Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: September 2016

Features

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The Acceptance Speech of Michael F. Zellen

At the 2016 Grand Lodge Convention in Houston, Texas, GER-elect Michael F. Zellen urged members to "kick the door down and grow membership,"

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Right in the Very Art of It: Los Angeles County, by Michael Stein

Today, Los Angeles Museums and architechture can compete with the best of the world.

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The Elks National Hoop Shoot: New Location, Same Determination, by Linda McMaken

No matter how they placed at the national finals, all seventy-two athletes went home with the pride that comes from hard work.

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State Major Projects

The Arizona Elks Association helps make young people's lives better by supporting medical research and providing camp experiences.

Departments

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Message from the GER

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Travels of the GER

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It's Your Business, by Tomothy Middleton

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Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, MD

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News of the Lodges

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Supporting Our Troops

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Elks National Veterans Service Commission

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Elks Drug Awareness Program

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Elks National Foundation