NEWS
News from the Maine Elks AssociationFinal Totals from the Forks
THE 4TH ANNUAL MAINE ELKS ASSOCIATION WEEKEND IN THE FORKS RAISES NEARLY $80,000.00 FOR THE MAINE CHILDREN’S CANCER PROGRAM
This year the Maine Elks Association MCCP/FORKS Steering Committee set a goal of $75,000.00 to bring our 4 year total up over $200,000.00.
We are proud to share that we exceeded our goal by raising $79,485.11 at our MCCP Christmas in the Forks Camping Weekend! This brought our 4 year total just shy of $206,000.00!
We had 15 Lodges participate, with 240 registered Elks & Guests.
The top 3 Lodges raising the most funds for the entire weekend of events were:
# 1 – Waterville Lodge #905 – $16,528.00
# 2 – Skowhegan Lodge #2531 – $10,131.00
# 3 – Augusta Lodge #964 – $10,109.11
At the Event the Skowhegan-Madison Lodge won the large trophy by raising the most funds through the Silent & Live Auctions and the Festival of Trees. They raised a whopping $5,119.00. GREAT JOB!!!
We also filled a trailer full of toys for the Owie Box. A BIG Thank You to Aaron Allumbaugh and Gary Pierce for delivering them for us to the MCCP Program.
Every Lodge made phenomenal strides, this year, many doubling their fundraising efforts from previous years. This year we had nearly $20,000.00 in Corporate Donations, this gave us a great boost. To all of the participating Lodges, congratulations on a job well done!
The MCCP/FORKS Steering Committee will plan to meet directly after the State Meeting this morning for a quick recap of this year’s event.
Respectfully Submitted,
Shu & Lina Michaud
MCCP/FORKS Co-Chairs
A Scholarship Season note from our Chairman
Greetings from the Elks world of scholarships, a reminder the Most Valuable Student Scholarship deadline is November 12, 2024.
This contest is open to all high school seniors who are U.S. Citizens. Judging is based on leadership, service, academics and financial need.
This year the 2025 MVS Leadership Weekend will be in Chicago May 1 – 4, 2025. The Top 20 Scholars, selected from the 500 national semi-finalists, will receive an Invitation to the weekend and scholarship awards of $30,000.00.
The Elks National Foundation has (2) seats open on the Elks Scholar Advisory Board.
They are looking to fill the openings with a 2024 Legacy Scholar and the other with a 2024 MVS Scholar.
This would give the scholars the opportunity to share their ideas, become a member of a national board and assist ENF with shaping the future of the Elks scholar experience. This is an awesome opportunity and I am hoping that we have a Maine Scholar that may be interested in applying. I will be sending the information out to our (4) 2024 Legacy and (6) MVS Scholars.
Also, the Legacy Awards application deadline is February 3, 2025.
Lodges, please remember, Legacy Award Winners have a Service Requirement, please help your student meet that requirement by reaching out to them and working with them to volunteer at your lodge, during school breaks, etc.
There is a form that needs to be completed and sent in to the Elks National Foundation, as they complete their Service Requirement, each year.
Scholars are required to volunteer with an Elks Lodge at least once every year after their first year of college for a total of three instances of service throughout their undergraduate career.
There is no time requirement, we just ask that you serve with a Lodge or Elks members in a meaningful way.
They can serve with any Elks Lodge across the nation, it does not have to be your sponsoring lodge.
Emergency Grant Applications for children of fully disabled or deceased Elks, must be submitted by December 31, 2024.
These are renewable one year grants, up to $5,000.00. If you know of a student that may qualify, please give them my contact information and I will be happy to work with them through the application process.
Respectfully submitted,
Lina Michaud
MEA Scholarship Coordinator
Note from the Coastal Soccer Chairman
On September 15, volunteers and shooters headed to Shulman Park in Brunswick.
The Bath,Rockland and Sanford Lodges had shooters. Bath had 4,Rockland had 8 and Sanford had 7 Shooters. At the end of the morning we had 8 moving onto the State Shoot.
On Tursday it came out 2 of the original winners could not go on, so the second place champions moved up.
A big Thank You to the volunteers from the three lodges, and a very special Thank you to the Brunswick Lodge for hosting the event. Rod ,Mike and Brad were great .
Today October 5th ,we are preparing for the state shoot in Waterville at 10. Good Luck to all of the contestants.
Alan Heal, Coastal District Soccer Cairman
September Calendar Winners
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Septemer 6th MEA Soccer Shoot is in the Books
Denise and I attended the State Soccer Shoot last weekend. We want to thank the Waterville Lodge, Nikole Nadeau, and her entire team of volunteers. It was a wonderful experience watching the kids compete. All the kids did a great job, and it was always a pleasure catching up with our Elk friends. We look forward to seeing everyone in Farmington this upcoming weekend.”
Photos from the State Shoot are now available for use in lodge Bulletins or to share with our competitors’ families. Enjoy!
Mike Hannigan
MEA President 2024-25