The IEA’s top lodges for per-member contributions to the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Program were recognized at the IEA Annual Meeting in May.

The IEA’s top lodges for total contributions to the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation were recognized at the IEA Annual Meeting in May.

The IEA, at its Annual Meeting in May in Springfield, recognized its top lodge contributors in both gross and per-member contributions to the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation.

Murphysboro 572, Des Plaines 1526 and Springfield 158 led the IEA in gross contributions of $14,817, $12,444 and $12,216, respectively.

In per-member gifts, Kewanee 724 led with $36.16, followed by Granite City 1063 with $34.54 and Chicago Northshore 1316 with $33.71.

Among the leaders in each of the IEA’s eight districts, were lodges in both gross and per-member gifts: Champaign-Urbana 2497 with $10,372 and $18.01 in East Central; Murphysboro with its $14,817 and $22.38; and Centralia 493 with $9,645 and $16.80 in South Central.

Leaders in gross and per-member giving were Dixon 779 with $10,100 and DeKalb 765 with $12.29 in the Northwest; Des Plaines 1526 w

ith $12,444 and Chicago Northshore with $33.71 in the

North; Oak Lawn 2254 with $5,033 and Joliet with $15.93 in the East; Springfield 158 with $12,216 and Granite City 1063 with $34.54 in West Central; and Lincoln 914 with $11,110 and Kewanee 724 with $36.16 in the West.