The Americanism Committee of the Frankfort Elks Lodge #530 is sponsoring an essay contest for Franklin County students in grades 5 through 8. The theme of this year’s contest is “What Makes You Proud of America?” The contest has two separate divisions: one for grades 5 and 6, and one for grades 7 and 8.

The local lodge will judge the submissions it receives from all the schools in Franklin County and send three winners in each division on to the district level of judging. These three winners in each division will receive a prize from the Frankfort Elks. Below you will find download links for the cover sheets for the contest along with the rules for the contest. You may make extra copies if needed. The submission deadline for this essay contest is December 15, 2018. Essays should be submitted to the lodge at the following address:

Frankfort Elks Lodge #530 Essay Contest
309 Lewis Street
Frankfort KY 40601

If you have any questions about the contest, you may contact the local Americanism Chairman, Mr. John Snyder, at (502) 330-3426.

• 2018-19 Americanism Essay Contest Entry Form and Rules (0 downloads)
• 2018-19 Americanism Essay Contest Poster (14 downloads)

Our newest Life Member is Past State President Walter O. Rogers. After the lodge voted him as a life member, ER John Snyder and KY State President Charlie Cunningham traveled to Thomson Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore to present W.O. with his new Life Membership card. Congratulations to W.O., and many thanks for his long years of service to our lodge and our State Association!

Also recently elected to life membership were our current lodge Chaplain, Doug Sanderson. Our current KY State President, Charlie Cunningham was recently elected as an honorary Life Member as well!

This past Friday night, our Frankfort Elks set up shop at the Friday Night Concert Series to hand out 250 backpacks filled with school supplies. We had a great turnout, and we even had a few backpacks left over. These have been placed at local businesses, so if your child is in need of school supplies for the coming year, please check with one of our local partners, including:

• General Rental
• Fast Freddy’s Car Wash
• Pic Pac Grocery
• Staxx BBQ

You can also find backpacks at the Frankfort Simon House. Many thanks to everyone who helped distribute these backpacks, and to the generous grant from the Elks National Foundation that helped fund this endeavor!

This year’s annual charity golf scramble will be held on Saturday, August 11 at Juniper Hills Golf Course here in Frankfort. Lunch will be served starting at 11:30 AM, with a shotgun start to follow around 1:00 PM. As usual, we’re looking for golfers and hole sponsors for this year’s scramble.

We’re also still looking for door prizes, silent auction items, and of course volunteers. We also need individually wrapped desserts (cookies, brownies, etc.). If you would like to donate, volunteer, or play in the tournament, there is a signup area in the Lodge foyer to volunteer in various capacities. You can find all the necessary forms below. If you have questions, or would like to arrange a donation, please contact Mark Skeeters at 502-545-2415.

The Frankfort Elks would like the thank the Frankfort community for all of its support over the years with this tournament. We look forward to seeing all of you at Juniper Hills on August 11!

• 2018 Charity Golf Scramble Cover Letter (68 downloads)
• 2018 Charity Golf Scramble Entry Form (58 downloads)
• 2018 Charity Golf Scramble Sponsor Sheet (58 downloads)

The Franklin County Senior Citizens Center provides a number of services to seniors in our community, including an emergency food pantry. This pantry helps seniors who are having trouble covering the cost of their food during any given month. Each year, our lodge steps in to help by donating $2,000 in food and groceries. This gift was made possible through a Beacon Grant from the Elks National Foundation.

This year is no exception. Pictured above is Diana Rogers (left), Outreach Coordinator for the center, and Frankfort Elk Bill Moore, PDDGER (right). Also in attendance but not pictured was Frankfort Elk Sandy Moore.

This donation has become a yearly tradition for our lodge, and we’re proud to help Franklin County’s seniors in need. Want to get involved? Check out our Membership page for information on how you can become a member!