Category: Events

Eureka Elks Lodge No.652 honored Bene’t Frame as the Premier Recipient on the 75th anniversary of the Purple Pig Project.
In 1950, the Eureka Elks Lodge began helping developmentally disabled children in a program called the Major Project Mobile Unit. Bene’t Frame was their very first patient from five to 21 years old. She was born with cerebral palsy and seizures. Bene’t received OT, PT and speech therapy through the project. She has had many fond memories and has given back to the children in the program by organizing the Christmas celebration, which they received stockings full of goodies from the Elks. Bene’t has attended five Elks conventions. The first in 1950, where she received red bike and then becoming a keynote speaker as a young adult. She said, “The Elks were so nice. They made me feel special. Meeting the Elks
was a whole new world, knowing they cared about people like me.” Pictured from left to right: Lodge Esquire, Pat Gillmore; Leading Knight, Nina Strang; Honoree, Bene’t Frame; Inner Guard, Dana Harris; Chaplain, Jerry Stewart and Lecturing Knight, Brian Smith.

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 presented Hoop Shoot winner trophies to Ilya Kelly and Brighton Winfield. The Hoop Shoot allows every boy and girl
between the ages of 8 and 13 in an Elks Lodge community the opportunity to participate in a fun, age-appropriate program that sets them up for future
success. Pictured from left to right, Lodge Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith; Hoop Shoot 1st place winner, Ilya Kelly from Sunnybrae Middle School; Hoop Shoot 1st place winner, Brighton Winfield, from Jacoby Middle School and Lodge Chairman, Jack Harris.

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 honored students in the Elks National Drug Awareness Program. The program stives to teach all children and parents
about the danger of illegal drug use and prevent the abuse of legalized and prescription drugs. Through the program annual essay and poster contests,
kids can express their feelings on rejecting peer pressure. Pictured from left to right, Lodge Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith; 1st place Elks Drug
Awareness Poster and 1st place in California Hawaii Northwest Disttict winner from Washington Elementary School, Atleigh Costa; 1st place Drug Awareness Essay, from Winship Middle School, Ellia Hoover and lodge Chairman, Jack Harris.

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its award dinner to honor those members that contribute their time to the community and the lodge. The volunteers take the time to work for the many needs of the lodge. From helping in the lounge, RV Park, newsletter, landscaping and more. They are the back bone of
the lodge and without them the lodge would suffer. Pictured from left to right, Lodge Veteran of the Year, Pierre Carbonneau; Officer of the Year,
Sherie Bialous; Lodge Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith; Volunteer of the Year, Linda West; Elks of the Year, Diane Viale and Citizen of the Year, Kistin
Freeman.

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 Will Present its Annual Flag Day Ceremony on Saturday June 14th at 12 noon.

This is a wonderful patriotic event of the history of our flag from the earliest “Pine Tree” flag to our current “Stars and Strips”.

Eureka Elks Lodge is proud to invite the following organization to participate in this ceremony:

Eureka Emblem Club No. 298
Boy Scout Troop No. 54
Boy Scott Troop No. 27
International Order of Jobs Daughters Bethel No. 86
Mad River Community Veterans Honor Guard
Eureka Commandry No. 35, Knights Templar

Members, family and friends are invited.
Hosted lunch of hot dogs will be served after the ceremony.

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 welcomed dignitaries from Elks Grand Lodge. With their visit they complimented the lodge on the fine work they do for the community. With the many charitable programs for boys and girls club, veterans, drug awareness program and scholarships. They also inspected the lodge records and found them in good order. Pictured from left to right: District Deputy Esquire, Richard Shawn: District Deputy Auditor, Kay Lytton: District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler, Patti Powell: District Deputy First Lady, Candy Anderson and Lodge Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith.

Eureka Elks Lodge No.652 held its annual flag day ceremony on Saturday, June 15th. This patriotic event gives the history from the earliest “Pine Tree” flag to our current “Stars and Strips”. The Grand Lodge of Elks in July of 1908 made it mandatory that each local lodge hold a Flag Day on or near June 14th. The Elks were proud to invite the following organizations to participate in the ceremony. Eureka Emblem Club No. 298, Boy Scout Troops No. 54 and 27, International Order of Jobs Daughters Bethel No.86, Mad River Community Veterans Honor Guard and Eureka Commandry No.35 Knights Templar.