Community Corner

Volunteers Sought to Help Peekskill Fire Victims

The Peekskill Elks Lodge is seeking volunteers to help sort items that are being donated to the victims of Thursday's apartment building fire on Lakeview Drive.

The Peekskill Elks Lodge is seeking volunteers to help its members sort items that are being collected for the victims of Thursday's apartment building fire in Peekskill, according to Joseph Ronca of the Peekskill Office of Emergency Management.

The Elks Lodge is located at 1038 Brown Street and volunteers will be there fro noon to 4 p.m. throughout the week as needed. People can just stop by or they can email the Lodge at bpoe744@optimum.net.

Ronca also asked that gift and pre-paid debit cards be donated in lieu of cash and checks.

Find out what's happening in Peekskill-Cortlandtwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

A list of items that are needed and drop-off sites can be found here.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here