What’s Happening at the Elks National Foundation • The Elks National Foundation announced the 2013 Most Valuable
Student scholarship and Legacy Awards winners! To meet the newest members of the Elks family, visit
www.elks.org/enf/scholars.
• The 2013 Elks National Hoop Shoot Finals results are online at
www.elks.org/hoopshoot. Congratulations to the six champions!
• The Grand Lodge Convention is right around the corner. Please visit
www.elks.org/enf for details on ENF seminars, events, and more.
well as for the more than 260 other people who were present, including active-duty members of the armed forces and their families and other volunteers. Altogether, thirty-four Elks volunteered to assist at the stand down and arrived there that morning bright and early and full of the energy needed to serve so many meals. During the stand down, attendees, including homeless veterans and members of the armed forces and their families, were also given access to medical care, employment opportunities, information about housing programs, and various supplies. “Helping homeless veterans is everyone’s responsibility,” says Eugene Lodge Secy. Raymond Stice. “The suc- cess of this grant is simply being able to contribute to their welfare.”
Gratitude Grant for Strengthening Youth
Knowing that the future of stronger communities starts with youth, the Durango, Colorado, Lodge used its $2,000 ENF Gratitude Grant to help with a nine-day community Safety Town program for children ages five to seven. During the course of the program, participants learned about community safety issues, like the importance of care- fully crossing streets and train tracks, and how to navigate local streets. Elks pitched in during the event by repairing various types of equipment and donating helmets for use during the traffic safety portion of the program, in which the children pedaled small, four- wheel vehicles along the streets of a mock town.
“Our involvement with Safety Town shows how the Elks serve all members of our community,” says Project Manager Kim Nemecek. “It shows that we are working to make our community a better place.” Applications for ENF Gratitude Grants are due May 31. Don’t let your lodge miss an opportunity to obtain $2,000 that it can use to serve your community. For additional details about the Community Investments Program, visit
www.elks.org/enf/community. ■
The Elks National Foundation helps lodges serve their communi-
ties by offering $2,000 Gratitude Grants. Lodges are eligible to apply for Gratitude Grants after meeting the GER’s per member goal for ENF giving. To find out more about Gratitude Grants and the Com- munity Investments Program, visit
www.elks.org/enf/community.
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