SEPTEMBER 2015 ST. AUGUSTINE ELKS LODGE # WEB SITE RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED LODGE OFFICERS OFFICER OF THE YEAR 2014

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1 20 REMEMBER ALL OUR VETERANS ST. AUGUSTINE ELKS LODGE # 829 SEPTEMBER 2015 LODGE OFFICERS EXALTED RULER JAMES DEAN EST. LEADING KNIGHT RON THOMPSON ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT JOHN GEBERT ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT VINCENT NEWBERRY SECRETARY MICHAEL RATHMANN TREASURER DAVID LEE (PER) TILER WALT MICKLE ESQUIRE VACANT CHAPLAIN ANN MARIE GRIETENS INNER GUARD SARAH DOUSMAN ORGANIST GEOFF DOBSON (PDD) LODGE ADVISOR BOB CATUTO (PDD) TRUSTEES FREDERICK RENDALL 1 YR. IRV STOCKDALE 2 YR. ELIZABETH WEST (PER) 3 YR. JOE SMITH SR. 4 YR OLEN MEREDITH (PER) 5 YR. ELKS CLUB INC. PAT SHIPLEY (PER) PRES. BOB KERSHNER (PER) V.P. TED BEAL (PDD) JAMES DEAN TREAS BARRY MASTERS (PER) LOUIS WISE (PDD) Editor>>>> John Morgan Tel. = CELL = spakky1@aol.com ADDRESS WARBLER ROAD ST. AUGUSTINE FL ELKS SECRETARY ELKS829SECRETARY@GMAIL.COM ST. AUGUSTINE ELKS LODGE #829 PO BOX 238 ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA TEL A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION WEB SITE RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED FLORIDA ELKSASSOCIATIONfloridaelks.org ELKS GRAND LODGE OFFICER OF THE YEAR 2014 John Gebert ELK OF THE YEAR 2014 Joann Roope

2 Exalted Ruler s Message Summer is over... you can't tell by the temperature, but the kids are back in school and football season is here. Activities at our Lodge are beginning to heat up. Last week our Lodge, along with other veteran service organizations, participated in the homeless veterans' stand down. Our Lodge provided food while other organizations aided homeless veterans in discovering benefits they were entitled to. Job counseling, haircuts and showers were also provided. Also last week, our Lodge was visited by members of five different Elk Lodges to enjoy our Friday hospitality. Needless to say they had an "Elk" of a good time and extended their compliments. Saturday, Sept 12, will be our District VP Paul Orvosh's official visit to our Lodge. The cost will be $12.00 for a stuffed pork loin dinner which begins at 7:00 p.m. The cocktail hour will begin at 6:00 p.m. Entertainment by the band Dakota. Come on out and let's give VP Paul a warm St Augustine welcome. (By the way... his speech is short) The inside lounge will reopen for the weekends beginning Saturday, Sept 12th. Come inside, enjoy the A/C, cool off with a refreshing beverage and watch a little football. Breakfast, or maybe even a brunch, is planned to return in October. Give us your input on what you would like to see! Have you purchased your New Years' tickets yet? It will be here sooner that we think. The cost will be $50.00 per person and will include a filet dinner, all-inclusive bar and dancing to the music of the Red River Band! ER Jimmy Elk of the Month Our Elk of the month is Josie Bowman. I have seen her help with a veterans' luncheon at noon and come back later that evening to help with spaghetti. That makes for a very long day! Thank you Josie! 2 19

3 NOTICES Lists of current membership candidates (new, transfers or reinstatements) are posted on the Lounge Bulletin Board. Members wanting to comment on a prospective candidate should contact a Lodge Officer or send an to: elks829secretary@gmail.com. A list of bills-to-be-paid will be posted in the Lounge on the Monday before each meeting. Detailed budget info is available at the meeting. A delinquency list is posted in the Lounge; remind people you know on the list to pay their dues or contact the Secretary if there is an issue. Tiki Bar is open every Saturday and Sunday weather permitting 18 3

4 Eland Message Eland Bullen September 2015 To my fellow Eland Members, and spouses of Elks: I hope everyone has had a nice summer. This coming month is the annual Florida Ladies of Elks (FLOE) conference, being held Sept in Melbourne, Fl. It is open to all Elk spouses; membership in the Eland Club is not required. I m looking forward to meeng women from other Elk lodges and hearing about the different fund raising acvies that their members enjoy. If you are interested in a5ending, you can find more informaon along with the registraon forms online at: h5p:// With another successful Luau behind us, our members connue to sell cake at the Monday night dinners. Be sure to stop by for a tasty desert and speak with one of our members about our Eland acvies. Throughout the fall, we will start planning for our big Garage Sale in January and the PER Recognion Dinner in February. Don t throw out those things you are red of, or don t wear anymore put aside a box marked Eland Garage Sale and help us to fill our shed with sale items. The more we have to sell, the more we can make for our charies. If you would like to help as well as make new friends, consider becoming a member of Eland. Our next regular Eland meeng will be on Wednesday, September 2 at 7:30 in the back hall. Come join us as we work to fulfill our mission Hearts and Hands Helping Children. Thank you. Joan Geronimo, President Eland Club of BPOE

5 Annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down St. Augustine Elks Lodge #829, working with the St,. Johns County Veterans Council, hosted the 9th Annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down on August 22, Over forty volunteers from every local veterans organization in the County let the 29 veterans and over 100 other homeless people know that they are not forgotten. Funded by an Elks foundation grant and donations from local merchants, the homeless were given showers, hair cuts, toiletry items and clothing. Medical personnel from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the local Wildflower Dental Clinic and job source were on hand to address any needed care. The Veterans were also given surplus military equipment and entered into a drawing for a half dozen new bicycles. Past Exalted Ruler George April and Lodge volunteers fed everyone hamburgers and hot dogs prior to their leaving. Vickie Nobles Continued on next page 16 5

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7 ***Florida Elks Youth Camp*** FEYC BUS TRIP The Bus trip is changed until February 6 th, 2016 in conjunction with the Quarterly Meeting. We could not come up with a date that was acceptable for the Fall. Thanks to all Brothers and Sisters for your donations to the Florida Elks Youth Camp with your renewal membership. It is never to late to donate money for the camp. Please continue with your donations of games, sports items and other things that are appropriate, for the 9-13 year old children who attend our Florida Elks Youth Camp. They have requested that we not send clothing, as they wish to purchase new clothing items for the less fortunate campers. We continue to need donations, particularly SPORTS equipment that can be used at the camp. Keep them coming!! If you have any questions about the camp, trip or donations, please feel free to call me at any time: Irv Stockdale Cell: , Home kodagator@bellsouth.net. Your Continued Support and Donations make this possible. Thank YOU! 14 7

8 Lodge Committee Chairs Auditing Steve Abbott Activities Jean Lamblin Fraternal Jerry Pilkington Charity Ronald Thompson Membership George April Accident Prevention Skip Rendall Per Association Bruce Kather PER Investigation Ted Beal PDD Orientation Ron Thompson Youth Activities Irv Stockdale Relief Jimmy Dean ER Hoop Shoot TBA Drug Awareness Jean Lamblin Public Relations Vickie Nobles Bingo Bob Catuto PDDGER Eland Liaison Wayne Reyes DDGER Elks National Fund Bob Kershner PER Americanism John Gebert Government Relations Harry Waldron Veterans Affairs Fred Dupont Parking TBA House Manager Dennis Ball House Committee Chair ER James Dean Kitchen Daniel Catuto Lounge Manager John Gebert Game Room Bob Schnabel Volunteers are urgently needed for many of these committees and for the Kitchen and Parking Teams. If you are interested, please call the committee chair or send an to 8 13

9 Serving great food at the Lodge on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday & Friday nights. Check out the calendar for menus and serving times. TRIVIA AT THE LODGE ON MONDAYS 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM TRIVIA STARTS AFTER THE PASTA DINNER PRIZES TO THE HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS 12 9

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