Emerson Winter Carnival

THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL February 9, 2017 Pg 9
Altona Elks Lodge Donate to
Emerson Playground
Border Land School Division
Community Consultation
February 15, 2017
Purpose of the Consultation
To showcase the programs and work
occurring in Border Land School
Division. To gather feedback from stakeholders,
through discussion
questions, on how tax payer dollars should be spent in
BLSD.
7:00 p.m.
Roseau Valley School
Dominion City
Learning
For Life
Website:
www.blsd.ca
Phone:
204-324-6491
Elks National Mascot 'Charlie' presents cheque to Emerson School
Advisory Council for their playground project
The Altona Elks Lodge
#447 has just completed
a large project, an indoor
play structure in the
Millennium Pioneer
Centre in Altona. The
Elks lodge in Emerson
donated $500 to that
project to help out their
brothers and sisters in
Altona.
With the successful
completion of that
project, the Elks in
Altona decided to return
the favour and donated
$500 to the playground
project in Emerson.
'Charlie' is the
national mascot for
the Elks of Canada, the
parent organization of
both lodges. Charlie
is named after Charles
Redeker, founder of the
Order of Elks of Canada.
He was in the area after
an appearance at the
Playland opening in
Altona, so we invited him
to the Emerson Winter
Carnival. Charlie had a
good time in Emerson,
visiting with local
children Friday night at
the arena and dropping
the puck for the Emerson
A's hockey game.
As some of you may
have noticed, Charlie
wears two cochlear
implants, one for each
ear as he was born deaf.
This is a reminder of the
primary interest the Elks
of Canada have had for
the hearing impaired,
especially children. The
Elks have their own
charity, The Elks and
Royal Purple Fund for
Children, and early
deaf detection is one of
the main thrusts of the
charity.
As well as providing
assistance to children
under 18, the fund
also supports clinical
programs relating to
hearing impairment
and speech pathology.
In Manitoba the Fund
for Children and
the Manitoba Elks
Foundation support
the Central Speech
and Hearing Clinic in
Winnipeg. The clinic is a
non-profit organization
that works with the
hearing impaired and
provides help to those
affected and their
families.
The Elks of Canada
operate through
local lodges in many
communities across the
country. The order began
in Vancouver and is most
prevalent across western
Canada, but has lodges
across the country. It is
in the local lodges that
the community work is
done. The lodges raise
money and then support
worthwhile projects in
their communities.
In Emerson, the Elks
have made donations
to many community
projects like the school
playground, Canada
Day, the Emerson
Community Complex,
and the Winter Carnival.
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