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Santas Anonymous, Elks team up for toy drive Friday

He’s got the hat. The suit. The beard. But that’s not what make Dan Cuthbert a good Santa Claus. It’s what inside the matters. “I love to give, I care about my fellow Edmontonians,” Cuthbert says. “It sounds kind of phony, but it sort of comes naturally to me. it’s just me trying to be a better person. “And I believe in Christmas, I always have. Santa can be a figure, but it can also just be a spirit and a feeling.” Cuthbert will don his Santa suit and hat to bring good tidings at ...

Community: Elks love to read during Read In Week

As part of Read In Week 2022, Oct. 3 to 7, the Edmonton Elks are helping instill the love of reading in young people across the city. Green and Gold players, cheer team members, and alumni will visit 32 area schools and 3 libraries, where they will read Spike Tales: Spike’s True Colours to children and interact with their young fans. Read In Week is designed to help ignite a passion for reading and celebrate literacy and life-long ...

Community: Elks celebrate Joey Moss Day at new school

The Edmonton Elks joined in celebrating the first ever Joey Moss Day at Joey Moss School in the city’s southwest on Friday. Elks defensive back Aaron Grymes, Green and Gold alumni Jed Roberts, and Double E mascot Punter were among those partaking in the assembly and activities at the newly opened K-7 school. As part of Joey Moss Day, students learned about their school’s namesake, who was a locker room attendant with the Green and Gold for well over 30 years, from 1986 until prior to his ...

Community: Elks lend a hand at Edmonton's Food Bank

The Edmonton Elks helped out their friends at Edmonton’s Food Bank on Thursday, as the CFL team prepares for the annual Purolator Tackle Hunger game when the Elks host the Montreal Alouettes at The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium on Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Elks players, staff, and members of cheer team visited the Food Bank’s main warehouse at 11508 120 St., where they spent the afternoon building food hampers. “It’s a treat for us to see this,” said Tamisan Bencz-Knight, Manager of Strategic ...

Community: Beaudry helps Fill The Seats to Save Lives

Edmonton Elks quarterback Mike Beaudry was on location at Canadian Blood Services on Wednesday, helping get out the message of the importance of giving blood. As part of the ‘#FillTheSeats to save lives’ campaign, Beaudry appeared live on Cruz 95.7 and Play 107 radio stations, sharing his inspiring story. https://twitter.com/play107yeg/status/1567562130198519814?s=20&t=MAdQeqhfjHguinYvriUqGw Beaudry had signed up for a stem cell donor registry while he was in college. More ...

Elks & Canadian Blood Services team up for donor drive

The Edmonton Elks teamed up with Canadian Blood Services for a donor drive on Aug. 29, encouraging blood donation, organ donor sign-up and stem cell donation registration. With the help of Elks players, staff, fans, and even mascots, the drive was an overwhelming success, resulting in 141 units collected for the day. “We truly appreciate the opportunity to partner with the Edmonton Elks on the recent blood donor drive,” says Jasmine Vallarta, spokesperson for Canadian Blood ...

Elks Take Part in Monday Morning Magic at K Days

Edmonton Elks players, cheer team, drum line and mascots took part in the 45th edition of Monday Morning Magic at K-Days on July 25. Monday Morning Magic is a special time when children with special needs between the ages of three and 12 are invited to enjoy the fair at their own speed, with local celebrities, heroes and professional athletes at their side. The Elks are honoured to have once again been part of this wonderful tradition of helping create lifelong memories for those who might ...

Canada's First Indigenous Girls Football Team Visits Elks

On Monday, the Edmonton Elks welcomed the Fort McKay Northern Spirits to The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium, where the senior girls tackle football team toured the facilities, were able to go out on the field, as well meet some players and coaches. While hopefully the experience helped give inspiration to the players, it was truly everyone with the Elks organization that had a chance to meet the Northern Spirits that came away most inspired. The Northern Spirits are Canada’s first ...

Women's Dinner Draws Great Turnout for Great Cause

It was a wonderful evening of entertainment, food, and heartfelt moment as well over 300 attendees gathered in the fight against ovarian cancer at the annual The Edmonton Elks Women’s Dinner, presented by James H. Brown & Associates, Injury Lawyers on Thursday at the Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre. The late Deb Key was honoured as 2022 recipient of Pam’s Hero award, which is given each year at the Elks Women’s Dinner to highlight an individual who brings positivity in the ...

Elks Women's Dinner Will Honour Pam's Hero for 2022

Each spring since 2007, the Green and Gold community comes together for The Edmonton Elks Women’s Dinner, presented by James H. Brown & Associates, Injury Lawyers. Gathering in memory of Pam Monastyrskyj, they’ve always known they were making a difference in the fight against ovarian cancer, and after 15 years, the impact is greater than ever. To date, the annual event has raised over $600,000 for the Edmonton Elks Women’s Ovarian Cancer Research Endowment Fund, supporting local ...

Elks' Cheeseman Makes Giving Blood a Personal Cause

It wasn’t something that had really crossed Brian Cheeseman’s mind. Even while being raised in a household where it was a common practice, he didn’t spare much thought. It wasn’t until a couple years ago that a traumatic incident led to him becoming a blood donor for the first time. Now the Elks Director of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation is a regular donor and inspiring members of the Green & Gold Family to do the same, with a staff blood drive at the Canadian Blood Services donor ...

Community Photos

Community Photos

Gallery: Sports medicine students meet Elks medical staff

On Nov. 25, sports medicine students from W.P Wagner high school visited Commonwealth Stadium, where they toured the Edmonton Elks locker room and chatted with Elks medical staff.

Gallery: Read In Week 2022

Gallery: Elks Donor Drive

Gallery: Punter Visits Beverly Pancake Breakfast

Amateur Football

Community: U of A LB is a 'Taylor-made' CFL Prospect

On Thursday morning, Jake Taylor learned he Is ranked 18th on CFL Scouting Bureau’s fall edition of the top 20 prospects for the 2023 Canadian Draft. As career moments go, this is a big one for an aspiring student-athlete like the Alberta Golden Bears defensive back, who was anticipating the ranking’s release. “I was looking really forward to it a couple months ago, but then I was like, ‘Ok, I’m jumping the gun here, I need to take care of the business of what’s going on right now,” the ...

Community: Green & Gold greats guiding Golden Bears

Under the watchful eye of Green and Gold alumni, the University of Alberta Golden Bears opened camp at Foote Field on Sunday to begin preparation for the upcoming Canada West football season. Coming off a 2021 season in which the Bears finished third in the conference standings and equaled their best record of the past 15 regular seasons, hopes are high for U of A football this fall. This is the tenth year as Bears head coach for EE Wall of Honour member Chris Morris, who has assembled a ...

Elks partner with Golden Bears for doubleheader October 15

For the first time ever, Edmonton football fans will have a chance to see double the Green and Gold at The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium. As part of the Edmonton Elks’ ongoing commitment to showcasing amateur football, the club is proud to announce a partnership with the University of Alberta Golden Bears that will bring the Bears to The Brick Field for their Canada West conference home game on October 15. Alberta will take the gridiron at 12:00 p.m. MT, preceding the Elks game ...