The ASEA is proud to support multiple veteran assisstance programs.
Our Youth Camp immerses underprivledged children in the great Alaskan outdoors.
Fifteen lodges around the State help their communties in countless ways.
The Major Project of the Alaska State Elks Association is a Youth Camping program that provides a one week summer camping experience for 80 boys and 80 girls ages 9 through 12 from throughout the State of Alaska at no cost to the family. The mission of our Major Project is to provide a fun and safe camping experience for the underprivileged youth of our Lodges’ communities as well as to the children of members of our armed forces that are stationed within the State of Alaska.
Our camping program focuses on outdoor activities such as swimming and canoeing in our private lake and hiking, disc golf, and other outdoor sports on our 80 plus acre property. We also include arts and crafts activities as well as team-building exercises, water safety instruction, archery, and nature appreciation in our program. The Camp facility, as part of our Major Project, not only provides for our camping program but is also used by local Boy Scout Councils, Alaska Department of Fish and Game for hunter safety training, and by our Alaska State Elks Association Wounded Veterans Project which sponsors outdoor camping events for our troops returning from a combat zone who are in need of assistance making the transition from combat duty back to regular peacetime duty.
The camp facilities are also available for rent for private events such as weddings, family reunions, etc. and its back country location also makes it an excellent starting point for ATV, hunting and snow machining adventures.
