Elks Care, Elks Share!

Members of Riverside Boy Scout Troop #55

Veterans examining the contents of their wheelchair bags

Elks member Donna Mosher having a quiet moment with a veteran

A veteran making use of his wheelchair bag

Members of Elks Lodge #2337, Riverside Boy Scout Troop #55 and Bristol/Warren Girl Scout Troop #1172

A Scout from Bristol/Warren Girl Scout Troop #1172 enjoying a few minutes with a veteran

Boy Scouts of Riverside Troop #55 distributing wheelchair bags to grateful veterans

Members of Lodge #2337’s Elks Riders chapter (from left, Mark Andrade and his son Cory, Ronnie Gomes, Randy Arruda and John Rodrigues)

Residents of the Bristol Veterans Home enjoying the day’s activities

Posted Monday, May 22, 2017 12:00 am

On Saturday afternoon May 20th, months of hard work paid off as Leading Knight Lynette Arruda and her team presented over 100 wheelchair bags to the residents of the Bristol Veterans Home. East Providence Elks #2337 members including Elks Riders, Boy Scouts from Riverside Troop 55, and Girl Scouts from Bristol/Warren Troop 1172 all gathered in the dining hall to distribute the bags and join with the residents to enjoy an ice cream social. Thanks to a grant from the Elks National Foundation, Lynette was able to purchase all the sewing supplies and most of the personal care items that were packed in the bags. Congratulations to the whole TEAM on a job well done!