LODGE COMMUNICATIONS

Tell us what’s happening.

You do not need to write an article. Give us the facts once and we’ll take it from there — Lodge communications, community impact reporting and external Elks publications.

START HERE

What are you submitting?

Pick the closest fit. The form will only show the questions we need.

Not sure? Committee news? Choose Monthly Lodge Update. Volunteer, charity, veterans, youth, donations or other community work that does not have an Event ID? Choose Community Impact. Already have an Event ID? Use Tell us how the event went — do not submit it twice.

Submit it once. We’ll decide where it belongs.

One intake point: submissions are managed through Lodge PR at 2148elkspublicrelations@gmail.com.

Choose one

FOR LODGE MEMBERS 01 Monthly Lodge Update Officer, committee or program news. Keep it simple — we’ll shape it for members. May be used for:
✓ The Maverick
✓ Facebook
✓ Website / Lodge email Start monthly update → FOR COMMUNITY + ELKS PUBLICATIONS 02 Community Impact Volunteer work, charity, youth, veterans, donations, scholarships and other Lodge impact. One submission can feed both official charitable reporting and PR. May be used for:
✓ The Maverick
✓ Facebook / Website
✓ Arizona Elks News
✓ The Elks Magazine
✓ Community Impact Archive Report community impact →

What this replaces: emailing PR a few photos or partial facts and then having PR chase the event name, date, beneficiary, attendance, volunteer data, dollar amounts and photo identification.
What happens next: this one submission becomes the PR source record and, when charitable reporting data is included, should also feed the Secretary/Government Relations queue.
Already have an Event ID? Use Tell us how the event went instead. Do not submit the same activity twice.

Does this already have a Lodge Event ID? Do not complete this form. Use Tell us how the event went. The closeout already routes the charitable numbers and PR story.

COMMUNITY IMPACT STORY

Report it once. We’ll use the right parts.

Formal Lodge event? If the activity already has a Lodge Event ID, stop here and use Tell us how the event went. The event closeout already feeds PR and reporting, so there is no need to submit a Community Impact Story as well.

This route asks for a little more because strong external stories need the facts, impact and usable photos.

For the best chance of Arizona Elks News or The Elks Magazine using the story, please include: ✓ Event or project date ✓ What happened ✓ Who benefited ✓ Measurable result — dollars, people served, items donated, volunteers, etc. ✓ Names of people who should be credited ✓ At least one good original photo ✓ Names of people in the photo, left to right

Missing something? Submit it anyway. We can still use the story for Lodge communications and follow up before sending it to Arizona Elks News or The Elks Magazine.

Event / project name Event / activity date

Location Sponsor, partner or organization involved

Type of activity What happened? Who benefited and why did it matter?

People attendingPeople served / benefitedElk volunteersOther helpersVolunteer hoursMiles traveledDollars raisedCash spent / donated by LodgeIn-kind / donated valueGrant funds used

Items donated or other measurable impact

Funding / grant sourceSupporting document

Who should be named, thanked or recognized?

Photos help the story travel further. Original/high-resolution photos are best. Tell us who is pictured from left to right. If possible, include someone who benefited from the activity rather than only a check presentation.

Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3

Keep the total submission under 8 MB. For larger originals or more photos, use the link below instead.

Photo / album link Photo identification The Lodge has permission/right to use the submitted photos. Related link

Tell us what’s happening.

What are you submitting?

Who can we follow up with?

Give us the useful bits.

Report it once. We’ll use the right parts.