The American Red Cross recognized Individuals, Business Corporations, and Service Organizations at the annual Red Cross Awards Breakfast held at the Irvine Marriot Hotel. The Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge #2444 (“Elks Lodge”) was honored to receive the Red Cross Silver Award for donating over 200 Units of blood for the year. Past Elks Lodge President Gloria R. LeCouvre accepted the award on behalf of the Lodge from Red Cross Associate Director Amy Bailey. LeCouvre said of the award, "This honor belongs to all the Elks Lodge members who generously gave blood this past year and to Lodge Blood Drive Coordinator Kathy Griffin and her volunteers Eileen Feitz and Sissy Hargy."
The Mission Viejo / Saddleback Elks Lodge No. 2444, celebrating forty-four (44) years of service to the Saddleback Valley communities, is one of ten lodges in the Orange Coast District of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) whose headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois. The BPOE is a charitable organization with a 146 year history of giving, “Elks Care - Elks Share".
