OCTOBER 23 :

.Shipment of Packages to Military Personnel Overseas (in Combat Zones) (21 Packages)

NOVEMBER:

.VAC Dinner Dance - Fundraiser for VAC Activities - Generated $500.00

NOVEMBER:

. VAC Thanksgiving Lunch at the VA Hospital in Fayetteville, N.C. - 18 VAC Members participated including our Cooking Staff at the Lodge (5 Men)
Cooked Turkeys and Sides all night before the Tuesday event. We fed 150 People at the Hospital

DECEMBER 8

. Shipment of Packages to Military Personnel Overseas - in Combat Zones (43 packages mailed)

DECEMBER 15:

.Coffee & Donut Day at the Summit Place, Little River, S.C.

DECEMBER:

.Parris Island and Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station - Donation of $1300.00 by Bob Smith and Bill Hopkins on behalf of the Veterans Committee
to their Food Locker and purchases of Toys for Military Children

DECEMBER:

. Ft. Bragg, Fayetteville, N.C. - Gift of WalMart Gift Cards (10 cards @$50.00 per card) for their Lower Rank Enlisted Families for food and clothing
needs for dependents. Cards presented to Family Services at Ft. Bragg by George Griffin

DECEMBER:

.Stuffed Animal Program - toys presented to Parris Island & Beaufort Police and Firemen for Military Children in Trauma Situations, by
Bill Hopkins

Pictured are members of Calabash N.C. Elks Lodge #2679 VAC committee, Bob Smith and Jack Shore with Assistant Dir. Becky Radford of the Marine Corps Family Services of Parris Island, S.C., who presented them with a check for $300.00 to support their food locker. They also delivered living room furniture for a needy family. The VAC also supports the Fort Bragg Army Family Assistance Services and the Fayetteville, N.C. Veterans Hosp.

Mike, here is the picture of the trip to Parris Island on Dec. 10th. 2009. The VAC (Veteran affairs committee) donated $1,300. to the Marines Family Services for the families of the Military for their Food locker and Christmas toys for the children. The Food locker supplies diapers, Milk and essentials for the children and their families.