Leading the way in total chapter activity, Tucson, Ariz., netted $256,049, while the Salt Lake City Chapter had the highest-netting single event with $218,452. Of the chapters holding first events in 2006, Kerrville, Texas, took top honors with $40,623 in total chapter activity. Six Western states topped the million-dollar fundraising mark in 2006—Montana, Wyoming, California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado—the most states ever topping $1 million during a calendar year, and in 2007, Oregon already topped the $1 million mark in the month of April.

Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Chapter topped the $2 million mark in 2005, and so far is the only chapter to raise more than $2 million. However, chapters in Phoenix, Ariz., Little Rock, Ark., and Lewiston, Idaho, are closing in on the $2 million mark. Where will your chapter land on this list for 2007? To find out, see the K-Club List, which is available to view as pdf documents in two different ways — chapters listed by state or chapters listed by their cumulative net.

Thank you for your hours on the road, your telephone calls, and your countless efforts that have sometime taken you into the wee hours of the morning to put on the many events you do, in helping to further the Elk Foundation’s mission to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat!