Do you know any high school seniors? Encourage them to apply for an Elks National Foundation college scholarship! Most Valuable Student scholarships and Legacy Awards applications are available now. http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars
All scholarships need to be into your local lodge by March 15, 2011, the Lodges will turn their top 2 winners into the District by April 1, the district will turn their top 2 winners into the State by April 15th The state will be sending letters to all applicants by May 1st the winners will be announced at the Summer Convention in Blackfoot this June.
If you know a high school senior, tell them to check out the ENF website for scholarship opportunities. How is your Lodge promoting the Scholarship Contests?
Most Valuable Student Scholarships 500 four-year scholarships, ranging from $1,000 per year to $15,000 per year, for graduating high school seniors based on financial need, leadership and scholarship.
Do you have a child or grandchild that is planning on going to college? If they're a high school senior, have them apply for the ENF Legacy Award, http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/legacy.cfm. Legacy Awards are available exclusively to children and grandchildren of active Elks members. The contest begins September 1. Take advantage of this great opportunity!
Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships ($1,000 per year for four years). The Foundation will offer a total of up to 250...
A time to remember & feel blessed. As we ended the old year & begin the new think about our past blessings and perhaps keep that thought all the way through the New Year. I viewed the nativity story in December. The things Mary & Joseph had to go through with Mary being an unwed mother being shunned by the customs of the times almost to the point of being stoned. Traveling to Bethlehem, a long journey in very crude travel settings and delivering Christ.
Viewing Pearl Harbor & the sacrifices made by our now veterans. Viewing 9/11 an event which showed our...
There is a saying in the business world when a business starts failing after many years of success! “Go back to what got you there” In understanding this saying, many businesses were successful because while they were small, they took care of the details such as understanding the word trust. If they promised something to a customer, they made sure it was done on time. When they grew and expanded they forgot some of those details. There was a time a hand shake was as good as a contract. I...
Happy Birthday America! It is hard to fathom that our country is only 235 years old! As we look at our country today, so much has been accomplished in such a short of time. Our founding fathers started everything rolling with discontent on how they were being governed, with no say in the laws being enacted to govern them. At first it was just discontent with no real desire to be an independent government, but as time went on in their quest to right their freedoms, they realized that they actual wanted their own independent country where they could select their...
In the 18th Century, our forefathers created a new government in which all men by the Declaration of Independence are created Equal. They had lived under the rule of a monarchy and wanted to be free to choose the laws, their people who governed them, worship with out persecution, and many other rights to live a free life. As a new government, they established a new flag in which we have for over two hundred years used as our symbol for a free country. The new country abolished the symbol of their old country, the British flag as it no longer was their flag or represented their new country...
Now is your chance. For the first time in quite awhile there are several vacancies in the apartments at the Elks National Home. There are single rooms and suites available as well. So, if you are interested in residency or even in getting more information for the future, please call or e-mail the Home. It doesn’t cost you a thing to check it out. Just call 1-800-552-4140 or e-mail enhome@elkshome.org. They will be glad to talk with you and answer your questions. More information is also available at...
Idaho State Soccer Shootout which was held in Blackfoot. This is one of the many Drug Free youth activities the state lodges provides their community. 5 lodges were represented-Idaho Falls, Blackfoot, Preston, Mountain Home and Pocatello.
Only 22 more days to get in your Impact Grant application! All applications must be postmarked by August 31 for consideration. For more info, visit http://www.elks.org/enf/community/ImpactGrants.cfm. What could your Lodge do with $10,000?
On February 12, 2011 the Idaho State Hoop Shoot was held in Kellogg at Sunnyside Elementary with an awards banquet later that evening put on by the Kellogg Elks Lodge. The six Winners will now travel to Portland Oregon for the regional contest on March 5, 2011.
Incoming 2011-2012 Exalted Ruler and Lodge Secretary
I am in charge of putting together the ISEA Officers Directory and the Lodge Committee Chairperson’s directory for the upcoming year. I really need your help in completing this for the summer convention. There are two forms to fill in, one is for next years Officers and the other is for next years Committee chairpersons for your lodge. Could you please fill in the forms and return them to me by March 30th. I would...
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941. The next day the United States declared war on Japan resulting in their entry into World War II. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has always been at the forefront of supporting the nation's veterans. The order has a direct connection with Veterans' Day that is not commonly known.
Veterans' Day, Nov. 11, was originally known before World War II (and is still known in Europe) as Armistice Day. It commemorates the end of World War I, the "War to End All Wars."
When hostilities ceased in November of 1918, President Wilson gave the American Expeditionary Force Commander, General John "Black Jack" Pershing, full authority to set the date and time of the Armistice....
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks dedicates the month of November as National Veterans Remembrance Month and pledges: “So long as there are Veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them”.
In over 250 VA Medical Centers, Outpatient Clinics, State Veteran’s Homes and USOs, there is an Elks committee at work. Thousands of Elks and their spouses give generously of their time, energy and resources so that the lives of our ill and aging veterans will be...
We have vacancies at this time for individuals or couples. There are single rooms and, also, some of the renovated apartments. Anyone who is interested can e-mail us at enhome@elkshome.org or call 1-800-552-4140.
Dr. Ronald L. Plamondon
Executive Director
Elks National Home
931 Ashland Avenue
Bedford, VA 24523
1-800-552-4140
We have our numbers in for the Drug Awareness trailer at the Eastern Idaho State Fair. Members 312 hours and 946 miles. Non-members 445 hours and 614 miles. We can't tell everyone enough "THANK YOU" !!!!!!!! We affected around 15,000 plus people.
Friday 09/11/2010
The EISF is over. Thank you to all that came out and volunteered and another thank you to all who entered our drawings. We gave out free basketballs and soccer balls everyday. Good luck to those who put in on a bike! You will be contacted around Oct 20 so we can find out what size bike....
BOISE - The 2006 Idaho Legislature enacted a new special interest license plate program to generate funds to be used by the Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital. The program will specifically benefit specialized areas, including pediatrics, brain injury, stroke, hearing and balance, the Wound Clinic, and physical, speech and occupational therapies.
This new plate went on sale on Sept. 24 at local county automobile licensing offices.
An initial program fee of $35 will be charged when the plate is first purchased, with each subsequent renewal costing $25. These program fees are...
There is a saying in the business world when a business starts failing after many years of success! “Go back to what got you there” In understanding this saying, many businesses were successful because while they were small, they took care of the details such as understanding the word trust. If they promised something to a customer, they made sure it was done on time. When they grew and expanded they forgot some of those details. There was a time a hand shake was as good as a contract. I... 
Incoming 2011-2012 Exalted Ruler and Lodge Secretary