🠈 B.P.O.E. 🠊
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) is one of the largest and most active fraternal organizations in the US. The Elks have over 2100 lodges in the U.S. and claim over 1 million members.
![Elks Lodge - Grand Junction](http://protophoto.com//tn/6559.jpg)
The Elks began as a drinking / social club in New York City to avoid regulations on bars. Today, the organization is noted for its charitable contributions and community service. You will often find elk members donating time and effort to people in need. The Elks have a fondness for constructing and maintaining grand buildings and residences in towns throughout the US. You can use the Local Lodges Online service to find your local lodge.
The lodges are organized by state, disttrict and lodge. Each State maintain their own state Elks Web site filled with regional news. Here are several of sites for Mountain West states:
- Arizona Elks
- California / Hawaii
- Colorado Elks
- Idaho Elks
- Montana Elks
- Oregon Elks
- Utah Elks
- Wyoming Elks
- Colorado Elks
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Directory Listings:
- Boulder Color - Community: Elks Lodge - Boulder
- Colorado Springs Color - Community: Elks Lodge 309
- Denver Color - Community: B.P.O.E. Lodge #17
- Durango Colorado - Community: B.P.O.E. #507
- Garfield Colorado Links - Community: B.P.O.E. #2286
- Grand Junction - Community: B.P.O.E. #575
- Missoula Websites - Community: B.P.O.E. #383
- Cedar City - Community: B.P.O.E. Lodge 1556
- Moab - Community: BPOE - 2021
- Ogden, Utah - Community: BPOE - Golden Spike Lodge
- Park City, Utah - Community: B.P.O.E. #734
- Provo Utah - Community: BPOE #849
- Saint George - Community: BPOE #1743
- Salt Lake Sites - Clubs / Organizations: B.P.O.E.
- Tooele - Community: BPOE #1673
- Vernal, Utah. US - Community: BPOE #2375
- Cheyenne, Wyoming. US - Community: BPOE #660