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GRANITE CITY ELKS
LODGE 1063
GRANITE CITY, IL
JUNE 9, 2014
Dear Members One and All,
Same news different month. Our Lodge is in need of money making functions.
The House Committee has been steadily filling the calendar with bands and
activities. We are trying a new approach at entertainment. Check out the
Summer Concert Series on our informational web page. WWW.gcelks.org.
Individuals have been contributing to Lodge activities, as well. Jesse Norman
put together the Mother's Day Country Breakfast. With good help in the
kitchen, he had a very successful and profitable function with great attendance.
Making over a $500.00 profit in less than 4 hours; GOOD JOB JESSE!
Larry Hahne spearheaded a chicken and beer dance. With the original band
canceling at 1:30 the day of, he scrambled and found a replacement. Even with
low attendance, the event still managed to cover the cost and put $250 in the
bank. Larry also contributed $15 he earned dancing on the back bar (GOOD
TIMES). I have not yet assessed the cost of repairing the back bar (HA HA). If
you missed that party, you missed a PARTY.
On to more solemn issues. Our Lodge is in desperate need of some costly
repairs. The parking lot is in serious disrepair. It needs to be resurfaced. The
lowest bid is over $10,000. The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)
unit in the rear of the lodge is broken. The unit's gas was turned off to
eliminate any chance of carbon monoxide (CO2) contamination to the lodge
interior. The unit needs to be repaired by September at a cost of approx.
$13,000.
Myself and the House Committee are up to any beneficial suggestions that
would bring you and more people in to participate in Lodge activities. All ideas
can be given to myself, a House Committee member, or sent to
events@gcelks.org. Membership participation is paramount to the success of
Granite City Elks Lodge 1063; our Lodge.
Humbly Yours,
Chris Norman, ER
HOUSE COMMITTEE
BITS AND PIECES
I want to apologize to the membership for the
latency regarding the Newsletter. It was the
House Committee's intention to put the
Newsletter out before our June 1st deadline, but
ran into a few snafus regarding Publishing
Software. This issue will be without
advertisements due to not having the materials
required to scan them onto a computer and paste
them to the newsletter.
The GOOD NEWS: As the E.R. mentioned, our
House Committee is working hard to put
fundraisers and entertainment together. We
would like your input regarding new ideas to
help fundraise. Your suggestions are very
important to us and hope to hear from you soon.
The Elks Mouse Races are June 21, 2014 at
7pm. We have Mouse Sponsors available for
$25 (1 mouse) or $50 (6 mice). Both include 2
free tickets. Silent auction baskets and items are
always welcome.
Respectfully submittted,
Chris Hartman
House Committee Chairman
Elkettes News
The Elkettes' Mother and Daughter Banquet was
a huge success with thanks to our new
President, Louise Ware and Vice President,
Leslie Verschuyl. The Elks served a delicious
dinner of strip steak, baked potato and salad.
We were entertained with dinner music and by
Michael the Magician who held us all in awe.
Centerpieces of a variety of garden flowers in
attractive containers adorned the table and were
awarded to the oldest person seated at that
particular table.
We were all saddened by the news that one of
our old time members, Thelma Simmons had
passed away. A memorial in her honor will be
given to the Elks Lodge.
Just a reminder! There will be no Elkette
meetings in June, July or August. We will meet
again on the lst Tuesday in September with a
potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Have a nice
summer.
Spaghetti Dinner
benefitting
The Johnny Strong Charity Ride for Child's Play
Special Guests: Jay Knight and Denny Salisbury
Wednesday, June 11th
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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