Going to Grand Lodge this year in St. Louis? If so, look your best in a new Ohio Elks Grand Lodge shirt! The order form can be downloaded now from the OEA website.

The results of 2019 State Hoop Shoot held in Gahanna, Ohio are in! The 36 participants were all District winners from over 22,000 competitors from the State of Ohio. The State Champions will now compete in the Great Lakes Regional that will be held in Angola, Indiana the weekend of March 15-17 against the State Champions of Indiana and Michigan.

The Ohio Elks Association is pleased to announce the agenda for the 2019 Ohio Elks Kollege has been released! This is the must-attend event for all incoming and experienced lodge officers, secretaries, and trustees.

Check out the agenda here!

ENF at work for Wyandot County! Utilizing our Beacon Grant Upper Sandusky Elks #83 started a Chill Out Program with the help of Kimmel Corporation to provide warm clothing for those in need. Hospice of Wyandot County and Home Health will disperse duffel bags full of sweatshirts, hats, socks, blankets and other items donated by local individuals.

The Ohio Elks Association is proud to announce that Big Red Deluxe will be performing live at this year’s Spring Convention Fun Nite on Friday, April 5th in Columbus.

 The Elks Leadership Kollege is a valuable training session being offered to lodge officers and members on Saturday, March 2nd.  Qualified trainers will be conducting sessions packed full of valuable information that will guide you through a successful lodge year.  Please take advantage of this opportunity to have your officers learn what they need to know and implement in order to have a successful year!

Van Wert Elks Lodge #1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held a Free Spaghetti Dinner for all the veterans in the Van Wert County area on Monday, January 28.

Online Registration for the 2019 Spring Convention Is Now Available!

The Ohio Elks Association 2019 Spring Convention will be held in April 4-7 at the Columbus Marriott Northwest in Dublin, OH. Any Elks wanting to attend Spring Convention this year can now register for the event online through the OEA website.

At the South Central District meeting held at the Circleville Elks Lodge #77 on January 20, 2019, drug awareness certificates of outstanding efforts were awarded to six lodges within the district for the year 2017-2018. These were lodges within the district that held drug awareness programs throughout the year.

Recently, New Lexington Elks Lodge#509, through the awarding of the Anniversary Grant and Lodge Charitable donation, assisted Sheridan High School in the purchase of twelve new college level microscopes for use in their science class.

The Ohio Elks Association is proud to announce the Northeast District Hoop Shoot winners who competed over the weekend at Ravenna High School. Congratulations to all who participated and best of luck to all the winners moving on to the state competition!

Upper Sandusky Elks Lodge #83 was recently recognized by the Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce as a recipient of their 2018 Progress Award. This is presented annually to organizations making a significant investment in our community through donations and programs. 

A year and a half collection of beverage tabs totaling over 500 lbs will benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio.

The event was well attended with an abundance of gifts., entertainment and food. The lodge volunteers provided food for our Veterans in attendance. Also in attendance were Elk State Officers and South Central Officers serving food and distributing gifts to our Veterans.

The day was a rainy, cold, gloomy Ohio day, but that didn’t stop the members and friends of the Newark Elks from donning their rain gear and smiles to help place wreaths on the veteran’s graves at Cedar Hill Cemetery for the 2018 Wreaths Across America Day.

Columbus North Elks Lodge #2700 launched a new Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant project in 2018, called the “Veterans Holiday Meet and Greet”, held at our VA Outpatient Clinic in December. 

Newark Elks Lodge #391 partnered with the local Salvation Army adopting five families for Christmas. Members donated over $1,500 in gifts and cash assuring that these families would have a visit from Santa and a delicious Christmas dinner!

Fremont Elks Lodge #169 was awarded a $2,000 Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant which used to partner with The Link/Interact Club –Fremont Ross High School and Wynn-Reeth MACC to make a difference in the community.

Alliance Lodge #467 Hosts Hoop Shoot Contest

The Ohio Elks South Central District Lodges all donated funding so that Chillicothe Elks Lodge #52 could hold it's annual Veteran's Christmas Dinner, on Thursday, December 20, 2018.

Two hundred fifteen veterans from the Chillicothe VA hospital attended the event. All of the veterans received a meal at the lodge, and they were entertained by the high school Jr. ROTC drill team. Everybody also sang Christmas carols, and then presents were handed out to all of the veterans.