On Sunday, March 12th, Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 presented the 2023 Elks National Drug Awareness Program Poster and Essay winners for Eureka Elks and California/Hawaii State Association. The program provides kids and young adults the opportunity to express their feelings on rejecting peer pressure and what it means to be drug free. Entries progress through Lodge, State and National competition. The winners in our area were Kaya Goff, 5th grader from Whitethorn Elementary School and Benjamin Rossi, 6th grader from Sunny Brea Middle School. Each received $100.00 from Eureka Elks and $100.00 from North Coast District. Benjamin received an additional $300.00 from the state. Pictured left is Benjamin Rossi and his parents, Marc Rossi and
Amanda Dinscore; center, Elks Exalted Ruler, Marta Martinez. On the right is Kaya Goff and her parents Scott and Laura Goff.
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