exalted ruler's MESSAGE
Paul Slater, PER
Howdy!
As we head into the summertime, we say goodbye to our snowbirds, but we continue to stay busy at your lodge. Be sure to check the calendar to avoid missing any of our events.
For those of you who did not attend the flag day ceremony, you missed a fantastic speech from our guest, Retired Lt Col. Otis McGregor. Fortunately, we have the speech loaded onto our website (https://elks2815.org/) and on our Facebook page as well. Thank you to both Ellen and Marie for uploading the video.
At the end of June, I head to the Elks national convention in Kansas City, MO. I am looking forward to the event and will report back in my next article some of the highlights.
A friendly reminder that the Queen of Hearts tickets must now include your name (clearly written, please!!!) and your phone number.
Again, please check the calendar and the rest of the articles to ensure you don’t miss any of the fun activities we have planned for July and August. As always, if you have questions or concerns, you can always reach out to me via email (pslates1987@gmail.com) or phone (520.268.2375)
Take care, paul
LEADING Knight Message
Kim McIlonie, Leading Knight
Happy Summer Folks!!
Man is it HOT!! Stay out of this heat as much as you can and stay hydrated!! As Leading Knight, my station in the Lodge this year is Charity! I would like to encourage you to consider making a monthly donation to one of our amazing programs. The Elks National Foundation (ENF) is responsible for our Youth programs: Hoop Shoot, Soccer Shoot and Drug Awareness. You can support these programs by joining the Fidelity Club. To join, all you need to do is go to the website: enf.elks.org/recurring and arrange a monthly donation. You can donate as little as $5.00 per month.
The Arizona Elks Major Projects (AEMP) sponsors the Steele Children’s Research Center. The Arizona Elks Pediatric Clinic treats over 20,000 children a year! AEMP also sponsors our Summer Youth Camp in the Sierra Ancha Mountains and is open to non-profit Youth Groups FREE of charge! You can support these programs by joining the Diamond Club. To join, go to the website: azelksmp.org/donate a monthly donation. Again, as little as $5.00 per month will greatly help this program continue to help so many children.
We have had 2 successful Iron Elk Cooking contests so far and raised a total of $275.00. May’s ingredient was Bacon, June’s was Meatballs. Both were won by Marie Starjnski with her Bacon Maple Upside Cake and her Mpanatigghi Cookies! She got to choose the charity of her choice, which was ENF. The next contest is July 12th and the ingredient will be drawn on Friday June 27th. No sign up necessary. Hope to see you there.
“The witchery of wealth is not in having, but in sharing. The real benefactors of mankind count their store in what is given, not is what is saved” - Quoted by every Leading Knight during every Initiation in every Lodge in the United States of America.
Kim McIlonie Esteemed Leading Knight
SECRETARY’S CORNER
Mimi Wittenborn - Secretary
From the Secretary’s Desk:
WOW! Summer has hit. I hope all of you are keeping cool in this 100 plus temperature. We are keeping with our regular hours in the office as it’s nice and cool in here. Come see us. I want to thank those committee chairs that are turning in their event reporting forms in a timely manner. These are very important for my reporting to Grand Lodge all the good work we are doing as Elks. Those of you who have not turned them in, please do so ASAP. If you don’t understand them and need help, please come see me. And again here comes my usual “nag” if you have not paid your dues for this year PLEASE do so asap.
Happy 4th of July!!!
LODGE STATS YEAR-TO-DATE
Membership to Date ...............601
Candidates................................ 22
Delinquents ............................. 61
Life Members ......................... 48
Average Age ............................ 69.5
Something to think about:
An optimist is one who makes the best of it when they get the worst of it. Enjoy the small things you find on your path.
**As a reminder to all committee chairs, please get your activity reports into me ASAP after an event.
Past Exalted Ruler Association
Past Exalted Ruler Association - Douglas Harpold, PERA President
Well, It happened. The Queen of Hearts came out of hiding. It was a pretty successful game and because the winner was not present, only half of the prize was given. We were glad to give away about $11,000, but also happy that the new pot started again with a minimum prize for the Queen at $11,000. Our winner was great and donated some of her winnings to ENF as well as the new house fund. Thank you Anna for your generosity. The night was struck with some difficulty because it was difficult to read the name on the ticket. Please remember to write your name in a manner that would be easily read. Going forward it will be required that all tickets have your name and phone number on them.
The PER’s are also still selling advertising to be in the 25th Anniversary Brochure. All procedes will go to support the Anniversary week and the special events that will be planned . See below for advertising Information.
Have a great July and August!!
Douglas Harpold, PER
Who We Are
We are a group of passionate volunteers committed to making a positive impact in our community. Our mission is to empower individuals and create a better future for generations to come.
ENF Report - Ron Starjnski, PER
Hello Everyone!
We are starting off the new year in good shape with 31 Fidelity Club members, my goal this year is to add 10% or 3 more members. We are currently 3rd in the state behind Fountain Hills (44) and Sun City (33). Please think about joining, below I have listed some of the benefits of joining. You can designate your donation as follows: Community Investments, Drug Awareness, Hoop Shoot, Scholarships, Veterans Services, or All Programs.
Why Join the Fidelity Club?
Ease: The ENF Fidelity Club recognizes automatic, regularly scheduled donations through your bank account or credit card. These donations occur monthly (minimum $5, $10 for honor roll).
Eco-Friendly: Save a tree and save time with paperless donations!
Convenience: No need to purchase stamps or mail a check. It takes just five minutes to sign up, and you’re good to go!
Flexibility: You can increase, modify or cancel your gift at any time.
Security: It’s safe, reliable and allows the ENF to spend less time on administration and more time on our charitable mission.
Next time you are at the lodge look at the brochures in the lodge room, under the 2815 emblem.
Thank you all and if you have any questions my email address is rstarjnski@gmail.com
I will see you at the lodge.
Ron
