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 Ester Cota Sun City # 2559
2021-2022 Americanism Program Dates
Theme for the 2021-2022 Contest is “What does it mean to love your country?”
Americanism Essay Contest 2021-22 Criteria and Rules
Lodge Submissions
15 Dec 2021
District Submissions
31 Jan 2022
State Submissions
28 Feb 2022
Grand Lodge Submissions
31 Mar 2022
09-15 Sep 19 Patriotism Week Proclamation
Americanism Brochure and Mini-Brochure Contest Due Dates are as follows:
Lodge Submissions
15 Dec 2021
District Submissions
31 Jan 2022
State Submissions
28 Feb 2022
Grand Lodge Submissions
31 Mar 2022
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.