ELKS

We apply these values to our everyday life by engaging in charitable activities, by raising and distributing funds and by volunteering thousands of hours per year to many worthwhile causes in the local community, the State of Nevada and the nation. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has been an agent of change and community service since its founding. Many of today's well known institutions have had their genesis with the Elks. Flag Day, for instance, was created by the Elks in 1907 and was signed into law in 1949 by President Harry S. Truman, himself an Elk. Five U.S. Presidents have been members of the Order. They are: Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Gerald R. Ford. Many other Senators and Congressmen have been counted among our ranks such as House Speakers Tip O'Neill, Sam Rayburn and others... The building and approximately 1.8 acres was donated to the old Henderson Elks Lodge No. 1956 in the late 1950's. In 1995 Grand Lodge..

Primary location: Henderson United States