MANCHESTER — In any other year, tables at the Manchester Elks Lodge would have been spread for a hot lunch on Thursday and 200 veterans would have been seated around, trading stories.
This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, tables at the Bissell Street hall held bulky hoodies, socks, gloves and knit hats. Volunteers boxed the new clothes along with meals of turkey and lasagna.
Elks members and staff from Johnson Brunetti Retirement and Investment Specialists then delivered the meals and clothing to veterans in Hartford, Bristol, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Vernon and West Haven.
