The Edmonton Elks and Royal Purple have worked together for more than 80 years to assist those that require help within the community, the province and nation-wide.

Collectively, the Edmonton Elks and Royal Purple contribute over 40,000 volunteer hours each years. The following are the charities we have supported over the years.

The Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children  The Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children continues to impact the lives of thousands of Canadians annually. The quality of life that many children, and in some cases whole communities, enjoy can be either directly or partly attributed to projects funded through this national charity. The Fund has been extremely effective in three areas:

• Personal assistance to individual children with special needs.

• Developing and supporting ongoing provincial programs across Canada in the area of speech, hearing and communication disorders. Over the years the Elks and Royal Purple Fund For Children has provided over $15 million through ongoing provincial programs, equipment & capital assistance, and personal assistance in this area.

• Working directly with addictions awareness agencies and experts through the Elks and Royal Purple Addictions Awareness Program to educate children about healthy choices.

Applications for assistance can be made through your local lodge.

Elks Foundation - www.abelks.org

Probably the most visible aspect of our activity is the community service undertaken by our Lodges.  The Alberta Elks Foundation was formed in 1971 to act as the charitable body to assist member Lodges in their service to Alberta communities and supporting children in need.

We regularly assist sick, needy and underprivileged children: sponsor youth sports and youth service organizations; we equip playgrounds, parks and community centres.  We aid senior citizens, provide equipment for hospitals and furnish hospital wards.  We are founding donours and continuing supporters, providing funding for the Institute for Stuttering and Research - "ISTAR".

In fact, we have undertaken a wise variety of projects designed to meet the many needs of our communities.  For the last 5 years alone the Elks Lodges of Alberta contributed over $1,000,000.00 each year, in assistance of community projects and programs.

Istar -  www.istar.ualberta.ca

ISTAR, the Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research is a self-supporting, non-profit organization that offers specialized treatment to children, teens and adults who stutter. In addition, ISTAR conducts research into stuttering, offer advanced professional training for speech-language pathology students and clinicians, and promote public awareness of stuttering and its treatment.

Tabs for Tots - www.abelks.org

The Elks and Royal Purple Lodges of Alberta started in 1999 a new fund-raising program called "Tabs for Tots".

We are collecting pull tabs from pop cans, juice cans, baby formula cans, and any can that has a pull tab opener. They are selling them to a scrap metal company in Alberta and utilizing the funds to purchase much needed equipment for pediatric wards, neonatal units, delivery rooms, children's ward, etc. in hospitals across Alberta if they so wish to become involved.

We are working together to improve the life of our newborn children who enter this world with problems and conditions that can be easily treated or corrected, early in their lives, with proper equipment.

For more information about how you can become involved, please click here

Camp He Ho Ha - www.camphehoha.com

Camp He Ho Ha provides recreational opportunities not only for children with disabilities, but also for adults of all ages with every type and degree of disabilities.

Compassion House - www.sorrentinos.com

Inner City School Lunch Program - www.teachers.ab.ca

Edmonton's School Lunch Program is 15 years old.  Alex Taylor School , one of Edmonton's high-needs elementary schools, provides hot nutritious lunches to students who would otherwise be without a noon meal.  Operated by the Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation (ECCCC) at an annual cost of $1.5 million, the program is funded through donations from such organizations as the United Way of Alberta Capital Region, City of Edmonton and Edmonton & Area Child and Family Services Authority, as well as an anonymous donour.  The idea for the lunch program germinated in 1992 when a group of parents realized that children were going to school hungry and decided to do something about it.  They formed the School Food Action Committee and hired a community advocate to teach them how to lobby for a lunch program and funding to run it.  Edmonton's School Lunch Program started in 1993 with two school and 300 students,  Today, it serves 2,200 students in 14 schools in inner-city and northeast Edmonton.

ZEBRA Child Protection Centre -  www.zebracentre.ca

A multi-agency facility devoted to operating a child-centered model of service delivery allowing for maximum gathering of investigative integrity while minimizing further trauma to victims and their families. Works in partnership with established agencies that deal with child protection matters.

Mazankowski Heart Foundation - www.albertahealthservices.ca

Serving the prairies and the Canadian North, it will provide a full range of heart care services, with a special focus on prevention of heart disease and complex heart care, such as pediatric cardiac surgery and heart transplantation. 

Ask yourself:

Do you want to be a part of the community? Do you want to feel that your volunteer services makes a difference? Do you want to belong to an organization that really cares about you? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, joining the Elks may be right for you. Please accept our invitation to join by filling out the form on the link below, or mail-in the 'Invitation to Join' or email us at Webmaster One of our Lodge members will be happy to contact you.

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