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What You Should Know

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Did You Know ...	The value of the Elks’ charitable works last year was more than $133 million.
Did You Know ...	Many of the Elks charitable programs are funded in part by the Elks National Foundation, a perpetual fund with assets exceeding $225 million.
Did You Know ...	Donations to the Foundation’s principal are never spent; only interest and earnings are used.
Did You Know ...	Last year, the Foundation disbursed $11.8 million in support of the "Hoop Shoot," scholarships, veterans service, drug awareness, state major projects and other philanthropic programs.
Did You Know ...	The "Hoop Shoot" is the largest coeducational sports program in the country. More than three million kids participated in this year’s contest.
Did You Know ...	The Elks National Foundation annually awards more than $2.1 million in scholarships to a total of 508 students. It also reserves $500,000 for emergency educational grants for children of Elks.
Did You Know ...	The Elks have pledged not to forget hospitalized veterans, and each year, they visit hundreds of thousands of patients at VA medical centers and veterans hospitals, throwing parties and providing companionship. And they invite patients who can leave the facilities to events at Elks Lodges, on fishing trips and to ball games.
Did You Know ...	Last year alone, the Elks adopted and befriended 108,000 veterans who were far from home or without family.
Did You Know ...	The value of the Elks contributions to veterans service last year was more than $11 million.
Did You Know ...	The Elks Drug Awareness Program prints and distributes, free of charge, up-to-date information about drugs to schoolchildren, their teachers and their parents. Since the program’s inception in 1983, the Elks have distributed more than 110 million pieces of literature.
Did You Know ...	In addition to information about drugs, the Elks provide alternatives to drug use by sponsoring activities ranging from Little League to Scouting. More than 2.8 million kids participated in these Elks-sponsored activities last year.
Did You Know ...	Each of the state Elks associations has its own major project. These include summer camps for children with disabilities or who are financially disadvantaged; in-home treatment for people with disabilities; children’s hospitals; cancer research; and providing safe, temporary havens for abused families.
Did You Know ...	In 2,200 communities, men and women of our local Lodges are working to meet local needs, whether that’s funding the food bank, supplying instruments for the high school band, holding a drug-free prom, or promoting literacy at schools and libraries.
Did You Know ...	We believe in helping others, but we also believe in having fun. Often we manage to combine the two. Some of our Lodges feature swimming pools, golf courses, playrooms and ballrooms; all offer some kind of family entertainment. We enjoy doing the good works we do and the people we do them with -- our families and our friends.

The Elks.

Since 1868, we’ve been serving
our communities, our states and our country.

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