Elks give a $1,000 helping hand

The Huntington Beach Elks Lodge 1959 has donated $1,000 to Project

Self-Sufficiency.

“Project Self-Sufficiency, we feel, is worthy because it gives

opportunity and hope to single mothers,” said Ken Skolyan, spokesman for

the Elks.

Project Self-Sufficiency provides scholarships to low-income single

parents and operates under the Community Service Department of Huntington

Beach.

The Huntington Beach Elks Lodge 1959 donates about $80,000 a year to

various charities and worthy causes in the Huntington Beach and Fountain

Valley communities. In addition to providing scholarships, the Elks also

sponsor students to Boys State in Sacramento, a Boy Scout and Explorer

post, Challenger and Little League baseball, Junior All-American

Football, and anti-drug programs operated by the Huntington Beach and

Fountain Valley Police Departments.