Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarships
Elks Most Valuable Scholarships are open to current high school seniors. You must meet the criteria as set forth on the Elks website. If you are interested, click on the link above. You will need to set up an account to apply for a scholarship.
Lodge Scholarship Chairman: Doug Thompson, PER, Email: mybuddydoug@yahoo.com
Americanism Essay Contest
A program of the Elks’ Grand Lodge Fraternal Committee, this contest is geared towards students in 5th through 8th grades to promote patriotism among young people. The 2024-2025 Essay theme is: “What Patriotism Mean To Me”
Lodge Americanism Chairman: Gary J. Marinelli, PER, Email: garymarinelli@sandiegoelks168.org
Drug Awareness
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks welcomes you to the resource center for the Elks National Drug Awareness Program – the largest volunteer drug awareness program in the United States. Lodge Drug Awareness Chairwoman: Kathleen Kuttler, PER, Email: kk1954@cox.net
Hoop Shoot
Elks national Hoop Shoot www.elks.org/hoopshoot/
Lodge Hoop Shoot Director: Jeremy Launder, Email: SanDiegoElksHoopShoot@gmail.com
National Foundation
The ENF is able to help Elks build stronger communities thanks to contributions from our generous donors. Since inception, we have received more than $270 million in contributions and bequests. Today, we have more than 100,000 active donors and an endowment fund valued at $693 million.
The program is open to anyone residing in California or Hawaii who is a citizen of the United States of America and planning to pursue an eligible vocational/technical (voc/tech) course resulting in a certificate or two-year degree and leading to employment opportunities.
Purple Pig
The California-Hawaii Elks have raised over $116.2 MILLION since 1950 to address the unmet needs of children with disabilities by developing a program of supporting services to aid these children at no cost to their families.
Watch this heart-felt video about the Purple Pig program from its inception in 1950–and see how inspiring and powerful the program is working in action.