Rutland Lodge Donates to Dodge House

Tom Holland III, Rutland Elks Veteran’s Chair delivered a box of items
donated by our members to Veterans at the Dodge House in Rutland.  Tom
is pictured with Kim Jarrait, Executive Director at Rutland Dodge House.

News item submitted by Barb Watters.

SOUTH DISTRICT HOOP SHOOT

 

The South District Hoop Shoot will be as follows:

Date:     01/10/2026

Time:     10 am

Place:    Riverside Middle School in Springfield

News item provided by State Hoop Shoot Chair David Bingham, submitted by Kim Bourbeau.

Barre Elks Lodge hosted its 9th annual Golf Tournament

Barre Elks Lodge hosted its 9th annual Golf Tournament to benefit Elks Charities and Vermont State Major project Silver Towers Camp at the Country Club of Barre.  

Over 90 golfers participated, raising over $18,000.  Nick Zecchinelli, a longtime Silver Towers camper, was a special guest, putting at the 9th hole for teams.  

The golf tournament and awards banquet were sponsored by the following local businesses and individuals:

Platinum Sponsors – $1000:

Reilly Charitable Foundation

BCI Elite

McGee Ford

Bellows Falls Elks Lodge

Freezing Fun for Families

 

Silver Sponsors – $500:

Wayside Restaurant

Northfield Savings Bank

Benoit Electric

 

Bronze Sponsors – $250:

Fairways & Greens

Co-op Insurance Co

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Fecteau Homes

Upper Valley Produce

Barre Paint

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group

Thivierge Heating Service

Buttura & Gherardi

Norway & Son

Borne Electric

P & G Sandblast

CDR Concrete

Heney Realtors/Element Real Estate

Pro Heat

Lenny’s Shoes & Apparel

Edward Jones – David Babic

Chase & Chase Surveyors

Roberts Electric

VFW Post 790

Lajuenesse Construction

 

Hole-in-One Contest – Sponsored by Milne Travel

Other Sponsors:

Provisions International Ltd

Nelson’s Hardware

Quarry Kitchen & Spirits

Vermont Flower Farm

Plainfield Hardware

Sugarbush Resort Golf Club

Country Club of Barre

Fecteau Residential, Inc.

 

Individual Sponsors:

Brian & Karen Zecchinelli

Marshall & Jennifer White

Douglas Duke Living Trust

Robert Campo

Robert Spaulding

Joyce Pecue

Linda Blake

Harriet Galfetti

Henry Norton

Shirley Rivard

Mary Pinard

Linda Couture

Sheilah Printz

Sheila Smith

Chris Wright

 

L to R: Elks member Brian Zecchinelli and his wife Karen, Elks member and tournament coordinator Karen Bingham, Silver Towers camper & special guest Nick Zecchinelli, Inner Guard and tournament coordinator Dave Bingham, Silver Towers Camp director Carolyn Ravenna and VEA Secretary Brian Gaura.