Ridgewood Elks Club 20th Annual Charity Beefsteak
Catherine Viggiano,
Beefsteak Chair 2013
Ridgewood NJ, For almost 20 years we have been holding a charity Beefsteak Dinner/Tricky Tray Auction at the Ridgewood Elks Lodge to raise money for our charity account so we may contribute to such organizations as Elks Camp Moore and the Children’s Therapy Center in Fair Lawn/Midland Park. We also contribute to the Veteran’s Home in Paramus and The Army of Hope. The Army of Hope is an Elks charity whose mission is to assist Wounded Warriors and families of Fallen Heroes. The donations we receive from local merchants are raffled off at the dinner and monies raised through our ad journal directly benefit our charities.
The New Jersey State Elks Special Children’s Committee maintains a summer camp in Haskell, Elks Camp Moore (a.k.a. “The Miracle on the Mountain”), that averages 700 campers ages 7-18 per season. The camp is totally setup for children with special needs including their swimming pool, campfire area, play areas, and arts & crafts area. All the children have their own counselor to help them at the camp. Each camper is sponsored by local Elks lodges with no cost to the families and no child is ever turned away. Camp Moore’s primary function is to enable children to use and further develop recreational, social and leisure skills through activities presented in a positive, enjoyable, and appropriate manner and in a real life situation. This year, through the kindness of businesses such as yours, Ridgewood Lodge #1455 is able to again send eight children and also make a generous donation to the camp
ensuring these kids a fun-filled week away from their normal routine.
The Children’s Therapy Center provides educational and therapeutic services for children with developmental disabilities. The Center was incorporated as the Cerebral Palsy Center of Bergen County, NJ, on March 29, 1950. It was created as a center for children with Cerebral Palsy but over the past 60 years it has grown to provide creative education and advanced therapies to children with many different types of disabilities – children who face physical, medical and developmental challenges. Between their two facilities, the Fair Lawn Campus serves children 18 months through 6 years of age and the Upper School at Midland Park serves children ages 7 through 13 years of age.
Your support in our efforts to help these charities is greatly appreciated and will be noted at the dinner taking place on Saturday April 27, 2013 at the Lodge. If you have any questions feel free to contact me by e-mail at gohomekate@aol.com. Those of you who would like to attend this festive event can contact the Lodge directly at 201-652-1100. We look forward to your assistance with the knowledge that in a direct way you are helping to bring a smile to the faces of special needs children and helping us to achieve our goals.
Ridgewood Elks Club
111 N Maple Ave Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201) 652-1100