The Orange Coast Elks District’s “Mother Lodge,” the 118 year old, Santa Ana Lodge #794, is breaking ground on their new 2- story, 52,000 square foot Lodge in118-year-oldocated adjacent to the Orange County’s Credit Union’s headquarters and local branch. The Elks, a non-profit charitable corporation, plan to use this facility to continue its proud tradition of bringing Santa Ana neighbors together to promote and practice the four cardinal virtues of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, and Fidelity, and to encourage the welfare and enhance the happiness of its members. In this new location, the Lodge will play an important role in supporting the Elks local and national programs which serve the people and communities through its benevolent programs, demonstrating that Elks Care and Elks Share.
Artist’s rendering of new Santa Ana Elks Lodge
The Santa Ana Elks are pleased to announce that the Orange County’s Credit Union will occupy approximately 20,000 square feet of the new Elks facility. Orange County’s Credit Union has been a member of the Santa Ana community for 80 years, and shares many of the same core values with the Elks in supporting the community, and encouraging the welfare and happiness of its staff and members.
The new Lodge has been designed by Irvine, CA-based Melzer Deckert & Ruder Architects, Inc., and is being developed, managed and constructed by Hofmann Finn Development Company, Inc., based in Costa Mesa, CA. The Groundbreaking will take place at 1751 S. Lyon, Santa Ana, CA 92705 on March 1, 2018, at 2 to 3 p.m.
Elks
With nearly 900,000 members and 2,000 lodges in communities all over the country, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks provides more than $80,000,000.00 every year in benevolent, educational and patriotic community-minded programs in such fields as the Elks National Foundation which awards over $3,500,000.00 annually in scholarships, and benefiting special needs children, sponsoring scouting, athletic teams, veterans’ works, a national “Hoop Shoot” free-throw contest involving more than 3 million children, physical and occupational therapy programs, patriotic programs and more. For more information, visit the Elks website at www.elks.org/.
Orange County’s Credit Union
Orange County’s Credit Union is a Santa Ana-based financial services provider established in 1938 with more than 100,000 Members. As a not-for-profit financial services provider exceeding $1.5 billion in assets, Orange County’s Credit Union is owned by Members, not shareholders, which means its profits are returned to Members in the form of fewer fees, lower loan rates, and enhanced products and services. The Credit Union is ranked in the top three percent of credit unions nationwide based on assets and for the past three years, ranked in the top two of the “OC Register’s Best of Orange County” credit unions. For more information, visit Orange County’s Credit Union’s website at www.orangecountyscu.org, or call (888) 354-6228.
Andy Costello
Elks Grand Lodge Area 7
Marketing & Membership Committeeman
