In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Elks organization, the Bowie Elks Lodge #2309 in Gambrills gifted the AVFD with more than 50 combined smoke/carbon monoxide detectors to distribute to the community. Elks president Brian Shifter presented them to AVFD company president Kitty Gross at Station 7. The lifesaving donation was made possible by a $1,500 grant from the Elks National foundation also known as ENF. For more information on other grants and scholarships available visit www.Elks.org. Story and photo by Julie Peterson.