Photo by Hal Mattson
(L to R): Camacho Alvarez, Esquire; Pat Martino, Past Exalted Ruler; Gloria LeCouvre, Exalted Ruler.
Elks Exhibit at Mission Viejo Business and Restaurants Showcase
On Thursday, September 1, 2011 from 3 to 7 PM, Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444 (“Elks Lodge”) hosted a booth at the Mission Viejo Business and Restaurants Showcase (“Showcase”). Over seventy-five (75) local businesses and restaurants exhibited their goods and services which included free food and other free promotional items. The Showcase was held at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. The Elks Lodge distributed literature representing the numerous charitable services and programs it provides to Mission Viejo and surrounding Saddleback Valley communities. Literature distributed included: Drug Awareness, Americanism, Youth Services (scholarships, sports, scouting), Military Veterans Services, Special Kids, Police and Firefighter Programs and other literature. Current Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler (President) Gloria LeCouvre said, “As a leader and driving force within Mission Viejo and surrounding Saddleback Valley communities, we were pleased to participate in this Showcase alongside the other leading businesses and restaurants of Mission Viejo.”
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Charity Big Bucks Bingo
Public Invited
The Mission Viejo /Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444 is holding its Wednesday night Charity Big Bucks Bingo on the following evenings:
Wednesday, September 7, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM
Wednesday, September 14, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM
Wednesday, September 28, 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.”
