2011–2012 GL Lodge Activities/State Associations Committee Contests R
ECOGNIZING outstanding performers at the na- tional level allows the GL Lodge Activities/State Associations Committee contests to bring not only a sense of prestige and pride to the lodges and state associations participating but also promotes participa- tion in our Grand Lodge programs. The contests provide an opportunity for lodges across the nation to provide proof that not only do Elks Give from the Heart but also that Elks Care—Elks Share. Because each contest entry is judged against the entries from other lodges or state associations of the same membership level, each entry has an equal opportunity to win.
Please take the opportunity to enter the Grand Lodge
contests to ensure that your lodge or state association is properly recognized for its contributions to our Order. For the leaders of our lodges, the real challenge is to help develop the committees that will work to perfect the lodge’s activities in each of the contest areas. Then the activities need to be properly documented and the mate- rials submitted by each contest’s deadline. It is very probable that the lodge members are already doing al- most all the things that these contests cover with the exception of providing the documentation, as these ac- tivities are our goals as Elks.
For all the information on the requirements and dead- lines of these contests, consult your 2011–2012 GL Lodge Activities/State Associations Committee Program bro-
chure or go to the Grand Lodge Committees, Lodge Activities/State Associations Committee section on the Grand Lodge website at
elks.org. You can also obtain copies from your district deputy, your state association Lodge Activities chairman or the appropriate Grand Lodge area representative of the GL Lodge Activities/ State Associations Committee.
Michael T. Luhr, Member Contest
GL Lodge Activities/State Associations Committee Postmark Deadline
A All-American Lodge ......................................3/15/2012 B Community Service and Image ....................3/15/2012 C Elks Memorial Service ..................................2/15/2012 D Lodge Bulletin ...............................................1/15/2012 E Per Capita Contributions to the Elks National Foundation .. Rec’d by 3/31/2012
F Elks National Foundation Lodge Chairman Challenge .................. Rec’d by 3/31/2012
G State Elks National Foundation Per Capita Donations ................. Rec’d by 3/31/2012
H State Elks National Foundation State Chairman Challenge ........ Rec’d by 3/31/2012
I State Association Publications .....................1/15/2012 J Special Recognition Awards for Elks National Foundation .........................3/31/2012 Note: State association contest due dates may differ.
certificates to four other organizations whose representatives could not attend the breakfast.
Norwich, NY, Lodge members cel- ebrated the lodge’s 100th anniversary with a public picnic and party and treated more than 250 adults and children to lunch, carnival-style games, face painting, and crafts.
Calabash, NC, Lodge donated a $2,000 ENF Gratitude Grant to the Town of Calabash to purchase children’s playground equipment for the Calabash Community Park.
Cary-Apex, NC, Lodge held its first annual Soccer Shoot with the help of the Cary Teen Council, the Town of Cary Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department, and the Carolina RailHawks, a professional soccer team that competes in the North American Soccer League. Nearly 50 boys and girls under the age of 14 participated in the event, and lodge members awarded trophies to each of the top three winners in the Boys U–10, Boys U–12, Boys U–14, and Girls U–10 Divisions. Additionally, the RailHawks gave each of the first-place winners three passes to a game and honored the four winners in a ceremony at halftime. Pictured with Swoop, the Carolina RailHawks’ mascot, are (from left) winners Cristian Vartas (Boys U–14), Brendon Leon (Boys U–10), Connell Leon (Boys U–12), and Hannah Francis (Girls U–10) and ER William Buckley.
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Greensboro, NC, Lodge Americanism Committee held a motorcycle Bike Rally fund-raiser and raised $3,700 for its A Flag in Every Classroom project. In other news, the lodge collected and donated more than 730 pounds of food to the Greensboro Urban Ministry Food Bank.
Kinston, NC, Lodge donated a $1,000 grant from the BPO Elks Disaster
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