TROY ELKS #833 NEWSLETTER 17 W. Franklin St., Troy, OH 45373 Phone: 937-335-7805 E-mail: elkslodge833@zoomtown.com August/ September 2010 LODGE OFFICERS FOR 2010-2011 Exalted Ruler: Robert (Bob) Allison, PER Leading Knight: Sara (Sally) Dunavent, PER Loyal Knight: Mark Robbins, PER Lecturing Knight: Dan Szklany Esquire: Scott Moyer Inner Guard: Duane Puckett Chaplain: Jim Wilkins Tiler: Cathy Johnston Secretary: Thomas Hawkins, PER Treasurer: Tom Denlinger 1-Year Trustee: David Summers, PER 2-Year Trustee: Don Hiser (Chairman of the Board) 3-Year Trustee: Chuck Fox 4-Year Trustee: Bob Beavis 5-Year Trustee: Larry Baugher, PER A Message from the Exalted Ruler My year as Exalted Ruler continues to be an exciting one! There are a lot of great things happening in and around our Lodge. I especially want to thank the PER s for their continual work at raising funds for the many good deeds that they do. At the Farm Event on July 17th, they presented two $500 Scholarships to Olivia Meadows and Kaci Wright, grandchildren of several of our members. Your support of the Steak Dinners and Raffles has helped make this possible for them to do. We have many upcoming events, both at the Club and Farm. Please come join the fun! Hope to see you there. Bob Allison PER, Exalted Ruler A Message from the Leading Knight I hope everyone is enjoying their summer I know I have been! As the Leading Knight, one of the things that I am in charge of is the annual Family Picnic, which will be held on Saturday, August 28, 2010. We will begin activities at 2:00, and eat around 5:00. I am in need of anyone who has ideas, or that wishes to help out. You can contact me ASAP; at 657-5696. I am having a meeting on August 12th to finalize everything that will be happening that day. We are in need of cakes, cookies, brownies, etc., for the cake walk. If you can donate, please contact Jean Evenden at 339-5740, or let me know. Or you can just bring them the day of the picnic. We plan to have a lot of fun activities, so please mark your calendars for Saturday, August 28th. Hope to see you there. Sara Dunavent PER, Leading Knight A Message from the Lecturing Knight I am currently working with a committee to get our By-Laws and House Rules current and up-to-date for the Grand Lodge. We have been busy reviewing the past submitted changes, and discussions have been very good. As soon as everything is done,we will be mailing the changes to you, so you can see what, if any, changes we will need to vote on. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at the Club. Dan Szklany Lecturing Knight ADVERTISING FOR 2010-2011 A THANK YOU to all who advertised in the newsletter this past year. Because of your advertising, we were able to help offset the cost of the printing and mailing, and get the news to you every other month, instead of 4 times a year. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact Sally Dunavent at 339-2136 or emai at: mysadiecat01@yahoo.com The ads will run concurrent with the Lodge year. Cost of an ad is $100, and must be received before the ad can run. There s still time to get your ad in our next newsletter to be printed the beginning of May, to get out to our members by June 1st.
A Message from the Secretary From the Elks National Foundation Letter of June 2010: There are four different ways that your Lodge can obtain ENF funding for your charitable activities. GRATITUDE GRANTS: Once a Lodge meets the GER s $4.50 per-capita goal for giving to the Foundation, they become eligible for a Gratitude Grant. Gratitude Grants provide up to $1000.00 to Lodges for any charitable activity or donation in their local community. PROMISE GRANTS: All Lodges are eligibleto apply for a Promise Grant which providea up to $1000 to the first 300 Lodges that pledge to build the character and competence of local youth by hosting a youth event. Why not think about hosting a 25th Anniversary Red Ribbon Celebration? We ve included a Promise Grant Pledge Form and Red Ribbon Week cards for your convenience.(available from our Secretary) Hurry, grants will go fast this year! IMPACT GRANTS: provide Lodges with up to $10,000 to make a significant difference in their community. Applications available at www.elks.org/enf/community/impactgrants.cfm. They must be postmarked by the Aug. 31, 2010, deadline. LOCAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS: Companies who would like to make a monetary donation to a local Lodge, but can only donate to 501(c)3 organizations, can make a donation to the Lodge through the Foundation, taking advantage of our charitable status. If any of these things interest you, or if you have any questions, contact John Vetter, ENF Chm. (778-1184) or Tom Hawkins, Secretary (335-7805) Tom Hawkins PER, Secretary A Message from the Trustees We are off and running this year. Watch for some exciting, upcoming things happening around the Club. VISA/MC We are in the process of getting a Visa/MC machine in the Club Room. More info will be coming on what and how that will be working for us. BEERS We are also trying some different beers and bottled beverages out, as well as some new lunch/dinner items. Let us know what you think. THURSDAY LUNCH Check out the Thursday lunch specials, as well. $5.00 gets you a nice lunch and your first soda/tea. KITCHEN HELP WANTED If anyone is interested in helping out in the kitchen in an as needed basis, please let us know. We are looking for all areas of help-waitresses, fryers, cooks, dishwashers. No one is being replaced, but there are occasions when our workers fall ill, or just need some time off. If you are willing to help, or be put on a call list, please let Don Hiser, Larry Baugher, or Sally Dunavent know. We will add you to the list. We are still trying to do the Guest Chef nights. If you are interested in hosting one of these, and have a specific date and/or meal, please let Sally Dunavent know at 657-5696. SPECIAL THANKS Thanks to Paul Bryant and Bob Rohr, and all of their workers for the fine job they did for the Barbecue on the Lawn. We had another nice evening with great cooperation from the weather. Also, thanks to Alan & Sally Dunavent for their help in early July. They made her famous Italian Chicken. Thanks to everyone who helped in any capacity. New members initiated on June 17, 2010, are: Derek Tubbs, Andrew Kemmer, Eric Stetzel, and Jack Headapohl Luau at the Farm, Sept 4 Tropical drinks, food, pig roast Live Steel Drum Band, Wear your best tropical Gear for this fun event. FAMILY PICNIC AT THE FARM, AUG 28 -Games, Prizes, Activities for the kids, Great Food and Drink. - Don t miss it. State Farm Providing Insurance and Financial Services 555 N. Market St. Troy, OH 339-2602 Heath Murray Agent 2315 W. Main St, Troy Bus: 937-335-9600 Fax: 937-335-3231 Cell: 937-524-6983
PERs Row 1, L-R: Jim Swartz, Sara Dunavent, Willard Miller PDDGER, Tom Hennessey, Tom Hawkins Row 2: Doug Snyder PDDGER, John Vetter, Bob Allison, Larry Baugher SOUTHWEST DISTRICT POKER RUN/LODGE VISITATION The Southwest District is going to have a Poker Run/Lodge Visitation on Saturday, October 23, 2010, beginning and ending in Bellefontaine. Lodges that will be visited during the day include: Bellefontaine, Springfield, Xenia, Dayton, Troy, Sidney, and Indian Lake. Cost is $30/person and includes lunch at Xenia, and pizza when we arrive back at the Bellfontaine Lodge. More info is posted at the Club, or you can contact Tom Hawkins, or Sally Dunavent. CONGRATS TO SARA (SALLY) DUNAVENT, PER, on being selected by Larry Baugher, PER, as the recipient of ELK OF THE YEAR for 2009-2010. Congrats! MADER TRANSMISSIONS Complete Car Care Nationwide Warranty Free Towing w/major service All Brands of Tires Fleet Programs 1421 S. Market Street Troy, OH 937-552-7765 Tom Trotter 937-332-1413 NPI-TROTTER@WOH.RR.COM A Message from the PER s Thank you to everyone who has bought raffle tickets, attended our Steak Dinners, and bought subs in the past year. With the proceeds from those events, we were able to award two $500.00 Scholarships at the Farm on July 17th. The winners were Olivia Meadows and Kaci Wright, grandchildren of Fred Meadows, Stu Inderrieden, and Doug Wintringham (and their spouses, of course!). Our next event is the sub sale. The sale begins September 1st, and will run through the 30th. We will be assembling them on Saturday, October 9th, and pick up will be right after they are assembled. As far as we know, the prices will remain the same as last time- $4.00 each, or 4 for $15.00. Thanks in advance for your purchases. We will be having another Steak Dinner some time later in the year. The drawing for our Christmas in July was held on Friday, July 30th. Winners will be announced in the next newsletter. WHAT S HAPPENING AROUND THE LODGE Sally Dunavent & Larry Baugher THANKS TO DOUG SNYDER, PDDGER, for helping us attain funds to help out the Piqua Fire Department. On July 12, we presented them a check in the amount of $652.50, which they used to purchase Dive Rescue Harnesses. HELP NEEDED: I am looking for someone (or more than one) to help out with folding, sealing and labeling the newsletters every other month. It doesn t take long when it s more than one person doing the work. Also, I am looking for someone to eventually take over collecting info for and typing the newsletter. Please contact me, Sally Dunavent, at 657-5696 if you are able to help in any capacity. Elks present check to Piqua Fire Department IT S LUAU TIME! Mark your calenders for Saturday, September 4th, and plan to attend the Luau out at the Farm. Shirley and her crew are busy finalizing all the details for this fun event. So far, we know that there is going to be a pig roast, special drinks, grass skirts,etc. We are also having a steel drum band play. They are Steel Expressions out of Arcanum (and our own Sally Dunavent is a member). Watch the club for details, and to sign up. Don t miss this fun time. Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home Dignified, Personal Service Howard Cheney - Owner/Director Roderick Cheney - Funeral Director 1124 W. Main St. Troy, OH 937-335-6161 www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com email: cheneyfuneralhome1@verizon.net Kaci Wright and Olivia Meadows 305 S. Market St. Troy, OH 45373 937-335-3261 email: arfdesign01@gmail.com Chuck & Cathie Melvin
A Fraternal Organization Troy Lodge of Elks #833 Franklin and Cherry Streets Troy, Ohio 45373 Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Troy, Ohio Permit No. 89 Public Bingo Tuesday Nights - Doors Open - 5:30 Early Bird Games - Start at 7:00 UPCOMING ACTIVITIES August 1st-Ed Wight Golf Memorial 5th-Lodge/Trustee Meeting 14th-Game Night 7th-Farm Event/ Steak Fry 19th-22nd-Fall Reunion-Columbus 21st-Euchre Night 28th-Family Picnic September 1st-30th-PER Sub Sale 2nd& 16th-Lodge/Trustee Meeting 4th-LUAU at Farm 11th-Game Night 18th-Farm Event-Soup & Sandwich 25th-Euchre Night WE NEED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!! Please send your e-mail address to Arfdesign01@gmail.com. They send out our newsletter that keeps you informed on the activities at the Elks. Please send us your e-mail address, and put the subject of your e-mail ELKS. This way they know who it is from. If you would like to put an item in the bulletin, you can e-mail it to the email address above. Would you prefer to receive your newsletter by email? If so, please contact us. Thursday Lunch Specials Thursday Lunch Specials are $5, and include 1st Soda/Tea AUGUST 5th-Italian Sausage w/onions & green peppers, seasoned potato 12th-Crab Cakes w/slaw and Hush Puppies 19th-Shredded Chicken Sandwich w/broccoli & Cheese 26th-Salmon Patties w/mixed Vegetables SEPTEMBER 2nd-Reuben w/chips & pickle 9th-Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Sandwich & Fries 16th-French Dip Sandwich & Homemade Onion Rings 23rd-Salmon Patties w/ Macaroni & Cheese 30th-Chicken Potpie Friday Dinner Specials AUGUST 6th-Baked Manicotti, Salad, Garlic Bread 13th-Mexican Chicken, Black Beans & Rice, Pico de Gallo 20th-Grilled Pork Chops, Scalloped Potatoes, Salad 27th-Fried Chicken, Slaw, Fries SEPTEMBER 3rd-Holiday Weekend-Regular Menu 10th-Cabbage Rolls, Mashed Potatoes, Bread & Butter 17th-Liver & Onions, Garlic Smashed Potatoes, Corn 24th-Fried Chicken, Slaw, Fries