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Elks Donate to Purple Flower

After government funding was cut for The Purple Flower Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Resource & Support Center, a Carroll County organization for survivors of domestic violence, the Holiday Island Elks Lodge No. 1042 stepped up with a donation of $4,000. The funds were provided through a grant from the Elks National Foundation. Pictured from left to right are Elk Joan Kratzer, Purple Flower board of directors member Summer Gurney, Purple Flower executive director Shiloh Grace, Purple Flower board member Jonathan Teigen and Elk Wally Kratzer, author of the grant. Photo courtesy of Holiday Island Elks

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2026 5:00 pm

After government funding was cut for The Purple Flower Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Resource & Support Center, a Carroll County organization for survivors of domestic violence, the Holiday Island Elks Lodge No. 1042 stepped up with a donation of $4,000. The funds were provided through a grant from the Elks National Foundation. Pictured from left to right are Elk Joan Kratzer, Purple Flower board of directors member Summer Gurney, Purple Flower executive director Shiloh Grace, Purple Flower board member Jonathan Teigen and Elk Wally Kratzer, author of the grant.