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

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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 Hello my fellow Members! It is November and we are stepping into the Holiday season. The leaves have already reached their brilliance and now are falling to the ground. November brings us the Holiday of thanks for giving. Elk s give from the heart and that is what we as Elk s are all about...giving and sharing. I would like to thank all of our members for their giving. Whether it be volunteering, donating, or simply buying raffle tickets to support our charities, I am truly proud of all of you and extremely proud to be your Exalted Ruler. We had a great turn out for our youth soccer shoot on Sept. 25, and we had 5 kids move to the State competition on Oct. 1 st. Of the 5 kids we had two 1 st place winners that will be competing on Nov. 5 th in Liverpool NY. For the regional final, Selmer Miscic for ages 8 & 9, and Sean Clark for ages 10 & 11. My wife Carol and I will be attending this competition that weekend, volunteering and cheering on our 2 players representing the Vt. State Elk s in their age groups. Hooray! If you had not noticed, we have a new tree out front. Donated to the lodge by our Past Exalted Rulers and dedicated to the late PER Diane Hazen. We will be decorating that tree this year for our lighting of the lodge. May it grow full and tall. In October s Elk s magazine the Burlington Lodge was featured at our visit to North End Little League family day with the Drug Awareness trailer. Featured in the picture as Elroy is our own Donna Labonte. Thank you Donna for making us proud! We lost a great Elk in October, Bill Leavitt. Close to 300 people turned out at #916 to celebrate his life. I was unable to attend due to work related issues, but thank all of the officers and PERs that showed in full uniform to show their respect, and thank you Leading Knight Gary Poirier for giving a speech in remembering Bill and all the great things he has done for our lodge. In closing I wish you all good health, and again, thanks for giving Fraternally Yours, November Club News Activity Calendar Caddy Raffle..5 Christmas Party..4 Birthdays... 5 Eldoes Bazaar.6 Eldoes Corner... 5 Elks Care Elks Share..6 Event Planning...3 & 9 Hoop Shoot.6 Kids Xmas Party.8 In Vain We Call....2 Lighting of the Lodge.3 Lodge Notices... 2 Memorial Service..3 New Years Eve Celebration..3 Nomination for Treasurer..2 PER Association Meeting..5 Scholarship Information...6 Silver Tower Golf Shirt..9 Soccer Shoot Results..6 State President & DDGER Visit 4 Steak Night Menus... 4 Thanksgiving Day Bags....8 Volunteer of the Month WhAkY wordies..6 Craig Garrand. Holiday Parties! Pages 4, 6, 8 & 9 Planning an Event See Page 3 and 9 Thanksgiving Day Bags Page 8 Silvers Towers Trust Fund Donation! Page 9

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. NOMINATIONS FOR LODGE TREASURER WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NOVEMBER 3RD MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN VAIN WE CALL Name Birthdate Initiated Deceased William Leavitt December 31, 1936 March 23, 1961 Octover 11, 2011 THE 916 BULLETIN Monthly Newsletter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks #916, 925 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 LODGE OFFICERS Exalted Ruler: Craig Garrand Esteemed Leading Knight: Gary Poirier Esteemed Loyal Knight: Robert LaRue Esteemed Lecturing Knight: Pam Poirier Secretary: Dave Eaton Treasurer: Vacant 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... bpoe916@comcast.net Exalted Ruler... bpoe916er@comcast.net Lodge Secretary... bpoe916secretary@comcast.net Lodge Treasurer... bpoe916treasurer@comcast.net Trustees...bpoe916trustee@comcast.net Event Bookings... bpoe916events@comcast.net Bulletin Editor... bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net 2

3 Saturday, December 31st Cocktails - 6:00pm Dinner - 7:00pm Champagne Toast at Midnight! Entertainment by Wes & Sally Blair, DJ s MENU TO BE DETERMINED This is an Early Awareness. Watch next months Bulletin for more information Jacket & Tie optional Tickets to be on Sale at the Lodge bar soon! BIRTHDAY? ANNIVERSARY? WEDDING? MEETING? No matter what kind of event you are planning, be sure to contact our new Events and Banquet Manager, Tammie Schmitt, for rates and information about our Banquet Facility. You ll find that our prices are extremely reasonable and very affordable for anyone. Our beautiful 3200 square foot airconditioned ballroom can accommodate up to 250 guests comfortably. Don t forget events can be held outside weather permitting! There s plenty of free parking and we are completely handicapped accessible. Our Chef inspired menu has a wonderful selection of hors d oeuvres, entrees and desserts that can be customized for your event, and you will be amazed at how much you will save compared to other banquet halls. Call Tammie today at ext. 3 or you can her at bpoe916events@comcast.net B.P.O.E. #916 MEMORIAL SERVICE The places that have known them shall know them no more; but their virtues are written upon the tablets of love and memory. An Elk is never forgotten; Never forsaken!! All Members and guests are invited to join the Lodge on Sunday, December 4th beginning at 1pm in remembering our departed Members. This is a very moving service to honor all of our departed members from years past, especially those who have left us this past year. A complimentary buffet will follow. LIGHTING OF THE LODGE Friday - November 25th at 6pm Karaoke to follow!!! NORTH WILLARD STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT PH. (802) FAX. (802)

4 Lodge Christmas Party Saturday, December 17th 6:00pm - Cocktails 7:00pm - Dinner ROAST PRIME RIB AU JUS Or BROILED SEA SCALLOPS POTATOE VEGETABLE SALAD & ROLLS There will also be a dessert table $18 per person Music by Cahoots Attire: Jacket & Tie optional Tickets on Sale now at the Lodge bar STEAK NIGHT NOVEMBER 2, 2011 PRIME RIB SCHROD SEAFOOD PIE TERIYAKI SIRLOIN CHICKEN & BISCUITS NOVEMBER 16, 2011 PRIME RIB SCHROD BS SOLE PETITE FILET ROAST TURKEY NOVEMBER 30, 2011 PRIME RIB SCHROD BROILED SCALLOPS RACK OF LAMB POT ROAST CHICKEN POT PIE JOHANNA'S JOURNEYS Johanna Prong CLIA Certified Cruise Specialist Saturday November 19, 2011 New Member Initiation - 5 pm Cocktails - 6 pm Dinner - 7 pm Please welcome your new District Deputy North, his staff and also the State President & 1st Lady with his suite of officers. Also please support your new members by attending this event! $16.00 a plate, tickets available at the member bar. 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 Donation made to Elks for every booking 4

5 ELDOES CORNER No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Come One, Come All to the Annual Eldoes Craft Bazaar! Date: Sunday, November 6 th Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be rented tables with homemade crafts from local vendors, tasty baked goods, a well-stocked book nook, clean white elephant items, our famous Eldoes Jewelry Table, and a delicious lunch of homemade soup and sandwiches. Don t miss it if you have not attended lately, you are in for a big surprise! We have had many compliments from shoppers and crafters alike about the quality of our bazaar. It is a great place to get a head start on your holiday shopping. November Birthdays: We have several members with November birthdays including: Janet Bossi, Bernice Hurley, Marilyn Luchini, Mary McMaster, Corinne Myers, Yvette Poulin, Pam Senesac, and Gigi Uzzell. Best wishes to all of you! Remember that you can get a $5 discount on a Steak Night meal during the month of your birthday. Our November meeting will be on Saturday, November 19, from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. A pizza lunch will be served. Please note the change from our usual Tuesday meetings. Lastly I want to wish all of our members and their families a very Happy Thanksgiving. We should take a moment to pause and reflect on our many blessings. Even if it has been a tough year, we can all find someone who has it worse than we do! Beth Dusablon, President CADDY RAFFLE November Caddy Raffle begin with cocktails at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Raffle should start by 7 p.m. and on our way home by 8 p.m., Sunday Nov. 27th Please be sure to have your tickets sent in by November 15 th, Also on the ticket, make your selection for dinner, Rib or Scrod and any extra meals requested. Extra meals will be $15.00 each. Note: there are members that are looking to purchase a Caddy Raffle Ball so please let me know if you are not going to purchase your ball ASAP. If I have not heard from you by the 15 th of November, your ball may be sold. Thank you!, Gary Little, Chairman, PER PER ASSOCIATION MEETING Tuesday - Nov 1st 7:00 pm It s been quite sometime since we have had a quorum for a meeting so all PER s please try to attend. PER s are important to the current officer staff and we should be available when called upon. Birthday this month? Bring your driver s license to Steak Night and get $5 off! 1 Ulrich Friese Charles Ryan Susan Suitor 2 Laurette Atkins Gary Dion Thomas Gordon Jim Heintz Janet Lopes 3 John Irish Fred King 5 Richard Bushey Drew Chace Eugene Morrissey 6 Jay Leonard David Mahoney 7 Roger Charlebois Beverly Hayden George White 8 Julie Glassberg Edward Goddard Lorraine Russell Henry Sisters 9 R. Lee Bowen Donald Carpenter Richard Compagna Thomas Ross 10 Gary Bombard Bridget Gracey Nancy LaPointe 11 Scott Carleton Carmen George Thomas Maguire Kelley Saunders Lauren Williams 12 Richard Lockwood, jr 13 Susan Austin Leonard Bullinger Raymond Campbell Brian Hoyt Andrew Worden 14 Reginald Lamb Wilfred Racine 15 Maurice Eustace Cheryl Heppner 16 James Cutler James McMaster 17 Scott Brown Kevin Carmichael Thomas Cozzy Tammy Murphy Jeffrey Shepperd Donald Trombley 18 Jeannette Blow Peter Crosby 19 David Demag Larry Gaudette Richard Moser Chris Paquette 20 James Consedine Paul Dufresne Randy Fortin John McCabe Tim Perrin 21 Roger Blanchard Joseph Germani, Sr. Thomas Godbout William Riley 22 Frank Donahue 23 Gerald Blanchard Robert Freeman Glenn Martin 24 Gary Mathon Gislaine Uzzell 25 Joseph Albarelli, Sr. Bernard Boutin William McHugh Richard Vogel 26 Kenneth Benoit Thomas Parizo Erin Young 27 Christopher Clark John LaCroix Dennis O Hora John Place Neil Shepard 28 Paul Allard Rosario Cannizzaro Ralph Leo Sylvia Rouille 29 Marie Hayes Christina Lord Geoffrey Tessier Linden Witherell 30 William Cain John St.Hilaire 5

6 Boys Girls 7 and under: No Competitor 7 and under : Alexis Llanos, Under 10 Selmer Miscic Under 10: No representative Under 12 Sean Clark Under 12 No representative Under 14 Owen Clark Under 14 Hannah Minall Congratulations to all that competed in the State Competition on Oct 1st in St. Albans. We had a great turn out at our own local soccer shoot at Leddy Field, with 78 girls and boys. I want to thank all of the volunteers that helped set up and with the operation of the event. In the state competition we had two 1st place winners that will be competing on Nov 5th in the regional soccer shoot in Liverpool, NY. Selmer Miscic U-8 and Sean Clark U-12, will be representing Vermont in their age division. Alexis Llanos came in 2nd place in the state competition and is an alternate competitor for the 1st place winner. Congratulations to the Winners!! the regionals! Craig Garrand Exalted Ruler Keep your fingers crossed for 1st place finishes at Terry White Soccer Shoot Chairman Elks Hoop Shoot - Free Throw Contest Saturday, Dec. 10th, 10 am - 2 pm Miller Recreational Center Gosse Court, Burlington, VT Volunteers are needed for Registration, Judging, Scorers and Ball Retrievers. Volunteer sign-up sheets are on the Member bulletin board. Tim Vachereau, Chairman SCHOLARSHIP INFO!!! SCHOLARSHIPS UPDATE!!! 1. MVS Scholarship applications are due at the Lodge on December 2, PER NATIONAL ORDER OF ELKS THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. Information available on line at scholarship@elks.org. 2. Elks Legacy Foundation Scholarship Award applications are due February 1,2012, to be submitted online. Information available online at 3.Roger J. Sheridan Scholarship applications for students intending to major in Physical Education are available at High School Guidance/Student Services offices. Deadline is February 1,2012,applications are to be submitted to the Lodge,no exceptions. 4.BPOE 916 Awards applications will be available at the BPOE 916 website on January 15,2012 or at the Lodge. Deadline Date for submission is March 31,2012. Information on all of the above is available at all local High School Guidance/Student Services Offices. Good luck to all our scholars!! Stay tuned!! Dr. Jack Murray and the Scholarship Committee 6

7 WhAkY wordies The object of this game is to determine a familiar phrase, saying or word from each set of letters and symbols. (e.g. #1. shows 'A House Divided' ) Go on...give it a try! Solve all twelve puzzles & receive lunch for 2 at the Lodge! Thanks to Mary Sweeney for the idea! There can be one winner from those who receive this in form and one from regular mail. Allen LeBlanc Trust Fund donates $30,000 to Silver Towers Camp for "People with Disabilities". Presenting the check to Robert Milne, President of The Vermont Elks Charities Inc. is Gary Vernon, from Peoples United Bank who manages the Fund. Attending the ceremonies: Keith Palmer,Vice President of the Vermont Elks Association and Fund Raising Chairman, Craig Garrand, Exalted Ruler of Burlington Lodge # 916 and Fred Dusablon, State Trustee from Burlington Elks Lodge, which is the former home Lodge of Allen LeBlanc. The money will be invested in Allen LeBlanc's memory in the Vermont Elks Charities Endowment Trust Fund Inc, with interest only, being used to operate and maintain Silver Towers Camp in Ripton, Vermont. Left to right: Keith Palmer, Gary Vernon, Robert Milne, Craig Garrand, Fred Dusablon 7

8 Date Menu Extra Meal 11/10 Goulash $ /8 Ham Steak $ /12 Ribs & Baked Beans $ /19 Chicken Marsala $ /19 Steak No Extras (March is for ticket holders only) CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SEPTEMBER 350 WINNERS Don Sawyer... $275 ($75 to Silver Towers) Donna Labonte.... $150 Laura Preston... $75 Linda Delaricheliere....Won Extra Raffle Ball Marjorie LaRue...50/50 Winner ($406) $100 to Silver Towers Mike Devine.$1000 PER Ticket $200 to Silver Towers Reminder: Make reservations for 350 Club Dinners at least TWO DAYS in advance. The next 350 Club dinner will be on November 10th. Bring a dessert to share with a fellow member! Volunteers are needed for setup, ticket sales, serving and cleanup. If you have any questions, contact me at Only ONE (1) dinner per ticket Only ONE (1) guest dinner per ticket Fraternally yours, Gary Poirier, Extreme Leading Knight YOUR INDEPENDENT VACATION SPECIALIST! John Hill & Associates Colchester, VT jhill@cruiseone.com THANKSGIVING DAY BAGS Once again Burlington Lodge will share our bounty with those less fortunate than ourselves by helping in our annual Thanksgiving Day Food Drive. This is our 10th year of doing this project. Bags are available until November 23rd on a table in the bar area as you enter. There will be a list of suggested items on a sheet attached to the bag, but you may substitute any items you want. Instead of filling a bag you may opt to just give a gift card to a local market such as Hannafords, Shaws or P&C. Please drop your bags off in the coat room by November 23rd. We hope each member will help make someone else's holiday just a little more enjoyable! Remember - Elks Care, Elks Share. Fred Dusablon, PER KID S CHRISTMAS PARTY Sunday, Dec. 18th 11:30am-2pm Santa will handing out gifts for member s children and grandchildren (ages birth to 10). We will also be making Christmas cards for local seniors and veterans. Lunch will be served as well. Please call the bar or sign up using the forms at the Lodge by 12/5 with the member s name, number of children, age & gender and the number of adults attending. 8

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10 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 Linda Belisle Volunteer of the Month Thanks for all your hard work at bingo! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Private Function PER Meeting 2 Steak Night 6pm 3 Meeting Night 7pm 4 5 Private Function USMC Ball Bar Bingo 6 Eldoes Bazaar 7 Bingo 6:30pm 8 Governing Board Mtg Club Dinner Private Function Wedding 13 Ronald McDonald House Silent Auction 14 Bingo 6:30pm 15 Private Function 16 Steak Night 6pm 17 Meeting Night 7pm Eldoes Luncheon 1pm State President s Visit - 5pm Bingo 6:30pm Open 4 8 pm 25 Lighting of the Lodge Outside Function 1 4 Caddy Raffle 5pm 28 Bingo 6:30pm Steak Night 6pm December