The Santa Monica Elks won four major achievement awards at the state convention in Ontario last week.
The first award was for putting on all recommended projects in a satisfactory manner. The second was for having the largest per capita donations to the Major Project, which funds scholarships and youth activities, among other things. The lodge donated $17,007 per capita — $56.50 per member. The district donated $74,892. The third award was for overall performance on a district level.
The fourth award was given to the lodge that best represented the principles of Ellkdom in the state of California in Division II in all categories.
The awards were based on the lodge year 2003-2004, in which Raedean Kiesz was the Exalted Ruler. Raedean said that special thanks were due to Leading Knight Ray Beers, who assembled and submitted the necessary documentation to the state office. She said that it was the efforts of the entire lodge — each chairman, each committee member and each individual member. They were in recognition of the total efforts of the lodge.
Doug Larson, state president, presented the awards to the current Exalted Ruler Doug Randall.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 2, 2004. Read the original PDF.