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Local Elks Give to Joplin Tornado Victims
A Memorial Day event hosted by the Mission Viejo Elks Lodge generated $1,000 to help the Missouri town devastated by tornadoes.
With music and barbecue, members of the Mission Viejo/Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge came together to memorialize the victims of the Joplin, MO, tornadoes.
The tornadoes have killed at least 139 people, according to the latest city estimate.
On hand at the Mission Viejo event were 175 Elks members and their guests. Their raised about $1,000 for Joplin, said spokesman Hal Mattson.
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The Elks have always donated in times of need. The network of clubs sent $330,000 to the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing, Mattson said.
"That's what the organization was founded upon," he said. "When we have disasters out here, other people help us. If you take a look at Joplin, they have people from New York and all over the place showing up and helping."
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