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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.
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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.
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Boone Lodge #2884 News Article
On Sunday, November 1, 2020 Boone, Iowa became home to an Elks Lodge. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks officially instituted Boone Lodge No.... - Archive
Sioux City Lodge #112 weathers the Pandemic.
Well, it has been an interesting year for everyone. At Sioux City Lodge #112 we have a great group of members volunteering and supporting our... - Archive
Raffle Drawing Winners Announced
The Winners in the two drawings on November 7, 2020 are: Major Project Raffle: $2,000.00 each William D. Ells, Burlington & Alvin Herold, Iowa Falls. $1,000.00 winner... - Archive
Boone Lodge #2884 Instituted
The following photos are from the Initiation of 11 new members, Institution of the Boone Lodge #2884 and installation of the new Lodge officers. The... - Archive
Dubuque Lodge #297 Gives Back to the Community
GRADITUDE GRANT $2500 to Salvation Army SPOTLIGHT GRANT $2000 to Dubuque area Food Bank BEACON GRANT $2000 to Loras Dudawg Program, and $1500 to YMCA... - Archive
Perry Lodge #407 Donates $5,500 to area Good Samaritan Fund
Perry Elks Lodge No. 407 recently donated $5,500 to the Perry Ministerial Association’s Good Samaritan Fund. “The Good Samaritan Fund helps with rent, utilities and... - Archive
Cedar Rapids Lodge #251 distributes Dictionaries and DAP materials
Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge #251 distributed Drug Awareness materials and dictionaries to third grade students attending Title One schools in Cedar Rapids. Due to the... - Archive
Creston Lodge #605 Distributes Dictionaries
Tuesday Creston Elks distributed over 200 dictionaries to area schools along with red ribbons and drug awareness book marks. Here’s a picture from one... - Archive
Sioux City Lodge #112 Red Ribbon Distribution
Here are the numbers from the Red Ribbon Distribution we did yesterday. 22 schools participated. We impacted 10,928 students and 1,534 teachers. Handed out- Red Ribbons-...
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Meet Our State President
A twenty-year member of the Charles City Elks Lodge #418, 45 year-old Eric Whipple started in the Tiler seat for his first officer position in 2012. He then had the pleasure of completing each of the four primary officer chairs culminating in 2017 as Exalted Ruler. Eric committed to serving five more years as a Lodge Trustee after his ER year. Throughout the years Eric has served as Chairperson of the Activities Committee and Flag Day Committee; is currently a member of the Scholarship Committee; and is the current Chairperson of the local PER Association as well as the State Major Project Committee at #418. Eric also serves as the Vice President of the Charles City Elks Charitable Trust Board.
At the State level, he served as the Northeast District Vice President in 2021-22, and President Elect in 2023-24. In between those two State positions, Eric was Esquire to PDDGER Wertman for the Northeast District. Eric also became the Iowa Northeast District Chairperson for Public Relations in 2022, a position that he still holds.
Eric has selected his motto to be “Taking the Future of Elkdom by Storm”. In an effort to continue Past State President Elsberry’s initiatives, Eric hopes to focus on the importance of getting our youth involved within the local Lodges to create long-lasting memories of the Elks. In doing this he hopes that, when they are old enough, they will join one of our Lodges because of the fond memories they have. Eric believes that one of the best and easiest ways to accomplish this is to have current members bring their children and grandchildren to enjoy the many family-oriented events that the Elks have to offer. Also on the radar this year: encouraging local Lodges to look into, and at least begin implementing, an Antlers program which will even better solidify the potential of our youth to join our great Order and foster growth within each of our Lodges.
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