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Elks Care-

Elks Share

And, one of the ways in which they share is through the Elks National Foundation (ENF), currently returning to South Dakota more than $3 for every $1 donated by Elks throughout the nation -- all from interest earned!

Throughout the year, with the help of your gifts to ENF, this lodge is able to support a broad variety of charitable activities throughout the community. These funds significantly increase our ability to fund scouting activities, youth sports, veterans service as well as scholarships to enable outstanding area students continue their studies.
We have an enviable record of 100 percent support for ENF from each of our classes of candidates for initiation over the past decade. Are you doing your share? Have you finished out a pledge? The process is simple. Contact Secretary Paul Richter and commit to finishing your first $100 pledge or start a new one. You also can do so in the name of a loved one or honor a special friend. You can donate on line as well. Start now on your next pledge.

From left: Kevin Hittle and Art Alleger of the Scholarship Committee, Kameron Nelson, Marla Kelly, Russ Rearick, committee chairman, and ER Scott McDonald.

We had six scholarship award winners at Elks Lodge 1187 for the 2007-2008 school year. The committee had to select from 13 applications, nine young women and four young men. There are 10 schools for which our lodge is responsible. All applications were excellent examples of the fine young people in our community.

These are the 2008 Scholarship winners from our lodge: Kameron Nelson of Rapid City and Lisa Anderson of Wall, $750 each; Bryant Huether of Wall and Marla Kelly, Quinn (attends Wall High School), $500 each, and Jack Fowler and Karah Odegaard, both of Rapid City, $250 each.

Nelson also was a Legacy award winner as well, one of four from South Dakota. There were 347 $1,000.00 national Legacy Scholarship Awards that are for children or grandchildren of member Elks.

Other state Legacy winners are Brittany Lipetzky, Madison Lodge 1442; Casey Placek, Sioux Falls Lodge 262, and Brittany Hanten, Watertown Lodge 838.

The 2008 Most Valuable Student awards go to: Karlie Foster, $1,000 per year, Watertown Lodge; Marie Holtzmann, $2,000 per year, Yankton Lodge 994, and Nicholas Stukel, $1,000, Winner Elks Lodge 2084.

The 2008-2009 applications will be available this fall and this year the Legacy awards will be for $4,000. The Most Valuable Student award need not go to a dependent of an Elk. And, it should be noted, dependents of Elks may apply for both scholarships.

The committee urges all Elks to encourage their seniors to put in applications this fall.

ENF's Recurring Gift Club: A Convenient Way to Continue Giving

   What starts with one act of generosity and over the course of a year multiplies? A recurring gift to the ENF!
   If you want the satisfaction that you are helping students, families and veterans every month, consider joining the ENF's Recurring Gift Club. The ENF has the ability to automatically debit a donor's bank account or charge a credit card on a recurring basis each month for a set donation amount.
   There are no checks to write or coupons to mail. It's safe, reliable, and allows us to spend less time on administration and more time on the ENF mission. :You may even end up making a larger gift than you would have by writing a single check! For example, if you normally give $100 to the ENF and sign-up for a $10 per month direct debit, you'll actually have given $120 to the ENF by the end of the year!
   Reduce the number of things on your "to-do" list, and let the ENF do the work for you by signing up for a recurring gift today! You can download a form by visiting www.elks.org/enf/recurringclub.cfm. For more information, email: enf@elks.org or contact us at 773-755-4728.