GOLDEN ACHIEVERS Honoring
greetings,
It is time to get excited about our Golden Achievers recognition . As you are all aware this honoring is in its 5th year and has been very well received by Our membership and its honorees. This year is different and special, as these honors will take place at the Annual Shrine and Chaplains brunch held on Sunday August 9th, 2026 at 12:30pm at the Hilton inner Harbor.
The changes have been made to better accommodate the honorees and their families so they can be present for this very distinguished honor celebrating 50 or more years of service in the IBPO Elks of the World. The combination of these programs also lets us celebrate our membership more broadly together.
If you missed the celebration last year, or did not quite have fifty years of service, here is your chance to submit information to recognize the Brothers and Daughters of your Lodge and
Temple. The sponsorship fee of $25 can be mailed in to the Elks Grand lodge along with the completed nomination form. All tickets MUST be purchased through the Elks Grand Lodge for attendance. (This ticket is included in the brothers registration) additional tickets are available for purchase.
Our intent is to make each “Golden Achiever” aware of our appreciation of their untiring support and dedication to this Organization and we realize that we could not have reached this milestone without them paving the way.
The recognition of an individual will be selected to receive the Brad El Humanitarian Award. Enclosed is an application to submit your nominee for this award along with the criteria. This nominee may be any Elk member (male or female) other than your 50-year Golden Achiever, that have emulated Brad’s image in Elkdom while placing special emphasis on community development and relationships.
We, the chairpersons, look forward to working with the entire membership as we move forward to honor the worthy recipients.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns, as we move forward.
Fraternally,
Bro. Derrick Spann, Chairperson
Dgt. Tiawana Silver, Chairperson
Golden Acheivers Nomination forms
Collectively, we can make this another remarkable and memorable program and honor the well deserving members that have carried the torch and made it possible for our continued Legacy. We are asking each Lodge and Temple to use the enclosed nomination form, or download from the Elks website, to submit your members that have met the membership criteria of fifty (50) or more years of service to Elkdom. Click on the button below to download the form.
The Brad el humanitarian award
The Late Bro. Brad El left a tremendous impact on the community as well as our Elk Family. Bro. El and his wife Crystal founded Boaz & Ruth, Inc, in 2003. BOAZ & RUTH INC. subscribes to a philosophy that supports the everyday lives and independent living approach as well as Long Term Care for Seniors and those with disabilities. Bro. El's mission was to provide high impacting community base services and support to people with cognitive, intellectual, and developmental challenges.
We are seeking an individual who demonstrates Bro. El mission:
• demonstrating compassion through their work by aiding and assisting an individual or family that requires special/ senior assistance to complete their daily activities.
• outstanding contributions to their community through distinguished public service
• has shown invocative idea's and implemented programs to strengthen the advancement of the mission of Elkdom.
If there is a Brother or Daughter that exemplifies these characteristics, in your Lodge, Temple, Council or State Association, forward a detailed Bio to the attention of Dgt. Crystal El, BoazPartnership@hotmail.com with a carbon copy to Hon. Leonard J. Polk, Grand Exalted Ruler, grandexaltedruler14@gmail.com for consideration for this prestigious award.
The Deadline is June 1, 2026
The recognition of an individual will be selected to receive the Brad El Humanitarian Award. Enclosed is an application to submit your nominee for this award along with the criteria. This nominee may be any Elk member (male or female) other than your 50-year Golden Achiever, that have emulated Brad’s image in Elkdom while placing special emphasis on community development and relationships. We, the chairpersons, look forward to working with the entire membership as we move forward with this program to honor the worthy recipients.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns, as we move forward.