Certified giveaways as the Elks leadership conference

The FY2025 report certifies a program named NJ Elks Leadership Conference at 17,518.78 expended. It names the New Jersey State Elks Association as the recipient and gives 02/07/2025 as both the funding date and the launch date. Four purchase orders make 17,518.78 to the cent. Purchase order 25-00171 pays the Elks 7,700.00 in student stipends, 20 at 385.00, by check 115382 on 02/11/2025. Purchase order 25-00234 pays Academy Express 2,424.52 for buses, safety fees and tolls to and from the conference. Purchase order 24-02668 pays Positive Promotions 7,298.26 for 25 lines of pamphlets, bookmarks, crayons, pens, T-shirts, tote bags, drawstring backpacks, hand sanitizer, kits and 694.21 of shipping. It was ordered 07/22/2024 and paid 10/08/2024. Purchase order 24-03156 pays Amazon 96.00 net for Overdose Awareness Day candles, batteries and ribbons. It was ordered 08/30/2024 and paid 09/10/2024. No other combination of the year's nine program orders makes 17,518.78. Neither of the last two orders mentions the conference. They were bought five to seven months before the program's funding date. Of the 17,518.78 the City certified as a conference paid to the Elks, the Elks received 7,700.00.