ELKS LODGE HOSTS DINNER/DANCE FOR 140 SENIORS
Joining 140 seniors, San Juan Capistrano residents Rob and Margarite Creek enjoyed the Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444 (“Elks Lodge”) hosted Seniors Dinner/Dance. The seniors filled the dance floor to the music of Wayne Pulcini - rock, swing, waltz and line dancing.
Senior guests were greeted by Mission Viejo Community Center Recreation Coordinator Linda Teichmann, city volunteers and Elks Lodge volunteers. Elks Lodge volunteers that decorated the Lodge tables in a valentine theme with red toppers, white napkins and red rose flower arrangements were: Sandy and Jack Jacobs, Laura Lumley, Mary Ann Alvarez and Carol and Jim Glover. The dinner of Chicken Kiev, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce, Green Salad and Valentine's decorated cakes for dessert was created by Elks Lodge volunteers Clint McDonald (crew chief), John Dellos and Laura Lumley. The Laguna Hills High School Lacrosse Soccer girls and their coach, Rick Hart, served the dinner to the Elks Lodge guests. The Elks Lodge donated $150 to their team program.
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Event Chairperson and Elks Lodge Lecturing Knight Camacho Alvarez said, “The Elks Lodge members are pleased to be able to help seniors enjoy an afternoon of good food and music. The seniors are our most ardent dance generation.”
The Mission Viejo / Saddleback Elks Lodge No. 2444, celebrating forty three (43) years of service to the Saddleback Valley communities, is one of ten lodges in the Orange Coast District of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) whose headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois. The BPOE is a charitable organization with a 145 year history of giving, “Elks Care, Elks Share.”