THE 916 BULLETIN. Monthly Newsletter of the BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS Lodge #916 Vol. 11, No. 4

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1 THE 916 BULLETIN Monthly Newsletter of the BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS Lodge #916 Vol. 11, No North Avenue Burlington, VT (802) The Exalted Ruler s Message My fellow Brothers and Sisters, I am honored to be your Exalted Ruler for I have always looked upon our lodge as the place where I see so many smiles and true friendship. That being said, I will work diligently to make sure that this lodge is a place where our members go to enjoy themselves. challenges ahead. The success of the lodge is only attainable by the Committee Chairs and Volunteers that work so hard to achieve that goal. I want to thank all of them in advance for their hard work and helping me face the I would also like to thank all my fellow officers, trustees and PERs in advance for the wisdom that I will be relying on. I have received so many valued encouragements and assurances that you will all be here for me in the following year. I have also had many members approach me on the same subject.thank you all so much for the well wishes and volunteering to help.it makes my heart swell and throb. Do you have any concerns or questions about the operations of our lodge? I invite you to attend our Governing board meetings every 2 nd Tuesday of every month in the upstairs conference room. We welcome any member to voice any new ideas or concerns. You can also reach me by at BPOE916ER@comcast.net., or in person. I welcome all new ideas that would move the lodge forward. Do you know anyone that might enjoy our lodge as much as you do? Invite them in. Encourage them to join. Fraternally Yours Craig Garrand, Exalted Ruler. April Committees Club... 5 Activity Calendar... 8 Anagram.3 Birthdays... 5 Children s Easter Party... 5 Cinco De Mayo..6 Comedy Show 6 Cruise Opportunity.7 Eldoes Corner... 7 In Vain We Call..3 Irish Dancers...4 Lodge Green Up Day.3 Lodge Notices... 2 Membership Applicants.2 Mothers Day Breakfast..4 Officers & Trustees... 2 PER Association Meeting..3 Pig Roast.6 Scholarship News...7 Steak Night Menus... 5 Volunteer of the Month... 8 ANAGRAM! Find and you could win a Prize! Steak Night Wednesday, April 6th & 20th Meeting Night Thursday, April 7th & 21st Kids Easter Party Saturday April 10th 100 NORTH WILLARD STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT PH. (802) FAX. (802)

2 The regular membership meetings will be held on the FIRST and THIRD Thursdays of the month at 7pm every month except in the months of July, August and December as approved by Grand Lodge Resolutions. In July, August and December the regular membership meeting will be held on the THIRD Thursday of the month. The Lodge Investigating Committee meets the FIRST Tuesday of every month at 7pm when there are members proposed. Members are welcome to attend the Governing Board meeting on the SECOND Tuesday at 7pm in the Upstairs meeting room. Initiation of new members, if any, will be held as called by the Exalted Ruler. THESE APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP, REINSTATEMENT OR TRANSFER WILL BE BALLOTED ON AT THE APRIL 7TH MEMBERSHIP MEETING PENDING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT Patrick Adams Colchester, VT Sales/Service Manager Gary Little, PER Jacques Marchessault So. Burlington, VT Bus Driver Gaetan Marchessault Roland Levesque Jeffersonville, VT Retired Lucille Sweet Bernie /Roque Winooski, VT Retired Sandra Manning LODGE OFFICERS Exalted Ruler: Craig Garrand Esteemed Leading Knight: Anne Marie Cross Esteemed Loyal Knight: Gary Poirier Esteemed Lecturing Knight: Robert LaRue Secretary: Dave Eaton Treasurer: Brian Bouchard Inner Guard: Steve Schifilliti Esquire: Robert Brown Tiler: Dan Ryan Chaplain: Hank Metevier Organist: Rick Guest State Trustee: Fred Dusablon, PER LODGE TRUSTEES Trustee and Chairman (exp. 3/2013): Jim Procopio III Trustee (exp. 3/2012): Gary Little, PER Trustee (exp. 3/2014): Dave Blankemeyer, PER Trustee (exp. 3/2015): Mary Paule Hill, PER Trustee (exp. 3/2016): Rick Boucher, PER HOW TO CONTACT THE LODGE General Information... Exalted Ruler... Lodge Secretary... Lodge Trustees... Event Bookings... Bulletin Editor... THE 916 BULLETIN Monthly Newsletter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks # North Avenue - Burlington, VT Published monthly and mailed to all current Lodge Members and select others, by standard mail at Burlington, VT. The content can also be viewed at the Lodge s Website, Relevant information for inclusion is welcomed and should be submitted by the 15th of the month preceding the publication by: ing to bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net Placing the material in the 916 Bulletin mailbox at the Lodge front entranceway. Mailing it to the Lodge to the attention of the 916 Bulletin. We do our best to include all pertinent information that our members would find interesting, however if the materials are not received by the Editor on or before the 15th of the month, there is a chance that they may not be included in the next issue due to the time needed to produce, print and mail the Bulletin. Our goal is to have it delivered to our members by the 1st of the following month. We reserve the right to edit submitted items for brevity and appropriateness. The Exalted Ruler has the final responsibility for the Bulletin content. Editor - Tammie C Schmitt Photography - Wayne LaBonte 2

3 IN VAIN WE CALL We shall meet, but we shall miss them, there will be the Vacant Chair, but though we no more possess them, still our hearts their memory bear. Name Birthdate Initiated Deceased Gerry Moulton March 17, 1949 October 24, 1995 March 11, 2011 Lodge Green Up Day May 7th - 9am (rain date May 14th) In honor of May 1st being Vermont s Green Up Day, we are planning a Lodge Green Up - Clean Up Day. A few of the things that are planned: SPECIAL PER ASSOCIATION MEETING Tuesday - April 5th 7:00 pm There will be a special PER Association meeting to elect Officers for All PER s are welcome to attend. Gary Little, PER Association Secretary Raking FlOwer Beds Wash windows Clean up the patio furniture Pick up winter debris as necessary A small cookout will be provide to all the green up volunteers. (Burgers, Hot Dogs and Macaroni Salad) A sign up sheet will be posted in the bar. Please help give a face-lift to your lodge Craig Garrand, Exalted Ruler Find The 9 Letters (capitalized and bolded) that are sprinkled throughout the bulletin, unscramble them and Win a Prize! If you can find the 9 capital letters scattered throughout the articles in the bulletin and arrange them correctly you will win a free lunch at the club. The first two members to contact me will be this months winners! One from the recipients and one from those that receive it in the mail! No one who works on the newsletter can participate. Please contact me at or at bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net Tammie 3

4 Sunday, May 8th 9am-Noon French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Juice, PaNcakes $8.00 per person $5.00 for children 10 & under 1 Mother Free per family Breakfast Steak Night Entertainment COMMITTEES PRESIDING JUSTICE: William Gagnon, Esq. MEDIATOR: Vacant AUDITING & ACCOUNTING CHAIRPERSON Gary Gile SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRPERSON John Murray, M.D. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES CHAIRPERSON Michelle Charron ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION CHAIRPERSON Gary Little, PER LODGE ACTIVITES CHAIRPERSON Andrew Scotty Worden AMERICANISM COORDINATOR Mary Paule Hill, PER, Trustee FLAG DAY COORDINATOR Ron Larose, PER, PSP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COORDINATOR Moe Decelles, PER MEMORIAL DAY COORDINATOR Ron Larose, PER, PSP NATIONAL VETERANS SERVICE COORDINATOR Jim Procopio III, Trustee PER ASSOCIATION PRESIDING OFFICER David Blankemeyer, PER, Trustee (acting) PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR Wayne Labonte VISITING COMMITTEE COORDINATOR Anne Marie Cross MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON Craig Garrand ER INDOCTRINATION/ORIENTATION COORDINATOR Steve Schifilliti INVESTIGATION/INTERVIEW COORDINATOR Gary Poirier LAPSATION COORDINATOR Pam Poirier YOUTH ACTIVITIES CHAIRPERSON Lisa Tulkop DRUG AWARENESS COORDINATOR Anne Marie Cross HOOP SHOOT COORDINATOR Tim Vachereau SOCCER SHOOT COORDINATOR Terry White ACCIDENT PREVENTION MANAGER Ron LaRose, PER, PSP 4

5 Children s Easter Party Sunday - April 10th 11:30am - 1:30pm (Ages newborn to 10 years old) PICTURES WITH EASTER BUNNY! GAMES! HOT DOGS MAC N CHEESE & SODA Chairperson, Lisa Tulkop EASTER EGG HUNT STEAK NIGHT MENUS APRIL 6 TH PRIME RIB SCHROD ALASKAN KING CRAB LEGS 10 OZ. N.Y. SIRLOIN LYONNAISE BBQ CHICKEN RACK OF LAMB APRIL 20 Th PRIME RIB SCHROD SHRIMP SCAMPI PETITE FILET BAKED STUFFED CHICKEN Aaron s TREE SERVICE Reasonable Responsible Reliable 70 Bay Rd., Colchester, VT JOHANNA'S JOURNEYS Johanna Prong CLIA Certified Cruise Specialist Cruises, Group and Individual Tours, All Inclusive Packages 15 years experience in the travel industry Located in the New North End Please Call : PO Box 3245 Cell Phone: Burlington, VT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINAL WINNERS! Steve Richer $10,000 Shirley Cross $2,000 Tammy Freeman $1,000 Carol Forgites $750 Roland English $500 50/50 Raffle: Linda Sylvia - $ Extra Ball winner June Provost and picked ball #330 Birthday this month? Bring your driver s license to Steak Night and get $5 off! 2 Arnold Sharp 3 Gary Gregoire Jed Marcelino Sharron Minahan George Mongeon Mark Schroeter Carl White 4 George Blow Donald Clayton Carlos Newsome, Jr. 5 John Blondin William Davignon Frederick Loyer Paulette Thabault 6 Frank Bernardini Maitland Daniels Thomas McCoy 7 Edward Lockwood Dennis Rouille 8 Everett Curavoo Matt Schifilliti 9 Gary Moreau John Plunkett 10 Stephen Richer Stanley Roberts Eugene Ward III 11 Richard Antone Tod Bessery Kelly Martin 12 Timothy Audette James Fayette John Truax Judy Wells 13 Jack Curry 14 Karyl Snow Sweeney 15 Larry Coletti John O Donnell Robert Titemore 17 Edward Bowery Hank Metevier Rodney Myers 18 John McDonald Susan Senn Paul Thibault 19 Robert Beauvais Robert Brown 20 Rodman Barlow 21 George Brown Al Jewell Ed Vincent 22 Theodore Arel Kevin Carney Frederick Hannon 23 Charles Allard Chris Bissonette John Fox Steven Line David McGinnis 24 Al LaFrance John Pijanowski 25 Robert Clark Mark Guyette Robert Vance 26 Mark Ciardelli 5

6 A N N U A L P I G R O A S T Friday, May 13th Cocktails 6:00pm Pigout 7:00pm Karoke Pork, Peel & Eat Shrimp, Corn on the Cob, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Corn Bread Tickets are $12.00 per person now on sale at the Lodge bar. No refunds. 6 SPECIAL CINCO DE MAYO STEAK NIGHT Wednesday - May 4th Special Mexican favorites on the menu Margarita s and Corona Beer specials Wear appropriate Mexican attire if desired

7 Eldoes Corner No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. CongratulaTions to Arlene Woods who won our Raffle Basket at the 350 Dinner on March 10 th. The basket was packed full of wonderful items including many gift cards to local businesses. Special thanks to Pat Francis and Linda DeLaricheliere for their help in getting donations for this basket. Now that spring seems to be around the corner we are starting our annual Spring Raffle. This fundraiser includes drawings every week for ten weeks. See any Eldoe if you would like to purchase tickets. We thank Louise King for agreeing to be this year s chairperson. As you do your spring house cleaning, keep us in mind. We will need to add to our collection of jewelry for this fall s craft bazaar. Necklaces, watches, rings, bracelets, and earrings (in good condition) are especially needed. If you have items to donate, you can put them aside or contact me to arrange for picking them up now. We appreciate all contributions as our jewelry table is always popular! Our April meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on the 19 th. This month we will elect officers for the coming year. April birthdays include the following Eldoes: Pauline LaFramboise, Connie Leccese, Ruth Martel, and Elaine Neary. Happy Birthday to all of you! Remember that you are eligible for a birthday discount of $5.00 at a Steak Night during April. We want to take this opportunity to thank PER Rick Boucher for working with us this past year and to congratulate the newly elected Exalted Ruler, Craig Garrand, and his suite of officers on their recent installation. Take care, Beth Dusablon, President Our Scholarship year is coming to a close with the March 31st deadline for the 916 Scholarship Awards. We hope to get a good number of applications--these are available at the Lodge. The Award Ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Lodge Flag Day ceremony, at which we will recognize all award recipients from the three contests. More on this later. The ENF Scholarship Year will begin again this September with notification to all Guidance Offices at our high schools as well as notifications in the Lodge Bulletin--stay tuned, watch for full info in the May Bulletin. Good luck to all our scholars!!! Dr. Jack Murray and the Scholarship Committee 7

8 BURLINGTON LODGE #916 Benevolent and Protective Order of ELKS 925 North Avenue Burlington, VT NON PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID BURLINGTON, VT PERMIT # 15 Volunteer of the Month Judy Mailhotte Thanks for being there when called upon.! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Kids Easter Party Steak Night 6pm 12 Governing Board 7pm 7 Meeting Night 7pm April 1 2 Trout Unlimited 8 Partners In Adventure Calcutta MBFD Calcutta 9 Bar Bingo 6pm North Burlington Little League Calcutta 16 Bar Bingo 6pm Burlington Links Eldoes Meeting 7pm 20 Steak Night 6pm 21 Meeting Night 7pm 22 Blood DRive 3-7pm 23 Comedy Night 7pm 24 Easter Sunday Open 4-8pm!! 25 May Cinco de Mayo Steak Night 6pm 5 Meeting Night 7pm Lodge Green-Up Day 9am Bar Bingo 6pm 8