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Catawba County Lodge Catawba County Lodge

26’s Annual Food Boxes 26 Christmas Home Visits

By Carl Pope – President Lodge 26 By Carl Pope – President Lodge 26

FOP members of Catawba County Lodge 26 On December 17, 2017 members of Catawba
loaded up food boxes on December 20, 2017 and Lodge 26 visited two retirement homes in Catawba
delivered them to 100 needy families in Catawba County. We visited Conover Nursing and Rehabil-
County. This marked our 33rd year giving out food itation Center and Abernathy Laurels Retirement
boxes for Christmas. We also distributed food boxes Community. This was our 28th year of going to
to 100 families during Thanksgiving as well. Each these homes where we gave treat bags and stuffed
family received two boxes of food. One box con- animals to the residents.
tained meat, bread and pies and the other box was
filled with can goods. I would like to extend a spe-
cial “Thank You” to Pink Heals, Roger Travis Roof-
ing and Guttering, other area businesses, and the cit-
izens of Catawba County for their monetary dona-
tions so we, FOP Lodge 26, can continue to help the
less fortunate during the holidays.

Catawba County Lodge 26

Christmas Hospital Visits

By Carl Pope – President Lodge 26

On December 15, 2017 members of Catawba

County Lodge 26 visited two area hospitals, Ca- Pictured left to right are Honey Hedrick, Santa (Paul Hedrick),
Mrs. Claus (Jammie Pope), Carl Pope, and Santa's helper Jayden
tawba Valley Medical Center and Frye Hospital.

This was our 28th year of going to the hospitals in Crouse at the Conover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Catawba County. We distributed 150 treats bags

and over 200 stuffed animals to the patients in these

hospitals.

Pictured are Santa and Mrs. Claus, Carl Pope, and Frye Hospital Pictured left to right are Santa's helper Jayden Crouse, Mrs. Claus
nurses. (Jammie Pope), Mrs. Cordie Cline who is 91 years young, and
Santa (Paul Hedrick) at the Abernathy Laurels Retirement Commu-
nity.

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