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Posted on: May 15 2015,4:46 pm |
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Every May the Orange Elks honors the youth of our community and showcase the many programs we have for our youths.
The evening started with over two hundred and thirty members and guests enjoying a Pasta dinner with garlic bread, salad and dessert. Miss Orange Paula Verkuylen helped present the awards.
The Youth Appreciation Night Program started with our Boy Scout Troop 1475 leading the Pledge of Allegiance and members from the Orange High Choir signing the National Anthem.
L – R Nikky Lopez, Andrew Mandel, Braulio Plascencia & Denise Juarez
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: May 15 2015,4:48 pm |
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Al Montano, Dictionary Program Chairman stated this is the eleventh year the Orange Elks have handed out dictionaries to all the third graders in the Orange Unified School District. Members went to twenty seven schools and handed out over two thousand four hundred dictionaries.
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: May 15 2015,4:51 pm |
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The lodge supports a very strong scouting program. Over one hundred boys and girls are members of our scouting troops. Since 2006 our boy scout troop has had ten members earn the Scouts highest award, the Eagle Scout Award.
Hoop Co-Chairmen Brenda and Carol Nailon handed out trophies to the boys and girls winners. A Sportsmanship Award was given to Mason Peek and Andrew Strauss who had the best attitude at the event.
L – R (FR) Lindsay Hammond, Liam Fernandez, Benny Vogel, Hunter Strauss,Dhyaan Patel & Mason Peek
L – R (BR) Carol, Brenda, Grace Peek, Clara Smith, Davis Smith, Rakshith Thuraga, Andrew Strauss and Paula
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Posted on: May 15 2015,4:52 pm |
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The Drug Awareness awards were presented by Chris Cooper, Drug Awareness Chairmen. The theme was “Refuse to Use… You’re Never Alone”. The winners of the poster contest were Elijah Woodruff and Gwendolyn Kinley and the essay winners were Natalie Melendez and Jackson Licata.
Front row Elijah, Jackson, Natalie & Gwendolyn, back row Paula & Chris
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Bill Neessen
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Posted on: May 15 2015,4:54 pm |
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Chris Michaelis, chairmen, presented the Americanism winners their awards. The theme was "What The Pledge of Allegiance Means To Me?". Our five winners each had an inspiring essay.
L – R Paula, Caitlin Chavis, Jack Stein, Justin De Criscio, Julia Zellman, Ever Aguilar & Chris
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Posted on: May 15 2015,4:57 pm |
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Lynda Einstein, chairmen, presented the 2014 Most Valuable Student Scholarship awards. A $500.00 scholarship from the Orange Elks Lodge was presented to eight students. Over their 4 years in high school, these 8 students had a total of over 10,000 hours of extracurricular activities; 2,000 hours of community service; and over 3,000 hours of work experience while maintaining an average of 4.0.
L – R (FR) Paula, Melody Ra, Irene Lee, Bianca Torres, Claire Pearson, Irene Lee, Lynda
L – R (BR) Jeremy Barrett, Brian Brooks Nicholas Erbach
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Posted on: May 15 2015,4:59 pm |
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Tita Smith, Mayor of the City of Orange, presented a Youth Night Proclamation and thanked the Elks for our involvement with the youth to our community.
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