The Hilo Elks Lodge encourages isle students to participate in upcoming Drug Awareness and Patriotic Americanism Contests sponsored by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the U.S.A.
The Hilo Elks Lodge encourages isle students to participate in upcoming Drug Awareness and Patriotic Americanism Contests sponsored by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the U.S.A.
The organization sponsors the contests in order to inspire students’ creativity and leadership amongst their peers.
“The Drug Awareness contests will allow students the opportunity to take a stand against substance abuse. When they compete in the Americanism essay contest; students may develop a true appreciation for what it means to be a United States citizen,” said Lisa Fleury, first vice president, who is coordinating the Hilo Lodge No. 759 Americanism and Drug Awareness contests. She can be reached via email at lfhiloelks@gmail.com.
“The students who produce the best posters and essays will be awarded prizes,” said Fleury. The Hilo Elks members ask educators, parents and guardians to encourage students to participate.
The Patriotic Americanism essay contest theme is “What Does the National Anthem Mean to Me?” This contest is open to students in grades 5-8. Please hand-deliver or mail entries to the Hilo Lodge before Jan. 10.
The Drug Awareness contest theme is “The Choice 4 Me is Drug-Free.” The poster contest is open to students in grades 3-5. The essay contest is open to students in grades 5-8. Please hand-deliver or mail essays and posters to the Lodge before Nov. 19.
Information about contest rules and forms may be obtained directly from www.chea-elks.org. On this California-Hawaii Elks Association website, just click on the link for Committees, then on the links for Drug Awareness and Americanism.
For contest entries, the mailing address is: Hilo Elks Lodge No. 759, P.O. Box 542, Hilo, HI 96721-0542. The lodge phone number is 935-1717.