Orange Park, FL 2605

Orange Park, FL Lodge News

Lodge Happenings!


Mark Your Calendars for July 13th.  Our Northeast Florida District VP Stanley E, Rittenhouse, will visit our lodge.  Cocktail hour will start at 6:00 P.M. Members will be seated at 7:00 P.M. Dinner will be $12.00.  This is a great time to find out what is going on in our “Elk District” and to meet your fellow Elk members from the 6 lodges comprising our district. Dinner service and a special ceremony will be conducted by the Atlantic Coast Young Marines! Dinner menu will be announced soon.
 
The remaining District VP visits are as follows; Gainesville July 27th; St Augustine August 10th; Jacksonville September 14th; Mandarin/St Johns October 19th; Green Cove Springs October 26th.  Each VP visit is held on Saturday night with cocktail hour starting at 6:00 P.M. and Dinner for $12 at 7:00 P.M.  I encourage all members to attend these events as they are a great opportunity to find out what is going on in our Elk community and meet your fellow Elks!

New member orientation will be held on Sunday July 21st at 2:00 P.M. in the lodge ball room.  Initiation will be held on Wednesday July 24th at 7:00 P.M. in the lodge meeting room.  All members are encouraged to attend orientation and initiation as this is a great time to meet and greet our newest lodge members and make them feel welcome.  We ask that all sponsors attend orientation and initiation with their new member candidate.

We now have karaoke every Saturday night from 7:00 – 10:00 P.M. in the lounge with “Richie Rich”! A food menu will be available each Saturday night.

CARD NIGHT has resumed and will continue monthly on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays. Food will be available for purchase!
 
We will have entertainment this Sunday July 14th by the Jacksonville Acoustic Group in the lounge from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M.  They usually have 10-15 players and it is always a good time.  Several members bring in their instruments and join in, you are welcome to do so.  Complimentary heavy hors d’oeuvres will be available in the lounge. 

We will have our monthly member social “pot-luck” dinner on Friday July 19th at 6:30 P.M.  This is a FREE dinner held the 3rd Friday of each month.  Your guest and family are always welcome. Get there early as food can go quickly.  Don’t forget to bring a dish to share.

Sundays and Fridays in the lounge usually has complimentary heavy hors d'oeuvres by Patty or Wendy! Bring a dish to share!

Sports fans don’t forget that the lodge has the Direct TV business sports package including NFL TICKET with 7 tv’s, each tv has its own box, and we have (2) 4’x8’ projection screens.  So start making your plans now to join us in the lounge on game days. 
 
Brand new arcade style BOWLING machine with 60” screen coming to the lounge soon! $1.00 per 10 frame game, up to 8 players each game.  Proceeds received to the lodge from bowling are placed into the lodge VETERANS CHARITY FUND!!! So come on out and help us FUNDRAISE by bowling to show your SUPPORT for VETERANS! To personalize your bowling experience you can order your own bowling card for FREE by registering on-line at www.silverstrikebowling.com  

ALL members are encouraged to attend, Committee, Board, & Lodge meetings! This is a great time to provide suggestions and find out how you can GET INVOLVED while showing SUPPORT for your lodge! 

Committee meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 P.M. followed by the Board meeting at 7:00 P.M. Lodge Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. 
 
The Lodge Website is a great source for information about our lodge. You can easily find the lodge calendar, along with officer and committee chairman contact information located under the Officers section of our website. Our Lodge website link is:  https://www.elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?LodgeNumber=2605