Well I gave it my best effort to try and get a grant for our lodge and the Children's Fund. I am not overly pleased with a few of the grants given, but maybe there is more to it than was printed. This community has many children and families that are homeless due to the flood. Last year there were 2100 children asking for help. I am giving you the winners below and how they will use the funds. You can always send a letter to the higher ups with your opinion. I felt that feeding and providing food a shelter to families would be more important than say boxing, or an overlook. But again I can only ask. Sorry folks, I tried.
winners list http://www.elks.org/SharedElksOrg/enf/images/2009ImpactGrantRecipients.pdf?CFID=43907608&CFTOKEN=59430949