Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: November 2019

Features

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The Elks Veterans Leather Program, by Aneeta Brown

The Elks National Veterans Service Commission provides thousands of veterans with leather wheelchair gloves and therapeutic craft kits each year.

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The Great Seal of the United States, by Buzz Brandt

On July 4, 1776, three Founding Fathers began designing a seal for the new United States, but the task would take six years and the work of numerous men.

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Another Perfect Day: Marco Island, Florida, by Patricia Ann McNair

Southwest Florida’s Marco Island welcomes vacationers with opportunities to take boat tours, go birdwatching, eat fresh seafood, and admire stunning sunsets.

Departments

4

Message from the GER

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It’s Your Business, by Timothy Middleton

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Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, MD

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News of the Lodges

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Supporting Our Troops

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Elks National Veterans Service Commission

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Elks Drug Awareness Program

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Elks National Foundation

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State Major Projects