South Bend Elks

The South Bend Elks Lodge #235 is located at 3535 McKinley Avenue, in South Bend, Indiana. Every year we host a variety of fund raising events to benefit our community through scholarship funds, Veterans, and the ELKS Cancer Research Program. 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 The Elks are more than just a social club. We are community and charity focused. So much so that we have multiple projects going on at all times. On a national scale we have the Elks National Foundation. All lodges contribute to the ENF every year and in return they can receive grants to help with community projects. We have used our grants for such projects as Rebuilding Together and St. Margaret's House. Read more about the Elks National Foundation . Each lodge has the Parade of Nickels cans to collect change for any project the lodge chooses. South Bend Elks has decided to use the funds from the Parade of Nickels for Miller's Vets in South Bend. The Robert L. Miller Veterans Center is dedicated to helping homeless veterans and everything that we collect from the Parade of Nickels goes to their great work. Lodges also offer scholarships with winners having more opportunities at the state and national level. If you have a student in high school, start looking into the opportunity that the Elks could offer your graduate. The Elks Hoop Shoot competition is free and open to all boys and girls aged 8 - 23 (as of 01 April, 2019). Winners at each level have the opportunity to move on and compete at the next level. There is no charge to participate in ...Read More