From The Exalted Ruler: Greetings Fellow Elks, As we approach the end of another year, we reflect on the successes and camaraderie we’ve shared. December is sure to be a busy and rewarding month for all of us, as we come together for several exciting events. A special thank you to Chris Wilkey for securing the Beacon Grant through the ENF program, enabling us to provide 255+ coats to children in need. These coats will...
Read moreNovember 2024 From The Exalted Ruler: Welcome to the start of the busy season at the Lodge! I hope to see you at the Lodge a lot for the rest of 2024 to help us support our upcoming events. The 4th annual Elktoberfest was a lot of fun and we raised $1,113 for the Elks National Foundation (ENF). Thank you to everyone who came and to Chris (and Lindsey) Wilkey (and his family that helped),...
Read moreOctober 2024 From The Exalted Ruler: What a way to end September with a hurricane coming through! We also ended September in a rush. Thanks to all who volunteered or played in the Veterans golf outing this year. A great time was had by all. Thanks again to Derek Felix and the Soul Miners for making our Cancer fundraiser dance a huge success. We had a great turnout! Looking toward October we have some special...
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September 2024 From The Exalted Ruler: Summer has come and will soon be gone, leading us into our big end of the year push. Summer is always tough, this year was no exception, but now we make the end of the year push to finish strong and that’s what we are going to do. We have started some changes at the Lodge and we have more to come. Starting this month our dinner specials will Read more…
From the Exalted Ruler We need to hit on a business item right away on my last newsletter. It is imperative for you to pay your dues (and in a timely fashion). There are a few reasons why: 1. Our Lodge is still responsible for paying $37 per member regardless of if you pay or not. 2. If you do not pay, the Lodge will drop you from our membership. When this happens, you are Read more…
From the Exalted Ruler One more. An inside joke, the premise of our latest bar crawl, and the number of newsletters Chris Wilkey needs to write for me during my time as your Exalted Ruler (after this one). Thank you to Chris for helping me over the last few years with the newsletter and with planning the 9-1-1 One More Bar Crawl. What started as a birthday party idea has brought in over $10,000 for Read more…
