FLORIDA STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION
C. VALENTINE BATES MEMORIAL HOPE SCHOLARSHIP
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Florida State Elks Association (FSEA) HOPE Scholarship is to provide financial support for the educational needs of Florida high school seniors without which they would not be able to achieve their educational goals. The scholarship was recently renamed the C. VALENTINE BATES MEMORIAL HOPE Scholarship to honor C. Valentine Bates, Past State President and Past Grand Exalted Ruler who passed in May, 2019.
Pictured below is Brooke Edmunds – a 2019 $7,500 HOPE Scholarship winner from our Lodge and Indian River Charter High School.
The 2022/2023 application period is closed.
