Elks Volunteer Sandy Jacobs with Special Guest Shannon Tierney
Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge (“Elks Lodge”) summer sock hop had 233 registered Special Guests and their care takers served by twenty two (22) volunteers.
The event started with a causal summer lunch of hot dogs, chips, cookies and lemonade. Like a hot rod on a summer day, the event shifted into high gear when the musical group High Hopes started their performance. High Hopes is a musical ensemble from Hope University in Santa Ana. The talented musical group, made up entirely of developmentally challenged men and women, is world renowned and has performed on national TV.
Elk Sandy Bergen with Grand Daughter Hanna Greene
Sandy Jacobs, a regular Elk volunteer and spouse of Elk of the Year Jack Jacobs said, “The Special Guests Sock Hop is one of the most rewarding events hosted by the Elks Lodge. The music and dancing is enjoyed by all of the Special Guests and Elk volunteers. Most of the guests are repeat attendees who look forward to meeting old friends. Those old friends include many of the Elks Lodge volunteers.
High Hopes Musical Group
The annual event is one of two parties held by the Elks Lodge for the developmentally challenged men, women and children of Saddleback Valley communities. The second event is the very popular Elks Lodge Christmas Party. Funding for both events comes from the many social functions held throughout the year by the Elks Lodge and from the Elks Lodge Bingo Committee.
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.”
Elk Volunteers Carol Bryan and Grandson Carter Ellison
Hal Mattson, Lodge Publicity
Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444
