"I wanted to thank you as well as the Elks National Foundation for the $1,000 Legacy Award I received this year. It is no easy task to organize funds for a scholarship or to deliver it to a recipient with such craft as the Elks National Foundation. I plan to enjoy college as much as possible but I have always put my education first, so I assure you that your generous gift will not go to waste. I just want to thank everyone who made this scholarship possible. Because of you I am going to my dream school to learn things that really excite me. This scholarship is going to help me accomplish all of the plans and goals I have set for myself. You have not just given me a thousand dollars; you have helped put me on the avenue to success."

James Hurst,