December 14th 2021...Athens Elks Lodge 973 donated $1,700 worth of Athens area business gift cards to Athens County Veterans Treatment Court. These gift cards will be given out to veterans in need involved in their program as well as to veterans for accomplishing tasks while in the program such as maintain sobriety and completing treatment, counselling etc. The money to purchase the gift cards was made available through an Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant. Pictured from left to right Athens Elk's 973 lodge grants coordinator Tim Lairson, Elk's members Jim Balding, Ernie Perry, Rich Russell and Judge George McCarthy.
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