Six $1,000 scholarships awarded to North County high school students
(Left to Right) Atascadero Elks Scholarship Committee Chair Susan Jones, Atascadero High School Graduate and Scholarship Winner Ashlin Imhoff, & Atascadero Elks Exalted Ruler Ronnie Maxwell.
Recipients honored at recent Elks Lodge dinner
– The Atascadero Elks Lodge recently donated six one thousand dollar scholarships to Atascadero High School and Templeton High School graduates. The Elks Scholarship program and the 2023 scholarship recipients were celebrated during a dinner at the Elks Lodge on July 27.
“The Atascadero Elk’s Lodge is committed to helping local high school graduates succeed and thrive in college,” said Ronnie Maxwell, exalted ruler of Atascadero Elks Lodge #2733. “The Elks are committed to supporting our young people because they are our greatest resource and in the years ahead, they will assume the mantle of leadership for our society.”
Since its inception in 1987, the Atascadero Elks have contributed over $850,000 to various programs including youth activities, local sports, programs for handicapped and needy children, patriotic programs, veterans’ programs, and many community activities. In addition, the Elks participate in drug awareness programs at local schools and distribute dictionaries to all 3rd graders in the area.
The Atascadero Elks Lodge was established in the City of Atascadero on Sept. 26, 1987. its mission is 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.
