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mike jones's List: Elks Fund raising
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Elks to host annual golf tournament The Minden/Douglas Elks Lodge presents its annual golf tournament Sept. 10 at the Carson Valley Country Club. The four-person scramble features a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Cost is $80 per person, which includes green fees, cart and numerous prizes, no host refreshments on the course and barbecue steak dinner at the Elks Lodge. Proceeds will go toward many Elks programs. Each entrant will receive an overnight stay and dinner for two at the El Capitan Casino in Hawthorne. The deadline for registration is Sept. 4. Make checks payable to Minden/Douglas Elks No. 2670 and mail to 1350 Centerville Lane No. 28, Gardnerville, NV 89410. For more information, call Dave Trueblood at 782-3416 or Rick Kohler at 267-9438 or 721-3564.
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Sep 12, 04
hmmm. world champion chihi cook off? That would be fun to compete for
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The carnival will again be set up at Los Angeles Avenue and Madera Road, and this year also will be the site of the Elks Chili Cook-off and Car Show. "For the last several years we've been a part of the Simi Valley Days celebration," said Gordon Voshall, chili chairman and spokesman for Simi Valley Elks Lodge 2492. "Every year the event gets bigger and bigger, so it was a matter of logistics. We just couldn't fit any more people onto the lodge site." This year the Elks are host to two chili events. The first, from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Sept. 18, is open to International Chili Society members only. The grand prize winner of this group will go on to the World Chili Competition in Las Vegas next month.
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Sep 21, 04
Geesh! and i though I was doing good to go 3 miles in 30 minutes!
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Experience prevails at Lowell Elks Road Race By BARRY SCANLON, Sun Staff LOWELL Chalk one up for the "old timers." Four runners left the third annual Lowell Elks Road Race yesterday as winners and all were between the ages of 41 and 48. The men's and women's respective winners in the 10K were Jim Quadros, 41, of Lowell and Jan Beckwith, 48, of Bolton. Winning the 5K portion of the event were 42-year-old Mike Cooney of Chelmsford and 45-year-old Hudson, Mass., resident Ellen MacGilvray. "It's always nice when you're in your 40s and you win," Quadros said after dominating the 62-runner 10K field. "Once you're in your 40s it comes hard. But I've been lucky." Quadros won his third race of 2004 in impressive fashion. His time of 35 minutes, 9 seconds was 1:37 faster than runner-up Frank Georges, 27, of Lowell.
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Doesn't a dip in a hot tub sound wonderful? Better yet, what if the hot tub was yours! The Mount Pleasant Elks and Joe's Pools are raffling off a fully equipped Baja hot tub. Tickets are only $10, and the lucky winner will receive the hot tub, which is on display in front of Joe's Pools on Main Street, skirting, cover, start-up chemicals and normal delivery and installation. The winner will be based on the Pennsylvania three digit lottery number for the evening drawing on Friday. Winner is required to pay Pennsylvania sales tax. Tickets can be purchased at the Elks after 4 p.m. or by seeing any Elk member. For information, call 724-547-9431.
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Elks charity event tees off Sunday By BRET FORBES News-Journal Correspondent Last update: September 24, 2004 The DeLand Elks Lodge No. 1463 is conducting its annual charities golf tournament Sunday at Southridge Golf Course in DeLand. Proceeds from the event support the organization's youth camp in Umatilla, the Florida Home Therapy Program and D.A.R.E. Last year, the tournament raised approximately $10,000 for these charities. Cost is $50 per golfer and includes greens fees, food, prizes and trophies for the winners. The four-person scramble gets under wayat 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Hole sponsorships are available at a charge of $100 each. For information, call Joe Marmo (386) 734-0292.
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Elks continue support of community youth activities BY DONNA SMITH, Black Hills Pioneer September 24, 2004 LEAD ññ For the past five years, Deadwood Elks Lodge No. 508 has mightily supported youth involvement in the Twin City Youth Baseball Association. With financial support totaling nearly $20,000, the Elks have made sure that no child who wants to play is left out because they cannot afford the fees, according to Elks Lodge officer Jim OíGrady. This yearís Elks Lodge raffle raised $3,060.80 for the youth baseball program. Years ago as the Elks heard pleas for financial support from a wide variety of organizations and individuals. OíGrady said he thought there had to be a better way for both the Elks and those wishing their support to find ways to raise the needed funds. The Elks now allow youth organizations to participate in a raffle. The organization and its youth go out and sell the raffle tickets, the Elks shoulder the costs of the raffle and gather the prizes to be raffled, and the participating organization receives 80 percent of the money generated from the raffle. OíGrady believes that the youthís participation in selling the tickets also helps create a sense of pride and accomplishment. John Kulp, president of the Baseball Association, said last year 150 kids benefited from the Elks raffle and that the program seems to be growing every year.
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The Albert Lea Elks Lodge will hold a car cruise beginning at 1:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. Cost is $10 per passenger. Bring your car, motorcycle or even motorhome. There will be prizes for best characters. Hamburgers, fries and malts will be available afterward for $5. Proceeds go to Elks charities.
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Elks holding fund-raiser for charity Tools Print this article E-mail this article Subscribe to this paper Larger text Larger / Smaller Text Subscribe By Marilyn Forbes Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Fund-raising, even for charity, can be a demanding task, and coming up with unique ideas to do so, can be even more challenging. The Mount Pleasant Elks is planning a fun event for the weekend that will not only raise monies for their favorite charity, but everyone will have a great doing it. The Elks will be holding its "Rock Around the Clock" event to raise money for the Home Services Program, a charity focusing on the education and support given to families with children who have disabilities. The event itself will be from noon to midnight, Saturday at the Elks, and held marathon style with at least eight members rockin' for the entire duration. The fun twist is, they will not be rockin' in the traditional state, but actually rocking in rocking chairs, and raising funds while doing it! This event is open to everyone, and all are invited to attend and cheer them on. Donations and pledges are still being accepted, so call now to donate or for information. Phone 724-547-9431.
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Elks host annual Pancake Day By Diane Wilkins, Marion Daily Republican MARION -- The Marion Elks Lodge hosted its ninth annual Pancake Breakfast Saturday at the lodge. The proceeds from this event are used to provide special needs and events for the hospitalized veterans at the Marion Veterans Administration Medical Center Skilled Nursing Care and Rehabilitation facility. "This was the most heavily attended breakfast we have had in the nine years," Chairman Penny Bagby said. "We served more people than we ever have." Bagby said that the Elks tried to keep a good balance in the bank at all times. "That way if a patient or the nursing home needs something for the veterans they know they can call us and we usually can get it for them," Bagby said. One of the Elks' projects is the support of the veterans. In recent years they have "officially adopted" a number of veterans. In this adoption program each veteran is remembered on special holidays and birthdays with cards, little gifts and visits. "Many of the veterans have very few, if any visitors, and we become their family," Bagby said. Another project that the Elks do twice a year for the nursing home patients is a cook-out. Hamburgers and hotdogs are cooked out on the grill. Baked beans, potato chips and salad, plus cake are prepared to accompany the meat.
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Front page stories * E-mail story * Printer-friendly * E-mail editor Bingo! Elks Club unveils remodel By Christina M. Currie, Daily Press Writer Tuesday, November 2, 2004 Friday night was the fruition of three years of dreaming for Frank Sadvar, Craig Elks Club's exalted ruler. An avid bingo player, Sadvar's first goal when elected was to improve the club's bingo facilities. This year he did when the club's 2,800-square-foot downstairs area was remodeled for $80,000 to provide bingo amenities as seen in big cities. "I said, 018We're going to set this up so players enjoy what they're doing,'" Sadvar said. The space offers separate smoking and nonsmoking areas, a concessions stand and a "family" room where youths can hang out while their parents play bingo. The areas are served by four televisions that show the caller and the next number, and there are five flashboards so players can see what numbers have been called. More than 130 people played bingo Friday night during grand opening ceremonies -- the only time turnout was higher was when the jackpot was $5,600 for a single blackout game. "The remodel is terrific," said Vi Meineke, another avid bingo player. "There's plenty of room to move around, and it's bright and airy. You can see your cards, which you couldn't always before." An average of 42 players spend Friday nights at the Elks Club, but Sadvar already has seen that number grow.
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Elks serve pancake breakfast The Elks will have a pancake breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge. The all-you-can-eat breakfast will cost $3 per person and will include pancakes, sausage, bacon, juice and coffee.
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Oceanlake Emblem Club Breakfast Oceanlake Emblem Club No. 262 will be hosting their second Sunday Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday in the downstairs dining room of the Elks, 2020 NE 22nd St., Lincoln City. Donation for the fundraiser is $4 for adults and $2 for children under 10 years of age. The "Over The Hill Gang" will cook hotcakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, and eggs any style. Also included is juice and a beverage.
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Posted: Dec 10, 2004 - 09:41:06 PST Toledo Elks holds annual charity ball The Toledo Elks Lodge will be holding their annual Charity Ball, with dinner at 6 p.m., music at 8 p.m., on Saturday. A special menu is planned consisting of either prime rib, halibut, or jumbo prawns. The meal includes all the trimmings as well as a glass of champagne. Dress is holiday casual. The Elks' Charity Ball event raises money for the more than 100 charity baskets provided throughout east Lincoln County during the Christmas season. The baskets provide food and gifts to those who otherwise may not have any holiday celebration. The ball is open to all Elks members and their guests. Cost is $15 per person. For more information, call Toledo Elks Lodge at 336-1147 or Exalted Ruler Kim Duty, 265-4246.
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Sherman Elks Lodge Cleaning House for Kids Email this Article to a Friend Printer Friendly Version The giving season tends to fall around Christmas but one Texoma non-profit association is giving year round. Those who benefit from their good deeds are local handicapped children in need of prosthetics and wheelchairs. The fundraiser this time around is a garage sale chock-full of tempting items. KTEN019S Emily Graham joins reports The Sherman Elks Lodge year round fundraisers collect $1-million each year from all of its fundraisers. The many fundraisers they have range from karaoke nights to cleaning house for a garage sale.
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Elks' 'Christmas Tree Lane' offers gifts, prizes By: KELLY BRUSCH - Staff Writer WILDOMAR ---- One dollar buys a cup of coffee and not much else, except at the Lake Elsinore Elks Lodge's Christmas Tree Lane, where a buck could purchase more than $1,000 worth of gifts and giveaways. On Saturday, members of the Elks and other service organizations such as the Boy Scouts and a Veterans of Foreign Wars post came to the lodge in Wildomar to set up ornately decorated Christmas trees and an assortment of donated gifts to go with each tree. The trees, each decorated according to a theme, such as toy land, and their corresponding presents will be raffled off today. The money raised goes into local student scholarship funds. Starting at 8 a.m., bidders can buy a raffle ticket for $1 ---- or as many tickets as they would like ---- drop a ticket in buckets set up at every tree, and hope their name is called. Of course, bidders can increase their chances by buying tickets in bulk, and the Elks will provide a discount the more tickets participants buy. The raffle ticket drawing begins at 2:30 p.m. at the lodge, 33700 Mission Trail in Wildomar. Participants must be present to win. Since its inception six years ago, Christmas Tree Lane has raised more than $51,000 for local children, said Glenn Copple, chairman of the event and a member of the Lake Elsinore lodge. Last year, the event earned $15,000, and this year, Copple expects the proceeds will be even greater this year.
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Elks Christmas Tree Lane raises funds for scholarships David Masters Special to the Valley News December 19, 2004 8:16pm Hundreds of people attended the sixth annual Christmas Tree Lane held at the Elks Lodge in Wildomar. This year 13 trees, each with a different theme, were on display Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each tree had at least $1,000 worth of merchandise with it. By 10 a.m. the parking lot and surrounding streets were full of cars as people filled a giant tent for a chance to win one of the trees. Bidders bought raffle tickets for $1 each with no limit on the number of tickets each bidder could buy.
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Jan 11, 05
Maybe lodges faced with casino or other larger games should put a sign up saying what the odds of winning are vs a place having hundreds of players
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Elks club brings back bingo hall tradition to area Rapids lodge picks up game after Nekoosa casino drops it By COLIN ATAGI For the Journal WISCONSINRAPIDS - A local group is once again hosting weekly games of bingo in Wisconsin Rapids following a 10-year hiatus that began when Rainbow Casino started offering the game. The Wisconsin Rapids Elks Lodge No. 693 hosted bingo nights for more than 20 years before the Ho-Chunk Casino near Nekoosa started its own bingo operations. But the casino stopped in November, and the Elk Ladies saw the opportunity to continue the club's tradition. "So far, the numbers have increased slowly," said Victoria Zueger, of the Elk Ladies. "At first, we had about maybe 70 people playing each night. In the old days, we'd have about at least 100.
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Trona Elks to host 6th grade science camp Friday, January 14, 2005 3:03 PM PST TRONA - The Trona Elks Lodge will host a sixth grade science camp fund-raiser Thursday, Jan. 27. Lunch will be available from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. The meal will consist of spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, and dessert. Diners may eat at the Elks Lodge or order the meal to go. Delivery is available. Tickets are $7 for adults and children, $6 for seniors. Tickets may be purchased from any sixth grade student or parent. Approximately half of the $5,000 need for the camp has been raised.
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Elks serve pancakes The Elks Lodge will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Saturday. The meal will include pancakes, sausage, bacon, orange juice and coffee for $3.
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Groups schedule charity poker night PORT HURON TWP. -- Port Huron Elks Lodge 343 and the Kiwanis Club of Port Huron will have a charity Texas Hold-'Em poker game at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Elks Lodge, 3292 Beach Road. Registration begins at 2 p.m. Cost is $60 per person in advance and $70 at the door. Players must be 18 or older. There is a $7,500 prize. Money raised benefits programs run by the Elks and Kiwanis. A pre-registration party will be at 6 p.m. Friday at the Elks Lodge, with free lessons on how to play the game as well as food and dancing. For tickets or details, call (810) 982-8531. Hospital to offer four weeks of yoga
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