Community Service and Image Contest B
HE Community Service and Image Contest B Award is one of the most coveted awards in the Order. Certainly no other contest gauges more effectively how our lodges and members are promoting our organization’s philanthropic mission. Whether through our patriotism, love of and devotion to our country and flag, through our many youth programs, or through our care of and devotion to veterans, making a difference in our communities is at the heart of our organization, truly demonstrating that Elks Care–Elks Share.
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disposed of nearly 100 worn and damaged US flags.
Montana State Elks Association donated $4,700 to the Pioneer Medical Center in Big Timber to purchase equipment that would allow the center to perform multiple tests at one time.
York, NE, Lodge donated a US flag to the York Fire Department following a patriotic ceremony.
Dover, NH, Lodge members attended a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scout James Cheney, of Boy Scout Troop No. 237, and presented him with a plaque. For his Eagle Scout Project, Cheney led a team that cleared a trail and reinforced a walking bridge in the Mount Isinglass Recreational Area in Rochester.
Franklin, NH, Lodge members at- tended a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scout Cameron Wood, of Boy Scout Troop No. 71, and presented him with a plaque. For his Eagle Scout Project, Wood built several wheelchair-accessible picnic tables and flower boxes at the New Hamp- shire Veterans Home.
Plymouth, NH, Lodge, with the help of scouts from Cub Scout Pack Nos. 56 and 58 and Boy Scout Troop No. 58, held a Flag-Retirement Ceremony and properly disposed of 500 worn and damaged US flags.
Harrison-East Newark, NJ, Lodge donated $500 to the BPO Elks Disaster Relief Fund. The lodge also donated $1,750 to local charities,
T H E E L K S M A G A Z I N E
So what does it take to win this coveted award in Elkdom? Simply document and report the community activities your lodge does. Each year Elks lodges and their members promote Grand Lodge, state, and local programs and community service activities throughout the country. Pro- grams such as Elks Hoop Shoot Contest, Soccer Shoot Contest, Most Valuable Scholarship Awards, Drug Awareness Programs, and recognition and support of scout troops demonstrate the Order’s commitment to America’s youth. Elks honor our nation’s flag through patriotic ceremonies within their communities.
Letting other people know what Elks do can promote a strong image
and earn support and respect in the community for your lodge. Oftentimes good works are contagious, and other people in your community will want to become part of the organization that promotes them by joining that organization.
Our existence as Elks is dependent on the community services we provide and a positive public image that promotes a better community in which to live. For these reasons, we encourage each lodge to fully publicize all Grand Lodge, state association and local community service programs throughout
its area. Take pride in your lodge’s accomplishments by preparing a brochure that becomes a valuable record for the future. Exalted rulers should appoint a lodge member or committee to begin preparing your lodge’s entry in the Community Service and Image Contest B, the earlier the better. This will give them plenty of time to gather the material needed for your lodge’s entry and complete your lodge’s binder. The materials should document your programs with media clippings, letters of appreciation, pictures, and short, concise text in an 8½ by 11- inch, three-ring binder not exceeding four inches in thickness. Submit your entry to this committee member, postmarked no later than March 15, 2012. All entries must be accompanied by a letter from your lodge secretary certifying the lodge membership as of March 31, 2011.
Howard Boyd, Member
GL Lodge Activities/State Associations Committee 7 Hogan Court, Shallotte, NC 28470
including $500 to Special Olympics New Jersey, $250 to sponsor a Little League baseball team, and several donations to organizations working toward cures for various diseases.
Jackson, NJ, Lodge members attended a Court of Honor Ceremony for new Eagle Scout Michael Montgomery, of Boy Scout Troop No. 34. For his Eagle Scout Project, Montgomery created a 9/11 Memorial, which consisted of a garden and a memorial plaque, at a local school.
New Jersey State Elks Association members honored student Ryan Won Lee, who was sponsored by the Park Ridge Lodge, during their state convention for earning a second-place ENF Most Valuable Student scholar- ship worth $40,000 over four years.
New Milford-Teaneck, NJ, Lodge members awarded scholarships worth more than $1,300 in total to graduat- ing high school students Brittany Amoroso, Peter Thomsen, and Amanda Young.
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