{"id":947,"date":"2016-02-23T09:22:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T14:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=947"},"modified":"2016-02-23T09:22:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T14:22:23","slug":"947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/mandarin\/947\/","title":{"rendered":"Elks spotted in Mandarin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By NewsLine Staff<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nestled among the oaks behind the Mandarin Crossing shopping center on Oldfield Crossing Road is Mandarin\u2019s best kept secret: the Mandarin St. Johns Elks Lodge #2866.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Elks are a national organization with nearly a million members and a 141-year history. Elks are part of a generous organization that each year provides millions of dollars in scholarships, offers youth activities and supports veterans\u2019 programs. Additionally, they sponsor one of the top youth camps in the country and provide children\u2019s physical therapy services to special needs children throughout Florida at no cost. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The year 2015 was busy for Elks all over the country and the Mandarin St. Johns Elks Lodge was no exception. Some of their social and charitable events included a Sweethearts\u2019 Dinner, Monte Carlo night, an \u201880s Party, Cinco de Mayo celebration, a luau, a wheelchair repair clinic, monthly Bingo at the Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans&#8217; Nursing Home, a holiday party to benefit the Divine Mercy House and several food drives to benefit the Mandarin Food Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Elks are always looking for new members. If you are interested in becoming a member of an active, civic-minded, family-oriented organization, stop by the Lodge at 4280 Oldfield Crossing Drive on Tuesday through Saturday evenings. For more information call or text Dan Henderson at (702) 325-5799 or email the Lodge secretary, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:msj2010elks@yahoo.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">msj2010elks@yahoo. com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo courtesy Mandarin St. Johns Elks Lodge #2866<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Mandarin St. Johns Elks Lodge #2866 is located at 4280 Oldfield Crossing Drive in Mandarin.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By NewsLine Staff mail@floridanewsline.com Nestled among the oaks behind the Mandarin Crossing shopping center on Oldfield Crossing Road is Mandarin\u2019s best kept secret: the Mandarin St. Johns Elks Lodge #2866.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-947","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mandarin"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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