Brooksville Elks Lodge #2582

13383 County Line Road, Brooksville, FL, 34609

Brooksville Elks Lodge #2582 has been part of Hernando County since it was chartered in 1978. It now has around 341 members and operates from a hall on County Line Road that it bought from the Slovenian American Club in 2014. The social calendar is what most people encounter first. There is a Sunday breakfast, Friday nights with grill service, music bingo, country line dancing, and a trivia night on the last Friday of the month. Reviewers describe music, dancing, good food and friendly people, and the recurring theme is that the room is welcoming rather than closed off. The hall itself is a working event venue. It is rented for weddings, parties, special events and craft shows, and it also hosts the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce for monthly breakfasts. One reviewer who attended a holiday craft show describes the venue as very accommodating. Events generally wrap up by 10:30 or 11 PM. The charitable side is the part the lodge itself leads with, and it is substantial. Locally it supports People Helping People, New Beginnings, A New Generation, K9 Partners for Patriots, the Hernando Youth League, the Life Center of Hernando County, United Way, homeless veterans and foster children, and it runs a golf tournament fundraiser and a food drive. Nationally in 2024 the Elks organization reported $504 million in cash, volunteer hours and in-kind assistance, along with $54 million in scholarships and $56 million directed to veterans. The order describes itself through four cardinal virtues: charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity. It holds 4.5 stars across 87 Google reviews. Event listings, hall rental enquiries and the current officer roster are on elks2582.com, and the lodge posts to Facebook as well.