Lake Oconee Elks Lodge visits Georgia War Veterans Home

  • Elks volunteers Bill Lewis and Mary Zachary chat with the residents. CONTRIBUTED
    Elks volunteers Bill Lewis and Mary Zachary chat with the residents. CONTRIBUTED
  • Twenty-one Elks volunteers assisted with the grilled luncheon and served 59 veterans and about 20 staff. CONTRIBUTED
    Twenty-one Elks volunteers assisted with the grilled luncheon and served 59 veterans and about 20 staff. CONTRIBUTED
  • Brad Hatch, Ted Hatch, Cheryl Abbott, Doug Miller and Marion Freeman grill the food. CONTRIBUTED
    Brad Hatch, Ted Hatch, Cheryl Abbott, Doug Miller and Marion Freeman grill the food. CONTRIBUTED
  • Army veteran Kenneth Murphy plays his harmonica as Doug Miller looks on. CONTRIBUTED
    Army veteran Kenneth Murphy plays his harmonica as Doug Miller looks on. CONTRIBUTED

    The Lake Oconee Elks Lodge gave the residents of the Georgia War Veterans Home a grilled luncheon on Wednesday, May 3.

    The Elks served hot dogs, hamburgers and brats to 59 veterans and about 20 staff members.

    There were about 21 Elks volunteers who helped the veterans out to the pavilion.

    They served them lunch and sat swapped stories of being overseas and serving in the military.

    It came as a surprise when resident and army veteran, Kenneth Murphy, 96, pulled out his harmonica and started playing some old tunes and ballads while everyone cheered him on while enjoying the music.

    No luncheon is complete without peach cobbler, and we did not disappoint. It was a beautiful day of friendship, food and entertainment.

    The Elks Lodge has enjoyed many years of serving veterans at the Veterans Home as well as the Veterans Hospital in Dublin. It's a small price to pay for those who bravely served our country.

    -Contributed