1. TENNESSEE ELKS BENEVOLENT TRUST
OUR STATE MAJOR PROJECT-NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
WHERE WE CAME FROM AND WHERE WE’RE GOING!
Established with a grant from the Grand Lodge 1956
Our Corpus is now nearly 1.5 million
Much care is taken to ensure safe investments
Corpus is never spent, only investment interest
All donations are added to the corpus

2. Tennessee Elks Benevolent Trust
OUR STATE MAJOR PROJECT-NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
HOW WE GROW THE CORPUS
Supported by ENF
State Raffle proceeds
TELAS proceeds
Relies heavily on Lodge and individual contributions.
Lodge Per Capita for Lodge Year is $3.05
Individual contributions are credited to the Lodge Per Capita goal

3. Start your year with a PLAN to reach all your Lodge goals
OUR STATE MAJOR PROJECT-NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
HELPING LODGES MEET PER-CAPITA – PLANNING IS THE KEY
Start your year with a PLAN to reach all your Lodge goals
Execute your PLAN
Fund Raisers get the biggest bang for the buck
Raffles – Auctions- Turkey Shoots – Bike Rides – Pool and Golf Tournaments – Yard Sales – Bake Sales – Womanless Beauty Contests, etc.
Other ideas to bring include
Newsletter – remind members to contribute
Dues Notices

4. Tennessee Elks Benevolent Trust
OUR STATE MAJOR PROJECT – NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
ABOUT OUR SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship packages are distributed to each Lodge Exalted Ruler at the Mid-Year Convention.
Applications are due to the TEA Major Project Chair – Feb 15th.
The Judging Committee convenes in Mar to select the winners.
It is incumbent that each Exalted Ruler appoint a dedicated Elk as your Lodge Scholarship Chair.