By The Port Huron Elks Lodge 343
The Port Huron Elks Lodge 343 represented by 343 Elks members, Past Lodge Trustee Shawn Eagle, Lecturing Knight, Andrew Jacob Kroetsch, and Scott R. Harris DDGER, ENF Chairman, Grant writer had the pleasure of presenting the 2025-2026 ENF-CIP $2,000.00 Gratitude Grant on Friday, September 19th to St. John’s United Church of Christ Food Pantry. Former Lodge 343 First Lady and Pantry Director Sharen Brenton, along with pantry volunteers, Dave Heino and Vicki Heino, all Elk Lodge 343 members accepted the check on behalf of St. John’s.
The St. John’s United Church of Christ food pantry provides over 200-225 families a week, with food, canned and dry goods, health, and hygienic products which are needed by so many families in our local area. Sadly, donations from church members, local agencies, and businesses have drastically decreased, yet the demand are still the same for families & Veterans with needs, along with the homeless and poor, and yet a new category, the working-class poor. With the support of our Port Huron Elks Lodge 343 membership and this Gratitude Grant, these funds will assist the Church group in purchasing and providing the goods and products, while assisting in organizing the pantry for ease of processing and delivering.
St. John’s United Church of Christ is located at 710 Pine Street, Port Huron, MI. 48060 and can be reached at (810) 984-5031.
