Americanism Committee
Title Name Lodge State Chairperson - Grover Ramsey Casa Grande Valley # 1957 District Chairperson - East Taleen Carpenter Chandler # 2429 District Chairperson - North Mary Springer Payson # 2154 District Chairperson - South Susan Trecartin Green Valley # 2592 District Chairperson - West Vicki Way Sun City # 2559
11-17 Sep 23 Patriotism Week Proclamation
2022-23 Essay Winners – theme – “What Is Your American Dream?“
5th Grade
1st Place – Kearney #2478 Maya Hong
2nd Place – Sierra Vista #2065 Kathleen Brown
3rd Place – Phoenix #335 Mathieu White
Honorable Mention – Holbrook #2450 Elyssa Nabors
6th Grade
1st Place – Lake Havasu City #2339 Anna Bengard
2nd Place – Kearney #2478 Yarenica Gaona
3rd Place – Prescott #330 Riley Gamble
Honorable Mention – Sierra Vista #2065 Isabelle Froehler
7th Grade
1st Place – Kearney #2478 Mikaela Baldenegro
2nd Place – Bullhead City #2408 Julien Garcia
3rd Place – Yuma #476 Ella Arcides
Honorable Mention – Casas Adobes #2663 Marquise Busch
8th Grade
1st Place – Yuma #476 Alyssa Salas
2nd Place – Holbrook #2450 Macy Gardner
3rd Place – Catalina Mountain #2815 Brynn Tate
Honorable Mention – Kearney #2478 Darren Smith
2023-2024 Americanism Program Dates
Theme for this year is “What the Bill of Rights Means to Me?“
Americanism Essay Contest 2023-24 Criteria and Rules
Lodge Submissions
31 Dec 2023
District Submissions
31 Jan 2024
State Submissions
20 Feb 2024
Grand Lodge Submissions
31 Mar 2024
Americanism Essay Contest Certificate of participation
2022-23 Americanism Brochure Contest Winners
Division III – 226 to 300 members
1st Place Tucson #385
Division IV – 301 to 450 members
1st Place, Casas Adobes #2663
Division V – 451 to 700 members
1st Place, Chandler # 2429
2nd Place, Tucson East #2532
3rd Place, Catalina Mountain # 2815
Division VI – 701 & up
**** Americanism Brochure Contest Due Dates are as follows: ****
Lodge Submissions
31 Dec 2023
District Submissions
31 Jan 2024
State Submissions
20 Feb 2024
Grand Lodge Submissions
31 Mar 2024
Flag Day
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was the first fraternal organization to observe Flag Day. The President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation calling upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on such day, and urging the people to observe the day as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the Continental Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States of America. The importance of every single U.S. flag, and how it is displayed is keenly observed by the Elks. We celebrate 110 years of the Grand Lodge’s 1907 designation of June 14 as Flag Day, which was followed in 1911 with the Order’s approval for mandatory observance by all Lodges.