Photos by Lorene Tierney and Andy Costello
Elks Lodge Parade Participants.
Boy Scout Troop 603.
(L to r): WWII Veteran Newt Seal and Wife Janice.
(L to r): Marge and Tom Schreck.
Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444 (“Elks Lodge”) honored vets during the Lake Forest Ca Independence Day Parade with the largest contingent in the parade (120 parade participants).
The Elks Lodge delegation was led by the Elks Lodge Banner and ten (10) members of the Lodge’s Boy Scout Troop 603 carrying the American Flag, MIA-POW Flag and five other flags. The scouts were followed by Elk members and their families handing out American flags, key chains, mints and other Independence Day memorabilia. Elk Members from all Saddleback Valley communities were joined in the parade by the President of the San Clemente Elks Lodge, Hal Book.
The marchers were followed by ten vintage vehicles carrying veterans. At the end of the Elks Lodge contingent the Danny Maika Trio performed music from the back of a pick-up truck. The sea of blue shirts worn by Elks parade participants handsomely displayed the Order’s Elk and Elk USA logos, which were supplied by Bongo Inc. of Lake Forest.
Event Calendar Entries: Charity Big Bucks Bingo
Public Invited
Wednesday, July 6, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM
Wednesday, July 13, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM
Wednesday, July 20, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM
Wednesday, July 27, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM
Mission Viejo /Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444
25092 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo 92692
Phone: (949) 830-3557
Charity Bingo fund raiser for benefit of youth, vets, special kids, police, firefighters and other groups in the South Orange County and Saddleback Valley communities.
The Mission Viejo / Saddleback Elks Lodge No. 2444, celebrating forty-one (41) 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 143 year history of giving, “Elks Care, Elks Share.”
