order from Lake Forest were: Mike Miller, Christopher Kenyon, Dave Holthaus, and Gary […]

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Elks Take a Break for Labor Day Party

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Sheryn Howlett Elks take a break for Labor Day party The Mission Viejo Elks Lodge #2444 held their annual Labor Day barbeque on September 2nd with an overwhelming crowd of members and guests who braved the heat and came out to celebrate. Elks Exalted Ruler Jamie Camunas said of the event, “What makes parties such as this so […]

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New Member Initiation – August 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Photo:  Seated L to R: Robert McBurney,  Terry Dungan, Sonam Shah, Exalted Ruler Jamie Camunas, Mikel Schumacher, Mark Lambert, and Allen Arnott [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25″][vc_column_text] The Mission Viejo – Saddleback Valley Elks welcomed six (6) new members in a rare Saturday morning initiation. The local Lodge held their initiation of new members on a Saturday morning for only the second time. The added Saturday initiation is […]

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