ELKS LODGE #778
August Events
August 28 – Adult Picnic
September Events
Tailgates – Check at lodge for dates.
October Events
Tailgates – Check at lodge for dates.
November Events
Holiday Craft Bazaar More info coming soon.
Veterans Appreciation Celebration
Don’t forget Tuesday and Thursday special drawings each week at 7:30.
December Events
December 3 – Wine and Beer Tasting
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To Our Fellow Elk Members
Special Thanks to volunteers on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Please continue to sign-up and help!
On a positive note, we continue to provide various functions in the lodge for members and also community activities. We will be looking at having monthly or bi-monthly dinners instead of weekly.
A few functions that have been held or that are upcoming are:
- Member picnic at Moose Acres
- Calendar Raffle (August)
- Veterans (from VA center) Outing to Hagerstown Suns Game (August)
- Tailgate functions during WVU games
- Veterans (from VA center) Spaghetti Dinner and Apollo Theater (Sept)
- Soccer Shoot Out (Oct)
- Adult Halloween Function & Tailgate (Nov)
- 2nd Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Day (Nov)
- Memorial Service for our deceased brothers & sisters (Dec)
- Basketball Hoop Shoot (Dec)
- Children’s Christmas Party (Dec)
- Adopt Families at Christmas
- Adults Christmas Party (Dec)
- Various charitable donations
- Sports & Scholastic Recognition Breakfast (Spring)
- Law & Safety Recognition (Spring)
- Cash Bonanza (April)
- Scholarships for local high school seniors
Regarding Membership: We appreciate and thank our due paying members for the time and money they spend at the lodge, but we need all members to try to attend a function or come in on occasion. We are open to suggestions on what we can do to increase participation. Come in – come to lodge meetings – do you belong to another group that could use a place to hold meetings? We are currently looking for opportunities to rent the lodge hall for special events.
Regarding Delinquent Members: If you are one of the delinquent members or know of a delinquent member, please be encouraged to pay your dues. If dues are not paid by 3/31/2016 you will be dropped from the lodge for non-payment of dues. If this happens you are not considered an “Elk in Good Standing” which would affect if you would ever want to re-join or if you would want to transfer your membership to another lodge. A delinquent list is posted in the lodge.
Again, thanks to all who support the lodge and volunteer their time either being on a committee or attending our functions. Please come out and support our lodge – bring a friend!
Reminders:
Also we are keeping functions and noticed updated on the Elks website. Go to www.elks.org – join as a member – or go to lodge locator – enter zip code 25401 – click on our lodge – and check out the website and calendar for functions.
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