Elks National President Bruce Hidley visits

Kentucky Elks Association.

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Bruce Hidley (left), Elks National President and Johnny Jones, Kentucky Elks Association President (right), present $13,000.00 in donations supporting the KY Elks Association State Major Project "Kids with Cancer". During the State Convention donations were made to Camp Quality Kentuckiana, Kids Cancer Alliance and Bree's Blessing. 

The KY Elks Association offers Veterans Services, Scholarships, Drug Awareness and via our State Major Project, Kids with Cancer, provides support to families battling pediatric cancer.

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Some of our Programs include:

Elks Hoop Shoot Program

Got Grit?

Through the Hoop Shoot program, the Elks been developing and reinforcing grit for nearly 50 years—long before researchers and experts concluded that grit is so important for our children. Just listen to the parents and contestants in these videos. They’re talking about grit.

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Find a Contest Near and Age Group near you: Elks Hoop Shoot

Elks Soccer Shoot Program

The Elks Soccer Shoot program consists of two

different contests open to girls and boys:

• Five Goal Contest: consists of a series of five goals,
  decreasing in size from 48 inches to 17 inches.

  • The five goal contest is for U-8, which includes ages
    seven years old and younger.

• Grid Goal Contest: consists of a full-size goal sectioned off so points can be scored when the ball is kicked into certain sections.

  • The age groups that use this goal are U-10,ages eight to nine, U-12, ages ten to eleven, U-14, ages twelve to thirteen, and U-16 ages fourteen and fifteen. The U-16 age group is optional, check with your State Soccer Shoot Chairman to see if your State participates using this age group.

Find out more about the Kentucky Elks Soccer Shoot Contests: Soccer Shoot

Americanism Essay Contest 2022-23

Children in grades 5-8 express can compete on sharing their pride in American with this year’s theme, “What is your American dream?”

Deadline is December 15th

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION

DAP Contest

Essay Contest

Open to students in 6th through 8th grade.

Poster Contest

Open to students in 3rd through 5th grade.

Video Contest

Open to Pre-High School, High School, and Post Graduate Students.

The 2023 MVS application is now open.

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The 2023 application deadline is November 14, 2022 at 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time.

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Find out more: Scholarships