Los Alamos Elks Present Checks to Childrens' Charities

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 13, 2012 - 9:22am

From left, Los Alamos Elks Secretary Eppie Trujillo and Exalted Ruler Lisa Harris present a $3,500 check to Bob Biggers of the Make-A-Wish Foundation during a special event at the Elks Lodge Thursday evening. Photo by Leland S. Lehman/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

The Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083, 1601 Trinity Dr., Thursday evening presented $8,000 in checks from proceeds raised at their annual Elks Golf Tournament for Charity event held June 22.

"All of the monies given go to children in Northern New Mexico," Elks Exalted Ruler Lisa Harris told the Los Alamos Daily Post. 

The Elks presented checks to four organizations during Thursday's ceremony including $3,500 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, $2,000 to the UNM Children's Hospital, $1,500 to the Los Alamos Junior Golf Program and $1,000 to the Special Olympics of Northern New Mexico.

From left, Los Alamos Elks Secretary Eppie Trujillo and Exalted Ruler Lisa Harris present a $2,000 check to Rich Grainger of UNM Children's Hospital - Children's Miracle Network. Photo by Leland S. Lehman/ladailypost.com

From left, Elks Secretary Eppie Trujillo and Exalted Ruler Lisa Harris present a $1,000 check to Jon Rau of Special Olympics of Northern New Mexico. Photo by Leland S. Lehman/ladailypost.com 

Members of Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083 with Jon Rau of Special Olympics, Rich Grainger of UNM Children's Hospital and Bob Biggers of the Make-A-Wish Foundation during a special event Thursday at the lodge on Trinity Drive. Photo by Leland S. Lehman/ladailypost.com 

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