HOLLEY-NAVARRE

ELKS LODGE

#2787

PHONE (850) 939-2787

Remember that November 6th

2012 is election day so please do

your civic duty and vote. Your

vote does count.

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ELKS LODGE #2787

Toby Griner

LODGE OFFICERS

Exalted Ruler Toby Griner

Est. Leading Knight Tom Stevens Est. Loyal Knight Brian Feehan

Est. Lecturing Knight Lyle Cater

Esquire Allen VanDyk

Chaplain Robin Stevens

Inner Guard Charlie Mussari

Tiler Patrick Schulte Secretary Kathy Schulte

Treasurer Walter Zilka

3-Year Trustee Donald E Helms 2-Year Trustee Clarke Duarte

1-Year Trustee Benjamin R Gray

Holley-Navarre committee appointments

2012-2013 GRAND LODGE COMMITTEES

Activities Committee Linda Griner

Special Community Projects Lyle Cater Community Activities Ray Yantch

Public Relations Ray Yantch

Youth Activities Rick Mase Hoop Shoot Unfilled

Drug Awareness Rick Rheaume

PER Association Allen VanDyk

Fraternal Committee Tom Stevens

Americanism Unfilled

Elks National Foundation Dan Hargraves

Flag Day Allen VanDyk Elks Memorial Day Tom Stevens

Membership & Lapsation Tom Stevens

Indoctrination/Orientation Sherill Donaldson

Investigation Allen VanDyk

Veterans Service Kris Kane

Lodge Activities Linda Griner Standing Relief Board of Directors

Alternate to Grand Lodge Bill White

Government Relations Committee Jim Fix Member 1 Benjamin Gray

Member 2 Paul Turner

Auditing & Accounting Rick Mase

Auditor Kris Kane

Auditor Connie Mussari

STATE ASSOCIATION COMMITTES

Elks Training Rick Mase

Youth Camp Rick Mase

Harry Anna Trust Unfilled Inter-Lodge Visitation Kathy Schulte

Lodge Reporter Kathy Schulte

Officers Attendance Kathy Schulte Membership & Lapsation Kathy Schulte

Charity Committee Rick Mase

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Bulletin ’THE LOG’ Ray Yantch Bingo Patty Quinn

Golf Tournament Donald Simmons

Web Master Dan Hargraves

OTHER COMMITTEES

Presiding Justice Tim Meade

Mediator Rick Mase

Lodge Advisor Jim White

ER message November 2012 Our Oktoberfest was a great success and we were packed to capacity. Thanks to Bill Adair and Rick Rheaume and all of the committee mem-bers for all the work and preparation efforts. Be sure and join us next year for more fun, Polka music, and German costumes!

I am happy to announce that our District audit results were excellent. We received compliments for our ledgers, internal auditing, business prac-tices, Safety, and Club management. A special thanks to the Treasurer, Secretary, Lodge Auditor, Trustees, committee chairs, and the Club Man-ager for all your work and preparation in the last year.

Our indoctrination received an annual rating of 93, the highest possible unless we were striving for a ritual contest entry. Thanks to Chairperson Sherill Donaldson for her work on the indoctrination/orientation commit-tee. Remember that if you are a sponsor of a new member, encourage family members to attend the orientation and the initiation to help spread the works of Elkdom to others.

We are encouraging volunteers to assist bartenders in the Lounge on Fri-days and for other busy special events as “Celebrity Bartenders”. By vol-unteering your service, you can boost interest in the Club while also sav-ing labor costs to help our bottom line. You do not have to be knowl-edgeable about Club operation or management to volunteer. Sign up in the Club or call me to volunteer, and the Club Manager will contact you for availability.

Join us at the lodge for our membership meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday night to be in on the operations and decisions of the Lodge. We have adopted shortened rituals, which greatly reduces the meeting time for both regular and initiation meetings. Come out and get involved to make our Lodge grow!

I cordially invite all members to join us at the Club for social events and other activities. Don’t forget Wednesday dinners and TGIF Friday. Check the Log for times and dates for all of our activities and join in the fun. These activities are opportunities for all of us to meet and get ac-quainted.

Fraternally, Toby Griner, griner9@mchsi.com, 939-3058

The Elk’s need your help and support! We need someone

to take over the responsibilities of BINGO. This function

has been a part of our Lodge for years and we want to con-

tinue this legacy. We need someone to step up and take

over this position when the great Patty steps down soon. If

you would like to take on this task please contact us.

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ELKS LODGE #2787 Membership Applications

Bulletin Boosters

Calvin Christensen 01/13 Judith Christensen 01/13 Russ Wilby 03/13 Vera Jordan 5/13 Ben & Peggy Gray 6/13 Jim and Gloria Fix 11/12 Linda & Toby Griner 7/13 Judy Robinson 7/13

Your Name here for $10 per year. Help defray the

cost of the bulletin.

October 1st, Holley-Navarre ranked #2 in the State of Florida on Membership increases. Only six (6) lodges in the entire state are showing any increase at all, while our Lodge has a 4.07% increase. We are now down to 16 delinquencies thanks to several of our members and the PERS donating funds to help members who are suffer-ing financially and cannot afford to pay their dues this year. We also have seven (7) candidates in the pipeline who will soon become members. They are: Albertyn Vermaas proposed by Clarke Duarte on 10/9/12

Alonso "Paco" Campos proposed by Reggie Queenan initiated on 10/22/12

Richard Hahn proposed by Kathy Schulte elected on 10/22/12

Louis "Lou" Dinicolantonio proposed by Linda Griner initiated on 10/22/12

Jerry Champlin proposed by Rick Mase initiated 10/22/12

Joe Spohn proposed by Tom Stevens initiated 10/22/12

Mark Eged reinstated Elk from Homestead, PA

Members & Officers keep up the good work!

Clark Duarte and Ken Alabiso setting up our

lodge sign below “The Shrimp Basket” sign on

highway 98. Allowing us to place our sign with

theirs has generated a lot of awareness for our

lodge. So lets all stop by and give them a great

big thank you and try their 35¢ oysters on Tues-

days.

11/01 Franklin Waters 11/19 Katherine Miller

11/05 John Debusky 11/22 Charles Colon

11/09 William Hodge Jr. 11/23 William Kimmell

11/09 Hans Offenborn 11/24 William Adair

11/09 Alvin Perrault 11/26 Susan Peluso

11/11 David Nerger 11/28 Deborah Miller

11/14 Russell Wilby 11/30 David Cranage

11/16 Amy Bridge 11/30 Randy Steele

(850) 936-5227

November 2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Monday Night

Football 6:30PM

Queen of

Hearts is every

Wednesday

1 Activity

Meeting

6:30PM

2 3 Baseball

Destin

Twin Cities

DD Visitation 5:00PM Social

6:00PM Dinner

4 Daylight

Savings Time

5 PER

Meeting

6:30 PM

6 Remember

Please get

Out and Vote

7 Queen of

Hearts is every Wednesday

8 Mid-Year

State

Conference

Ft. Myers, FL.

9

Mid-Year

State Conference

Ft. Myers, FL.

10

Mid-Year

State

Conference

Ft. Myers, FL.

11 12 Monday Night Football

6:30PM

13

Membership

Meeting 7:00PM

14 Chili-Mac

Dinner

6:00PM

15 16 17

18 19 Monday Night Football

6:30PM

20 BOD

6:00PM BOG 6:30PM

21Queen of

Hearts is every Wednesday

22

Thanksgiving

Day

23 24

25 26 Monday Night Football

6:30PM

27

Membership

Meeting and Initiation

7:00PM

28 Casserole

Dinner

6:00PM

29 30

Bulletin Articles are

due by the

15th of this month.

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ELKS LODGE #2787 Lodge Activities

Lets put our fellow Elk’s in our Prayers for full recoveries.

November 2012 Events

November 3rd : Yard sale at the Lodge. 7:30 AM till finished.

November 3rd: Morgan Sports Center in Destin, Florida, will be the scene of an amazing display of elite

athleticism, raw courage and unshakeable determination on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012. That's

when the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team comes to town and shows us all how it's done! The

double header starts at 2:00 p.m. featuring a match-up against military service members from Eglin

AFB, Hurlburt Field and the 7th Special Forces followed by a 5:00 p.m. game against players from the

host sponsor, InDyne. Both games are free and open to the public.

November 3rd: DD Visitation at Twin Cities Lodge in Valparaiso. Social hour 5:00 PM and dinner 6:00

PM. All Elks are encouraged to come.

November 6th: Election Day make sure your voice is heard, get out and vote.

November 14th: Walter and Kay Zilka will be having a special Chili Mac dinner at 6:00 PM. Salad and

bread will be included. Cost is $8.00 per person.

November 28th: Casserole dinner, $8.00 per person. Please sign up in the lodge and bring your favorite

casserole. Salad and bread will be provided.

Activity Chairperson

Linda Griner

If you missed the Oktoberfest you missed a great time had by all. I would like to thank Bill Adair and

Rick Rheaume for all the hard work along with everyone who worked to make this event such a great

success.

Many thanks go out to Jim Fix, Walter & Kay Zilka, Hans Offenborn, and Bill Adair for the donations

for the event. Thanks to all the brat cooks, and thanks to all the severs and cashiers.

Everyone had a great time with dancing, eating, and of course enjoying the German beer. We had a lot

of German costumes and everyone really looked great. Next year we plan to have Oktoberfest bigger

and better.

Our DD visitation went very well. Thanks to all cooks, servers and the ladies who provided deserts.

Our seafood chowder, bisque and gumbo cook off was wonderful. There were all types of seafood chow-

ders, bisque and gumbos. We had three that tie for first place and two that tied for second place. Win-

ners were Walter Zilka, Brenda Queenan, and Jeff Vaughan.

Congratulations to all winners.

Thanks to all for the hard work you do for your lodge.

Activity Chairperson

Linda Griner

Rick Mase – recovering from 2nd and 3rd degree burns.

Sandy Ward – recovering at home – 10 day hospital stay.

Bob Dodge - passed away on the 19th of October and will be missed.

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ELKS LODGE #2787 Elk’s Having Fun!!

Oktoberfest 2012

Oktoberfest

If you missed the Oktoberfest you missed a great time. There were lots of brats, German potato salad, Cole slaw, sauerkraut, and pretzels to be had. The German beer was flowing thanks to Rick & Phil. German music was playing and people were dancing the polka and the chicken dance in their Lederhosen and Dirndl dress. Thanks to Bill Adair, he had everyone dancing. We had over 150 people who attended. The Lodge did very well and we sold 130 brats and 2 kegs of beer along with several bottles of wine. We grossed $1400.00. We had raffles and our very own Bill White won the beautiful Elk print donated by Bill Adair. Thanks to all that made this a great success. Activity Chairperson

Linda Griner

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Members are reminded that their spouses can obtain an identification card for $1.00. An ID card gives spouses access to the Lodge and eliminates the need for members to sign in their spouse each time they enter the Lodge. If I am not available to collect the fee, you can pay the bartender and I will leave the card behind the bar.

Members may not be aware that Holley-Navarre Elks Lodge has its own unique pin, which we sell for $3 each. We currently have a limited supply, so see the bartender to make a purchase.

Also, did you know that your membership card grants you access to all of the other Lodges throughout the United States. When you are out of town, think about visiting another Lodge and ask them if they have a pin for sale or trade one of ours. Some members enjoy collecting and trading Lodge pins, so you may want to pur-chase more than one. Many Lodges will even buy you free drink upon your visit if you let them know you are a visitor. Remember to sign their visitors log upon entering.

After our pins are exhausted we will need to order more. If someone is interested in creating a new design, please contact me. "See the cover of this issue of the Log for photo of our current pin." Kathy Schulte, Secretary

Lodge Information!

The Pensacola Elk’s Past Exalted Rulers are having a Fund Raiser

Fish-Shrimp and Oyster Fry at their lodge on Pensacola Beach Sun-

day the 4th of November and everyone is welcome and encourage to

attend, and at these prices it cheaper than eating Sunday dinner at

home. So bring the entire family and friends and lets support our

friendly neighbors.

Elks National Foundation ENF

Your support help Elks Build Stronger Communities through programs that support youth, honor veterans and meet needs in areas where Elks live and work.

Your donation Increases your Lodge’s per – member giving to the ENF, and helps the Lodge reach the Na-tional President’s goal and earn community service grants. ENF helps Elks charitable programs nation wide with community grants enabling Elks to serve their communities. scholarships for the most valuable Student, Legacy Awards, Educational Awards, Drug Awareness, State Grants, and the Hoop Shoot program.

Harry-Anna Trust Fund Donations benefit the Florida Elks Youth Camp & Florida Elks Children’s Therapy Services. Without your donations we would not to able to provide these services in the State of Florida. There are many ways you do-nate and pay. I have attached applications so you may read over and select one that is good for you.

I have donation applications at the lodge Please feel free to call me if you have any question.

Thanks Linda Griner. 939-3058. Lindaqii@mchsi.com

Elk’s Caring, Elk’s Sharing!!

Dear Member's of “The Great NWFL Elk's”,

This is a message about the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team coming to Destin on Nov. 3rd

that many of you have heard me mention recently. I think whatever we can do to show our support and

gratitude, is only fitting for all Elk’s, but especially in our NWFL District. I'm also sending a link to the

sponsorship page, and to the page that details all of the players, their injuries and what conflicts they

participated and were in injured in, all while protecting our great Nation and all it stands for. I'm open

to any ideas as to how we can show our support and/or participation. If nothing else, maybe even a ban-

ner that simply says, "The NWFL Elk’s Thank You for Your Service!"

Please let me know your thoughts. The Turner family will be attending this, and our goal is to get as

many supporter's to come out and cheer them on. Just take a moment to review this link with the biog-

raphies of these brave player's. You will most likely be shocked - as I was - to see how many were born

in the mid to late 80's! No matter their ages, or their injuries though, you cannot miss the fact that they

all are proud and smiling! They clearly define what courage, commitment, pride and patriotism stands

for in every sense of each of those words. Here are their biographies, followed by the event information,

followed by the link for Sponsorships. Please see all: Thank You, Jim White

Bio Website:

http://www.woundedwarrioramputeesoftballteam.org/

The Holly-Navarre Elk's Lodge "Food for the Hungry" program was introduced and approved by the lodge on August 2, 2011. In this program, the Elk's Lodge will partner with the Billory Bread of Life-Food Pantry to provide food for families and individuals located within the Holly-Navarre area. Today, we have become the primary food supplier for this program and will shortly expand our committee by including an annual "Turkey Shoot”. This new "Turkey Shoot" addition will allow the Elk's to more directly impact the needy in our area by the direct participation of Elk's members.

To date, we have helped to provide food for between 40 and 60 families a month. These families do not have the income or resources to provide the necessary essentials for them and their children. Many of the people needing help are children of families where the bread winners have lost their jobs and can no longer provide basics.

The food for our program is collected through a number of Elk’s activities. The committee has food baskets at the lodge and we ask that each member bring a food item each time they visit the lodge. Also, we have had a number of charity night parties and auctions to raise funds for the food pantry. In addition, we receive monthly contributions from the Elk's lodge and individual members to purchase food and supplies for the program. So far in 2012 we have collected over 1425 lbs. of food and over $1545.00 in contributions to purchase food and supplies.

Our plans for 2013 include continuing our program with increased support by Elk's members, expanding the activities to include more programs like the" turkey shoot" and introducing new activities to raise funds and food for our "Food For The Hungry" program.

Committee Chairman Lyle Cater