Dunkirk, IN 1776

Dunkirk, IN Lodge No. 1776

WELCOME to DUNKIRK, INDIANA - ELKS B.P.O.E. LODGE 1776 
FOR NEWS, EVENTS and PICTURES CLICK HERE:  https://www.elks.org/lodges/lodgeNews.cfm?LodgeNumber=1776
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Saturday OCTOBER 8th - GRILLED SMOKED PORK CHOPS DINNER - $9.00 - Serving 5:00 PM to 9:00 AM - Pork Chop Dinner Includes:  Chop, Cheesy Potatoes, Green Beans, Roll and Dessert.  Come On Out For Dinner!  Public Welcome!  https://www.elks.org/sharedelksorg/lodges/images/1776_1776_SAT.OCT.82022-SM.PORKCHOPSDINNER001.jpg
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MONTHLY DRAWING - Saturday, OCTOBER 8th as 7:00 PM ... The SEPTEMBER Monthly Drawing winner "#33" was Dan Watson.  He was present.
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Tuesday OCTOBER 11th - SAUSAGE, POTATOES and GREEN BEANS DINNER - with Dessert - $9.00 - Serving 5 PM to 6:30 PM - Public Welcome! - Dine In and Take Out Available - Call (765) 768-6134 - Doors open at 4:00 PM.  

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NEW ARRIVAL:  Congratulations to Our Lodge Exalted Ruler Vicky May.  
On Monday, Sept. 26th at 8:00 AM the stork visited, delivering our
Exalted Ruler a brand new baby Granddaughter!!
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NEXT LODGE MEETING:  Thursday, OCTOBER 20th - 7:30 PM - Members Please plan to attend!  Welcome to our New Members! -  HOUSE COMMITTEE meets the at 6:30, the 1st THURSDAY of the Month, before Lodge Meeting --  TRUSTEES meet the 3rd THURSDAY of the Month at 6:30 PM  

Welcome to our 2022 New Members:  Tom Weekly & Mary Thomas and to the August Newly Inducted Elks Members:  Robert Fair Jr. - Jennie Nemeth - Bob Weekly, on August 4th, 2022.  When you see our new Elks, be sure and give them a warm welcome and extend the hand of fellowship to them.  

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Saturday, OCTOBER 22nd - B.P.O.E. 1776 GUN RAFFLE at 7:00 PM

ONLY 150 TICKETS @ $20 EACH - FOUR SINGLE WINNERS

    NEED NOT BE PRESENT:                           MUST BE PRESENT:

to WIN GUNS # 1 AND # 2                           to WIN GUNS # 3 AND # 4    

# 1.  FMK 9MM (Tan)                                   # 3.  HERITAGE ROUGH RIDER .22 

# 2.  Hi-Point 9MM - YEET Cannon G1        # 4.  FMK 9MM (Black) 


GRILL OPEN BEFORE RAFFLE at 7 PM  -  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ! 

Dine In & Carry Out - CALL: 765-768-6134

DUNKIRK ELKS 1776 -- 1026 S. Main St. on St. Rd. 167 in Dunkirk, Indiana 
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SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2022  - SCROLL DOWN

Hello Elks!
Our new Grand Exalted Ruler, Bruce S. Hidley's theme is, "Promoting Elkdom with Enthusiasm."  I like it.   We at Dunkirk 1776 are actually doing just that, we are EXCITED about our Grants and we are ENTHUSED about being able to give them away.  So far this year we have received $8,000 in ENF grant money.  This itself makes me want to promote the Elks, who wouldn’t want to be a part of it.  Join ENF today for as little as $10.00 a year.

September is going to be very busy.  Come to the lodge, you can help or just mingle but we’d love to see you and would like your input in what we do.

Sept 3rd, BREAKFAST 8-10 am - All you can eat $8.50 - Proceeds to Scholarship
Sept 10th, Fireman awards night, if anyone wants to help, we are catering.
Sept 15th, Initiation, we will be bringing in 2 new members.
Sept 24th, BENEFIT BREAKFAST for our SPECIAL OLYMPICS 8-10 am - All you can eat for $9.00 - All proceeds will go to them for gas, food etc. when they travel to sports events.  We will be presenting them with a check (Grant money) and revealing how much on this day.  Over ($5,000.) with the purchase of New Golf Shirts, Basketball uniforms, Bowling Shirts, golf balls and a couple set of golf clubs and so on, our Olympians will be updated like their opponents. These folks have settled for leftovers for years.  Thanks, Dan Watson for writing the grant for the lodge, I am so proud to be a part of this.  Please come and show your support and ENTHUSIASM as Elks in sharing and making Smiles.

Oct 1st, BREAKFAST 8-10 am- All you can eat $8.50 - Proceeds to Scholarship  
Oct 22nd, DRAWING at 7 pm for the Gun Raffle, Barry is working on.  Stop in and get a chance to win.
Oct 29th, will be CANCER BENEFIT, Karaoke by Steve Norman 8-12 am.  Bring a pot of soup for our cook-off, best soup prize will be 2 Tuesday meal vouchers.  No cover charge, Donations accepted.
Oct 31st, we will be giving away candy to the kids, if you want to donate cash or candy, let us know.  Have a fun safe happy Halloween.

Don’t miss out Barry is starting a new Gun Raffle, stop in.  Drawing on Saturday, October 22nd at 7 pm.

Fraternally yours, Vicky S. May ER

Hello Elks!

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OCTOBER TUESDAY DINNER information: 


TUESDAY DINNER MEALS - Serving 5 PM to 6:30 PM - Public Welcome! - Dine In and Take Out Available - Call (765) 768-6134 - Doors open at 4:00 PM.    
Oct. 4    - HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI - $9.00  
Oct. 11  - SAUSAGE, POTATOES and GREEN BEANS - $9.00
Oct. 18  - BURRITOS and TACO SALADS - $9.00
Oct. 25  - FRIED CHICKEN, MASHED POTATOES - $10.00
Nov. 1    - CHICKEN and DUMPLINGS
(The Tuesday meals are subject to change with price and the actually meal itself due to ever increasing food prices as well as the availability of the food itself.)

We are cooking on the grill most Saturdays from 5:00 to 6:30 PM 
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Please check out - Thoughts Regarding: "Elks Lodge Special Olympics Charity Benefit Breakfast" - provided by PER James Fulks on Sunday, September 25th, 2022.  

"As a Past Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler, the events of yesterday filled me with a level of pride in our fine Fraternal Organization that I find hard to adequately put into words.  The irony of all of this is the recollection of that evening in December of 2020, when we held an emergency meeting and a very close vote was held, and we literally almost lost our Lodge to a faction who wanted to "give it all away", close the Lodge and transfer all of our assets to The Hartford City Elks Lodge.  Needless to say, I personally made a few phone calls and got people to attend that meeting that night after pleading with them to STOP THE INSANITY of wanting to just give it all away.

Thankfully, cooler, more sane heads prevailed, and we were able to regroup, and reopen after an entire calendar year of being closed for Covid issues.
Since reopening The Lodge in March of 2021, I have witnessed our people really pull together as a well oiled machine, and through tireless effort, and teamwork, I have seen this fabulous little Elks Lodge in Dunkirk do some very spectacular things.

I literally had a struggle, maintaining my composure yesterday as we were able to give away $7,000.00 to a very noble and worthy charity.
The level of pride I have in Our Lodge, Our Community and most importantly, OUR PEOPLE, is immeasurable, and I am thankful to be associated with such a fine bunch of people who have the vision, desire and drive to make all of this happen, for the good of the community.
YESTERDAY WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN IT WAS ESPECIALLY GREAT TO BE ... AN ELK!!!!" 

You can find Jim's article on the News Tab at this Elks Website:  https://www.elks.org/lodges/admin/adminNews.cfm?MODE=EDIT&ID=133956&lodgeNumber=1776

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RESULTS of BENEFIT BREAKFAST for SPECIAL OLYMPICS
held Saturday SEPTEMBER 24th, 2022  
ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO JAY COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS !  
On Sept. 24th the Dunkirk Elks Lodge 1776 donated a Total Amount of $7,000.

This cheque for $6,000.00 was presented to The Jay County Chapter of Special Olympics.  This donation was made possible by a Grant from the the Elks National Foundation and the Support of the Officers and Members of the Dunkirk Indiana Elks Lodge BPOE 1776.
   
Our Lodge raised an additional $1,000.00 through the efforts of the Breakfast Cook Crew, a 50/50 Drawing and outright donations from the patrons of the Charity Benefit Breakfast Sat. Sept. 24th.  The TOTAL raised and given to the SPECIAL OLYMPICS Charity was $7,000.00.  The 50/50 Drawing was $91.00 and won by PER James Fulks, who donated $50.00 of the winnings back to The Special Olympics. 
PHOTO ABOVE:
Front Row - Left to Right:  Shelly Roser, Sam Glessner, Michelle Hostetler, Curtis Atkinson, Ron Smith, Vicky May ER.  
Second Row (Back Row) Left to Right:  Butch Cook, Peggy Atkinson, James Fulks, Dan Watson, Bob Weekley, Kameron Woodbury, Joe Sommers, Troy Atkinson, Bob Ford, Randy Lucas.      
Thank You All for thinking of these Special Athletes!  

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LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM

Every year we sponsor a team or two in the Redkey Jr. League as well as buy a banner with our name on it.  Lots of kids from Dunkirk, Albany, Portland play there to.  Our kids are our future.  Be Enthused, share and always be kind. 











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Please check out "A Few Very Notable Items Worth Mentioning" - provided by PER Jim Fulks.  You can find Jim's article on the News Tab at the Elks Website:  https://www.elks.org/lodges/NewsStory.cfm?StoryID=133235&LodgeNumber=1776

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CLUB OPEN - HOURS:  Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 to 8:00 PM AND Saturday's 5:00 to 9:00 PM - TUESDAY DINNER MEALS 5 to 6:30 PM - We are Cooking on the Grill some Saturdays from 5:00 to 6:30.

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