Oglesby Elks Lodge #2360 members, after taking a tour of the new Illinois Valley Food Pantry facility in Peru, presented a check for $6,000 to Executive Director, Mary Jo Credi.

This donation was made possible through the Elks National Foundation (ENF) Beacon and Spotlight Grants.

Shown with Credi are Elk members Tim Watkins, Jr. Metcalf, Lee Thompson, Ken Ficek, Sarah Metcalf and Gary Ferrari. Members also help with food parcel packing for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Food Pantry has seen a sharp increase in the number of clients and can use all the donations they can get to satisfy the need and this is one way the Elks help. Elks Care and Elks Share.