California-Hawaii Elks Major Project
Man's good deeds are often born of
dreams which have found a time and place. Such was the
case with the Major Project. It was but a dream until 1950
when the Elks adopted the program and assured it a future
that grows bigger and brighter with each passing year.
Ever-increasing need for services is
met by the Elks members and friends of the
California-Hawaii Elks Association. From its humble
beginnings in Eureka, the program expanded further: north
to the Oregon border, the Sierra Nevada, the valley
farmlands, the southern deserts to the Mexican border and
across miles of ocean to the Hawaiian islands.
The Major Project then broadened its
scope with a program to screen preschool children for
vision deficiencies.
The California-Hawaii Elks again
moved forward by establishing annual grants to provide
direct medical care for eligible children with vision
deficiencies. The Elks also provide undergraduate
university and vocational school scholarships to students
with disabilities.
You and the members of your lodge are
the reason the Major Project "Piggy Bank" program
succeeds in reaching out and touching over 60,000 children
each year. 
At the California-Hawaii Elks
Association state convention held in San Diego on May
14-18, 2008 the theme child Alejandro Martinez was named
for the Elks Major Project Inc. Alejandro was just 27 weeks
in his pregnancy and weighed only 2 lbs. 6 1/2 ounces when
he pushed his way into this world. When presented to over
1,000 Elks in the auditorium he was all smiles and lit up
the stage.
Exalted Ruler Terry Horne was proud
to have donated $15183 from our Lodge. Moneys were raised
by special charity events and by hard working Elks. Over
$2, 900,000 was raised by over 94,000 Elks for the Elks
Major Project, Inc. aid to physically handicapped children.
On the final day of the convention Exalted Rulers from
California and Hawaii walked across the stage with their
donations.
Remember that all donations to the Major Project "Piggy Bank" program are tax deductible.