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"It was on April 16, 1907, the Cape Girardeau B.P.O. Elks dedicated their new $50,000 building with a whirl of activities that took two days to complete and one day afterwards generally figured to dispell the effects. "

"Thumbs up to the Florence Elks Lodge No. 1020 for planning to start an after-school carpentry and woodworking program, "Building a Better Future," for at-risk students. Elks will act as mentors in the program while providing learning opportunities and teaching community-building skills. Building a Better Future will be funded by an Impact Grant awarded to the Florence Elks by the Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Impact Grants are designed to help Elks make a difference in their community."

"Along the way, someone passed on the idea of merging with the Springfield Elks Lodge No. 51."

"The Exalted Ruler of the Lowville Elks says his club doesn't discriminate, even though it voted down a woman applicant and still has no female members. "

"Annually for the past seventy years, the York Elks Lodge #1024 has delivered food boxes to families in the York area at Christmas time. This year, 40 Elks delivered 201 boxes of food to those in need. Enough food to feed 1,000 people."

"Sam Carter and Vilis Berst, members of Elk's Lodge No. 80, presented Frederick Zimmerman with a pair of deer hide gloves."

"Brigantine Elks Lodge 2428 will host the second annual Sun, Sand and Style show to raise funds for Rolleez - beach access wheelchairs - from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 23."

"Battle Creek Elks Lodge #131 teamed up with Garden Grove, California Lodge #1952, to provide gift baskets to local firefighters to show our support for the dedicated work they do to keep us all safe. "

"The students of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic School, Two Rivers, made hundreds of Christmas cards for the Two Rivers Elks Lodge 1380 to send to active duty military members. The cards will be shared with the crew of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and an Army unit, according to a news release from the Elks."

"The Long Beach Elks has had an unbelievable year of community charity, but none matched the free community Christmas dinner. Partnering with PACE, the Elks Christmas Dinner served about 300 people and raised $697 in donations for PACE. "

"RAHWAY-The Rahway Elks Lodge #1075 is sponsoring a murder mystery dinner theater event on Saturday, March 6. This event will take place at the Lodge Hall, which is located at 122 West Milton Avenue in Rahway. The plot has been set: "Murder in Paradise" transforms those in attendance into cruise ship passengers, anchored off the little island of "Nogo Pogo". But all is not well in paradise, as the island music is interrupted by murder! It will be up to the clever passengers to help solve the murder and make it back to the ship."

"n Thursday January 14, 2010 the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge #2477 donated to all the 3rd graders at the El Descanso Elementary School, in Camarillo, a dictionary for their very own."

"OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - Mardi Gras is almost here. Saturday the Ocean Springs Elks Parade kicked off the carnival season. One family said, "Happy Mardi Gras!""

"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."

"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."

"This week's "My Turn" column is by Oneonta Elks Lodge 1312 Acting Exalted Ruler Christine Gyure. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Oneonta Lodge 1312 has a belief in charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity. As Elks, we believe laughter is better than tears, and a kind word more powerful than a frown."

"ROCHESTER - It was a successful first Pizza Bowl for the city's Rotary Club on Sunday afternoon. Around 250 people flocked to the Elks to sample a variety of pizzas from area eateries."

VERO BEACH - The Vero Beach Elk's Lodge # 1774 is proud to announce that Monsignor Irvine Nugent of St. Helen's Parish has graciously accepted their invitation to be this year's Grand Marshall for the St. Patrick's Day Parade being sponsored by the Vero Beach Elks Lodge.

"The Elks Club has donated $500 to the Colonial Crossroads Chapter of the Red Cross for Haiti disaster relief."

"SIERRA VISTA - Looking to get the word out about its activities, the Elks lodge set up shop in the Mall at Sierra Vista on Saturday. The Elks don't typically tout their efforts, said Dutch Bowen, a Loyal Knight with Lodge 2065."