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FiveJune 2005
A Fraternal Organization
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had the opportunity to attend the NYS Elks Convention at the Nevele
Grande Resort in Ellenville, NY on May 19th - 22nd, 2005. The opening
Ceremony was rich with tradition and very inspirational. Along with
seeing friends I have met within the last 2 months, I was able to meet
more people from all over the state. There truly is brotherhood in this
great Fraternal Organization we all call the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks. I attended a couple of seminar meetings and watched the
Homer Lodge compete in the Ritual of Initiation. I learned many things
about or organization and am starting to see why this is a great
organization to belong to as a member. The Closing Ceremony was nice as
well with Tim Kelly being Installed as the State President for the year
of 2005 - 2006. All of the State Vice Presidents for each district in
the state were Installed as well. Locally, Sandry Carner was Installed
as our new SVP for the South Central District. I wish all of the newly
Installed Officers the best of luck in their upcoming year. I thank our
Lodge for sending me to NYS Convention. The following is an excerpt for a previous Exalted Ruler's Message: June is and important month for the Elks organization. It is the month that we, as Elks, celebrate the birth of the Flag of our Country. The Flag is symbol of our crowning virtue, Charity. It is an integral part of every ceremony and ritual that the Elks are involved in, and it is appropriate that the Elks play an important role in the National observance of Flag Day. In 1907 the BPO Elks Grand Lodge passed a resolution recognizing June 14th as Flag Day. The Grand lodge of our Order adopted mandatory observance of the occasion by every Lodge in 1911. Inspired by three decades of state and local celebration, and with prompting from the Elks, Flag Day was officially established by the Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30,1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson's Proclamation, it was not August 3,1949 that President Harry Truman, himself a member of the Elks, signed an act of Congress designating June 14th of each year National Flag Day. Please come to our Flag Day ceremony on Sunday, June 12,2005 at 2:00 PM. Fraternally,
Ralph Gschwind,ER
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Ladies Auxiliary News Thank you all for attending our meeting on May 23rd.
The 4th Annual Sidney Elks 2175 Golf Tournament on May 14th was a" lot of fun" for everyone again this year. Thank you to all the Auxiliary members who volunteered your time for this event. We have two Auxiliary events coming up and we really need your help: The Fathers Day Breakfast Buffet will be Sunday, June 19th from 8 a.m. -11 a.m. We still need a few more volunteers. I have the sign up sheet at our meeting for anyone else that may be able to help again this year. And the Annual Alumni Breakfast will be Saturday, July 16, 2005 from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Please contact one of the following Auxiliary Alumni Committee member if you can volunteer: Brenda Philpott, Robin Little, and Sylvia Roberts. I will have the sign up list available at our meeting. Our menu is the same as last year. The price will remain the same at $5.00 per person (children under 5 free), all are welcome. We want to extend a big welcome to our newest Auxiliary member, Lasca Mazzone. Hope to see you at our monthly meeting. BINGO KITCHEN: WE STILL NEED HELP FOR BINGO THIS MONTH Please call Brenda Philpott 563-3008 if you can volunteer! June Kitchen Volunteers: June 2nd Brenda Philpott June 9th Dale Rigas & ?? June 16 ?????????? June 23rd Jean Davis &?? June 30th ?????????? I hope to see everyone at our next meeting on June 13th at 6:00 p.m. We will be having a" dish to pass" dinner before our meeting. Please bring your husband or significant other for a really good dinner. No regular meeting for July and August. Have a great summer everyone. Thank You,
Brenda Philpott, Auxiliary President
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Birthday Panoply Of Elks
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If you see these members wish 'em a Happy Birthday!
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LADIES & GENTLEMEN OF SIDNEY ELKS LODGE 2175
I
would like to share something with all members. It is time that we get
some volunteers for our Thursday Night Bingo. At the present time we
have 2 crews to work Bingo. One crew works 3 times a month and the
other crew works once a month. I ask you, what is wrong with this
picture? Bingo is a major source of the money that we give back to the
community for various activities. Why is it that out of a Lodge of 300
plus members we only have approximately 20 people doing all of this
work? It doesn't seem right to me. Volunteerism is a big part of the
Brotherhood of Elks and quite frankly, WE NEED SOME MORE VOLUNTEERS. If
just another 20 people would volunteer to work Bingo we could actually
have set crews so that no one would have to work more than once a
month. More than 20 people volunteering means crews could work less
than once a month, maybe like once every 2 months. We are actively
looking into the ways we do bingo - possibly making things easier &
changes to get the crowd out earlier than we do now. As Bingo Chairman,
I would like members to call me at 563-1589 if you are interested in
working Bingo. Giving back to the community is what we are all about.
When I get enough response I will schedule a meeting to set - up crews,
instruct, and train how to sell & work bingo. This is very
important Ladies & Gentleman - We can NOT be. True Elks without
giving back to the community. So call NOWThank You
Ralph Gschwind, ER, Bingo Chairman |
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The
New York State Elks Association Fall Conference will be held in the
South Central District for the first time in 67 years. The Conference
is scheduled for September 22 - 25, 2005 at Binghamton Regency. This is
a huge undertaking with much work to be done. All Lodges should be
involved in the planning and execution of this very exciting project.
All input will be considered . Bring your ideas to an organizational
meeting. All members and interested parties are welcome to attend.
NYS Elks Association Fall Conference Organizational Meeting June 11,2005 1 pm Binghamton Ellks Lodge #70 Corner Rte 11 & Trim St., Kirkwood Commitee heads are needed for many aspects of this project. Questions or comments please contact: Sandry Carner, SVP Phone 755-1790 E-mail sndsandydee@aol.com |
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Initation
06/22/05 Daniel Harrington -Proposed by John Edwards Scott Morrow - Proposed by Sue Fletcher |
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FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST BUFFET
Sun June 19th 8 AM-11 AM Fathers Eat Free Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary |
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FLAG DAY CEREMONY
We will be having our Annual Flag Day Ceremony on Sun., June 12th The Flag Burning Ceremony will be held outside, Weather permitting at 2:00 PM. Bring your old flags to the Lodge any time before the ceremony to be disposed of properly. There will be a light buffet following the service for all who attend The public is welcome to attend |
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D.A.R.E Carnival
June 18th 12 - 2 PM For D.A.R.E. students from the Sidney Central School District (Sidney, Masonville and Sidney Center). If any members are interested in helping to cook, volunteer, or be adunking booth victim please contact Jan Gorshack or George Huyck at 435-1476 |
| SPECIAL NOTICE Due to the Annual Chamber of Commerce "Man/Business of the Year" Banquet, There will be NO FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER on June 3rd |
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