Author and Elks Lodge Member Andy Costello
Laguna Hills resident and member of the Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444 (“Elks Lodge”), Andy Costello, has published a novel and is donating proceeds from book sales to the California-Hawaii Elks Major Project (“CHEMPI”) for its Handicapped Children’s Fund.
“The Mount Clare Murders”, a 243 page mystery thriller is available in paperback at http://www.thebookpatch.com/BookStore.aspx for $12.95 plus postage & handling or on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=154606011 for $2.99.
Costello, a thirty-three year member of the Elks said of the book, “I’m thrilled to be able to contribute something to CHEMPI for handicapped kids. That wonderful charity supports therapists throughout California and Hawaii who are working daily with hundreds of hearing and sight impaired children. They also work with children with other physical handicaps. .”
Books are available at the Elks Lodge in Mission Viejo for the special fundraiser donation of $10.00, or may be shipped for an additional $2.95 to cover postage. Call (949) 770-5796 to order or for information. CHEMPI is a tax deductible non-profit organization.
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 are Never Forgotten, Never Forsaken.”
Hal Mattson, Lodge Publicity
Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444
