Elks, Antlers attend leadership conference
| 16 Feb 2015 | 02:47
Pictured, from left, Sussex Elks Lodge 2288 Drug Awareness Chairman Richard Green, Sussex Antlers No. 5 youth group members Catherine Jollie, Andrew Lang, Haily Szabo, Aexis Garrity and Antlers No. 5 adviser Ashley Green.
SUSSEX BOROUGH — Sussex Elks Lodge 2288 and its youth group, Antlers No. 5, recently attended the 27th Annual New Jersey State Elks Peer Leadership Conference over three days in Long Branch.
This year's theme was "Elks And Youth: Launching A New Era in Leadership."
The event gathered more than 350 high school students from throughout New Jersey. This program is designed to develop to the fullest potential the leadership skills students to improve self-confidence and build self-esteem in themselves, their peers and their communities.