Americanism Committee
Title Name Lodge
State Chairperson - Grover Ramsey Casa Grande Valley # 1957
District Chairperson - East Sheila Stephenson Kearney # 2478
District Chairperson - North Vern Gilbert Page # 2498
District Chairperson - South Susan Trecartin Green Valley # 2592
District Chairperson - West Vicki Way Sun City # 2559
06-12 Sep 21 Patriotism Week Proclamation
2021-22 Essay Winners – theme – “What does it mean to love your country?“
Division I – 5th or 6th Grade
1st Place – Phoenix #335 Quail Run Elementary Andrea Arsenic
2nd Place – Phoenix #335 Quail Run Elementary Olivia Rivas
Division II – 7th or 8th Grade
1st Place – Catalina Mtn. #2815 Coronado K-8 School Lily Lingard
2nd Place – Chandler #2429 Payne Jr High School Emma Caldwell
2022-2023 Americanism Program Dates
Theme for this year is “What Is Your American Dream?”
Americanism Essay Contest 2022-23 Criteria and Rules
Lodge Submissions
31 Dec 2022
District Submissions
31 Jan 2022
State Submissions
28 Feb 2022
Grand Lodge Submissions
31 Mar 2022
Americanism Essay Contest Certificate of participation
2021-22 Americanism Brochure Contest Winners
Division III – 226 to 300 members
1st Place Tucson #385
2nd Place, Raceway #2852
Division IV – 301 to 450 members
1st Place, Sierra Vista #2065
Division V – 451 to 700 members
1st Place, Catalina Mountain # 2815
2nd Place, Casa Grande Valley #1957
3rd Place, Chandler #2429
Division VI – 701 & up
1st Place, Lake Havasu City # 2399
**** Americanism Brochure Contest Due Dates are as follows: ****
Lodge Submissions
31 Dec 2022
District Submissions
31 Jan 2023
State Submissions
11 Feb 2023
Grand Lodge Submissions
31 Mar 2023
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.