Elks adds to Skyline High School Band fund

Skyline High School Marching Band members surround Elks Dennis Henline, black shirt, and Band Director Daniel Holland for check presentation after a recent practice.

Elks Exalted Ruler Dennis Henline and Lodge Secretary Jane Wine recently visited Skyline High School in Front Royal to watch a school band practice, and the Lodge wound up donating $1,500 for much needed band equipment.

While the Elks have consistently funded school athletic teams in Warren County, Henline said after the Skyline practice that he didn’t want their supportive school bands to be left out, so he handed a check to Band Director Daniel Holland.

For Holland, this was the second time in just a few months that community funds have come to him. The Rotary Club of Front Royal recently made a donation toward uniforms. One of many forms of payback for these generous donations has been Holland’s brass ensemble appearances at the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Town Gazebo the last Monday in May.

Henline took the opportunity to encourage Skyline seniors “to make sure they applied for college scholarships offered by the Front Royal Elks Lodge and the Elks National Foundation.”

Dennis Henline presenting a check to the SHS Band Director, Daniel Holland.