Christmas activities.

In addition to the hoop shoot that was held on the 13th of December, we rang the bell
for the Salvation Army out front of K-Mart. Pictured here is Julie Copley and her daughter
Allison Holshouser. The lodge had someone ringing most of the day and a good bit of money was collected as a result.

The Lodge also continued it's tradition of hosting a kids Christmas party. Many gifts were bought and given away thanks to generosity of a number of Elks. Santa was on hand to help distribute presents and plenty of snacks and drinks were furnished as well. A tip of the antlers to Eddy Harwood, Patty Turner, the Sce's, the Brown's, Vanessa Eanes and a number of others who helped put this on. About 30 kids received gifts and all appeared to have a good time.

Salisbury elks Hoop Shoot contest

On Dec 13 at Hall gymnasium the finals of the Lodge Hoop shoot were held.

Winners in the boys 10-11 age bracket were:

1st place- Justin Love. He made 17 of 25 free trows.
2nd- Logan Shupping. 14 free throws
3 rd- Cody Meadows. 9 free throws.

In the 12 to 13 age bracket:

1 st - Samuel Wyrick. He made 20 of 25 free throws.
2nd - Seth Wyrick. 18 free throws
3rd- Al Britford Jr. 17 free throws

The first place winners advance to the district contest. Other pictures of the contestants can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/SalisburyElks699

for more on the rich history of the Elks National Hoop Shoot contest go to www.elks.org/hoopshoot/