Washington State Elks Association

10/07/2026

🦌 Can Your Lodge Find Them?
Join the Statewide Membership Billboard Scavenger Hunt!

Attention Washington Elks!

Our membership billboards are popping up around the state, and we want to see YOUR LODGE in front of them!

Grab your fellow members, hit the road, and start searching.

📍 FIND a regional membership billboard
👥 ROUND UP your lodge members
📸 TAKE a group picture with the billboard
📱 POST your photo and include your Lodge Name & Number

Happy Hunting!

10/07/2026

A few more going up around the Portland / Vancouver area as well as Walla Walla / Milton Freewater! Thanks Oregon State Elks Association for joining us in this effort! Stronger together!

10/06/2026

Did you purchase your dinner tickets? See you all at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge 2362 on the 17th. And don't miss out on the Scavenger hunt and day's meetings - all information is on our state website on the convention and quarterlies page - waelks.org/conventionsandquarterlies/

10/06/2026

Great job Walla Walla

Walla Walla Elks Lodge Supports SEATech Agriculture Program with $3,500 Grant!

Jim Western of the Walla Walla Elks Lodge recently visited Walla Walla High School to present a $3,500 Gratitude Grant to SEATech and Career and Technical Education Director Jerry Maher in support of the school’s agriculture education program.

The generous donation will help the program recover from a devastating loss suffered earlier this year. On May 6, 15 lambs were killed and four others were seriously injured in a dog attack on the school’s flock.

The Elks Lodge’s contribution will be added to the Sheep Recovery Fund, which was established to help replace livestock and strengthen security at the school farm. To date, the fund has supported the purchase of nine replacement lambs, five ewes, a breeding ram and a livestock guardian dog. It has also helped cover veterinary expenses and animal-care supplies, along with improvements to fences and gates and the installation of additional security cameras.

The support from the Walla Walla Elks Lodge will help ensure students can continue gaining valuable hands-on experience through the agriculture program while the school works to rebuild and protect its flock. Thank you to Jim Western and all the members of the Walla Walla Elks Lodge for this tremendous support of our students and agriculture education program!

10/05/2026

Another tool added to Mission Control toolkit. A great retention letter template to send to your members. Remind them why they are a member and an Elk and invite them back!

10/02/2026

Seen in Moses Lake!

10/01/2026

WASHINGTON STATE ELKS — I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU!

October is Dwarfism Awareness Month, and I’m challenging EVERY Elks Lodge in Washington State to join me in spreading awareness!

My challenge is simple: Pick one Lodge meeting in October and ask everyone attending to WEAR GREEN. Then gather your members together, take a group photo, and send it to me!

Why does this mean so much to me?

I’m Lolly Titherington, Exalted Ruler of Oak Harbor Elks Lodge #2362, and I have dwarfism.

Dwarfism is something I live with every single day. There is no cure, and it will never go away—but I have never let that stop me. I’ve learned to adapt, find different ways of doing things, and keep moving forward.

I might be small, but I can do anything an average-height person can do—maybe just in a different way.

That’s why I continue to share my story and push for awareness. Awareness helps replace assumptions with understanding. It encourages acceptance, inclusion, and respect and reminds people that being different does not mean being less.

As Elks, we already know the power of people coming together for something bigger than themselves. So this October, I’m asking my fellow Elks across Washington to stand with me.

THE CHALLENGE:
💚 Choose one October Lodge meeting
💚 Ask EVERYONE attending to wear GREEN
📸 Take a group picture
💚 Send the picture to me
💚 Let's show just how many Washington Elks support Dwarfism Awareness!

It doesn't matter whether there are 10 people or 100 people in your photo. Every Lodge and every person who participates helps spread the message.

SMALL STATURE. BIG POSSIBILITIES.
DIFFERENT — NOT LESS.

Let's turn Washington State GREEN this October!

I challenge you, Washington Elks! Are you in?

— Lolly Titherington
Exalted Ruler
Oak Harbor Elks Lodge #2362

09/30/2026

Please don't be taken advantage of!

09/28/2026

Washington State Elks being featured! Thanks Discover Elks and iHeartRadio for helping us spread the word!

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09/26/2026

🦌 WSEA— LET’S GO! 🦌

Our State President, Ben Braden, has challenged us to keep moving forward, to meet your District retention goals. 💪🏼

And here’s the thing… reaching them doesn't require one lodge to do something extraordinary.

It requires EVERY lodge to do a little more. ❤️

One great tool we can use is a Lodge Report.

Take those charitable reporting numbers from last year and show your members what THEY helped accomplish:

📊 Volunteer numbers
⏰ Hours served
🚗 Miles traveled
💰 Dollars raised & donated
🎓 Scholarships awarded
🇺🇸 Veterans served
🧒 Youth programs
🏘️ Community projects
❤️ Neighbors helped

But don’t just share the numbers — tell the stories behind them.

Because those stories happened because Elks showed up.

And every one of those stories started with something pretty simple:

➡️ An Elk became a member.
➡️ An Elk renewed their membership.
➡️ An Elk decided to be part of something bigger than themselves.

When someone renews their membership, they aren't just keeping a card in their wallet.

They’re helping make the next scholarship possible.

They’re helping a veteran or child in need.

They’re supporting a neighbor who needs a hand.

They’re helping their lodge continue the amazing work it accomplished last year.

So let’s reach out. Show them what their membership helped accomplish. Show them what they are part of. And invite them to be part of what we do NEXT!

This is our opportunity to keep the momentum going and answer Ben’s challenge. 💪🏼