At its regular meeting on December 18, 2024, the Presque Isle Elks, Lodge #1954 made a donation of $9,000 to Catholic Charities of Maine.
In making the presentation to Dixie Shaw, Director of Hunger and Relief Services for Catholic Charities of Maine, Exalted Ruler Tina Dougherty said, “This donation to Catholic Charities represents the total of the Spotlight Grant, the Beacon Grant and the Gratitude Grant received by the Presque Isle Elks from the Elks National Foundation (ENF). Fighting food insecurity in the venues of the lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is one of the goals for each of the three grants requested by the Presque lsle Lodge from ENF.”
In accepting the donation, Dixie Shaw said, “Catholic Charities is so grateful for this generous donation. It comes at a critical time when the food pantries served in this
area by Catholic Charities are facing such a high demand. This is a result of the high price of groceries resulting from recent inflation and the fact that Aroostook County has
one of the highest median age populations of all the counties in the nation.”
In addition to providing a monetary donation to the Catholic Charities, members of the Presque Isle Lodge provide the manpower for the food donations sponsored by
Catholic Charities in Presque Isle throughout the year.
