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White Rock Elks raise $15K for BC Feed the Kids Foundation
Oct. 5, 2025
Plenty of people partied for a cause with the White Rock Elks (#431) last Saturday, with proceeds going to help feed the community’s children.
The fundraiser, held at the Elks Hall Saturday, Sept. 27, raised $15,000 for BC Feed the Kids, a White Rock-based charity that is tackling food security head-on, Elks’ charity and fundraising committee member Bob O’Keefe noted in an email.
“It was a tremendous success. We’re thrilled to share that 100 per cent of the proceeds went directly to support the foundation’s vital work,” O’Keefe said.
BC Feed the Kids, after recognizing that hungry children are a reality in every B.C. community, the foundation is now filling the food gap through meaningful and impactful programs that provide breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to students in several local schools throughout White Rock and Surrey, as well as throughout the province. The event could not have been successful without the support of Elks’ local sponsors and many Elks volunteers, O’Keefe added.
Visit bcfeedthekids.com to learn more about the charity.
Boulevardiers bring 1920s and '30s sounds to White Rock stage
Sep. 23, 2025
Band returns with Elks Club show on Culture Crawl weekend
A different musical flavour will be part of the White Rock and South Surrey Culture Crawl weekend.
One of the Semiahmoo Peninsula’s most popular musical attractions, Alexander Browne and his Boulevardiers, returns Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the White Rock Elks Club Hall, 1469 George St.
The evening will feature Maestro Browne’s signature style of authentic music from the ‘Jazzy 1920s’ and ‘Flirty 1930s’ “for your dancing and listening pleasure.”
“While we’re not part of the official line-up of Culture Crawl events during the day, we’re very happy to be playing on a weekend that showcases the vibrant arts and culture scene on the Peninsula,” said Browne (also well-known in the community as a longtime reporter for the Peace Arch News).
The dance will take place in the main ground floor auditorium of the White Rock Elks Club.
“We found our previous venue getting a little too snug for us, and the hall provides extra room for dancing and for those people who arrive to purchase tickets at the door,” Browne said.
There will be a full-service cash bar and, while not mandatory, part of the fun of the event is the opportunity to dress 1920s and 1930s-style, he added.
“It’s definitely a chance to get out those dapper duds and flapper dresses.”
The band’s “charming chanteuse,” Alison Lumley, will be on hand to sing her torch numbers and peppy novelties, while Browne will feature his vocals and occasional “whispering” trumpet solos.
White Rock Elks Hall hosts Winter Fantasy Market
Dec. 1, 2024
White Rock’s Elks Hall hosted a favourite holiday tradition Sunday — the Winter Fantasy Market.
Featuring a wide variety of vendors and wares, the market twinkled with festive lights and bustled with busy shoppers, who took their time shopping each stall.
From hand-made soaps and baked goods to jewelry and clothing, from accessories and crafted goods to home-cooked, canned or jarred treats, shoppers had plenty to peruse.
White Rock Elks second vice-president Judi Hrynenko, who had her own stall selling antipasto and other offerings at the market, noted that proceeds from hosting the market go toward the many charities the Elks support.
The Winter Fantasy Market happens again this Sunday, Dec. 8, starting at 10 a.m. at the Elks Hall, 1469 George Street.
White Rock Elks award 3 local students with scholarships
May 20, 2024
White Rock Elks members were busy giving graduating students a helping hand with their post-secondary endeavours over the weekend.
The club held its annual scholarship awards to recognize exceptional youth in the local Semiahmoo Peninsula community, awarding three high school graduates with three, $1,000 scholarships.
A Little Bud donates $12,000 to White Rock Elks
Feb 1, 2024
Giving back is something that many do toward the end of the year, as they reflect on the past year and focus on family, the holiday season, and look to the new year ahead.
For A Little Bud owners Randy Tingskou and wife Kayleigh MacAlpine, giving back to the community is something they like to do closer to the start of the year.
‘Tis the season for giving: White Rock Elks donate $8,000 to community groups
Dec 21, 2023
The White Rock Elks were busy doing some giving before the holidays.
The organization’s goal is to support youth and community, and its members fundraises throughout the year towards that goal, said White Rock Elks committee head for charity and fundraising Bob O’Keefe.
Feed My City project returns to uptown White Rock
Dec 12, 2023
The Feed My City program in White Rock that offered free lunches to those facing economic hardships during COVID 19 has returned to add more warmth and sustenance for those in need during current hard times.
But it’s back with a significant difference – White Rock Rotary Club, which previously spearheaded the project with help from the City of White Rock, has now joined forces with the White Rock Elks Club to continue it, with meals provided by South Surrey’s Red Rose Restaurant (which previously provided some of the weekly program meals), augmented by soups and other food prepared in the Elks’ kitchen.
White Rock Elks fundraiser for Ukraine a sold-out success
Jun 4, 2023
Another fundraiser, another success.
For the second year in a row, the White Rock Elks held an event to support those affected by the war in Ukraine, and the May 27 dinner and dance fundraiser was sold out before the doors opened.
White Rock Elks award $1,000 scholarships to 3 local students
May 18, 2023
The White Rock Elks awarded three local students with scholarships at a May 12 event.
Continuing their tradition of helping Semiahmoo Peninsula students with ongoing education, the scholarships are “in honour of the club’s two last lifetime members,” Al Pradine and Al Edwards.
White Rock-South Surrey community turned out for Elks’ Support Ukraine event
Jun 7, 2022
By any tabulation, the White Rock Elks’ Support Ukraine fundraiser on May 28 can be counted a great success.
Although the final total raised by all the components of the day-long event at the club’s George Street building was still being tallied last week, co-organizer Cheryl Jorgensen told Peace Arch News that a conservative estimate of the total puts it over $20,000 – or double what event chair Don Alton was originally estimating during planning.
White Rock Elks mark gem of a milestone
Apr 13, 2018
The White Rock Elks will celebrate a milestone this weekend, at a gala marking the club’s diamond anniversary.
“We’re not the oldest,” club historian Tony Crowther said last week, noting the Mission lodge is celebrating 85 years.
White Rock Elks’ golf tournament raises $1,200
Dec 1, 2015
The Elks last month announced that $1,200 raised at their annual golf tournament – held at Delta’s Sunshine Woods in September – was donated last month to BC Family Hearing Resource Society.