- November 21, 2024
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The Elks National Foundation has presented a $500 donation to the Veterans Museum and Education Center.
Ormond Beach resident Erika Barger bestowed the donation.
Barger is a past district deputy grand exalted ruler of the Ormond Beach Elks Lodge, and was named the 2023 Elks Scholar Alum of the Year at the Elks National Convention held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in July, according to a statement to the Observer.
The Alum of the Year also receives a $500 donation to the charity of his or her choice.
Barger said she selected the Veterans Museum, located at 302 Vermont Ave., to support the museum's relocation and remodeling efforts.
"As the granddaughter of two World War II veterans, the great, great, great granddaughter of a Civil War veteran, and the sixth great granddaughter of a Revolutionary War lieutenant, and the aunt of two active-duty service members, and a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, assisting our veterans is near and dear to my heart," Barger said.
