Cub Scout Pack 335 - PhoenixElks

What Are Elks?

Elks are U.S. citizens who believe in God and who guide their course in life by the principals of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, and Fidelity.

Elks strive to live by the Golden Rule of do unto others as we would, they should, do unto us. We sponsor Cub Scouts, BSA Scouts, Girl Scouts of America, raise funds for college scholarships, host Hoop Shoot and Soccer Shoot contests, celebrate and honor the U.S. Flag, sponsor Veteran programs, sponsor Thanksgiving Baskets for families in need, and provide clothing for children in need through our Children's Christmas Shopping Spree. These are among many Elks' programs designed to help those in need and give back to our community.

Phoenix Elks Lodge 335 is the charter organization for Cub Scout Pack 335.

Our chartered organization representative is Damien Speck.

If you are interested in becoming an Elk, please email jaykrich@gmail.com

Most Valuable Student Scholarship

Detailed Information at:

Most Valuable Student Scholarship

Open Enrollment:

2023 Information TBD

Application Deadline is:

2023 TBD

Cost: FREE!

Director Name:

Diane Bodwell

redbods@aol.com

Eligible applicants must be current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States on the date their applications are submitted. Permanent legal resident status does not qualify. Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks.

Awards:

The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants for the current year's competition.
Male and female students compete separately.
Ranging from $1,000 per year to $12,500 per year, Most Valuable Student scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a U.S. college or university. All scholarships are in the form of certificates of award conditional upon the full-time enrollment of the winner in an accredited U.S. college or university.
Please visit our website for the date the Chicago office of the Elks National Foundation will announce the 500 national winners. (Many local Lodges, districts and state Elks associations award their own scholarships through this program. These scholarships are not to be confused with the 500 Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarships.)

Please visit our website for the current MVS Leadership Weekend dates and location. During this weekend, the Top 20 scholars will interview with the national judges. These 20 finalists will be vying for two first-place awards of $50,000; two second-place awards of $40,000; and two third-place awards of $30,000. The remaining 14 finalists will receive awards of $20,000. The 480 runners-up will receive fifth-place scholarships of $4,000. Participating in the virtual Leadership Weekend is required to be eligible for the top awards.

Americanism Essay

Detailed Information at:

Americanism Essay Contest

Theme:

2023 TBD

When:

During the current school year

Deadline:

Received at your local lodge by

2023 TBD

Cost: FREE!

Director Name:

Kirby Everingham

r2k2ever@gmail.com

Eligible participants must be a student enrolled in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth grade during the normal school year.

Rules

At the time of the contest, eligible participants must be students enrolled in one of these four divisions:

I—5th grade

II—6th grade

III—7th grade

IV—8th grade

Essay length is not to exceed 300 words.
Essay must be typed or legibly printed in ink. Also, the essay must be submitted as written (or typed) by the entrant.
Essay must be submitted for judging to the Elks Lodge nearest to the address of the entrant.
Participant must be identified by name, grade, school attending and sponsoring Elks Lodge on the essay.

Judging Criteria

Originality - 40 points: Avoid the use of trite or worn out words and phrases
Development of theme - 40 points: Stay focused on ideas and thoughts
Mechanics and neatness - 30 points: Proper spelling, grammar & punctuation

Awards

Plaques will be awarded by Grand Lodge for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for national winning essays in Divisions I, II, III, and IV.

Monetary awards will be disbursed for each grade level for:

1st Place—$1,000

2nd Place—$500

3rd place—$250

Winners will be announced at the Grand Lodge Session

Application Packet

All applications must include the coverpage to identify the student and local Elks Lodge it is submitted to. Essays must be submitted to your local Elks Lodge by the deadline.

Click here to find your local lodge and download the application packet

Free Throw Contest

Detailed Information at:

Elks Hoop Shoot

When:

2023 TBD
Where:

2023 TBD

Cost: FREE!

Director Name:

Jay Krich

jaykrich@gmail.com

Eligibility is any youth no younger than the age of 8 and no older than the age of 13 as of APRIL 1, 2024. Winners who do not participate in their correct age group will be disqualified from participating in the next level of competition.

THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS

Please use this Age Group Calculator for absolute certainty of the age group your child belongs in when you complete your registration form in its entirety.

The Elks Hoop Shoot is a free throw contest for kids ages 8 to 13 as of April 1, 2023 . The program is free to all contestants and provides youth an opportunity to compete, connect and succeed through hard work and healthy competition. The lessons learned at the Hoop Shoot help kids develop grit.

Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

There are 6 divisions comprised of 3 boys and 3 girls with age groups of 8 - 9, 10 - 11, and 12 - 13.

Please use this Age Group Calculator for absolute certainty of the age group your child belongs in when you complete your registration form in its entirety.

Rules

The 8-9 year old divisions shoot four feet in front of the regulation foul line.
The 12-13-year-old-boys division shoots with a 29.5” basketball. All other divisions shoot with a 28.5” basketball.
All contestants should be given an official opportunity to warm up. Ten minutes is recommended.
Each contestant should be given up to five warm-up shots, if desired, before shooting for score.
The contestant will shoot their first 10 shots for score, return to the end of the line, and shoot their final 15 shots without additional warm-up.
After a contestant is handed the ball, they have up to 10 seconds to make a free throw attempt. If a contestant takes longer than 10 seconds to shoot, a penalty occures and the shot is void.
A free throw begins when the ball is given to the contestant at the free throw line. It ends when the try is successful, when it is certain that the try will be unsuccessful, or when the ball becomes dead.
The contestant must stay behind the foul line until the ball has touched the hoop, backboard or net. If the line is touched before this happens, a penalty occurs and the shot is void.
Ties will be broken by taking five additional shots in the same shooting order until the winner is determined. These points do NOT count (not additional) towards the original 25 shots.

Visit elks.org/hoopshoot/compete for complete contest rules and equipment guidelines.

THE ROAD TO NATIONALS starts at your local lodge with the 1st place winners advancing to the next competition. There is five levels of competition: Local, District, State, Regional, and National. The names and photos of the six Frank Hise National Champions will be commemorated in the Elks Hoop Shoot digital display in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and on the Elks.org Champion page.

Find your local lodge

West District Competition

January 7, 2023

Vulture Peak Middle School

920 South Vulture Mine Road

Wickenburg Arizona 85390

State Competition

Regional Competition

National Finals

Soccer Shoot

Cost:

FREE!

Lodge Competition

sponsored by:

Phoenix Elks Lodge #335

When:

2023 TBD

Where:

2023 TBD

Director contact:

Jay Krich

jaykrich@gmail.com

Eligible participants on January 1st of the current year must be no younger than the age of 4 and no older than the age of 15.

Upon completion of this event, the Phoenix Elks Lodge cordially invites all the winners, participants, and their families to come to the lodge for the award ceremony.

Free food and drinks shall be served.

Why does the Elks sponsor this program?

SOCCER — The world’s favorite sport now is the United States’ fastest growing children’s participatory activity. As early as the 1980s, Lodges of the B.P.O. Elks began to recognize this phenomenon and support it with league sponsorships as well as developing different skill contests. The Grand Lodge Activities Committee discussed the sport of soccer on many occasions as two of these contests grew to prominent status. In October 1997, a Grand Lodge Youth Activities Subcommittee met in Chicago to discuss the various programs, and from that meeting the Grand Lodge Soccer Shoot Program was developed and implemented. Since 1997, the Soccer Shoot Program has continued to be reviewed and adjusted for improvements. In November 2015, the Grand Lodge Activities Committee met and agreed upon the latest revisions to the program herein. Soccer Shoot is a two-stage contest that best represents the skill levels for the five age groups. There is 10 divisions of 5 boys and 5 girls:

U8 age 4 - 7

U10 age 8-9

U12 age 10-11

U14 age 12-13

U16 age 14-15

Soccer balls will be size 4 for U8 and size 5 for remaining divisions. U8 will compete in the Five Goal Contest and the remaining divisions will compete in the Goal Grid Contest.

The “Five Goal Contest” with its succession of smaller target goals lets the youngest participants (U-8) build their confidence as they move down the line. It matches both physical and skill abilities to the challenge they present. The “Grid Goal Contest” uses the specific kick distance, based on age, to challenge the older participants (U-10, U-12, U-14 & U-16) to kick the ball from a specific mark for score, thus developing advanced skills.

The top 3 scorers from each division will receive trophies and first place winners from each division automatically qualifies to advance to the district competition. District first place winners automatically qualify to advance to the State competition. See below for District and State competition locations, dates, and times.

District Competition:

When:

2023 TBD

Where:

2023 TBD

Director contact:

TBD

State Competition:

When:

2023 TBD

Where:

2023 TBD

Director contact:

TBD

Five Goal Contest Rules

1) A successful goal score is as follows:

48" goal = 1 point

40" goal = 2 points

34" goal = 3 points

26" goal = 4 points

17" goal = 5 points

2) Contestants shall start at the 48" goal and will advance to each successive smaller goal after all the contestants have completed shooting at that goal.

3) No contestant may shoot before or after the designated time.

4) The soccer ball shall be placed (15') fifteen feet from the goal line with the face of the ball completely behind the shooting line. The contestant is not allowed to adjust the ball after it has been placed.

5) The ball shall be deemed in play as soon as the contestant kicks it forward and the ball cannot be kicked a second time.

6) Each contestant shall have 4 shots on each goal. The first is for practice and the next three are for score. This is a combined total of 15 shots for score with a maximum opportunity of 45 points.

7) After a contestant kicks their three shots for score on a goal, they are to return to the back of the line or seating area. Once the entire division has completed their shots for score on a goal, they will move on to the next goal.

8) A goal is scored when the whole of the ball has passed over the entire goal line, between the posts, and below the upper crossbar. The decisions of the judges is final.

9) The order of shooting will be determined by the committee.

10) Contestants may only shoot for score once unless involved in a tiebreaker.

Tiebreakers will be determined by taking (5) five additional shots for score at the 17" goal in the same contestant order established in the regular contest. This procedure will be repeated until a winner is decided. Tiebreaker scores shall not be added to the regular contest score total as these points shall only be used to break the tie to determine the place of finish.

Grid Goal Contest Rules

U10 U12 U14 U16

The Grid Goal Contest shall use a Rope Grid on a full sized soccer goal with the dimensions and scoring as shown below.

1) Contestants may only shoot for score once in each contest unless involved in a tiebreaker.

2) No contestant may shoot before or after the designated time. The order of shooting shall be determined by the committee.

3) Contestants shall kick five shots for score at the goal, they shall return to the end of the line. The rotation of five shots at at time will continue for each contestant until each has completed a total of fifteen shots on goal.

4) The ball shall be placed at a spot, centered to the goal at a distance from the goal line as follows with the face of the ball completely behind the shooting line at a distance of:

18 feet for U10

27 feet for U12

36 feet for U14 & U16

5) A goal is scored when the whole of the ball has passed over the entire goal line, between the goal posts and below the upper crossbar. If the ball hits the posts, crossbar, grid, or ground and enters the goal, the kick is good, and the points are awarded based upon where the ball passed through the grid. If the ball deflects of the posts, crossbar, or the grid and does not cross the goal line, the score for that shot shall be zero. The decision of the judges is final.

6) Once the ball is placed, it cannot be touched by the contestant, except to kick the ball for score.

7) Each contestant will be permitted up to three warm-up kicks at the grid. They will then kick fifteen shots for score as defined in Rule #3. The maximum total score possible is 75 points.

Tiebreakers will be determined by taking five additional shots in the same contestant order established in the regular contest. The procedure will be repeated until a winner is decided. Tiebreaker scores shall not be added to the regular contest score total as these points shall only be used to break the tie to determine the place of finish.

Drug Awareness

Detailed Information at:

Drug Awareness Contest

2022-2023 Theme

for all contests is:

"One pill can kill"

Contest Starts:

Open Now

Cost: FREE!

Director Name:

Bill Darr

slidarr628@cs.com

Eligible poster contest participants must be in the 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade as of the current school year.

3rd - 5th Grade Poster

submission deadline:

Received at your locat lodge by

Decmber 31, 2022

Eligible essay contest participants must be in the 6th, 7th, or 8th grade as of the current school year.

6th to 8th Grade Essay

submission deadline:

Received at your local lodge by

December 31, 2022

Eligible video contestants must be in school and this contest will be in two age categories: pre-high school and high school.

3rd to 8th Grade Video &

9th to 12th Grade Video

submission deadline:

Received at your local lodge by

January 6, 2023

Poster Contest Rules

This contest is open to all 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students.
Posters should be submitted no smaller than 8.5 x 11" and no greater than 11 x 24" in size.

Judging wii be based on the closeness to the theme, neatness, originality, and correct grammatical structure.

Each entry must have the following information on the back of the poster:

Student's first and last name
School name, address, and grade
The Elks lodge name
Complete and signed Hold Harmless Agreement

Copyrighted characters are prohibited. Any entries containing copyrighted material will be disqualified.

Each lodge will select one winner using the criteria listed above and notify that winner. Winning posters will be forwarded to District Competition. District winners will be forwarded to the State Level Competition. All winning entries at any level become the sole property of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and may not be returned.

Each State Drug Awareness Chairman will choose one overall winner at the State Level Competition. The winning poster will be submitted for entry into the annual National Elks contest and for inclusion in the Elks Drug Awareness Program (DAP) coloring book. Winning Posters may also be featured on the www.elkskidzone.org website - online coloring book and/or in Elks National Foundation and Drug Awareness Program publications.

Essay Contest Rules

This contest is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.
Participants must write their essays themselves but they may get help from parents, teachers, friends, etc., in the form of ideas.
The essay must be on 8.5 x 11" paper
No longer than 250 words
Must be legible and can be hand printed, hand written, typed, or computer generated text.

Judging wii be based on the closeness to the theme, neatness, originality, and correct grammatical structure.

Each entry must have the following information on the back of the poster:

Student's first and last name
School name, address, and grade
The Elks lodge name
Complete and signed Hold Harmless Agreement

Each lodge will select one winner using the criteria listed above and notify that winner. Winning essays will be forwarded to District Competition. District winners will be forwarded to the State Level Competition. All winning entries at any level become the sole property of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and may not be returned.

Each State Drug Awareness Chairman will choose one overall winner at the State Level Competition. The winning essay will be submitted for entry into the annual National Elks contest and may also be featured on the www.elkskidzone.org website and/or in Elks National Foundation and Drug Awareness Program publications.

Video Contest Rules

This contest is open to two age groups:
Pre-high school
High school
Participants may be an individual or group
Video length is no less than 2 minutes and no greater than 5 minutes
The video needs to be in a generally accepted readable format
The video is to be submitted on, ideally, a USB flash drive or similar mobile media device.

Judging will be based on the closeness to the theme, neatness, originality, age appropriate language, positive message, and qualifty of video.

Each entry must have the following information:

Student or Group's full name(s)
School, school address, and grade(s)
The Elks lodge name
Complete and signed Hold Harmless Agreement
If minor(s) are in the video, an additional release form is required.

Each lodge will select one winner from each group using the criteria listed above and notify those winners. Winning videos will be forwarded to District Competition. District winners will be forwarded to the State Level Competition. All winning entries at any level become the sole property of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and may not be returned.

Each State Drug Awareness Chairman will choose one overall winner of each group at the State Level Competition. The winning videos will be submitted for entry into the annual National Elks contest and may also be featured on the www.elkskidzone.org website and/or in Elks National Foundation and Drug Awareness Program publications.

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