elkshorn feb mar 2014 vol60 no 6
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Newsletter of the Gardena Elks Lodge #1919 "The Friendly Lodge."TRANSCRIPT
Exalted Ruler
Reyne Rocha
Happy New Year to one and all! We kicked the new year off in style with one of the best New Year’s Eve parties ever! When’s the last time you celebrated New Year’s Eve with 200 of your favorite people? This is my last message to you as Exalted Ruler, and with it, I would like to express my deepest appre-ciation for all that you have done for me in making my year a memorable life experience.
I started this journey with you all hoping to do the best possible job and represent you and our lodge in the most positive light. I believe that as a lodge, we have accomplished a lot as a working unit. We have proven that this lodge is capable of thinking outside the box and we have implemented several new ideas that I hope will stimulate membership. We started off the year with a district Inaugural Ball that was a huge success, we’ve updated our monthly breakfast to a buffet service with new options, and continued to introduce varied events for our members. Hopefully we can get the boys to schedule the Grubfests more than once a year! The officers have rolled up their sleeves to literally clean things up and many of you have noticed! The new carpet in the Jolly Corks is probably the most obvious update, but new lights and several necessary projects from our Beau-tification Committee, (thanks, Matt), have brightened up our lodge. And so many new members have stepped up to help out when needed! As I close out my ER year, it is my hope that we can continue to keep things fresh at Gardena lodge. We’ve got the
momentum, so let’s keep the ball rolling.
Fraternally Grateful,
Reyne Rocha, 2013-2014 Exalted Ruler
BOWLERS CORNER
Happy New Year! We’re still bowling and tying to make a couple bucks for our Major Project. The tour-naments are as follows: Feb 8-9 Las Vegas mixed-4 Mar 15 Redondo Bch. mixed-4
Bill Creighton, Bowling Chairman
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February/March 2014
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Lecturing Knight Kimo Carlos
Aloha and Hauoli Makahiki Hou ( Hap-py New Year ). Thank you all for the food donations over the
holidays. I'm sure it helped out a lot of families in need. Hoop shoot competition took place in Decem-ber and we had a good turn out. We learned a lot of things to do this year to increase participation. Thanks to Francisco and his family for helping with the com-petition. On the horizon I see a Mexican cruises and Super Bowl Sundays. Come on out and support your club. All events are posted in the Jolly Cork. If you have any ques-tions please ask any officer and they can direct you to the right person. Mahalo again to all of our ham-burger cooks; Auntie Arlene, Auntie Char, Auntie Ally, Uncle Ernie, Un-cle Kimchee, Scott, Mel, Uncle Rich-ard and Brad. We still could use a couple more volunteers for ham-burger nite to either cook or be a substitute cook. We have two great crews that come rain or shine every month. So if you feel like pitching in please let me know. Looking forward to a great year in 2014 and with all of you. "Get in-volved in 2014". Mahalo and Aloha Kimo Carlos
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Loyal Knight
Matt Almaraz
Wow! How time
flies! These last
couple of months
have been filled
with so many
events and great
times. The GRUB-
FEST was an amazing success. We
had delicious food, fun people, and
an amazing volunteer group. Every-
one that was involved, in one way
or another, put in so much time
and effort. It was an great time!
Thank you for coming to the GRUB-
FEST, and thank you for your help.
The last couple of buffet breakfasts
have also been enjoyable. The Vet-
erans Day breakfast buffet ran
smoothly with our elk volunteers as
well as the Girl Scouts' help. Every-
one who attended seemed to really
enjoy the morning, the speeches
and the prizes.
And after the fun month of Novem-
ber with the turkey shoot, the bas-
ketball shoot, and the thanksgiving
dinner, we had an awesome De-
cember as well. The children's
Christmas party was a great suc-
cess thanks to our leading knight
and all her elf helpers, the tree
trimming party was fun as well, and
everyone pitched in with really
good food items, and again the
Sunday buffet was a nice one. The
most enjoyable time was the New
Years Eve Party! Wow! What a fun
time that was! The team, the food,
the people, the music! I hope many
more elks and friends join us next
year!
Sincerely your Loyal Knight,
Matt Almaraz
Leading Knight
Alyssa Santos
Happy 2014 to you! We ended
last year on a great note. We had
fantastic turn out for the Tree
Trimming-Tom & Jerry-Potluck. A
big thanks to our DD John Sutton
and Ector Espinoza-PER for mak-
ing such yummy Tom & Jerrys.
Thank you to everyone who attended.
The annual Children's Christmas party was packed
and all the kids seemed to have a great time. Big
big thanks to: Yolanda for the coordination of
food, all the "Elk Elves" for wrapping gifts and
making the day run so smoothly. We are lucky to
have our own in house "Santa" and his Ms. Claus
(aka Bonnie). The Emblem ladies provided cookie
& cupcake decorating and sent the kids home with
cookies. Thank you!
“Our Ring in the New Year” Dance Party was a
blast. It was so awesome to see so many Elks in
attendance with their friends. Our ER, Reyne, gave
an amazing eleventh hour toast that I know made
every Elk in the room even more proud to be a
part of this organization.
At the end of January, more than 60 people (80%
being Elks) will be cruising to Mexico for a couple
days aboard Carnival's Imagination.
February brings us the 60th birthday ball on 2/8
and on 2/14 our CHEA President will be visiting us
at our Fish Fry. Please mark your calendars to
attend these two events and support our lodge.
As we wind down our 2013-2014 year I'd like to
say that it's been a memorable full year with our
ER, Reyne, fellow officers and it's been a pleasure
to get to know so many members.
Fraternally,
Alyssa Santos
Esteemed Leading Knight
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Welcome New Members
Want to see more pictures? Go to the lodge Facebook page.
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Christmas Party 2013
November Initiation
New Year’s Party 2013 Confused about Covered California
Insurance Information?
If so, join us at our Sunday Breakfast
March 9, 2014 9-11am, $7 per person.
A GCN representative will be available to share
information at 10am.
In conjunction with Guam Communications
Network, a community based organization, we
will have an outreach person at our monthly
Sunday Breakfast to help answer questions you
may have and to point you in the direction to
someone who can help with your own particu-
lar needs.
Buy a Brick!!!
Contact Nancy Glueckert
Jolly Cork Hours
WEDNESDAY DINNER MENU
8-- Baked Ham 15--BBQ Chicken 22-- Tri-Tip Roast 29-- Pasta
CLOSED: Monday,
Saturday & Sunday
Tuesday 3pm – 10pm
Wednesday 3pm – 11pm
Thursday 11:30am – 10pm
Friday 3pm – 10pm
Dinner - $7.00 Dinner
served 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM
Steak - $8.00 Dinner in-
cludes Soup, Salad, and
Dessert
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Burger Night
5pm-7pm
Fish Fry 6pm
-7:30pm
Steak Night
6pm-8pm
Office Hours
10am-5pm
1
2 Super Bowl
Sunday
3 Bingo
4 Burger Night
5 Lodge Meet-
ing, 7:30pm
Casual Uni-
form
PER Night
6 Kiwanis Lunch
Emblem Club
7 8 Birthday Ball Las Vegas
Bowling Tour-
ney
9 Sunday
Breakfast 9am
-11am
Las Vegas
Bowling Tour-
ney
10 Bingo
Major Project
Golf Tourney
11 Burger Night
INVESTIGA-
TION
12 Lodge Meet-
ing, 7:30pm
Casual Uni-
form
Officer Nomi-
nations
13 Kiwanis Lunch
14 Fish Fry Band:
Tropic Starr
State Presi-
dent Visitation
15
16 17 Bingo
18 Burger Night
INDOCTRINA-
TION
19 Lodge Meet-
ing, 7:30pm
Casual Uni-
form
2nd Officer
Nominations
20 Kiwanis Lunch
Cook Your
Own Steak
21 22
23 24 Bingo
Ritual Contest
Info Night
25 Burger Night
26 Lodge Meet-
ing, 7:30pm
INITIATION
Black Tux
27 Kiwanis Lunch
28 Fish Fry Band:
Pi-Ian Chen
FEBRUARY 2014
WEDNESDAY DINNER MENU
5-- Beef Spareribs 12-- Beef Enchilada 19-- Corned Beef 26-- Chicken Alfredo
Jolly Cork Hours
Tuesday 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
CLOSED: Monday, Saturday and Sunday
Dinner - $7.00 Dinner served
from 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM
Steak - $8.00 Dinner includes
Soup, Salad, and Dessert
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Burger Night
5pm-7pm
Fish Fry 6pm
-7:30pm
Steak Night
6pm-8pm
Office Hours
10am-5pm
1
2 3 Bingo
4 Burger Night
5 Lodge Meeting,
7:30pm
Casual Uniform
6 Kiwanis Lunch
Emblem Club
7 8
9 Sunday
Breakfast 9am
-11am
10 Bingo
11 Burger Night
INVESTIGA-
TION
12 Lodge Meeting,
7:30pm
Casual Uniform
13 Kiwanis Lunch
14 Fish Fry Band:
Tropic Starr
15 Redondo
Beach Bowl-
ing Tourney
16 17 Bingo
18 Burger Night
INDOCTRINA-
TION
19 Lodge Meeting,
7:30pm
Casual Uniform
Old-Timers
Night
20 Kiwanis Lunch
Cook Your
Own Steak
21 ER Fade Out
22
23 24 Bingo
25 Burger Night
26 OPEN Lodge
Meeting,
7:30pm
OFFICER IN-
STALLATION
27 Kiwanis Lunch
28 Fish Fry Band:
Back 2 Back
29
30 31 Bingo
MARCH 2014
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JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL DISTRICT
MAJOR PROJECT GOLF TOURNAMENT
For the Purple Pig!!!
DATE: Monday, February 10, 2014
TIME: 8:00am shotgun start
PLACE: Rio Hondo Golf Club, Downey, CA
COST: $100 per player/ 2 man scramble with blind draw again this year.
If you don't play golf and would like to volunteer to help,
let us know or if you have a prize donation,
talk to the committee member of your lodge.
Committee Chairman: Karen Buchanan, Redondo Beach & Bill Ferrell, Gardena
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Thanks for turning in your PIGGY BANKS !!!
WAYNE NAGAO NORMAN NARITOKU
JUDY WILSON MARTIN ALMARAZ
DONATION MADE IN THE NAME OF “BUD SCHICK”
52 Club
DANIEL CANAS
MARIA CANAS
BETTIE JAMORA
MARIE PACHECO
DENNIS IGARASHI
BOB BUSENGA
DARLYN FOWLER (2)
Century Club
THEODORE YAMADA
Elks National Foundation
Do you have a “Heart On Your Card”? A heart sticker on your card indicates you have donated $10 and are a member of the Elks National Foundation for this Elk Year. Don’t assume that you do, take out your card to be sure. You don’t want to miss out on recognition for consecutive membership years by overlooking this year by mistake. It isn’t too late to join for this year and doing so supports our community through Elk Youth Programs, Hoop Shoot, Scholarships and Veterans Services. Do you contribute to the ENF often? What if you could donate without writing a check, buying a stamp and ad-dressing an envelope each time? You can by joining the ENF Fidelity Club! The ENF can automatically debit a donor's bank account or charge a credit card on a recurring basis for a set donation amount. There are no checks to write or coupons to mail. It's safe, reliable, and allows the ENF to spend less time on administration and more time on our charitable mission. Save time, stamps and inconven-ience by joining the ENF Fidelity Club today. Joining the Fidelity Club is simple! Enroll online at enf.elks.org/recurring and start your gift now, or download a Fidelity Club enrollment form below, fill it out and return it to the ENF office at 2750 N. Lake-view Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614-2256. The longer you are a member of the Fidelity Club, the more benefits you’ll receive!
Fidelity Club Sticker: Following your first recurring gift, you’ll receive a special Fidelity Club sticker for
your membership card, and your name will appear in the online Fidelity Club Honor Roll.
Fidelity Club Pin: Once you’ve made 12 recurring gifts, you’ll receive our new ENF Fidelity Pin! Pin Attachments: Each time you reach an additional benchmark; 25 recurring gifts, 50 recurring gifts, and 100 recurring gifts, you’ll receive a pin attachment to wear with your Fidelity pin. Who will be the first Elk in Gardena Lodge to sport these pins?!
Magic by
Big Jim Wilson
Parties – Anniversaries – Etc.
310..644.9211
For Hall Rentals
Contact Yolanda Wu
Lodge: 310-327-1919
ERIC SHERVEN
FISHER
Certified Public Accountant
Member A.I.C.P.A. & Calif. Society of C.P.A.’s
(310) 782-8300
2372 Torrance Blvd. FAX (310) 856-8651
Torrance, CA 90501-2540 E-Mail er-
ELKS SENIORS GOLF ASSOCIATION
We are looking for new members, age
21 and over for monthly Tournaments
and an annual out of town tournament.
Annual dues are only $20. Contact: Bill
Ferrell President/membership Chairman
at 310) 327-5626, or [email protected].
Patrick Packard
PACKARD ELECTRIC
Service & Construction
~ 24 Hour Service ~
Licensed—Bonded– Insured
St. Lic # B1-C10 618 329
PH. # (310) 517-1823 CELL # (310) 871-5355 E_Mail: zapat-
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Got Card ?
Members must have your member-
ship card available at all meetings
in order to attend, unless the secre-
tary can verify you’re a member in
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BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR 2014-2015 MEMBERSHIP DUES
Membership dues notices will be sent out soon. Please return them promptly to the office.
Hot Tip: if you like to see stickers on your card:
- Early Bird Sticker dues must be received in the office by Friday, March 28th
- ENF “Heart on Your Card” – Annual Membership specify $10 (minimum) donation to ENF
- Pig Sticker for Major Projects/Purple Pig donation specify any amount you’d like to donated to the
Purple Pig fund with your dues notice.
If you would like “extra” recognition, consider
- 52 Club = $52
- Century Club = $100
Contact the Major Projects Chair for more information about recognition programs.
Thank you for your continued membership in the Gardena Elks You are contributing to something bigger than all of us put together!
Harold Sproule 1954-1955 Deceased
Nat B. Harrison 1955-1956 Deceased
Dale Smith 1956-1957 Deceased
Maxwell T. Zeigler1957-1958 Deceased
Patrick Ditonto 1958-1959 Deceased
Dean Hergenrother1959-1960 Deceased
Martin Munson 1960-1961 Deceased
David H. Uhrig 1961-1962 Deceased
Morris Fredericks 1961-1962** Deceased
Charles H. Miller 1962-1963 Deceased
Russell J. Moss 1962-1963** Dropped
Clark Sanders 1963-1964 619-343-1755
Jerry Brown 1964-1965 Deceased
C. George Keller 1964-1965** Deceased
Marvin Knapp 1965-1966 Deceased
Larry Longton 1965-1966** Dimit
George Haines 1966-1967 Deceased
I. Joseph Camilli 1966-1967** Deceased
Henry Sutcliffe 1967-1968 Deceased
O. W. Lepper 1966-1967** Deceased
Raymond A. Niles 1968-1969 Deceased
Van Ray Botts 1968-1969** Dimit
Marion Clark 1969-1970 Deceased
Carl D’Amico 1969-1970** Deceased
Bob Sands 1970-1971 Deceased
E. M. Johnson 1970-1971** Deceased
Fred Jones 1971-1972 Deceased
James Palmieri 1971-1972** 714-891-6068
Leroy Lander 1972-1973 Deceased
Buel Hensley 1972-1973** Dimit
Charles Davidson 1973-1974 Deceased
Jerry Coulter 1974-1975 Deceased
James S. Mason 1974-1975** 949-654-8530
Norman Durr 1975-1976 760-721-7235
Claude L. Smith 1975-1976**
Stanley Sopher 1976-1977 Dimit
James S. Mason 1976-1977** 949-654-8530
Leroy Lander 1977-1978 Deceased
Lou Baldi 1977-1978** Deceased
Ector Espinoza 1978-1979 310-326-5641
Frank Diaz 1978-1979** Dropped
Gerald “Jerry” Moore 1979-1980
Eugene Egerer 1980-1981** Deceased
Val Valdez 1981-1982 Dropped
Edward Wells 1981-1982** Deceased
John Sutton 1982-1983 310-323-9466
Ray Mason 1982-1983** Deceased
Chuck Turner 1983-1984 Deceased
Harland C. Hill 1983-1984** Deceased
George Glenn 1984-1985 Dimit
Jerold Watkins 1984-1985** Dimit
Roscoe Colclasure 1985-1986 Deceased
James B. Wilson 1985-1986** 310-644-9211
Paul Contreras 1986-1987 Dropped
Frank Bolthouse 1986-1987** Dimit
Frank Novack 1987-1988 Deceased
Harland C. Hill 1987-1988** Deceased
Herb Grapin 1988-1989 Deceased
John Dietz 1988-1989** Deceased
Bill Suarez 1989-1990 Deceased
Clyde Thompson 1989-1990** Deceased
Bill Mounday 1990-1991 805-389-3109
Roger L. Hoeman 1990-1991** Dimit
John Wise 1991-1992 Dimit
John Dietz 1991-1992** Deceased
Norman Frazer 1992-1993 Dimit
Jack Bonewitz 1993-1994 Dimit
Don C. Dillon 1994-1996 Deceased
George Thompson 1996-1997 Dropped
Ray Oats 1997-1998 Deceased
John Davi 1998-1999 310-324-8343
Jack Smith 1999-2000 Deceased
Bill Misner 2000-2001 310-834-6657
Jerry Coulter 2001-2002 Deceased
Don Pfenniger 2002-2003 310-327-6628
Rod Goff 2003-2004 310-371-8185
John Sutton 2004-2006 310-323-9466
James B. Wilson 2006-2007 310-644-9211
Martin Almaraz 2007-2008 310-329-4725
Bill Suarez 2008-2009 Deceased
Judy R. Sutton 2009-2010 310-323-9466
Rodney Tanaka 2010-2013 310-561-2020
P.E.R.’s BY AFFILIATION:
Raymond Salcido Jr. 1972-1973 949-583-2734
Dennis Peterson 1985-1986 Deceased
Frank Marsh 1963-1964 530-622-6380
** P.E.R. from merger with #2240
PAST EXALTED RULERS
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LIFE MEMBERSHIP
The following member is eligi-
ble for Life Membership un-
der Article III, Section 2, of
the LodgeBy-Laws:
A Lodge, by an affirmative
secret ballot of two-thirds of
those present at a regular
Lodge Meeting, May elect to
Life Membership any of its
members in good standing, who
shall have paid to a Lodge or
Lodges required annual dues
for a period of not less than
thirty years preceding his
election, not less than 10
years of which must have been
with this lodge, and has at-
tained the age of 65 years.
Balloting will take place in our
Lodge Room on Wednesday
March 5, 2014.
Name: Thomas Ezzolo
Initiated: February 29, 1984
Lodge Committees
Officers 2013—2014
ELECTED OFFICERS
Exalted Ruler - Reyne Rocha (310) 710-1715
Leading Knight - Alyssa Santos (310) 953-7259
Loyal Knight - Matt Almaraz 310) 266-8930
Lecturing Knight - Kimo Carlos 310) 880-2053
Secretary - Bob Mullikin (310) 327-1919
Treasurer - Gina Ayers (310) 503-3182
Tiler - John Monson APPOINTED OFFICERS
Esquire - Jim Wilson (310)-644-9211
Chaplin - Joe West (310) 676-9702
Inner Guard - Marsha Aguon (310) 961-0393 EXALTED RULER
Advisory-PER's
Auditing & Business Practices -Bettie Jamora 310-625-
4055
Birthday Ball-PER's
Elk Horn & Social Media-Jacquie Sargent (310) 704-8097
Elk Training
Entertainent-Andrea Rocha (310) 418-5382
Fish Fry-Arnold Ramirez/Pete Alvarado 310-715-2792
Hoop Shoot-Francisco Cacheco
Indoctrination-ER & Lodge Officers
Lapsation-Kelley Owen (310) 906-6370
Investigation Bettie Jamora 310-625-4055
Lodge Activities-Tish McCauley (310) 516-0560
Membership-Yolanda Wu (310) 293-1467
Old Timers /Charter-ER & Lodge Officers
Photographer-Marsha Aguon (310) 961-0393
Ritual-John Sutton/Judy Sutton (310) 323-9466
Standing Relief-ER, Leading Knight, Loyal Knight, Lecturing
Knight and Treasurer.
LEADING KNIGHT
Bingo-Bob Mullikin (310) 327-1919
BLT-Ector Espinoza (310) 326-5641
Christmas Functions-ER and Lodge Officers
Lodge Visitation-Yolanda Wu (310) 293-1467
Major Projects-Shirley Treuden
ENF -Tish McCauley (310) 516-0560
Natl Veterans –Harry Fitch (310) 283-1121
Assistant Veterans Chair—Bonnie James (310) 245-1259,
LOYAL KNIGHT
Americanism-Ruthy Almaraz 310) 266-8470
Drug Awareness-Shirley Arroyo 310-678-1034
Family Picnic-Lodge Officers
New Years Eve-Lodge Officers
Presiding Justice-Scott Nakashima (310) 210-2761
Scouts-Nancy Glueckert (310) 644-2721
Senior Golf-Bill Ferrell (310) 327-5626
Sunday Breakfast-Lodge Officers
Youth Activities-Marsha Aguon (310) 961-0393
LECTURING KNIGHT
Bowling-Bill Creighton (310) 675-3571
Community Activities-Gina Ayers (310) 503-3182
Elks Memorial-Nancy Glueckert (310) 644-2721
Flag Day-Nancy Glueckert (310) 644-2721
Flag Retirement-Nancy Glueckert (310) 644-2721
Funeral-Lodge Officers
Government-Gina Ayers (310) 503-3182
Hamburger Night- Kimo Carlos 310-880-2053
Mother's Day-ER & Lodge Officers
Public Relations-Bonnie James (310) 370-2974
Scholarship-Scott Nakashima (310) 210-2761
R.O.B-Don Pfeninger (310) 720-5319
ELECTED OFFICERS
5 Year Trustee - Ector Espinoza (310) 326-5641
4 Year Trustee - Don Pfenniger (310) 327-6628
3 Year Trustee - Bill Ferrell (310) 327-5626
2 Year Trustee - Tish McCauley (310) 516-0560
1 Year Trustee - John Erskine (310) 676-4852
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Ritual Contest Announcement & Volunteer Request
To All South Central Coast District Members:
A great day to you all! It is once again that time of the year when we must all start thinking about the up-coming District Ritual Contest for the 2014 -2015 Fraternal year. We will be hosting the Ritual Contest information meeting on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 7:00pm at the Redondo Beach Elks Lodge #1378. This will be the time to have your Ritual Contest questions answered, learn about the scoring process
and draw for contest performance times.
The South Central Coast District also needs volunteers to be certified as Word Judges and Calculators. Anyone interested in becoming a certified Word Judge or Calculator should also attend this meeting to take the certification tests. If you are interested but can not attend the meeting, please contact me direct-ly and I will arrange to get you certified. Volunteers are the life-blood of our organization and I appreciate
any help that you can extend in our endeavors to have another great Ritual Contest.
Fraternally,
Erik Blomquist, P.E.R. Judy R. Sutton, P.E.R.
S.C.C.D Ritual Training Chairman S.C.C.D. Ritual Contest Chairman
(310) 977-8282 (310) 594-3511
2014-2105 ELK ELECTIONS
Nominations for next year’s officers will take place in February. Please consider the responsibilities of each office before nominating, accepting a nomination, and when voting. Now is the time to ask questions if you have ever considered serving as an officer of the Lodge. Each position involves commitment, both of your time and financially. In addition to attendance at weekly meet-ings, Lodge uniforms and tuxedos must be purchased, Lodge and District functions should be well attended, and attending the 3 annual conventions is highly recommended. One thing is certain, you are sure to get more in re-turn than what you invest in your service to the Lodge.
Chair Officers usually progress from Lecturing Knight through all stations, and finally to Exalted Ruler. Not everyone follows the succession, but there is a lot to learn along the way, so there is a benefit to pro-gressing through the chairs. If you possess leadership qualities and a cooperative spirit, a Chair office might be for you.
Trustees usually have a 5-year commitment, and are responsible for the business and property of the Lodge.
If you have experience that you think would benefit the Lodge in that capacity, consider running for a Trustee.
Tiler, Treasurer and Secretary each have specific duties and responsibilities that can be researched on
Elks.org.
Inner Guard, Chaplain and Esquire are positions appointed by the Exalted Ruler. If you are interested in continuing as, or serving in one of these positions, please let the ER know.
If none of the Officer positions interest you right now, please be sure to make your interest known if you would like to head up or serve on any committee. Every contribution makes a difference!
Ritual Contest: May 3rd—More details to come soon!!!!
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February Birthdays March Birthdays
ACHING TOOTH
IT PAY$ TO COME TO MEETINGS!
PRESENT DEC. 18TH-ROBERT WILSON-$325.00
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NOT PRESENT
NOV. 6TH-RAUL DURAN-$175.00 NOV. 13TH-CARLOS AGUERO-$200.00 NOV. 20TH-BILL YAMADA-$225.00 NOV. 27TH-ED RUSS-$250.00 DEC. 4TH-RODNEY KAMIYA-$275.00 DEC. 11TH-RICHARD ADACHI-$300.00
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1 Rozniewski, William
3 Canas, Daniel
3 Park, Carl K
3 Petrelli, Vito
4 Rocha, Victor J
5 Tang, Roger B
6 Ayers, Gina V
6 Duran, Michael F
6 Gorman, Martin D
7 Meier Jr, George R
8 Campoy, George
8 Chang, Anita
8 Rhodes, Diane C
8 Thatcher, Larry W
10 Belyea, Leroy E
10 Dear, Donald L
10 Holguin, Darryll
10 Misner, Bill
10 Sandoval, Aurelia
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