The 123rd annual Elks Grand Lodge and 199th Grand Temple International Convention was recently held in Jacksonville at the Hyatt downtown. Thousands of members arrived for a weekend of camaraderie including a member’s golf tournament, health screenings, grand temple cabinet meeting and educational workshops and luncheons. The schedule was packed for the largest Black fraternal organization in the world. Yearly, the Elks sponsor scholarship programs, youth summer computer literacy camps, and children with special needs, parades and community service activities throughout the world.