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Veterans Programs"So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks will never forget them." |
Program OutlineThe Elks National Veterans Service Commission takes that pledge one step further, and promises service to our nation's veterans and military members, with a special focus on service to those in need.
Thousands of Elks volunteers give generously of their time, energy and resources to serve veterans and military members each day, to ensure that pledge is not an idle one. Today, our volunteers provide direct service to veterans in more than 330 facilities each month. Through our grants to Elks Lodges, we connect with veterans and military members in their communities, providing them with services where they live. We help veterans rehabilitate and thrive through adaptive sports programs and therapy kits. And our Welcome Home initiative is reaching out to some of our most vulnerable veterans: those who are experiencing homelessness. |
Resources for Elks Volunteers
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Committee Chair:Martin Kimball, Wheeling Lodge #28
Email: [email protected] 56 E Cardinal Avenue Wheeling, WV 26003-2665 |
Application: The idea is to keep the paperwork and red tape to a minimum by having a short application process. Short answers to the questions of who, what, where, when, and why are required, along with the signatures of the ER and the Lodge Secretary. The applications are due to the committee chair by November 1.
Award announcements will be transmitted back to the Lodges shortly after submission, in able to allow appropriate planning for your activities.
Who: Any program that assists our Veterans. Befriend them, help them, feed them, cloth them, treat them to a picnic, a dinner, a ball game etc. These men and women gave a piece of their lives to defend FREEDOM and LIBERTY.
What: A guide for the types of programs that can be funded are found in the Veteran’s Service Commission report.
Where: Wherever our Veterans are! In and around your town and community.
When: Any program for Veterans that meets the guidelines that your Lodge has conducted from June 1, 2021 up through an ending date of March 30, 2022 will qualify for this program.
HOW MANY AWARDS?
A total of fourteen (14) $350 GRANTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE and ONE PER LODGE, ONLY.
In addition to the FOURTEEN Lodge awards, the North/Central Pirate Game Bus trip is budgeted $2,250 and the South District Marshall Game trip is budgeted $1,125.
RECEIPTS
Receipts must be provided to be processed within the WV Elks Association financial system. If the event has already occurred, providing a receipt could occur immediately. If the event has not yet occurred, then the receipt must come following the event, but no later than March 30, 2022, in order to allow for processing and final report writing.
FINAL REPORT
The Final Report (form) MUST be provided to the committee to ensure that the money was spent where it was requested and to provide evidence to the WV Elks Association that the money was going to enhance Veterans affairs. It is hoped that publicity can be generated from these events to help our Order. Inclusion of articles that have made the newspaper or references to television/radio coverage are particularly welcome in this report. Your Lodge’s final report will then be combined together to provide a final report of the committee’s activities at the State Convention next April/May. Again, the model for the final report is the Gratitude Grant, where minimalistic paperwork requirements exist.
PROPOSED PROGRAM RESULTS
Through this program, it is the hope of the Committee that we can achieve:
Award announcements will be transmitted back to the Lodges shortly after submission, in able to allow appropriate planning for your activities.
Who: Any program that assists our Veterans. Befriend them, help them, feed them, cloth them, treat them to a picnic, a dinner, a ball game etc. These men and women gave a piece of their lives to defend FREEDOM and LIBERTY.
What: A guide for the types of programs that can be funded are found in the Veteran’s Service Commission report.
Where: Wherever our Veterans are! In and around your town and community.
When: Any program for Veterans that meets the guidelines that your Lodge has conducted from June 1, 2021 up through an ending date of March 30, 2022 will qualify for this program.
HOW MANY AWARDS?
A total of fourteen (14) $350 GRANTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE and ONE PER LODGE, ONLY.
In addition to the FOURTEEN Lodge awards, the North/Central Pirate Game Bus trip is budgeted $2,250 and the South District Marshall Game trip is budgeted $1,125.
RECEIPTS
Receipts must be provided to be processed within the WV Elks Association financial system. If the event has already occurred, providing a receipt could occur immediately. If the event has not yet occurred, then the receipt must come following the event, but no later than March 30, 2022, in order to allow for processing and final report writing.
FINAL REPORT
The Final Report (form) MUST be provided to the committee to ensure that the money was spent where it was requested and to provide evidence to the WV Elks Association that the money was going to enhance Veterans affairs. It is hoped that publicity can be generated from these events to help our Order. Inclusion of articles that have made the newspaper or references to television/radio coverage are particularly welcome in this report. Your Lodge’s final report will then be combined together to provide a final report of the committee’s activities at the State Convention next April/May. Again, the model for the final report is the Gratitude Grant, where minimalistic paperwork requirements exist.
PROPOSED PROGRAM RESULTS
Through this program, it is the hope of the Committee that we can achieve:
- Increased participation in Vet Programs by Lodges by encouraging discussions of activities for Vets.
- Increased ELKS membership by better publicizing the works of local Lodges and also enhancing programs of the Grand Lodge
