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There's no denying the positives the Elks of Canada have achieved since its inception in 1912. The organization has dedicated itself to working for the good and welfare of the community with priorities for the needs of children, senior citizens and many others in mind. Special concern has always been placed on the need for nearly identification and rehabilitation of hearing-impaired children and their national charity, the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children, has contributed over $15 million throughout the country in public awareness and special projects to bring about the early identification of those children.

"The Elks Club has put on the party for more than 25 years, Brunelli said. What makes the event even more special is that people who came to it when they were children now can bring their children to it years late"

"t started back in 1995. For the first four years, Elks Lodge 2548 played host to children whose names were secured from elementary school counselors and teachers. Children who otherwise wouldn't have much of a Christmas, if at all, were invited for lunch, Santa, a party and presents."

"Some local children started celebrating the new year one night early, thanks to a program sponsored by Wheeling Elks Lodge 28. The Elks' weekly "Just for Kids" program wrapped up 2009 with a New Year's dinner at the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling on Eoff Street. Through that program, the Elks provide free dinner and entertainment each Wednesday to children throughout the area."

etaluma Elks Lodge The Petaluma Elks Lodge No. 901 is a 1,170-member fellowship that is part of the national Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks. Like the Moose and the Masons, the Elks are a social group that finds ways to serve others. According to club president Bobbi Galbraith, the Elks are second only to the federal government in the amount of scholarship money it gives to students. The Elks also support programs that help the families of children with disabilities and provide eyesight screening tests in schools to detect problems and get the children the help they need early on.

Kids go to camp, thanks to the Elks DERRY - The Derry Salem Elks this year sent 28 children from the local area to Copper Cannon. Copper Cannon is a nonprofit camp located on 128 acres in Franconia Notch. The summer camp program teaches the children fundamentals of good citizenship, moral behavior, respect for themselves and others, and strives to instill a sense of self-esteem and pride.

The Watertown Elks are distributing free dictionary reference books to all of the public school third-grade classes in Watertown, Jefferson, Johnson Creek and Lake Mills. The local Dictionary Project is being funded through a donation from the Watertown Elks Lodge. The idea for The Dictionary Project began in 1992 when Annie Plummer of Savannah, Ga., gave 50 dictionaries to children who attended a school close to her home. Each year she continued to give this gift, raising money to help give more and more books so that in her lifetime she raised enough money to buy 17,000 dictionaries for children in Savannah.

"As volunteers prepared for games and entertainment Saturday at the Abbie Rogers Civitan Camp, Terri Daniels had much to celebrate. Advertisement To Daniels, a camp director, it was the first time the four-day event was held in the fall. For 48 years, the camp for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities has only been held during the summer."

As volunteers prepared for games and entertainment Saturday at the Abbie Rogers Civitan Camp, Terri Daniels had much to celebrate. Advertisement To Daniels, a camp director, it was the first time the four-day event was held in the fall. For 48 years, the camp for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities has only been held during the summer.

" Pumpkin patch chairman and Gaylord Elks officer Joe Hojna said close to 1,000 pumpkins were given away to area children Saturday at the Gaylord Elks 9th Annual Pumpkin Patch held at the lodge Saturday afternoon."

Pumpkin patch chairman and Gaylord Elks officer Joe Hojna said close to 1,000 pumpkins were given away to area children Saturday at the Gaylord Elks 9th Annual Pumpkin Patch held at the lodge Saturday afternoon.

The summer golf calendar is filled with a myriad of benefit tournaments, but only a handful encompass such a worthy cause as the Arizona Elks Association Social Welfare Clothe-a-Child event. All the proceeds are used to purchase clothing for needy and disadvantaged children. "This is a statewide program, some of our clubs do it (donate clothes) at Christmas and some before the first day of school," said tournament chairman Becky Waer. "We do it through the schools, so it is kind of a confidential thing."

"Thanks to an Impact Grant from the Elks National Foundation, the Christian League for Battered Women will receive tangible items throughout the year, ranging from grocery gift cards to office supplies. More than 2,000 women and children are estimated to directly benefit from the grant, which was awarded to Cartersville Elks Lodge No. 1969."

"Battle Creek Elks Lodge #131 participated in the Toys for Tots program for the fourth consecutive year. Toys for Tots is a program sponsored by the Marines. Local Marines were honored during a holiday lasagna dinner and collected the toys donated by its members. These toys are then distributed to local children. Despite the local economy, the Elks still exceeded their goal."

"Members of Yuma's Elks Lodge were busy Thursday morning, playing Santa to 150 needy families. They gathered at the lodge at 6:30 a.m. to fill food boxes for each family with such items as chicken, eggs, milk, bread and other food staples."

"PORT JERVIS - The culmination of countless hours devoted by members of Port Jervis Lodge of Elks #645 to brightening the holidays for others, brought joy to nearly 200 local children and their families the day before Christmas."

"More than 400 children with disabilities got to perform holiday songs, pick up presents and meet Santa Friday as part of the Vista Elks Lodge's annual Christmas party."

"WATSONVILLE -- Santa paid an early visit to a special group of children in Watsonville Friday during a Christmas dinner put on by Elks Lodge members."

"The Stavely Elks have presented the Nanton Children Society with a cheque for $2,500 for new playground equipment. The new playground system will help replace the system located at Centennial Park. Other playground systems will be developed at Nanton Lion's Park and in Westview. "

Kevin Blaine, Red Bank Elks Lodge #233 Youth Activities Chairman, presents a check for $1000 to Jill Mc Donald, Employment Readiness Program Manager, of Fort Monmouth. Advertisement The donation will benefit over 50 children of Fort Monmouth's 2009 Summer Youth Volunteer Program. This program is an employment readiness program held for teenagers who are immediate family members of the military and of Ft Monmouth. The students will be gaining "World of Work" experience during the summer program through volunteer services in and around the base community.

PITTSBURG - If there is a weakness in Andrew Ortolani's golf game, it's chipping. "I probably also need to work on my grip on my driver," he said. As a young man just a month away from being 11 years old, Ortolani takes the game of golf pretty seriously - at least during the six-week golf lessons at Four Oaks Golf Course, sponsored by the Pittsburg Elks Lodge. "I like competing for those slushies," he said, adding that blue raspberry is his favorite flavor.