Garden Grove Elks Honor Nicole Sato and Drive Vehicles in the Strawberry Parade and Place Flags on Memorial Day
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Published: May 30, 2023
GARDEN GROVE...The Garden Grove Elks Lodge honors Nicole Sato, the First lady of the Associated Vice President and current Secretary at the Elks Newport Harbor Lodge # 1767 and past president at Newport Harbor Lodge, with a lavish dinner at the outside patio with an attendance of over seventy-five members. Shown left to right top row: Robert Jenkins, Kathleen Baker, Fran Ross, Valarie Lemm, Janice Skelton. Bottom row: Mary kay Stephens, Honoree Nicole Sato, Kim Paredes, and Shirley Echternacht.
Tina Duarte Garden Grove Elks President 2023-2024 and First Lady Kim Paredes lead the Elks caravan in the Strawberry Parade
Jennifer Kushner President of the Garden Grove Emblem Club follows the lead car
Tommy Porter and daughter’s Woodie lead the Elks Stake Truck
Loaded with Elk members and mascot Elroy the Elk the stake truck brings up the rear of the Elks caravan
Garden Grove Elks 1952, along with community members, paid tribute to honor veterans at the Magnolia Memorial Park by placing 150 American flags for veterans laid to rest in their honor. A final tribute of Taps was rendered to commemorate Memorial Day for our veterans. Photos GGElks