The Sedona Elks Lodge #2291 is a non-profit membership organization of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America. For membership information, call 928-282-7571. For facility rental information, call 928-282-3030.
The Sedona Elks Lodge #2291 is a non-profit membership organization of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America, is a nonprofit fraternal organization dedicated to charitable works. From its meager beginnings, it has grown to be the largest fraternal organization in our nation, boasting over 2,000 Lodges made up of well over one and a quarter million members.
Since its inception, the Elks contributed more than $333 million dollars for charitable, welfare and patriotic programs. The Elks are second only to the U.S. Government in the amount of money it provides for scholarships each year.
Elks scholarships are measured in the millions of dollars annually. They sponsor many youth groups such as youth sports, scouting and 4-H Clubs, D.A.R.E. programs, summer camps, adopt-a-school, Hoop Shoot, etc.
The motto of the B.P.O.E. is:
The faults of our brothers and sisters we write upon the sand.
Their virtues upon the tablets of love and memory.
The B.P.O.E. is based upon the Golden Rule:
To do unto others as you would they should do unto you.
