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Nice building. Lots of good community activities. BUT, we are a fraternal organization and our charitable works "are an outgrowth of the strong bonds of friendship forged by the fires of the Home Lodge"

Just as I predicted, these boys got the gift of a lifetime. .. our 100 yr old crown jewel 'the elks Home' for a song. Borrowed the money to pay the 4.5 million selling price (appraised value $15mm) and two years later get advanced $10mm more!!. I guarantee they won't be putting all that money in the Home but mostly in their back pockets. This article points out some crucial misinformation from GL. "We could never break even as the most residents we could have is 120", well these former consultants to the Elks Home knew better. They are at 185!!. Break even was well below that!! Tragic, sad and totally unnecessary.

looks good!

What did GL expect by taking away this old lodge's building? Sometimes I wonder why I belong to an organization that exhibits such ineptitude!!

1500 hot dinners is a pile of work!! Congrats and thanks!

This lodge has really rebounded

good job and excellent public relations. However, the elks are a fraternal organization. Not a civic one. Community service work grows out of the bonds forged by the fireside of the Elks home. Not the other way around. Subtle but huge distinction

This looks like lots of fun for kids. This Santa Maria rodeo is a huge fundraiser for them and the community.

A few lodges do well with this.

sounds like fun

Elks lodges used to routinely host boxing matches many years ago. Nice idea to revive it.

"The Katy Elks lowered the U.S. flag at its lodge to half staff at 9 a.m. Monday, signaling a remembrance for all U.S. veterans and all they have given to provide a safer place for everyone and to preserve this county's freedom."

"The Wausau Elks Community Ramp Builders will continue to plan, design and build accessible ramps for the elderly and disabled citizens of Marathon County. Wausau Elks Lodge No. 248 is one of 49 recipients nationwide to receive an Impact Grant this year from the Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks."

"MILLSTONE - Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) members often joke that the acronym for their group actually stands for "Best People On Earth." BPOE makes many contributions to the community, the latest of which are four wheelchairs, worth $1,500, for students in need in the Millstone Township School District. The BPOE presented the donation at the Dec. 14 Board of Education meeting. "

"While some Elks members readied a Christmas feast to be served at the Elks Lodge, volunteer drivers took meals to more than 150 residents in the community."