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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: To inculcate the principles of charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity; to recognize a belief in god; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its members; to quicken the spirit of american patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its governement, the benevolent and protective order of elks of the united states of america will service the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that "elks care and elks share".
Programs: Hall is donated to numerous non-profit organizations for fundraising purposes. This includes but is not limited to center for autism, various local highschools in the local area as well as fundraisers for their band and athletic programs, boy scouts, girl scouts, humane society, etc. The hall is donated a minimum of 30 times a year and if not donated it would rent for approximately $500-$900.
the elks lodge provides community food drives, veteran's christmas party, veteran's bbq. In september the lodge provides food to all ems, police, officers and firefighters. The lodge also sponsors many athletic and youth programs including a golf tournament, hoop shoot for area children, scholarship fund, boy scouts, drug free events, baseball teams etc.
the lodge donates money, clothing, haircuts and gifts each month to our adopted ward at jefferson barracks. They also donate to the uso, fischer house, special olympics and backstoppers.