Mena Elks Lodge Collects 200 Deer Hides for Veterans Leather Program

Mena Elks Lodge #781 collected 200 deer hides this deer season for the Veterans Leather Program, an increase of 75 over last years tally.  The program collects the hides to be used in therapy programs for recovering veterans.

The hides are sent away to be worked into leather and become gloves for veterans to use with wheelchairs.  These gloves are then given out at adaptive sports clinics and gatherings around the country.  The gloves and therapy kits are provided at no charge.  These gloves are very important to wheelchair bound veterans because the softness of the deer leather helps them in their mobility and keeps their hands and fingers from the constant wear of wheelchair use.

Mena Elks Lodge President, Randal Dugan, said the Elks would like to thank the many area hunters who made the great response to the program possible and that they hope next year can be even greater.  Nationally The Elks spend more than $80,000,000 every year for benevolent, educational and patriotic community-minded programs in such fields as benefitting special needs children, sponsoring Elks National Foundation scholarships, scouting, athletic teams and veterans’ works.

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