“Elkdom’s Heart For America” 
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Southwest District collects 513 Deer Hides
The Southwest District had a good year bringing in 513 deer hides for the Elks Leather Program. Our hides are now off to the tannery where they will be tanned and used for making leather gloves for America’s disabled veterans! I would like to thank all the lodges, hunters, and volunteers that helped with the program this year. It is by far one of the biggest and in my opinion the best program that we can be a part of. Together we continue to make the leather program a success each and every year! This was my first year doing hides for the entire district, and I would like to thank all the lodges for being very easy to work with. I look forward to working with this program and each lodge.
Respectfully submitted,
Curtis Blystone
AboutIowa Elks
Our Mission
to inculcate the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that Elks Care and Elks Share.
Our Goal
Elks Lodges bring so much more to their communities than just a building, golf course or pool. They are places where neighbors come together, families share meals, and children grow up.
Elks invest in their communities through programs that help children, Veterans and community needs.
