Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Elks award $1,700 'Gratitude Grant' to Springfield Senior Center


Pictured at the Springfield Senior Center $1700 Gratitude Grant presentation recently are: L to r Linda Roys Exercise Instructor, Sandy Tarbell Senior Citizen of the year for 2018, Elizabeth Moulton Senior Citizen of the year for 2018 runner up, Jim Morse, Springfield Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler, Heather Hall Executive Director of Springfield Senior Center, Kathy Giurtino Yoga Instructor and Roger Blish House Committee Chairman of Springfield Elks Lodge.

Recently, Springfield Elks Lodge 1560, presented the Springfield Senior Center with an Elks National National Gratitude Grant for upgrading there current equipment to aid the seniors in there exercise classes at the center.

Volunteer Yoga instructor Kathy Giurtino approached the Elks to see if they could maybe get her some floor mats. As time went on with discussions with Ms’ Giurtino and Linda Roys the Elks found out, they, the seniors, could use a lot more equipment to aid in their reaching, lifting and bending over exercises. This followed with a meeting with Executive Heather Hall saying they needed to upgrade with better chairs for sitting down exercises.

The Elks put this information into their application to Elks National for their Gratitude Grant program. The Springfield Elks were awarded a $2500 grant after they met their annual Lodge per capita money totals. The amount given to the Senior Center was $1700.oo for the equipment described above. The Lodge is also donating to the Springfield, Meals on Wheels program and buying Elks dictionaries that they award to all third graders each year.

News item submitted by Mike Gunn


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