BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER

Mission

TO INCLUCATE 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 THE ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE TO PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATIONS THAT ELKS SHARE.