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"The Masons of the 8th Masonic District and the Quincy Elks raised $8,500 for the Interfaith Social Services food bank. "

"MASON CITY - The North Iowa Community Credit Union has filed a foreclosure suit against the Mason City Elks Lodge and several other parties for defaulting on a promissory note to the credit union. According to the suit, Elks Lodge 375 Building Association signed a promissory note on June 23, 2008, for $25,000."

"Mason resident Rich Hancock will attempt to play 100 holes of golf at the 797 Elks Golf Course in hopes of raising money for the American Cancer Society."

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.

Another characteristic of our times is that social clubs such as the Lions, Masons, Elks, Rotary, Moose, etc. have been losing members since the 1960s. They are broad-based groups without a political agenda, where "brothers" are likely to hold a variety of views. Now, people tend to socialize in groups with sharply defined political goals -the ACLU, the Federalist Society, the Club for Growth, EMILY's List- and to spend hours in Internet discussions with like-minded associates.

I think these joint efforts are the way to go