ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY, 2009–2010 NEW LODGES GRANTED BY GER JAMES L. NICHELSON NAME AND NO. OF LODGE INSTITUTED


Clayton, NM, No. 2865 .................................................................... 9/19/09 Mandarin/St. Johns, FL, No. 2866 .................................................6/26/10


CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, WELFARE, AND PATRIOTIC WORK


The charitable, educational, welfare, and patriotic activities in which our Order, state associations, and subordinate lodges are engaged, together with the total expenditures and related statistics for the lodge year from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010, are listed below.


ACTIVITIES BY MEMBERS & LADIES (CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ONLY) YOUTH PROGRAMS


AMOUNT MEMBERSHIP BY STATE STATE


LODGE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 GAIN


LOSS MEMBERS


ALABAMA ............................................................ 290 ....................... 6,818 ALASKA ............................................................... 125 ....................... 6,349 ARIZONA........................................................... 1,199 ..................... 28,832 ARKANSAS .......................................................... 149 ....................... 5,332 CALIFORNIA .................................................... 2,343 ..................... 85,058 COLORADO ......................................................1,196 .....................25,068 CONNECTICUT .................................................. 433 ..................... 21,081 FLORIDA........................................................... 3,639 ..................... 63,512 GEORGIA ............................................................... 34 ....................... 5,539 HAWAII, INCLUDING GUAM & REP. OF PHILIPPINES .................................. 59 ....................... 4,086 IDAHO .................................................................. 369 ....................... 8,527 ILLINOIS........................................................... 1,604 ..................... 32,569 INDIANA .............................................................. 972 ..................... 20,561 IOWA .................................................................... 649 ..................... 10,908 KANSAS ............................................................... 212 ....................... 6,660 KENTUCKY ......................................................... 103 ....................... 6,415 LOUISIANA ........................................................... 60 ....................... 1,894 MAINE .................................................................. 427 ..................... 11,377 MD, DE & DC.................................................... 1,023 ..................... 22,505 MASSACHUSETTS ............................................. 745 ..................... 43,648 MICHIGAN ....................................................... 1,452 ..................... 26,213 MINNESOTA .................................................... 1,883 ....................... 9,495 MISSISSIPPI ....................................................... 138 ....................... 2,921 MISSOURI ........................................................... 131 ..................... 30,434 MONTANA ........................................................... 226 ....................... 7,923 NEBRASKA.......................................................... 677 ....................... 7,788 NEVADA................................................................. 81 ....................... 4,726 NEW HAMPSHIRE ............................................. 229 ....................... 7,874 NEW JERSEY .......................... 235 ................................................. 42,055 NEW MEXICO ....................................................... 10 ..................... 10,121 NEW YORK....................................................... 1,030 ..................... 55,861 NORTH CAROLINA............................................ 580 ..................... 11,670 NORTH DAKOTA................................................ 450 ....................... 8,164 OHIO.................................................................. 1,504 ..................... 41,606 OKLAHOMA ........................................................ 474 .....................11,526 OREGON ........................................................... 2,245 ..................... 31,019 PANAMA ...................................... 1 ...................................................... 382 PENNSYLVANIA ............................................. 2,601 ..................... 49,706 PUERTO RICO ...................................................... 15 ............................ 45 RHODE ISLAND ................................................... 28 ....................... 6,043 SOUTH CAROLINA ............................................ 266 ....................... 6,949 SOUTH DAKOTA ................................................ 425 ....................... 4,773 TENNESSEE ....................................................... 363 ....................... 8,717 TEXAS ........................................ 57 ................................................. 16,721 UTAH.................................................................... 122 ....................... 4,750 VERMONT ........................................................... 129 ....................... 7,848 VIRGINIA ............................................................. 367 ..................... 10,283 WASHINGTON ................................................. 1,544 ..................... 23,682 WEST VIRGINIA ................................................. 384 ....................... 9,308 WISCONSIN ........................................................ 449 ....................... 9,811 WYOMING ........................................................... 217 ....................... 7,734


TOTALS: 54 293 33,651 892,887 NET LOSS 33,358


(ELKS HOOP SHOOT, SCOUTS, SCHOLARSHIPS) ...... $ 9,479,555 YOUTH ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ............................................. 2,245,275 PROGRAMS FOR THE NEEDY OR DISABLED ...................20,342,311 PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS ..............................................................645,353 VETERANS PROGRAMS ........................................................... 3,208,999 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS (SUPPORT OF HOSPITALS, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, ETC.) ................................. 6,124,844 COMMUNITY RECOGNITION PROJECTS ...............................461,238 ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION............................................ 7,472,478 DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM.................................................838,070 AUXILIARY PROGRAMS.............................................................. 414,543 CATEGORIES NOT COVERED................................................. 3,135,948 TOTAL $ 54,368,614


NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS BY MEMBERS & LADIES DONATED HOURS FOR ALL PROGRAMS 9,451,102 HOURS @ $20.85/HOUR ................................... $ 197,055,477 (CURRENT VALUE PER US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES) TRANSPORTATION COSTS 33,993,896 MILES @ $.55/MILE ..............................................18,696,643 (CURRENT VALUE PER US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES) CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER THAN CASH EST. VALUE AT TIME OF CONTRIBUTION .......................36,541,644 (SUCH AS BOOKS, BLOOD DONATIONS, GLASSES, ETC.) TOTAL $ 252,293,764 GRAND TOTAL $ 306,662,378


CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY STATE The following table shows the amount expended in charitable, educational, welfare, and patriotic work in each state and special jurisdiction (by state association) during the period from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010 (including cash, travel, and hours donated).


STATE AMOUNT STATE AMOUNT


AL .............................. $ 2,500,550 NV............................. $ 4,522,206 AK................................. 2,503,523 NH ................................2,304,390 AZ ................................. 7,864,788 NJ ...............................54,486,551 AR................................. 1,519,665 NM................................3,285,554 CA-HI ......................... 38,900,931 NY...............................18,938,557 CO................................. 8,388,771 NC................................. 2,641,906 CT ................................. 3,807,192 ND ...................................598,015 FL ............................... 29,851,049 OH ................................6,236,963 GA................................. 2,406,306 OK................................. 2,707,319 ID.................................. 8,318,924 OR................................. 8,277,450 IL .................................. 3,201,819 PA ................................. 5,403,016 IN.................................. 2,788,875 RI ..................................1,628,780 IA .................................. 2,975,912 SC ................................. 1,587,205 KS ................................. 2,128,391 SD ................................. 1,005,701 KY................................. 1,468,509 TN................................. 3,459,165 LA ................................. 1,032,787 TX ...............................12,406,099 ME ................................ 2,266,970 UT ................................. 3,930,638 MD, DE, & DC............. 7,209,416 VT ................................. 1,144,871 MA ................................ 4,428,709 VA ................................. 3,074,907 MI ................................. 4,557,497 WA ................................6,838,563 MN................................ 2,755,374 WV ................................1,390,933 MS ................................... 597,855 WI ................................. 1,839,094 MO.............................. 13,701,097 WY ................................1,331,931 MT ................................ 1,052,086 NE ................................ 1,395,537


TOTAL................. $ 306,662,378


The total amount does not reflect additional amounts over and above the participating contributions by subordinate lodges that have been expended by state associations on charitable activities.


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