Watervliet Elks to Start ELKS - Education, Learning, Knowledge, Services Video Development

Watervliet Elks to Start ELKS - Education, Learning, Knowledge, Services Video Development

CHICAGO, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With some help from the Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Watervliet Elks will start a video club for low-income youth. They will work with local WVLT public television employees to produce PSAs and other projects.

ELKS - Education, Learning, Knowledge, Services Video Development will be funded by an Impact Grant awarded to the Watervliet Elks by the Elks National Foundation. Impact Grants are the newest addition to the Elks National Foundation's Community Investments Program. They are competitive grants designed to help Elks make a difference in their community. This year, Watervliet Elks Lodge No. 1500 is one of 49 recipients nationwide to receive an Impact Grant. The grants range from $2,500 to $10,000.

For more information about Impact Grants and to see a complete list of this year's Impact Grant recipients, visit the Elks National Foundation website at www.elks.org/enf/community or contact the Programs Department at ENFPrograms@elks.org or 773/755-4954.

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Source: Elks National Foundation

CONTACT: Elks National Foundation, Mary Morgan, Programs Associate, 2750
N. Lakeview Ave., Chicago, IL 60614-2256, +1-773/755-4954, marym@elks.org; or
Watervliet Elks Lodge No. 1500, Bruce Hidley, ELKS - Education, Learning,
Knowledge, Services Video Development Project Manager, 501 4th Ave Watervliet,
NY 12189-3703, +1-518-270-3800

Web Site: http://www.elks.org/enf/community

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