This year’s Sebring Elks Lodge 1529 Hoop Shoot contest on Saturday morning more than doubled the amount of participants with winners advancing to the next level.
Camp Happiness began in 2008 as an extension of volunteer work done by the Lockport Elks Lodge #41. Now with about 120 campers coming to the week-long day camp for Niagara County residents with disabilities, volunteers from the Elks said it’s a “fulfilling” activity.
Just two words are sufficient when Alexis Wong steps up to the free throw line on a basketball court: “Count it.”
For 25 years, Flagstaff, Ariz., Lodge No. 499 has been going above-and-beyond for local youth at their Christmas Children's Shopping Spree.
Every Friday, members of the Sun City Elks perform at memory care facilities in the West Valley, hoping to brighten the spirits of patients with Alzheimer's Disease and dementia.
Members of Pulaski Lodge 1067 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks recently held a service for members of the club who died this past year. The tradition of honoring members who have passed away is held at every Elks Lodge in the country and occurs every year in early December.
The Elks Lodge used a $2,000 grant to take 20 veterans experiencing PTSD on a special fishing trip.
Samantha Griebel returns to the Hoop Shoot National Finals with her three sisters and parents by her side this weekend. She hopes to earn a second National Championship.
Mason Arthur practices free throws for at least an hour a day, and he's excited to compete in Chicago. Mason has just one thing on his mind when it comes to the Finals: winning.
Karolina Ramirez may only be 9 years old, but she's already making quite a stir in the basketball world as a "phenom." She has also competed in two Hoop Shoot competitions, but hasn't made it to the National Finals—yet.
Ralee Bare has spent almost every day in the gym, sometimes shooting over 400 free throws. Her practice has paid off as she becomes a National Finalist.
Tawas Area Elks Lodge No. 2525 is using Anniversary and Beacon grants to build a boat with Iosco County Family Court’s Juvenile Enhanced Accountability Program (JEAP).
Jason Rose thought he was helping his young sons learn a lesson by training for and competing in their local Hoop Shoot. In the end, his sons learned valuable lessons from the contests and he learned an important lesson from his sons.
After making 25 out of 25 baskets, Tucker Monroe will be advancing to the Region 9 Hoop Shoot competition.
The Lodge supplied over 50 children with shoes for the winter season using an Anniversary Grant.
In Morgantown, WV, 30 students were awarded with scholarships by the Elks National Foundation.