Pictured are the new members to the lodge, initiated on March 20. Make sure to greet them and introduce yourself when they visit the lodge.
Food For People Donation
Pictured from left to right:
Elk Jack Harris; Food for People Executive Director, Carly Robbins, Elk Pierre Carbonnau
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 donated $4,000.00 to ” Food for People”, the designated Food Bank for Humboldt County. Food for People coordinates distribution of food countywide of over 16,000 meals a month by providing individuals and households with the emergency and supplemental food they need through a variety of hunger relief programs.
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its annual awards night dinner on March 10th. The evening, hosted by the lodge is to recognize members that volunteer their time to the lodge and community. The lodge volunteers work in the kitchen preparing meals, serving in the dining room and lounge. They also work at maintaining the building, grounds and RV park. The lodge depends on these members and thank them for their support. Pictured from left to right: Elks of the Year, Howard Ritter; Citizen of the Year, Jack Harris; Lodge Exalted Ruler, Shawn Doebel; Volunteer of the Year, Jeri Long and Officer of the Year, Danny Rickman.
Elks National Drug Awareness Program Poster and Essay Contest Winners for 2024
The Elks Annual Drug Program provides kids and young adults the opportunity to express their feelings on rejecting peer pressure and what it means to be drug free through their participation in the Drug Awareness Program’s Poster/Essay and Video contest. Entries progress through local Lodges, District, State and National competition. The 2024 local winners were from Pacific View Charter School Third Grader, Lila Brazil for her Poster and from Sunny Brea Middel School Eighth Grader, Simon Zagone for his Essay. Each receive a cash award of $100.00 from the Eureka Elks Lodge and $100.00 gift card for placing First in the North Coast District, with a Certificate of Achievement Award. Pictured from left to right: Lodge Chairman, Jack Harris; Lodge Exalted Ruler, Shawn Doebel; Essay winner, Simon Zagone and in front Poster winner, Lila Brazil.
Elks Lodge Christmas Celebration
Veterans Car & Motorcycle Show
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its Veterans Car & Motorcycle Show on Saturday, September 23rd. Over 200 attended the events with 69 cars, motorcycles and trucks on display. The event brought in over $4,500.00 for funds to help local veterans with dinners, warm clothes , boots and rain gear for winter. Also, to help supplement food needs & veterans pantry & clinic.
Pictured from left to right are the Elk volunteers that put on the program: Jack Harris, Louise Harris, Anne Poole, Joe Massie, Dan Rickman, Ernie Nunes, Pierre Carbonneau and Sheri Schaal. Front Barry Smith and Kevin Christie.
2023 Veterans, Elk Members, and their Guest Car & Motorcycle Show Form
Download a PDF for the 2023 Veterans, Elk Members, and their Guest Car & Motorcycle Show form.
Flag Day 2023
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its annual “Flag Day Ceremony” on June 10th. This patriotic program honors the early American flags from the Pine Tree flag to our current Stars and Strips. All the Elks Lodges take a day close to June 14th to honor our American flag. The Elks were proud to invite Eureka Emblem Club No. 298, 
Boy Scott Troops No. 27 and 54, International Order of Jobs Daughters Bethel No. 86, Eureka Commandry No. 35, Knights Templar and Mad River Community Veterans Honor Guard to participate in this ceremony.
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its annual Mother Day breakfast and Mother of the Year Award. This year’s mother of the year is Karen Hunter. She was born in Humboldt County and Attended Fortuna Union High School. She was Administrative Assistant for Cox Communications/ Suddenlink for 25 years. She has been active in the community serving Easter Seals Society, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, a member of the County Board of Education and a member of Soroptimist. She has been a volunteer at the Elks Lodge and served as a Trustee. She has four children, eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren and one on the way. Her hobbies are card making, baking, reading and raising her two dogs, Buster and Posey. She and her husband Dennis have been married for 39 years and reside in Eureka. Picture from left to right, seated; Her brother Ken Hughes, husband Dennis Hunter, honoree Karen Hunter, Elks Exalted Ruler Shawn Doebel and Karen’s mother Janice Hughes. Back row, Daughter in law, Meadow Bell, son Alex Johnson, grandsons Tyle and Dylan Evenson and daughter Yvonne Evenson.
American Legion Donation
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 donated $1,500.00 to American Legion Post No. 205, Fortuna and $1,000.00 to VFW Post No. 9561, Willow Creek. The donation is helping these veteran groups in support of the assistance services they provide to local veterans for meals, clothing and lodging. Pictured from left to right; Lodge veterans Committee Chairman Jack Harris; from Post No. 205 Rhett Imperial; Lodge Exalted Ruler Shawn Doebel; from Post No. 9561 Dusty Napier and Lodge Trustee Pierre Carbonneau.