A large group of Elks were on hand to greet the Exalted Ruler, Paul D. Helsel and the First Lady, Jane on February 21, 2009.
L to R: DDGER Frank Wicks; West District Advisor Ira Earp; East District DDGER Terri Mitchell; Hon. Charles Williams State Sponsor and Past Grand ER; BPOE 380 ER Jerry Thompson; Ark. State President Gavin Puntney and his wife, Sandy; and Hon. Paul Helsel, Grand ER and his wife
L to R: Fred Kelsay,Trustee & Chairman of BPOE 380 Veteran's Committee; Past Grand ER and State Sponsor Hon. Charles Williams; Present Grand ER Hon. Paul Helsel, handing leather wheelchair gloves to Adopt-A-Vet, Richard Ennis; Elk Member and DAV, Leon Hobgood;
Back row: R to L: Ark. State Veteran's Chairman and 1st Vice President, John Harris; Ark. State President Gavin Puntney; and Dennis McAleese Grand Lodge Veterans Leather Program Director.
There are approximately 800 Deer hides on the trailer, that will be delivered to the tannery in TN on Sunday, Feb 22, 2009.
