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1 troy elks #833 newsletter October/November 2017 Lodge Officers and Trustees for the year Exalted Ruler- Gordon Vance Leading Knight-Vacant Loyal Knight- Danielle Powers PER Lectuing Knight-Tom Thompson Esquire-Scott Moyer Inner Guard-Della Kroger Chaplain-Linda Elliott Tiler-Cathy Johnston Secretary-Lisa Agenbroad Treasurer-Tom Denlinger 5th Yr Trustee-Brian Tompkins 4th Yr Trustee-DanSzklany PER FROM OUR EXALTED RULER Hello everyone, I hope you all have had an enjoyable summer. It s hard to believe that Fall is upon us.. Recently, due to the catastrophic floods in Texas, the Elks Disaster Relief Program, donated $25,000 to help victims of the disaster. I wanted everyone to know that by being an Elks member, part of your annual dues goes to help fund this program. Along with this donation, our Lodge Standing Relief Committee decided to send an additional $500 to the Relief Program. This money in part, was raised through raffles and other drawings that you generously participate in. I want to personally thank you all for your help. For all interested, I would encourage you to go register on the elks.org website. This is for all members, and it gives you news and events that are going on nationally within the Elks. 17 W. Franklin St., Troy, OH Phone: troyelks833@frontier.com FROM OUR SECRETARY 3rd Year Trustee-Todd Ormberg 2nd Yr Trustee-Tom George 1st Yr Trustee-Roger Barhorst Let s give our Officers and Trustees our full support! We currently have approximately 550 members, but only 48 are registered. Please take a few minutes to check it out. By the time this newsletter is published, we will have completed our annual 5K race. After much planning, everything finally came together. We thank all of those who volunteered their time, those who participated in the race, those who donated raffle prizes, and all those who helped sponsor financially. Please remember to thank Maggie and her Committee for all the hard work that went into planning this fund raiser. There will be more Lodge events coming up in the next few months, please watch for announcements at the club, on Facebook, or in s. In closing, I ask that you always be mindful of all our Members who are in sickness and distress, and keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you for being an Elk, Gordon Vance PER/ER Happy Fall Everyone! We are now six months into the current Lodge year and we still have about 60 members who are delinquent in paying their dues. If you know someone who hasn t renewed their membership, please encourage them to do so! Lots of activities and great food and parties coming up in the next few months, not to mention the drawings and raffles! We need to maintain our membership to sustain the Lodge and new members to grow it! Please invite your family and friends in for an evening like Tuesday or Friday night for dinner so they can experience the friendly atmosphere and good food! There is a copy of the delinquent member report posted at the Lodge, feel free to take a look and reach out to anyone you know. If they are having any issues with the Lodge, please have them contact an Officer or Trustee and we will try to get it worked out for them! If you have a change in address, phone number or , be sure to let me know so I can update our records and you won t miss out on any mailings! Lisa Agenbroad, Secretary The annual Lodge Memorial Service will be held this year on Sunday, December 3rd. The Memorial Service will be at 4:00pm. Please keep the families of our recently deceased members in your thoughts and prayers: William Thompson, Richard Thiel, Marion Moler PER and Richard Boak

2 TRUSTEES NOTES Gobler Gamble A fun time. Gobbler Gamble this year will be held on Monday, November 20th at 7pm! Watch club for details. Sunday Football- Come join us on Sunday s for the Touchdown Club. We are doing a season long 50/50 and to get in you must make a purchases at the club on Sunday! Bring a dish to share and come join the fun! The continues to grow quickly (at this writing). As well, the Friday night drawing has capped at 10K and a second Friday night drawing is growing quickly. We would be remiss not to mention the Daily and Saturday drawings. Both are looking really good and ALL of the drawings are prime for some lucky person to win. Frequently, we have 50/50 drawings that are yielding hundreds of dollars each time to the fortunate person holding the correct number sequence! Furnace News, Hurricane Aid and Sidewalk Concerns vthe old furnace has been removed and the installation of the new one has been COMPLETED!!!!!! Again, a BIG thank you to Lisa A, our secretary, for her stick-to-it effort in working with our reluctant insurance company for a number of months. Thank you LISA! vwe continue to monitor the hurricane victims needs and have been sending money to help fund the recovery efforts. More info will be coming in the next newsletter. vsidewalks remain a great concern for our club. As you are aware, the city has directed us to replace most of the walks. Being a corner lot in this case is not to our advantage in that we have TWO stretches of walk to replace. We have had bids come in with a wide range of quotes. This is an on-going project and we will keep you informed as we progress with the project. Rentals The BALLROOM and the FARM RECREATION CENTER can be rented for any and all of your special occasions at very reasonable prices. If you haven t checked it out the Ballroom was just freshly painted and looks really nice. Thank You! Last, but certainly not least! THANK YOU to the people who help make this club a GREAT place to relax, meet with friends, and have a good meal and beverages. The bar staff, kitchen staff and servers continue to do an excellent job! Let s not forget the host of volunteers who give a tremendous amount of their personal time along with their expertise in menu planning and the food preparation. Please make the effort and take the time to thank all of our employees and volunteers who take great pride in being part of the club. If you would like to get more involved with any aspect of our operation, just say the word and we are sure your wish will be granted. PLEASE REMEMBER. THIS IS YOUR CLUB AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A GREAT FALL SEASON WITH FOOTBALL AND A COUPLE MORE FARM EVENTS! WHEN THINKING ABOUT WHERE TO GO WITH YOUR FRIENDS IN THE EVENING OR FOR LUNCH, PLEASE CONSIDER COMING TO YOUR CLUB! Thank you, Trustees

3 Happenings around the club Ed Wight Memorial Golf Outing was held on Sunday Au gust 6th. This year s gross winner was Heath Murray shooting a 66. Tied for second at 68 Jeff Poettinger and Ryan Groff. Winner of the net was Andy Pittenger with 60. Second was Dan Szklany with 62. Thanks to hole sponsors Larry Baugher and B & H Home Improvements (Jeff Bacon). Also thank you to the prize donations from Jet Container and Pat Schroeder. We were able to raise $ for the CP fund. Thanks to all that played. Bowlers Events Bowlers Breakfast starts Sunday October 8th, All you can eat for $8.00, 8am-12pm. Then it is the second Sunday of each month: November 12th, December 10th, January 14th, February 11th, and March 11th. Hope to see you there. Sub Sale Bowlers first sub sale will be sold in October with pick-up on November 11th at 12pm. Cost will be $5 a sub or 4 for $19 Ohio State vs. Michigan Game: Saturday November 25th. Chili cook off and bring a dish to share. Starts at noon, club open at 11am Tuesday Night Dollar Night: s start back up on October 3rd. Bring the family up to enjoy a good meal and deal. If anyone is interested in helping out on Tuesday Nights, please contact Jim Rohr. Veterans Committee Update Veterans Day is Saturday, November 11, This year s Veterans Day Dinner will be held on November 11th at 5pm in the ballroom at the Lodge. A signup sheet will be available at the bar so you can sign up for the dinner or you can call and have your name added anytime. The phone number is Please be sure to give your name and your spouse or guest name to be included. This is a free dinner for our Lodge Veterans and a Spouse/Guest (this includes Spouses who are Veterans also!). We will also be sending invitations in the mail to our Veterans. If you do not receive a mailing, please let us know so that we can get you in our system as a Veteran, we may not have everyone marked but I am working on getting that updated so no one misses out on the activities and mailings! Help Needed I am also looking for volunteers to help decorate, cook and serve the Veterans on Saturday, if you would like to help out, please contact me so I can add you to our Volunteer list! Miami Valley Veterans Museum If you haven t visited the Miami Valley Veterans Museum located above the Home Comfort Furniture store at the corner of Main & Cherry St., please do so! There are a lot of interesting military items that have been collected and displayed and be sure to donate, if possible, they are a not for profit organization. You can view their website at miamivalleyveteransmuseaum.com. Also, if you have a Kroger Card, you can designate the museum as your chosen charity and a percentage of your receipts will be donated to the museum! Simply go online and in your Kroger account, chose the museum from the list of available local charities and hit enter, simple as that! Cookbooks: We still have the Elks Cookbooks for sale, $10 and proceeds go to the Veterans Fund, these are available to purchase at the bar, anytime! They make great gifts! God Bless our Veterans and their families, we Thank You for your service! Lisa Agenbroad, Committee Chair X L&S Lightner & Stickel, CPAs, 331 S. Market St. Troy, OH Respected by Our Peers. Valued by Our Clients.

4 2018 Buckeye Bucks Calendars! The 2018 BUCKEYE BUCKS CALENDARS are now on sale for only $20 each. $5 of each sale will stay with Troy Lodge #833. The other $15 per calendar goes to support Ohio State Elks. Anyone can buy the calendars; they don t have to be a member of an Elks Lodge. Each BUCKEYE BUCKS CAL- ENDAR has a four-digit number that is issued to that calendar. If this number matches (straight, not boxed) the Ohio State Lottery four-digit number, YOU WIN! You don t even have to watch the lottery drawings. If you win, you will receive a check in the mail from the State Elks. Drawings are held twice each day, except December 25th. Monday Friday there will be two $50 winners; Saturday & Sunday will be two $100 winners; 10 Holidays will be two $500. THERE ARE 365 DAYS IN 2018 AND MINUS CHRISTMAS THAT LEAVES 728 CHANCES TO WIN. LESS THAN 3 CENTS A DRAWING FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 2018 See Maggie Vance to purchase yout 2018 BUCKEYE BUCKS CALENDARS. You can purchase as many as you d like for yourself, friends, or family! Maggie Vance, Committee Chair PER News The tickets for the Danny Edwards High Ground statue (in the display case) are still available. Drawing will be held at the Annual Tom and Jerry Party on Christmas morning. Don t miss your chance to win this Limited Edition, number 418 of 1200, signed statue. Tickets are available at the bar, or ask any PER. Thanks you all for your continued support Mark your Calendars! The Annual Tom and Jerry Party will again be held on Christmas morning from 9 Noon. More information will be available in the next newsletter. DGER Children s Activity Committee Elks Children Christmas Party Before everyone starts planning their holiday schedules this year, we wanted to make sure that you do not forget the Annual Elks Children Christmas Party! It will be held in the Lodge Ballroom on Sunday December 17th (start time will be announced later). This event is open to any child or grandchild of a current Elks member ages Sign-up will be located at the bar the week of Thanksgiving and will be closed on December 10th. With the Christmas Party fast approaching, we are looking for volunteers to help plan, as well as execute the event. If you have any ideas, or tips we would love to hear them! Pinterest only has so much! If you are unable to donate your time this upcoming busy holiday season, no worries. We can still use your help. So please reach out and we can give you a list of items that are needed. Cookies!!!! Lastly, we are putting a call out to all bakers! We are in need of fresh cookies for the party. Last year, we had over 70 children and their families participate! That is a lot of cookies needed. If interested, please drop off cookies the morning of the event or the day before. For those of us (myself included) that are challenged in this department, store bought cookies are also welcome! Thank you again for everyone in the past that has made this event successful. The committee and myself are looking forward to another fun filled day with Santa! As always if you have questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to myself (kevlin.bailey@gmail. com), or any Elks Officer. Kevlin Swepston, Committee Chair ` Sally Dunavent, PD- Linda J Murray Realtor Lisa Agenbroad Linda@LindaJMurray.com

5 Steak Bowlers Breakfast Pork Chops Last Farm Event Meat Loaf Lasagna Steak Baked Steak Bowlers Breakfast Fried Chicken Gobler Gamble Ribs

6 TROY LODGE OF ELKS #833 A Fraternal Organization Franklin and Cherry Streets Troy, Ohio Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Troy,Ohio Permit No.89 STANDING RELIEF COMMITTEE: Troy Elks #833 has reactivated the Standing Relief Committee. This committee has raised funds to provide assistance to our fellow Elks members, in good standing, in the event of financial catastrophe. An application to request assistance, for oneself or for another Elk, is available. If you want an application or are interested in donating to the Standing Relief Committee, please contact Gordon Vance E.R., , or Maggie Vance, Maggie Vance, Committee Chair Note: Cut-off date for articles in the newsletter is the 15th of the month preceeding the publication of the newsletter. No exceptions! Please OPEN your !! If you re not receiving and want to get about Troy Elks 833 activities or dinner specials, it might be because we don t have your active address. Our goal is to let you know about ALL the activities going on. If you would rather get your newsletter via please contact Lisa Agenbroad. You can also see the newsletter on the Elks web page at Troyelks833.org. If you feel like you should be getting s and are not, plesae check your spam/junk folder. Thank You, Chris Monroe and Karen Thokey Janet Bretland Home Mortgage Consultant Ph: Cell: