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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

The Gunther & Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship The Elks National Foundation is pleased to offer an exclusive scholarship opportunity just for Elks scholars pursuing a medical degree or Osteopathic Medicine degree. ** Please note, this award is only open to current and former scholarship recipients of the Elks National Foundation. Winners of local Lodge scholarships and State Elks Association scholarships are not eligible for this program. This program is not open to the general public. ** More information on this program can be found at https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/MedicalSchoolScholarship.cfm

Eligibility: Current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply. Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks. High school graduates are not eligible to apply. Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are submitted; permanent legal resident status does not qualify. Learn More at https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/MVS.cfm

Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members. Eligibility requirements and details can be found at https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/Legacy.cfm

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who donated items for the Hurricane Relief. To say that we are overwhelmed with everyone’s generosity would be an understatement. In just 2 days we received all of these items! We have some of the BEST MEMBERS! We even had donations from non members who saw the post! We are so grateful to each and every one of you ❤️ We have a table set up if you would like to continue to bring in items that will be taken down to the Mapleton Legion. We have a member who has graciously offered to take it down for when they take another shipment.