ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY, 2010–2011 NEW LODGES GRANTED BY GER MICHAEL F. SMITH NAME AND NO. OF LODGE INSTITUTED


Mount Pleasant, SC, No. 2867 ........................................................9/26/10 Anchorage, AK, No. 2868 ..............................................................11/18/10 Marshall County, AL, No. 2869 ...................................................... 1/16/11 South Dade, FL, No. 2870 ............................................................... 8/28/11


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, 2010, to March 31, 2011, are listed below.


ACTIVITIES BY MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS & AUXILIARIES (CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ONLY) YOUTH PROGRAMS


AMOUNT MEMBERSHIP BY STATE STATE


LODGE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 GAIN


LOSS MEMBERS


ALABAMA ............................................................ 248 ....................... 6,570 ALASKA ..................................... 15 ................................................... 6,364 ARIZONA.............................................................. 891 ..................... 27,941 ARKANSAS .......................................................... 144 ....................... 5,188 CALIFORNIA .................................................... 1,911 ..................... 83,147 COLORADO ......................................................... 924 ..................... 24,144 CONNECTICUT .................................................. 334 ..................... 20,747 FLORIDA........................................................... 2,161 ..................... 61,351 GEORGIA ............................................................. 255 ....................... 5,284 HAWAII, INCLUDING GUAM & REP. OF PHILIPPINES ...... 57 ................................................... 4,143 IDAHO .................................................................. 326 ....................... 8,201 ILLINOIS.............................................................. 759 ..................... 31,810 INDIANA .............................................................. 885 ..................... 19,676 IOWA .................................................................... 546 ..................... 10,362 KANSAS ............................................................... 110 ....................... 6,550 KENTUCKY ............................... 30 ................................................... 6,445 LOUISIANA ........................................................... 35 ....................... 1,859 MAINE .................................................................. 218 ..................... 11,159 MD, DE & DC....................................................... 833 ..................... 21,672 MASSACHUSETTS ............................................. 586 ..................... 43,062 MICHIGAN ....................................................... 1,039 ..................... 25,174 MINNESOTA ....................................................... 333 ....................... 9,162 MISSISSIPPI ......................................................... 85 ....................... 2,836 MISSOURI ........................................................... 343 ..................... 30,091 MONTANA ........................................................... 108 ....................... 7,815 NEBRASKA.......................................................... 302 ....................... 7,486 NEVADA............................................................... 145 ....................... 4,581 NEW HAMPSHIRE ............................................. 213 ....................... 7,661 NEW JERSEY ............................ 10 ................................................. 42,065 NEW MEXICO ..................................................... 215 ....................... 9,906 NEW YORK....................................................... 1,112 ..................... 54,749 NORTH CAROLINA............................................ 423 ..................... 11,247 NORTH DAKOTA................................................ 178 ....................... 7,986 OHIO..................................................................... 570 ..................... 41,036 OKLAHOMA ........................................................ 433 .....................11,093 OREGON ........................................................... 1,329 ..................... 29,690 PANAMA .................................................................. 8 .......................... 374 PENNSYLVANIA ............................................. 1,408 ..................... 48,298 PUERTO RICO ........................................................................................ 45 RHODE ISLAND ..................... 156 ................................................... 6,199 SOUTH CAROLINA ............................................ 153 ....................... 6,796 SOUTH DAKOTA ................................................ 230 ....................... 4,543 TENNESSEE ....................................................... 167 ....................... 8,550 TEXAS .................................................................. 422 ..................... 16,299 UTAH.................................................................... 134 ....................... 4,616 VERMONT ............................................................. 96 ....................... 7,752 VIRGINIA ............................................................. 267 ..................... 10,016 WASHINGTON ................................................. 2,214 ..................... 21,468 WEST VIRGINIA ................................................. 385 ....................... 8,923 WISCONSIN ........................................................ 485 ....................... 9,326 WYOMING ........................................................... 173 ....................... 7,561


TOTALS: 54 268 24,136 869,019 NET LOSS 23,868


(ELKS HOOP SHOOT, SCOUTS, SCHOLARSHIPS) ...... $ 9,971,462 YOUTH ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ............................................. 1,987,562 PROGRAMS FOR THE NEEDY OR DISABLED ...................20,663,926 PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS ..............................................................603,257 VETERANS PROGRAMS ........................................................... 3,873,540 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS (SUPPORT OF HOSPITALS, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, ETC.) ................................. 6,479,437 COMMUNITY RECOGNITION PROJECTS ...............................502,717 ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION............................................ 8,516,929 DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM.................................................723,934 AUXILIARY PROGRAMS.............................................................. 363,018 CATEGORIES NOT COVERED................................................. 4,249,310 TOTAL $ 57,935,056


NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS BY MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS & AUXILIARIES DONATED HOURS FOR ALL PROGRAMS 10,941,872 HOURS @ $21.36/HOUR ................................. $ 233,718,386 (CURRENT VALUE PER US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES) TRANSPORTATION COSTS 29,483,278 MILES @ 50¢/MILE................................................14,741,639 (CURRENT VALUE PER US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES) CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER THAN CASH EST. VALUE AT TIME OF CONTRIBUTION .......................43,134,129 (SUCH AS BOOKS, BLOOD DONATIONS, GLASSES, ETC.) TOTAL $ 291,594,154 GRAND TOTAL $ 349,529,210


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, 2010, to March 31, 2011 (including cash, travel, and hours donated).


STATE AMOUNT STATE AMOUNT


AL .............................. $ 2,121,075 NV............................. $ 3,828,745 AK................................. 5,146,293 NH ................................1,326,949 AZ ................................. 7,462,005 NJ ...............................52,970,668 AR................................. 1,237,179 NM................................2,641,964 CA-HI ......................... 57,331,735 NY...............................18,225,482 CO................................. 6,420,340 NC................................. 3,152,353 CT ................................. 4,058,249 ND ...................................609,972 FL ............................... 40,690,748 OH ................................6,512,676 GA................................. 2,346,070 OK................................. 3,600,086 ID.................................. 7,405,986 OR................................. 9,206,431 IL .................................. 4,017,881 PA ................................. 4,903,642 IN.................................. 3,266,900 RI ..................................1,641,846 IA .................................. 8,695,923 SC ................................. 2,028,872 KS ................................. 1,809,603 SD .................................... 929,323 KY................................. 1,546,084 TN................................. 6,343,054 LA ................................. 1,453,392 TX ...............................17,959,702 ME ................................ 1,880,232 UT ................................. 4,661,962 MD, DE, & DC............. 6,410,678 VT ................................. 1,335,805 MA ................................ 6,963,220 VA ................................. 2,853,550 MI ................................. 3,988,612 WA ................................5,429,471 MN................................ 2,062,079 WV ................................2,566,767 MS ................................... 634,975 WI ................................. 2,045,642 MO.............................. 13,917,389 WY ................................1,450,284 MT ................................ 1,275,822 NE ................................ 1,161,494


TOTAL................. $ 349,529,210


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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