Accident Prevention Manager (Safety)
To educate all lodges concerning compliance with the Grand Lodge Insurance Program. To make all trustees and officers aware of their responsibilities to make their lodge facilities a safe place for the employees to work, and for the members and guests to enjoy.
Advisory Committee
The Past Presidents of the Idaho Elks State Association make up the ISEA Advisory Committee
Americanism Committee
To promote the cause of patriotism throughout Idaho, by educating our children to have respect for our flag and country, and to promote a “Flag Day” ceremony in every lodge. To aid lodges in the sponsoring of civic affairs and patriotic endeavors by promoting activities that will enhance love for our flag and country.
Auditing & Accounting
To examine and audit the books of the ISEA secretary, treasurer, and all state association committees handling money in excess of one hundred dollars, as well as all expenditures of money by the association.
Business Practices
Need help in dinning room operations? Having trouble with setting your lodge budget? If you need an outside eye, a little officer training, or an examination of your club and lodge operations, help is just an e-mail away. The Business Practices Committee will conduct on-site training or participate in on-site meetings to help improve your areas of concern.
C-Note Program
One of the many way you can help patients at the Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital is through the C-note Program. Established in 1968 by the Idaho State Elks Association, the C-Note Program helps rehabilitate hundreds of patients who can not otherwise afford to pay for the services they receive at the Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital.
What is a C-Note?
A C-Note is a pledge of a donation ($100 or more). The donor determines how much he will pledge and how long he will take to pay the donation in full.
Community Activities
There is no single factor more important to the welfare of a Lodge than an outstanding image in its community. In the market place the Lodge meets the competition. It is the function of this committee to formulate and carry out a program of service to the community which will establish the Lodge as one of the its most important enmities.
Dictionary Program
Contact Rebecca Penn at msbec@pmt.org 1-208-430-2576 for program details.
Submit your report online at http://idahoelks.org/content/lodge-dictionary-project-report
Drug Awareness
This committee is charged with implementing the Grand Lodge Drug Awareness program in Idaho, and to exercise all means possible toward discouragement of the use of drugs by the youth of our State.
Elks (Officer) Training
This committee is charged with the responsibility of providing timely and useful programs for the development of lodge officers and the general education of the members. They will conduct the Grand Lodge Elk Training test and present the Grand Lodge certificates for the satisfactory completion of the test each year.
Elks National Foundation
The mission of the Elks National Foundation is to help Elks build stronger communities. We fulfill this pledge by investing in communities where Elks live and work. We provide tomorrow's leaders, our youth, with a healthy beginning; honor the Elks pledge to never forget our veterans; help the state Elks associations accomplish their charitable objectives and fund projects that improve the quality of life in local Elks communities.
Like all Elks, the Foundation values the belief that charity is the greatest of all virtues and that by sharing and giving we have the power to replace sorrow and despair with hope and confidence. Donations to the Foundation help us fund programs that match our cornerstone values of knowledge, integrity and community.
Elks National Home
The Elks National Home in Bedford, Virginia, has been called the best kept secret in Elkdom. Not any more. We want every member to be aware of the "Crown Jewel of Elkdom."
We are the only Retirement Community dedicated solely to the Brothers and Sisters of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks in the United States.
Government Relations
The committee is charged with the duties and responsibilities of implementing the Government Relations program as set forth by the Grand Lodge, and to keep the membership informed as to legislative issues which will have an impact on our lodges across the state.
Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital
600 N. Robbins Rd. Boise, ID 83701
PO Box 1100 Boise, ID 83701
Main Hospital Switchboard (208)489-4444
Elks Rehab Hospital is the Northwest's premier provider of rehabilitation services. For over 62 years, we have given people with stroke, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic disorders, spinal cord injuries or other illnesses the chance to live life to its fullest. Our interdisciplinary team of physical, occupational and speech therapists, nurses, and other staff challenge our patients to reach their highest goals. Families are supported with compassion and education to move towards recovery.
Admissions
Patients are admitted to the Elks Rehab System through a referring physician
and coordinated with the hospital’s medical director. For additional information
or to make a referral call:
Main Hospital Switchboard 489-4444
Admissions 489-4522
Audiology/Hearing Aids 489-4999
Rehabilitation Services
Elks Rehab System provides a broad range of services for both acute and sub-acute patients. Programs and services include stroke, brain injury, orthopedics, pediatrics, spinal cord injury, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, hearing and balance, and Meals on Wheels. Outpatient and inpatient services also include dietary, movement disorders, recreational therapy, audiology, hearing aids, physical therapy, social services, driver’s training, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and evaluation clinics.
Multiple Locations
The Elks Rehab Hospital’s main facility is located at 600 North Robbins Rd., Boise. Within this comprehensive facility, the hospital provides a wide range of therapies and programs.
Elks Hearing and Balance Center is located at 510 N. 2nd St., Boise; St. Luke’s – Meridian, Suite 1225; St. Luke’s – Eagle, Suite 2108, Eagle; 220 10th Ave. South, Nampa; and 1182 SW 4th, Ontario, Oregon, for audiology and balance diagnoses. A joint venture of the Elks Rehab System and St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, St. Luke’s – Elks Rehab, provides outpatient therapy and rehabilitation programs at these locations: 600 N. Robbins Rd.; 201 W. Boise Ave., Suite 105; 2999 N. Lake Harbor Lane, Suite 120; 703 Americana Blvd., Suite 130; 12072 W. McMillan Road; Boise Hand Clinic, 311 W. Idaho Street; Pediatrics, 600 Riverpark Lane, Suite 105, all in Boise.
Other locations include 207 W. Georgia, Suite 150, Nampa; 1709 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa; 2615 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell; 520 S. Eagle Rd. Suite 2106, Meridian; 3551 E. Overland Road, Meridian; 3875 E. Overland Road, Meridian; 3101 E. State Street, Suite 1110, Eagle; 100 Hospital Dr., Suite 104, Ketchum; and 560 Shoup Avenue West, Twin Falls.
A partnership of Elks Rehab System and St. Luke’s is the Elks Wound Center. Locations include 600 N. Robbins Road, Boise; and at St. Luke’s – Meridian, 520 S. Eagle Road, Suite 3217, Meridian. St Luke’s – Elks Children’s Rehab locations include 600 E. Riverpark Lane, Suite 105, Boise; 207 W. Georgia Avenue, Suite 150, Nampa; 2615 E. Cleveland Boulevard, Caldwell; and at St. Luke’s – Meridian, 520 S. Eagle Road, Suite 2104, Meridian.
Hospital Board of Directors
Terri Tackett
Melvin England
John Herman
Mel Rodrigues
Aaron Knight
Charles R. Schmoeger
Keith Mills
Kevin Poor
John Evans
Emeritus Members
J. Charles Blanton
Virgil Isaacson
Hospital and System Staff
Chief Executive Officer – Joseph P. Caroselli
Administrative Support – Terri MacKenzie
Chief Operating Officer, Elks Rehab Hospital – Melissa Honsinger
Medical Director, Elks Rehab Hospital – Lee Kornfield
Director of Development and Elks Meals on Wheels – Grant Jones
Chief Financial Officer – Doug Lewis
Director of Marketing (Elks Rehab Hospital and Elks Hearing and Balance Center – Christine Bubb
Director of Clinical Services – Judy Taylor, RN
Director of Social Services – Ginny Dickman, BSW
Dietary Manager – Barb Carter
Director of Rehab Services – Shelley Thomas
Director of Information Systems - Scott Pyrah
Director of Employee Services – Jim Atkins
Program Director of Neurological Services – Katie Anderson
Program Director of Orthopedic Services – Kathy Irwin
Clinical Community Liaison - Cheryl Wilfong
Director of St. Luke’s – Elks Children’s Rehab – Keri Noll
Chief Operating Officer, Elks Hearing & Balance Center – Mike Sturmak
Chief Operating Officer, St Luke’s – Elks Rehab – Columbus Candies
Marketing Director, St Luke’s – Elks Rehab and St Luke’s – Elks Children’s Rehab – Jean Mutchie
Chief Operating Officer, Elks Wound Center – Cynthia Newsom
Marketing Director, Elks Wound Center – Terry Bower
Chief Operating Officer, Elks Healthcare Staffing – Bill Hirai
Idaho State Elks Youth, Inc.
Idaho State Elks Youth, Inc. (ISEY) is a qualified 501(c)3 Charity that receives Idaho's grants from the Elks National Foundation. ISEY expends the money for Hoop Shoot, Americanism Essay Contest, Drug Awareness, Veterans, Teenager of the Year, Soccer Shoot, and other youth / charitable programs of the state association. Members of the Board of Trustees serve also as the trustees of the ISEY, and their authorized agent Marvin Chamberlain, keeps the records and issues checks on their behalf. for further information, contact any of the Idaho State Association trustees, of Marvin Chamberlain.
ISEA Website
To provide current and accessible information on the Internet about Idaho Elks, their activities, lodges, and committees at the Idaho State Association website.
National Veterans Services
This committee is responsible for implementing the program of the Elks Veterans Service Commission in the furtherance of service to veterans confined in VA hospitals or rest homes throughout the state, and give assistance when called upon to the Armed Forces of the United States, and to respond to any call for aid.
Public Relations & Publicity
This committee is charged with the responsibility of implementing the Public Relations program of the Grand Lodge and of this association.
Resolutions
Summer 2011 ISEA Convention – Blackfoot 1416
Mid Winter 2011 ISEA Convention - TBD
Risk Management
To educate all lodges concerning compliance with the Grand Lodge Risk Management Program. To make all trustees and officers aware of their responsibilities to make their lodge facilities a safe place for the employees to work, and for the members and guests to enjoy.
Ritualistic
Encourage all lodge officers to participate in the Ritual contests. Secure assistance from the Grand Lodge Ritualistic Committeeman, and hold a ritual clinic for the purpose of instructing the officers, coaches, and judges on any changes to the ritual procedures which were made by the Grand Lodge Ritual Committee. Conduct testing for the certification of new judges and re-certification of all current judges. Urge officers to properly perform the ritual and conduct District and State Ritual Contests. Promote an Eleven O’Clock Toast and Exalted Rulers Flag Charge contest on the state level.
Youth Activities
Promote student participation in the "Most Valuable Student Scholarship” program and youth leadership. Create youth development programs and take part in youth programs that are released by Grand Lodge. Administer the Idaho Elks scholarship program and work with the Public Relations Committee to promote our winners throughout the state.
Youth Activities - Hoop Shoot
To encourage all lodges to make available the “Hoop Shoot” program to every eligible child in the state and to assist with the State and Regional “Hoop Shoot” Contests.
Youth Activities - Soccer Shoot
To develop and promote the GL Soccer Shoot program, and encourage every lodge across the state to get involved in the program and get as much participation as possible from within their communities in this new youth program.
Youth Activities - Youth Scholarship
- 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. - Legacy Awards
$4,000 ($1,000 year for four years) merit-based scholarships for children and grandchildren of
Elks who are members in good standing. - Emergency Educational Grants
One-year educational grants available to children of deceased or totally disabled Elks.