Crestview Sons of Italy Lodge makes animal welfare donation

Sons of Italy in American Crestview lodge president Thomas Hughes (left, holding check) presents $1,000 to Bonnie Stine (right, holding check)of the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, along with other lodge members recently at Foxwood County Club.

CRESTVIEW — The Panhandle Animal Welfare Society now has extra support for its programs assisting animals in Northwest Florida.

The Order of the Sons of Italy in America, Richard A. Capozzola Lodge in Crestview donated $1,000 to the organization.

A lodge spokesperson said, "Their outstanding compassion for our animals, that so depend on us, raised our conscientious to assist them in their endeavors."

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview Sons of Italy Lodge makes animal welfare donation