Club Events
SATURDAY NIGHT DRAWING UP TO BIG BIG BIG BUCKS!
April Events
Saturday April 4th : We are having a special bingo to raise money for the Tom & Jerry during the evening. Come out and play or volunteer to work it. Games start at 7p.m.
Saturday April 11th: Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt for the children will take place at 1:00 p.m. in the courtyard area. Its free to all children. Please donate some candy or toy filled eggs to this event. You can drop them off to Anita in the bar anytime from now until April 11th.
Friday April 24th Blue Grass Music in the banquet hall. Free and starts at 7:00 p.m.
May Events
Saturday May 2nd : Kentucky Derby! Come out for some fun and drink specials.
Sunday May 24th: The Indianapolis 500 Race. Come on out for a pitch in party!
April Meetings
House Committee: Monday April 6th 6PM
Monday April 20th 6PM
Lodge Meetings Tuesday April 7th 7PM
(New officers take place)
Monday April 20th 7PM
(Lodge starts meeting on Mondays)
May Meetings
Monday May 4th 6PM House Committee
Monday May 4th 7PM Lodge Meeting
Monday May 18th 6PM House committee
Monday May 18th 7PM Lodge Meeting
Secretary Information:
You should have received your dues notices by now. If you haven’t, send me a note with your current address; and I will send you another one. Your cooperation in sending your dues as early as is convenient for you will be appreciated. Also, please contribute s generously as you can to the Cancer Fund when you remit your dues.
On May 18th a ballot will be taken on an Application for Affiliation from Wayne H. Willey who resides at 6986 Pine Meadow, Nashville.
Request for Life Membership:
Bro. Harold Isaacs has requested a life membership. He was initiated into Bloomington, Ind. Lodge #446 in 1962; and he transferred to Columbus Lodge in 1998. He is 73 years old and has been an Elk for 47 years. A ballot will be taken on May 18, 2009.
Bro. Mitchell Jablonski has requested a life membership. He was initiated into Grand Haven Mich. Lodge #1200 in 1953; and he transferred to Columbus Lodge in 1990. He is 83 years old and has been an Elk for 56 years. A ballot will be taken on May 18, 2009
Bro. Charles A. “Tony” Theders has requested a life membership. He has been an elk for 31 years. A ballot will be taken on May 18, 2009.
Exalted Ruler Letter:
Spring has sprung. The installation of new officers will be 4/7/09 and you all are welcome to attend. It is time for me to thank all of you for your support over the last 12 months. We accomplished many things and all to the positive. A new computer system was installed, the new patio was completed, a great deal of money was raised for cancer & the Children’s Fund and several other projects were completed. We have an ongoing list of things to be finished, starting with Bill Marshal who is chairing the Family Night, Bill Pumphrey for his continuing effort to have HWY 31 renamed to Veterans Hwy. and is doing this in the name of the Elks. We also had our first open house party, it was a great success, however as usual most of our members did not attend. We had an emergency meeting a few months ago and it was presented just how important it is for the members to attend these functions, my next question is if you the members do not bring in new members, how do we keep the doors open? Remember, this is your lodge, and if you want it to stay around, it is time you all step up and help!!!!! On another note. Jerry Walters has put together a Tom & Jerry committee and will be in charge this year. They have already put together a special bingo to kick of raising funds so we can keep this event our best gathering of the year. THANKS JERRY AND CREW!!!!!! We still need about $1500.00 to finish the back yard, again I will ask for donations of cash, and or shrubs, bushes, flowers and trees.
I was ask this past month why we had purchased 3 new TV’s when the lodge was doing so bad. It was unsigned, but to answer this question, first It was all done with the help of the members that DO frequent our lodge. Myself and Ron Robbins donated and prepared a big dinners, which made us $800.00. We also ran raffles, sold 50-50 tickets, got items to auction off and just passing the jar for a donation. That is how we did it and at NO cost to the lodge. These same folks that donated to get our new TV’s are the same ones who help out all year when we need help! It took 2 full years to get all three TV’s and we bought when we found a sale. We had $100 left over and it was donated to the Children’s fund. For anyone who would like answers to any questions, we have a lodge meeting twice a month and you are all welcome to attend and get your questions answered.
Welcome new officers and a huge THANK YOU to the ones who are leaving, your help was what completed all these new projects. GREAT JOB!
Jeff Fasnacht
Exalted Ruler
Notice New Officers
Leading Knight John Counceller
Loyal K= Jason Fasnacht (Roo)
Lecturing K= Jeff Hall
Esquire= Dave Olson
Treasure = Jonas Howell
Andrew Humm= Inner guard
Gene Applewhite= Tiler
Chaplin= Matt Bush
Secretary Tim McKinney
Sunrise Family Restaurant
Easter Sunday April 12th Easter Lunch and Dinner Special. All the fixens $7.99
( Ham, mash potatoes, deviled eggs, stuffing, home made rolls and soup or salad).
Derby Day May 2nd Specials for the Derby!
Donations
WE ARE ALSO IN NEED OF COPY PAPER
Special foods for concession. Bake a cake that we can sale for the children’s fund. Thursdays and Sundays are the best days.
Sign Up
We need help in the following areas. If you can give any amount of time helping in any of the following please contact us. You’re not signing up to a weekly meeting, just to help us out a little.
Public Relations Work
Helping with Casino Night
Calling Stray Elks
Helping us get kids signed up.
Helping with the Flag Day Event.
Supervising the children on Family Night.
Donations for a Silent Auction.
We Need Easter Eggs Filled with toys or candy donated for the Easter Egg Hunt. Please start making now and drop off in the bar area to Anita or a bartender.