Midday With The Elks National Foundation

The ENF Board of Trustees just approved a massive $39.1 million budget for FY2021, and there's something new in it for every program. Jim and Debbie break it all down for you. Plus, Debbie benefits from some public therapy, and we hear from participants on last month's Elks Scholar Service Trip to San Diego. Tune in today!

Jim and Debbie head to the Colorado Elks Association's winter quarterly in Colorado Springs for the first Midday Road Show! Guests include a couple of independent filmmakers, the director of family programs for the Colorado National Guard, a member of the BackBoard, and a slew of Elks working hard to build stronger communities. Tune in today!

What started out as a single thank-you note blossomed into 14 sweet, sincere expressions of gratitude. It's a holiday miracle! Don't miss a Midday episode that some are calling a modern holiday classic.

Doug Wise of the Grants department visits the show to announce the Impact Grant projects that will receive renewal funding for next year. Tune in today to hear how these amazing Lodges are building stronger communities.

In a very special episode of the Midday podcast, Jim and Debbie dive into an epidemic on college campuses. Along the way, they rail on the college-admissions scandal and celebrate ENF Month. Listen today!

School is back in session, so Makenna Cannon joins Jim and Debbie to talk about how lessons learned through the Hoop Shoot can lead to better performance in the classroom. The episode features three classic Griteos, with lively discussion of each one. Tune in today!

Procrastination. Parasites. The World Wide Web. Join Jim, Debbie, and the ENF's new Scholarship Manager for a wide-ranging conversation in the latest episode of Midday!

In episode 57, which is not sponsored by Heinz, we catch up. Join Jim and Debbie as they chat about all the things going on at the office.

This episode was recorded before a live studio audience in the Ferrara Theater at the America's Convention Center Complex during the Elks National Convention in St. Louis. It features a host of guests, including Rick Gathen, Mary Morgan, the top MVS winners, and more! 

It's our convention preview episode! Kate Edsey, our meeting planner, visits the show to talk all about the upcoming reunion. 

Everyone is talking about Game of Thrones, and so are we (if inadvertently). Plus Jim and Debbie recap the Leadership Weekend and Hoop Shoot National Finals.

In a brisk episode, Jim and Debbie introduce the top 20 Most Valuable Students and then share some of the storylines for this year's Hoop Shoot National Finals. This one will get you pumped for the two big April events. 

Jim and Debbie interview Nicole, a veteran who was on "the fast track to destruction" prior to getting help from the V.A. and the Elks. Plus CIPsters Colleen Conrad and Chelsea Dennis drop by to talk about the new Spotlight Grant. 

Just back from the Service Trip to Biloxi, Elks Scholar Fellow John Kavula joins Jim and Debbie on the big show. Episode 51 also features interviews with Rose, a veteran who avoided homelessness thanks to emergency assistance from the Elks, and Fischer Brown, a three-time Hoop Shoot National Finalist. 

While Jim attends his daughter's Christmas pageant, his little Elves handle Midday ... and turn in one of the pod's all-time best episodes. Debbie and sidekick's sidekick Mary Morgan interview Phil, a veteran, husband and step-father to two who staved off homelessness thanks to emergency assistance from the Elks. Elks Scholar Fellow Brianna Bueltmann also joins the pod. Listen today!

Colleen Conrad joins Jim and Debbie to reveal the winning Impact Grant Lodges for 2019. The announcement was made on this episode, four days before the news will be shared online.

Debbie has spent a lot of the time in the field lately. In this episode, she tells us all about her recent trips to Albuquerque for the National Scholarship Providers Association's annual conference and to Oshkosh (with a side trip to Milwaukee) for an Impact Grant site visit. Plus, Jim gives an insider's look at Elks headquarters' annual Halloween party. Tune in today!

Mary Morgan pulls double-duty in this episode about the Elks' pledge to eliminate veteran homelessness, serving as sidekick in Debbie's absence and also as the guest. She gives a riveting update on our progress to date. Plus, there's an interview with fourth-place Most Valuable Student Natalie MacEwan, and Jim impersonates Sean Connery. Poorly. 

Colleen Muszynski joins Jim and Debbie for a back-to-school episode about the Community Investments Program.

The scholarships department joins Jim and Debbie for a behind-the-scenes look at the largest gathering of Elks scholars ever, the epic 150 for 150 Service and Celebration Weekend in San Antonio.