Elks Feed Empty Little Tummies

01/11/2026

Right now the Elks Lodge is working hard to make sure that local kids have all the food they need.

10/03/2025

A new school year and our volunteers are hard at work feeding over 700 children each week!

11/09/2023

Volunteers from lodge 1511 packing bags with food for nearby school children.

11/06/2023

Paul Hollingsworth, leading knight from lodge 1511 presents a check for $1500.00 to be used to buy food for EFELT children.

11/05/2023

EFELT (Elks Feeding Little Tummies) board of directors...

11/05/2023

EFELT volunteers from lodges 1511 and 2855 are given an appreciation lunch for their dedication and time to purchase, pack bags and deliver food to school children around Manatee county.

09/22/2023

Once again Lakewood Ranch Sarasota lodge #2855 is buying and stocking food to feed children on weekends during the school year. Our program is called EFELT (Elks Feeding Empty little tummies). Volunteers and donations welcomed.

08/22/2023

A giant shout out to thank our partner "Meals on Wheels" for assisting us with feeding children throughout the new school year 2023/2024.

04/25/2023

Another successful "Stuff the truck" event held at lodge #2855. Around $1000.00 in food and money donations received.

04/25/2023

Volunteers from lodge #2855 and #1511 enjoyed an EFELT appreciation luncheon on April 14th.

04/28/2020

Elks Feeding Empty Little Tummies is participating in the 2020 Giving Challenge hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The Giving Challenge is an online 24-hour giving event that connects nearly 700 nonprofit organizations with passionate donors and community members to support diverse causes and create enduring impact in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties.

From NOON today, April 28th through NOON tomorrow, April 29th you can give directly to EFELT and take advantage of the 1:1 matching generously provided by The Patterson Foundation. The Patterson Foundation is matching up to $100 per donor, per nonprofit organization. There is no limit to the number of unique donor matches we can receive. It is an incredible opportunity for our organization and one of our major fundraising events of the year!

Please help us continue our mission to ensure that no child in Manatee County goes hungry! Tell all your friends and neighbors (from an appropriate social distance of course...)!

The direct link to give to EFELT and take advantage of the matching fund opportunity is: https://www.givingpartnerchallenge.org/organizations/elks-feeding-empty-little-tummies-inc

The challenge opens promptly at noon today!

Sincerely,

Brett Davis, Executive Director
Elks Feeding Empty Little Tummies, Inc.

I’m ready to support Elks Feeding Empty Little Tummies Inc. (EFELT) on April 28, 2020 during The Giving Challenge. Learn more about Elks Feeding Empty Little Tummies Inc. (EFELT) and all the other organizations participating in .

11/28/2017

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