Port
Huron Elks Lodge 343 presented the Elks National Foundation 2021-2022
Freedom Grant of $2,500.00 to our local Department of Veterans Affairs of
County of St. Clair, Michigan. Our goal is to utilize these funds and
provide our local Veterans with Winter apparel, other cold weather gear, such
as blankets, hats, gloves, health and hygiene products to our local Veterans’
organizations and other needs for homeless Veterans. These provisions would
help our local homeless Veterans stay safe, warm and healthy during the frigid
Michigan Winter months. Due to the national homeless crisis for Veterans,
our St. Clair County Department of Veterans Affairs continually supplies our
local Veterans with many essentials. This is only made possible with the
continued donations from individuals and organizations such as our Fraternal
Order of Elks. We want to keep our local Veterans safe and warm during
the cold Michigan Winter months. In addition, this will continue to foster an
already close relationship with an agency (DVA) that is integral in supporting
our esteemed Veterans. This also enables Port Huron Elks Lodge 343 to keep this
National crisis visible to our members and family’s.