Elks donate to Convoy Fire Department

Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, recently donated $750 to the Convoy Volunteer Fire Department. The money was used by the fire department towards the purchase of a light bar for its new grass truck.

The Ohio Elks Association distributes the funds in the form of a Community Service Grant. The Ohio Elks Association receives monies each year from the Elks National Foundation, a perpetual trust fund established many years ago by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Contributions to the Foundation are made each year by more than 1 million Elks and their families and friends from more than 2,000 Elks lodges across the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

To date, through Community Service Grants, Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197 has distributed over $27,000 back into Van Wert County to assist the city, county and villages.

Van Wert Elks Lodge is proud to be able to assist the Convoy Volunteer Fire Department with this important project.