When you give to the Elks National Foundation, you’re doing more than funding the Elks National Drug Awareness and "Hoop Shoot" programs. You’re doing more than supporting the Community Investments Program and providing Emergency Educational Grants to the children of deceased or totally disabled Elks. You’re doing more than maintaining the Elks Veterans Memorial.

You're doing all that, and you're supporting Elkdom in your state.

During the 2009-10 Lodge year, the Elks of California-Hawaii donated $673,462.45 to the Elks National Foundation. This year, the Foundation will give back the following:

That's a ratio of 2.556 for every dollar the Foundation received from your state last year.

Since inception in 1928 through March 31, 2010, the Foundation has granted a total of $31,216,463.29 to your state, compared with your state's total donations of $27,967,350.74. That's a ratio of 1.116 for every dollar the Foundation has received from your state.

The Foundation's past support includes:

• $14,407,974.00 in State Charities Grants
• $5,275,972.00 in Special Projects Grants
• $7,553,358.57 in "Most Valuable Student" Scholarships
• $457,837.00 in Emergency Educational Grants to the children of deceased or totally disabled Elks
• $231,000.00 in Legacy Award scholarships to the children and grandchildren of California-Hawaii Elks.

For more information about the Elks National Foundation, contact your local chairman or write us at Elks National Foundation, 2750 N. Lakeview Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, enf@elks.org.