Elks honored
PER Joe Andrews presents Jean Whipple and the Camillus First United Methodist Church with the 2022/2023 Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award for all the amazing things this organization has done for the community. One of these programs are the Brown Bag Lunch Program which provides free lunches for those in need, they run this program from the first week of school vacation to Labor Day. To date they have provided over 23,000 lunches. They also help facilitate things at the Camillus Town Shop, have a mission trip to Guatemala with the pastor, and they also provide lunches to the community around the Brown Memorial Church. Pictured is volunteer Lee Goetcheus, PDDGER Tom Kanaley, PEY Bob McIntyre, volunteer Mary Verescak, volunteer Barbara Fleming, Pastor David Buzard, recipient Jean Whipple, PER Joe Andrews, Auxiliary member Jen Andrews, and volunteer Helen Moore.