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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks welcomes our 2025-26 Grand Exalted Ruler, Bryan R. Klatt, at our July 2025 National Convention in Kansas City, MO.

PDF's Available in Members Only -> Helpful Resources -> Hoop Shoot Highest Scorer Girls Carrigan Price - Girls 8-9 Columbia/Middletown #1074 - 23 Points Highest Scorer Boys Hutton Brown - Boys 12-13 Wilkins #577 - 23 Points 2025 District Finals Emile J. Brady State Team Award West Central – 120 Score Anthony Shae, Director 2025 PA Hoop Shoot Finals Event Images

Clearfield Elks presented a check for $1,000 to the Clearfield Area Agency on Aging (Mature Resources) for the Blizzard Box program which provides meals when weather prohibits the delivery of Meals on Wheels. The program was used frequently this past winter season. Funds were provided as part of the Gratitude Grant obtained from the Elks National Foundation. Shown are Susan Williams, ENF Co-Chair; April Calvello, Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator for the Agency; and Les Mann, ENF Chairman.

Clearfield Lodge presented a check for $2,000 to Keystone Family Alliance to help support foster families in Clearfield County. KEYSTONE FAMILY ALLIANCE aims to support foster families through a variety of means. They aim to educate, motivate, and equip every Christian in the state of Pennsylvania on the needs of orphans and vulnerable children. The Alliance bridges the gap between the desperate need of the child welfare system and the community. Agencies and caseworkers struggle to find new foster and adoptive families to meet the current, overwhelming need. Keystone Family Alliance mobilizes Christians from around Pennsylvania. For some, it is registering to meet tangible needs of foster, adoptive, and biological families through our online portal, Gateway. For others, it is serving on an engineered Care Community to support a local family for a year. For churches, Keystone Family Alliance provides the framework and support to help churches successfully recruit families to care for children in their communities to become these much-needed placement homes. Funds were provided through a Gratitude Grant from the Elks National Foundation. Shown are Susan Williams, ENF Co-Chair; Bobbi Johnson, Keystone Family Alliance area coordinator; and Les Mann, ENF Chairperson.

Bridgeport Elks Lodge #714, delivering Welcome Home Kits to Veterans moving out of shelters to their own places with the help of Philadelphia VA & their HUD-VASH Dept.  The kits are made up of an array of home supplies that the veteran selects from the list of needs. There is no single reason why a veteran is homeless. In addition to the complex set of factors influencing all homelessness- shortage of affordable housing, unemployment or job insecurity, health or family emergencies- a large number of displaced and at risk veterans live with lingering effects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse, which are compounded by a lack of family and social support networks.   Our Elks pledge "So long as there are veterans, the Elks will never forget them." We take that pledge one step further and promise service to our nation's veterans and military members with a special focus on service to those in need.

The Tyrone Elks Veterans Support Committee supported 2 Veterans in need last week - one with donated furniture and the other with a donated wheelchair ramp. Thank you to everyone in our community for your donations and support to help those who served our country! To schedule a donation pickup please contact the Tyrone Elks Lodge at 814-684-1470

On April 27th Franklin Lodge #110 helped sponsor the 13th annual Our Community Salutes recognition program. Lodge Officers Peg O'Polka, Exalted Ruler Brad Lena and Pete O'Polka were there to witness 12 local high school senior enlistees take the oath of Enlistment during the ceremony.

What a great day at Military Share today, March 31, the rain held off, the long line was cleared out by 9:45 am. The Huntingdon Elks Lodge 976 was on deck handing out ham roasts for Easter! With the generos donation of $2,000 from a member and $2,000 from their Veterans Fund they were able to help 220 Veterans. Thanks to the volunteers that show up each month to make this happen!!

The State College Elks Lodge # 1600 continues to emphasize the importance of veterans programming in the life of its Lodge. This fact was emphasized when the Lodge's Veterans Service Committee delivered a check for $1000 to Rising Hope Therapeutic Riding Center, which caters to veterans, free of charge, through horse therapy. Members of the State College Elks Lodge #1600 Veterans Service Committee are shown here presenting the check to Rising Hope. Left to right - Jack McKinley, Elks committee member, Vern Crawford, Elks committee member, Ron Bones, veteran, Ginny Hosterman, Elks committee chair, and Lisa DeHaas, Rising Hope board member.

Dave McCleary of the Latrobe Elks Charity Committee presented the Latrobe Food Pantry with a $2000.00 check. The funds were obtained from the Elks National Foundation Board Grants program.

Pictures from the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Soccer Shoot held in York, Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Elks State Association is holding their annual Fall Convention October 10-13, 2024 at the Red Lion Hotel . Details on the Fall Workshop can be found in our Members Only Section . The Fall Workshop is an exciting time as it is also our GER visit to Pennsylvania! Douglas and Julia will be enjoying their time in Central Pennsylvania accompanied by SDGER Dennis W. Kanouff and his wife Jean, and current PA State President Jim Stubenbordt and his wife Lynn. The group is planning to come to the West Shore Elks Lodge around 6pm on Wednesday October 9, 2024. Guests from around the state are welcome to come and attend. West Shore will be opening the doors between the Lounge and the Ballroom to make sure there is ample room for those Elks who want to come enjoy the fellowship. There is no need to RSVP. The lounge and kitchen will be open. The lodge is conveniently located off of 581 about 15 minutes from the Convention Center. West Shore Elks #2257 108 N. St Johns Church Road Camp Hill, PA 17011 https://westshoreelks.org