file photo by Boyd Loving
June 10,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Elks Lodge, a long-standing village foundation established in 1922, has lost its charter recently. Our venture to restructure the lodge has come to an abrupt halt.
We provided countless charitable programs to our community, and many go unnoticed.
The Grand Lodge of Elks came in and took our charter off the wall and changed our locks, with no good reason other than a greedy property grab!
Sadly, our teen Antler volunteer program consisting of 22 youths can no longer function either, through no fault of their own.
We require substantial attorney fees to defend our positions, which we are asking all of our benevolent friends to assist us with.
Any amount donated is very greatly appreciated!
We hope to be back in our building and servicing our community with our wonderful charitable works, but will need your help!
With your kind contributions, we look forward to celebrating with you all on our beloved Fourth of July.