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# Elks contribute $12,000 to children with disabilities By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/elks-contribute-12-000-to-children-with-disabilities-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2003-06-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:23:48.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Members of the Santa Monica Elks Lodge recently donated nearly $12,000 to the group’s nationwide project that helps underprivileged children with severe disabilities.

The Elks Major Project — established in 1950 — provides money that funds 32 therapists who provide physical and occupational therapy, vision screening and speech therapy to thousands of needy children with disabilities who live in rural areas, according to a press release.

Last year, therapists visited more than 25,000 children and administered more than 36,000 vision tests. The service utilizes no public funds.

The Santa Monica Elks Lodge #906 presented a check for $11,874 to the project, which amounts to $39.25 per member. The Westchester Elks Lodge #2050 donated $9,954.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 23, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/062303.pdf?ref=smdp.com)