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Area deer hunters are often asked to donate venison to help feed the hungry, but they're also urged to donate deer hides for use in the Veterans Leath
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Cedar Rapids Elks Association has been crafting gloves, other leather items for over 20 years Ron Gardner, coordinator of the Veterans Leather Program for the Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge, salts a deer hide Tuesday at a shed at the lodge. The salt helps preserve the hide until it is collected at the end of the season for tanning. Deer hides donated by hunters will be used to make wheelchair gloves and crafting leather for veterans with disabilities. (Liz Martin/The Gazette) Ron Gardner, coordinator of the Veterans Leather Program for the Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge, uses a shed at the lodge to process...