Patchogue, NY 1323

Patchogue, NY Lodge News

Elks Member Donates Tips to Veterans

Maria Capone, who Waitresses at the Patchogue Elks social gatherings and events decided to save whatever tip money that she accumulated over a certain period and donate it to a cause to benefit Veterans. As such, she presented Sons of AMVETS Squadron 111 with a $500 check at its November meeting. Impressed with Capone’s generosity and benevolence, the Sons 111 membership voted to match her contribution and present it to the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University in support of the Recreational Therapy Program. At the January meeting of the Sons Jonathon Spier collected the $1,000 check on behalf of the State Veterans Home.

From left: Daniel Brooks, Exalted Ruler of the Elks; Maria Capone, who originated the $500 donation: Arnie Mendelsohn, Sons of AMVETS Squadron 111 Commander, Jonathon Spier, Deputy Executive Director of the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University; and Sons member Dennis Smith.