The Little Lodge That Does Big Things!

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1 gons The Little Lodge That Does Big Things! Officers: Exalted Ruler Gayle Klein Leading Knight Hope Woodcock- Ross Loyal Knight Leona St. Clair Lecturing Knight Tammi Seeley Secretary Paul Reger Treasurer Dennis Gazda Esquire Deb Valenta, PER Chaplain Alicia Beck, PER Inner Guard Liz Laughlin Tiler Emilie Klein Trustees Ken Jennison, PER Steve Flint, PER Mike Kelley Scott Dow Kimberly Reger Stay up to date on the lodge's calendar of events! Follow us on FaceBook! 4212 Watson Blvd., Johnson City, NY Phone - (607) JCELKS@GMAIL.COM NEWSLETTER EDITORS: Gayle Klein & Leona St. Clair jcelks@gmail.com PRINTING and DISTRIBUTION: Jerry & Pat Smith Dear Brothers and Sisters, It s the beginning of a New Year and many of you have made your New Year s Resolutions. As Elks, we should always remember to keep Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, and Fidelity a part of those resolutions. Whether we resolve to donate more time to the Lodge, bake for Friday dinners, or increase our support of ENF, it definitely will be a resolution we should keep. According to Wikipedia, of the top 15 popular goals that people set for the New Year, 10 of those can be associated with being an Elk. A person can reduce stress, laugh more often, enjoy life, read a good book, be more sociable, make new friends, spend quality time with family, volunteer, and be more involved in the community just by being an Elk. Charity of thought, word, and deed can certainly improve your life as well as those of others. Losing weight and quitting smoking are great goals to set and it would certainly be great to have a friend support you along the way to reaching your goal. You can find friends at the Lodge who may want to accomplish the same thing so why not start a Lodge support group. One member who loves to read is starting a monthly book club and Jurassic Park is the book to read for January. Check the newsletter for more details about this new club. The Lodge is always looking for new ideas for events or fundraisers. If you have an interest or hobby you would like to share with fellow members, please let one of the Officers know. The Lodge is here to share and support your interests and well as those of the community. Let s continue to make our Lodge the Little Lodge that does Big Things. ER Gayle Klein gklein@stny.rr.com cell: Look throughout this newsletter for a membership number. It will look like this **999**. If it is your number, just come to the lodge bar and claim your Friday Night Dinner For One prize certificate. The winner must come in person and show his or her membership card to the bartender. Your prize must be claimed before the month has ended. That s all there is too it! You can then use it on any Friday Night.

2 2 2 Membership Corner Please welcome our newest members: None Applications in Process Mike Purtell proposed by Bob Purtell David Balchikonis proposed by Tammi Seeley Robert Wartonik transfer from Endicott Lodge #1977 Jack Rosencrance proposed by Carin Palmer Proposing candidates helps us to share our values with the community. Our numbers are growing! Next Month is up to YOU! Membership Status Membership as of 04/01/ LODGE #2821 HONORS OUR VETERANS So Long As There Are Veterans, The Benevolent And Protective Order of Elks Will Never Forget Them! THE VETERANS CORNER Ken Jennison, Lodge Chair (kennethajennison@gmail.com) Oxford Veterans Home Visit January 18 Members Initiated +12 Members Affiliated +3 Members Reinstated +0 Member Transfer and Absolute Demits -0 Members Deceased -2 Dropped From Our Rolls (for non-payment) Current Membership Dues If you don t have a blue membership card, your dues have not been paid. All of us must pay our dues by April 1 every year. Third Notices were mailed to all delinquent members during the month of November. The dues for this year are: Lodge #2821 Dues $50.00 Grand Lodge Assessments $16.00 NYSEA Assessments $ 2.00 Total Due $68.00 Optional Donations: ENF $10.00 Major Projects $ 8.00 Scholarship $25.00 Building Fund $25.00 General Fund $25.00 Please send in your dues, along with any optional donations that you wish. Your new membership card will be sent as soon as your dues payment is processed. Fifteen members have still not paid their dues. Drop notices will be prepared in November for those members remaining delinquent. Please notify your Lodge Secretary when any of your contact information has changed. This includes your mailing address, home phone, cell phone, and address. If we don t have current contact information you will be missing out on communications from your lodge and your order. Also, once again, please let me know whether you prefer to receive the newsletter via or hardcopy. Thanks! January Birthdays 02 Bill Beck 02 Dolene Riley 05 Kimberly Gates 07 Joe Palmasani 08 Dale Stevens 10 Lisa McKernan 11 Emilie Klein 12 Margaret Cox 14 Lou Pittarelli 15 Al Clough 17 Luisa Duerr 17 Troy Alan Leary 17 Lori Wahila 19 Dino Christopher 21 Richard Topa 22 Connie Carle 22 Freda Pezzuti 25 Cathy Massie 28 David Nowetner Don t forget to stop in for your birthday drink and birthday celebration the first Friday of the month! Sickness & Distress: None If you know of someone who is sick or in distress of any kind, please contact the Lodge. We care about the well-being of all of those connected with our lodge In Vain We Call: None ***ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS*** At the first regular meeting in January January 6 we will vote on the purchase of our current lodge. This is a very important matter, and all members are encouraged to attend

3 3 Let s all resolve to boost Lodge membership 3 Message from the Grand Exalted Ruler, JOHN D. AMEN It is the start of a new calendar year, and now is the time to make a personal resolution regarding your Lodge Membership situation. Resolve to call upon all Members to help improve Lodge membership numbers because membership is our number one issue. Resolve to work these final months of the Lodge year for a plus membership year in your Lodge. Resolve to act now! Lodge Secretaries and Exalted Rulers: Do not go it alone ask for help from your key Members. Enlist the help of your Past Exalted Rulers Association. Additionally, you should engage the Proposers of delinquent Members to call on their initiates. All local delinquent Members should receive a personal visit from a key Lodge Member. This will enable Lodge officials to determine if the delinquent Member is sick or in distress and should be the subject of a review by the Lodge Standing Relief Committee. The pride of distressed Members will often prevent them from talking about their situation on the phone. You know the Grand Lodge and State Association dues and per capitas have already been paid by the Lodge, and if you allow the Member to be dropped from the rolls then you will have gained nothing this year. Special consideration should be given to delinquent Members who have attained Life Member status. These Members have paid at least 30 years of dues and may be in a situation where family members are making financial decisions for the Member. It is a shame to coldly drop these long-standing Members who may well be incapable of making their own financial decisions. Again, face-to-face visits with a delinquent Member is imperative. Form a committee to call upon Members who have been dropped from the rolls the past five years, and remind them of the good works your Lodge does in your community. Let s all pull together to get the Plus 1 status for the Lodge and for the Order. That s all for now. See you on the road... **To the Members of Johnson City Elks Lodge #2821** At the December 16th lodge meeting, the trustees put forth a proposal to pursue the purchase of 4212 Watson Blvd, Johnson City, NY. This is the building that we currently occupy as a lodge. The proposal that was read at the meeting has been mailed to all members in good standing. At this time, we are asking for the lodge membership to show their support of the purchase of the building by voting for the proposal. This will allow the trustees to continue working with the landlord towards a mutually agreeable sales contract. The vote on the proposal will occur at the Tuesday, January 6th meeting at 7 PM. In order to cast your vote, you will be asked to show your membership card. Please arrive at the lodge no later than 6:45 so that the meeting can start promptly at 7 PM. If you have any questions regarding the proposal or other information contained in the letter, please contact ER Gayle Klein or one of the trustees or send an to jcelks@gmail.com. Respectfully, ER Gayle Klein Lodge Trustees: Steve Flint Scott Dow Kimberly Reger Ken Jennison Mike Kelley Johnson City held its annual Hoop Shoot on December 13 th. Special thanks go out to everyone who made it a success! Congratulation to the winners! 8 & 9, Boy: 8 & 9, Girl: Paul Johnson Riley Smith Samuel Micalizzi 10 & 11, Boy: 11 & 12, Girl: Tommy Eccleston Ryan Johnson Landon Smith Taylor Johnson 12 & 13, Boy: Julian Wamjuma A holiday message from our Major Projects committee Our Lodge thanks all of you for your generous support throughout the year and looks forward to a happy, fun and prosperous New Year for all! Please remember those less fortunate as does the NYSEA Major Projects program. A few reflective quotes of the season... The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. -Burton Hillis Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home! -Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

4 4 4 Santa and his Elves! Santa and his elves were busy last month! Parties were held at the lodge for the residents of HCA, and Santa made a special delivery for the children of Mom's House. They also went to the Oxford Vets' Home for the annual Christmas party and caroling. Thank you Santa, Mrs. Claus, and all the elves that made this holiday season special for so many people.

5 5 5 Did you know? Did You Know 2014 was an amazing year for our Lodge? We gained so many new members who have "jumped in feet first". Here is the 2014 in Review: We had our first 5K Run which supported the USO and HCA! We were able to raise enough funds with our Halloween Pet Parade to purchase two K9 Vests for Binghamton and the City of Cortland. We held our annual Christmas Parties which benefitted 35 families from Mom's House and three houses from the HCA. There were numerous fund raising events which made these events possible. Our Exalted Ruler Gayle Klein, her sons, and Jacki Lamont helped with the JC Holiday Parade Floats. Who can forget the annual Classic Car and Motorcycle event to benefit the USO? Our amazing teams and their delicious Chicken BBQ's throughout spring and summer. Then the Friday night cooks and their teams, the bartenders, and card players. All of you and our volunteers make this the most amazing "Little Lodge that does Big Things." Please know your efforts do not go unnoticed. We have gotten the reputation in our community of "making things happen". Happy and Blessed New Year to all my Brothers and Sisters! ~Submitted by Alicia Beck, Lodge Chaplain Did you know our members enjoy knowing what's happening with YOU? Please wbeck@stny.rr.com with YOUR news. October s Elk of the Month is Dino Christopher for all his work with Hoop Shoot, helping with parade float, tending bar, and so many other things. Thank you Dino for all you do and for being a great Elk! You make us proud to be Johnson City Elks. E.N.F. ---Our Newest Members Frank Berdine Nancy Dickerson David Elliott Cee Garcia Kimberly Gates Jackie Lamont Rick Mastrocova Joshua Nawrocki Gayle Pado Scott Smith James Toal Melissa Toal Katharine Wright. Your donations MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Thank You! Russell Ryan, E.N.F. Chairman, P.E.R. JC Elks Book Club That's right! We're starting a book club. Meetings will be held the last Friday of the month at to discuss that month's selection and to vote on the next book. January's theme is "Book-to-Movie," and with the new Jurassic Park movie set to open soon, we're going back to the original with Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Any questions, contact Leona at lstevens5@stny.rr.com. A Few Words From Your Lodge Past Exalted Rulers Association Did you remember that our principles are Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity? The dictionary tells us the following -- Charity: an activity or gift that benefits the public at large Justice: the quality of being just or fair Brotherly Love: a kindly and lenient attitude toward people Fidelity: honest or lasting support, or loyalty If we all remember these words, just think of how big a difference we can make! Sincerely and Fraternally, Your J. C. PER Association Lodge hours Monday thru Thursday open at 5.30pm; Friday open at 4.30pm; Saturday and Sunday contingent upon events

6 6 6 Johnson City Elks Newsletter Johnson City Elks Lodge # Watson Blvd. Johnson City, NY A Fraternal Organization January 2015 Vol. 18 Issue 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 28(Dec) 29(Dec) 30(Dec) 31(Dec) League Night Alicia s Potluck HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Lodge Closed Lodge Closed Private Party **264** 5 Bar Menu/ pizza 6 House Cmtee Mtg 5.30pm Lodge Mtg 7 Lion's Club dinner 6pm 8 Bar Menu 9 Hope's Chicken & Biscuits Wear red today! 10 Private Party Private Party 6-9pm 12 Bar Menu/ pizza League Night Alicia s Potluck 15 Bar Menu 16 Tokos' Roast Pork & Stuffing Wear red today! 17 Bunco 18 Vets Home Visit 19 Bar Menu/ pizza 20 House Cmtee Mtg 5.30pm Lodge Mtg 21 League Night Alicia s Potluck 22 Bar Menu 23 Flint's Salisbury Steak Wear red today! Bar Menu/ pizza League Night Alicia s Potluck 29 Bar Menu 30 Barketa's Halupki Wear red today! Book Club 31

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