During the Spring MEA convention, the Saint Louis #9 Public Relations Committee was thrilled to be awarded 1st Place in the category of Best Single Event 2023/2024 in the Missouri Elks Association Public Relations Brochure Contest, which we won by submitting the publicity we earned promoting the Lodge’s Kayak with a Vet event.
Website Wins coveted Top 'Five Stars' Award in BPOE Contest
"As we close the Lodge year and prepare for our Grand Lodge Convention in Austin, Texas, this summer, the BPOE Fraternal Committee has named the Local Lodge Web site Contest winners. The Lodges that participated told the public the great news on what Elks Lodges do. The websites show our members and volunteers who work for our communities, aid our veterans, provide for the State Major Projects, fund our scholarships, and more. The sites invite the locals to come and join in. Visitors can see that Elkdom is alive and well within the Lodges, championing the four principles of our Order. All the Lodges showed our Grand Exalted Rulers theme was kept in mind: “We Are THE Elks.”
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Essex MD #1866 - essexelks.org , 02. New London CT #360 - elks360.org , 03. High Point NC 1155 - hpelks.com , 04. Sitka AK #1662 - sitkaelks.org , 05. St. Louis MO #9 - elkslodge9.org , Sanford NC #1679 - sanfordelks1679.org , 07. New Britain CT #957 - elks957.org , 08. Palo Alto CA #1471 - paloaltoelks.org , 09. Silver City NM #413 - silver cityelks.com , 10. Ferndale MI 1588 - elks1588.com , 11. Pascagoula MS #1120 - pascagoulaelks.org .
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Telluride CO #692 - tellurideelks.org , 02. South Bend IN 235 - southbendelks.org , 03. Lebanon OH #422 - lebanon elks422.com , 04. Reno NV #597 - renoelks.org , 05. Wallace ID #331 - wallace.idahoelks.org , 06. Provo UT #849 - provoelks.org , 07. Chattanooga TN #91 - chattanoogaelks91.com , 08. Hightstown NJ 1955 - elks1955.org , 09. Salem OH #305 - facebook.com/salemelks305 , 10. Louisville KY #8 - facebook.com/ElksLodge8 , 11. Cuyahoga Falls-Akron-Barberton OH #1923 - fallsakronelks.org .
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Glastonbury CT #2202 - glastonburyelks.org , 02. Sierra Vista AZ #2065 - elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?LodgeNumber=2065 , 03. Springfield IL 158 - elks158.org , 04. Tooele UT #1673, 05. Annapolis MD #622 - elks622.com
Ronald A. Brooks - BPOE Fraternal Committee Member Social Media
To instill the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its Members; to enhance the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that Elks Care and Elks Share.
