Pierre Elks Make $6,500 In Donations To Two Area Nonprofits

Pierre Elks Make $6,500 In Donations To Two Area Nonprofits

PIERRE, (KCCR) — Pierre Elks Lodge 1953 has awarded 65-hundred dollars to two non-profit organizations through the Elks National Foundation. Lodge Secretary Audry Ricketts says member dues from across the country make up the National Foundation pot…

At total of 85-hundred dollars was obtained by the Pierre Elks Lodge. Four-thousand of that is going to Ranch Ministries to outfit a pontoon boat for handicapped and wheelchair bound guests…

Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Shelter was gifted two-thousand dollars for new beds at the shelter. Ricketts says Elks members sprung for a surprise for the shelter…

Ranch Ministries has 540 acres 20 miles southeast of Pierre as a venue for those struggling with P-T-S-D to find spiritual awakening, growth and healing. Elks members vote on suggestions on what organizations should receive grants in any given year.