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December Newsletter & Calendar Online
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Lodge 572 Welcomes New Members
On November 16, Lodge 572 initiated 11 new members into the Order. Please make them feel welcome when you see them in the Lodge...more
Elks National Foundation 2021-2022 Scholarship Information
Most Valuable Student (MVS)
[applications closed] Open to ANY High School Senior who is a U.S. Citizen. Judging Criteria:
Academics, Leadership, Financial Need, and Service. 500 4-yr. awards as
follows: Two $50,000; Two $40,000; Two $30,000; 14 $20,000; 480 $4,000.
Applications are now available online at enf.elks.org/MVS and are due
online on or before November 14, 2022.
Legacy Awards
[applications closed] Open to College-bound high school seniors who are the children or
grandchildren of dues-paying Elks. 350 scholarships at $4,000 each.
Judging based on applicant's commitment to the core values of the ENF:
Knowledge, Community Service, Charity, and Integrity. (Legacy scholars
are required to serve with the Elks throughout college, to receive their
scholarship funds.) Applications are now available online, at
enf.elks.org/Leg. Due online on or before February 6, 2023 at 11:59 a.m.
Central Time.
Emergency Educational Grants
Provides undergraduate college financial assistance to children of
deceased or totally disabled Elks in the form of renewable, one-year
grants of up to $5,000. (This grant is for educational assistance only
and is not intended to cover the entire cost of a college education.)
Eligibility: attend an accredited U.S. college or university as a
full-time (12 semester hours) undergraduate student; demonstrate
financial need; be unmarried & under the age of 24 during the academic
year for which assistance is desired. Applications available by request
between May 1 and November 2 of the academic year for which assistance
is desired. To request an application, contact the ENF Scholarship
Office at (773)755-4732. Additional information about these Grants can be
found at enf.elks.org/EEG
Finally, you can contact the following Lodge Scholarship Committee persons: Merle Evans (618-303-1693 or merle_evans@elks572.org) or Don Siefert (618-201-4184 or donnansief@aol.com)