Welcome! The CT Elks Association Charities focuses on charitable activities for youth (through high school) and Veterans that progress over the calendar year.
Member Events
DD Clinics
Hartford Yard Goats
August 22, 4:30 PM
Yankees Game with the New York Elks
Over the Edge
Use promo code EDGE for FREE registration through August 1, 2026.
Register now: 2026 Over the Edge at Mohegan Sun – Campaign
GER Dinner
Westbrook Elks
Interested in Membership?
Join 23,314 Connecticut Elks members in supporting our local communities.
Click here or visit your local lodge for more information.
Membership in the Elks
U.S. Citizens 21 years of age or older are eligible for membership. By joining a local lodge in Connecticut, you become a member of the Connecticut Elks Association and the national organization as well!
Upcoming Contests for Youth
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship Competition
High school seniors who are American citizens are eligible to apply.
Applications for high school graduates for 2027 will be accepted in late summer.
Americanism Essay Contest
“What Does Service to Your Country Mean to You?”
Children in grades 5-8 can compete by submitting an essay showing their pride in America. Next year’s theme will be announced at Grand Lodge.
National award winners will be announced at Grand Lodge in July, 2026.
Drug Awareness Contest
“Drugs are a Grave Mistake”
Children from 3rd grade through high school can participate in the annual Drug Awareness contest. Next year’s theme will be released soon.
The 2026-2027 begins after Grand Lodge in July.
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What We Do
Elks Lodges bring so much more to their communities than just a building, golf course or pool. They are places where neighbors come together, families share meals, and children grow up.
Elks invest in their communities through programs that help children grow up healthy and drug-free, meet the needs of today’s veterans, and improve the quality of life.
Our Mission
To inculcate the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its Members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that Elks Care and Elks Share.
