““ELKS CARE – ELKS SHARE”ELKS CARE – ELKS SHARE”

Virginia Elks AssociationVirginia Elks Association

Lodge Indoctrination Program Lodge Indoctrination Program

Benevolent and Protective Order of ElksBenevolent and Protective Order of Elks

THE BENEVOLENT AND THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKSPROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS

American Citizens Who Believe in GodAmerican Citizens Who Believe in God Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, FidelityCharity, Justice, Brotherly Love, Fidelity

PGER Grillo: “Raise Money – Give it Away”PGER Grillo: “Raise Money – Give it Away” Special Loves: Veterans and YouthSpecial Loves: Veterans and Youth Making a Difference in the CommunityMaking a Difference in the Community Different Aspects to Lodge LifeDifferent Aspects to Lodge Life

Social, Charity, Support, GovernanceSocial, Charity, Support, Governance

The Four Aspects of Elk LifeThe Four Aspects of Elk Life

Social – How It All StartedSocial – How It All Started

Charity – What It Has BecomeCharity – What It Has Become

Lodge Support – Makes It AffordableLodge Support – Makes It Affordable

Governance – Will Keep It Alive and WellGovernance – Will Keep It Alive and Well

Lodge Social LifeLodge Social Life

Tradition of The Jolly CorksTradition of The Jolly Corks

New Friends, Lasting FriendshipsNew Friends, Lasting Friendships

Social Quarters of the LodgesSocial Quarters of the Lodges

Year-Round Events and EntertainmentYear-Round Events and Entertainment

SOCIAL LIFE AT OUR LODGESOCIAL LIFE AT OUR LODGE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Jolly Corks Had Nothing on Us The Jolly Corks Had Nothing on Us

Lounge EventsLounge Events Theme PartiesTheme Parties KaraokeKaraoke Sports SundaysSports Sundays Open Daily for LunchOpen Daily for Lunch Weekday DinnersWeekday Dinners

Special EventsSpecial Events Children’s PartiesChildren’s Parties Member PartiesMember Parties DancesDances Golf TournamentsGolf Tournaments RafflesRaffles

CHARITY CHARITY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THE ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATIONTHE ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION

Tradition: Support Families of Deceased Elks Tradition: Support Families of Deceased Elks 1928 Grant of $100,000—Member Supported1928 Grant of $100,000—Member Supported

Unified Resources to Coordinate ServiceUnified Resources to Coordinate Service Mission – Help Build Stronger CommunitiesMission – Help Build Stronger Communities $271M Donated to Elk Charities$271M Donated to Elk Charities Today: 180,000 Donors; $420M EndowmentToday: 180,000 Donors; $420M Endowment ENF Donations Support:ENF Donations Support:

Scholarships, Drug Awareness, Hoop Shoot, Scholarships, Drug Awareness, Hoop Shoot, Veterans Service Commission, Community Veterans Service Commission, Community Investments, State Elks AssociationsInvestments, State Elks Associations

CHARITY AT OUR LODGECHARITY AT OUR LODGE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We Give Money – We Need Your TimeWe Give Money – We Need Your Time

Virginia Youth CampVirginia Youth Camp VeteransVeterans ScholarshipsScholarships Hoop ShootHoop Shoot Soccer ShootSoccer Shoot Drug AwarenessDrug Awareness Scout RecognitionScout Recognition Youth Sports SupportYouth Sports Support

Thanksgiving MealsThanksgiving Meals Christmas BasketsChristmas Baskets Ladies AuxiliaryLadies Auxiliary Kids Christmas PartyKids Christmas Party Law Enforcement Law Enforcement

Recognition/SupportRecognition/Support Youth Activities Youth Activities Special ObservancesSpecial Observances

LODGE SUPPORT ACTIVITIESLODGE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Making It Affordable—Preserving TraditionsMaking It Affordable—Preserving Traditions

Bingo Bingo

EventEvent PlanningPlanning Lodge DecorationsLodge Decorations Amateur ChefsAmateur Chefs Lodge NewsletterLodge Newsletter Indoor/Outdoor Indoor/Outdoor

MaintenanceMaintenance Catering/RentalsCatering/Rentals Raffles/Pull-TabsRaffles/Pull-Tabs Fundraising EventsFundraising Events

Flag DayFlag Day Mothers DayMothers Day Veterans Day Veterans Day Elks Memorial ServiceElks Memorial Service Elks RitualElks Ritual Honoring Veterans,Law Honoring Veterans,Law

Enforcement and YouthEnforcement and Youth Sickness and DistressSickness and Distress Eleven O’clock ToastEleven O’clock Toast

LODGE GOVERNANCELODGE GOVERNANCE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Preserving a National and Community TreasurePreserving a National and Community Treasure

Exalted Ruler and Chair Exalted Ruler and Chair OfficersOfficers

Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees Lodge AuxiliaryLodge Auxiliary Audit and FinanceAudit and Finance Membership ManagementMembership Management Accident PreventionAccident Prevention

National and State Elks National and State Elks Organizations Organizations

Public Relations and Public Relations and Community ServiceCommunity Service

By-Laws and StatutesBy-Laws and Statutes Parliamentary Procedure Parliamentary Procedure InsuranceInsurance

ELKS CARE ELKS CARE – –

ELKS SHAREELKS SHARE

HELP US PRESERVE THIS TRADITIONHELP US PRESERVE THIS TRADITION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BECOME ACTIVE TODAY!!!BECOME ACTIVE TODAY!!!