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Des Plaines Lodge 1526 -  USO -  O'Hare and our Military

L to R:  Aug Schwiesow; Dudley Parenteau; Mike Butler; Richard Eirich; Ginny Parenteau.

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Each year, when Great Lakes Naval Training Center’s School Command closes for the holidays, over two thousand traveling military visit the USO at O’Hare. It is referred to as the EXODUS. Some of their guests have several hours before their flight leaves.
On Friday, Dec. 17, Des Plaines Elks Lodge 1526 provided a wonderful lunch for all the traveling military. They delivered four elegant assorted meet and cheese trays, thirty loaves of bread, two hundred devilled eggs, and thirty cases of pop.
There was an unending line of hungry military that took full advantage of the food provided. These provisions provided lunch and/or snacks for two days.
The Elks Volunteer's were, National Veterans Service Chairman Mr. Richard Eirich, Ginny Parenteau, Dudley Parenteau, Mike Butler and Aug Schwiesow. This was a gift of which we, as Elks, are very proud of.

Way To Go Des Plaines!

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