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SPRINGFIELDS ELKS 1560 NEWEST MEMBERS INITIATED

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 Springfield Elks Lodge 1560 of Springfield, Vt., feel they are becoming a very popular fraternity in their town.  Reason being, the new members feel they are joining it because this Lodge is so committed to helping their community, whether it be youth activities, Verterans affairs or senior citizens.  These are very important causes in our town and the “Elks Care Elks Share” motto is always coming up with new causes.
 
     Shown Frt. L to r; Are the latest new members initiated into their Lodge with sponsors, Nick Page (N), Breanna Madison (N), Ronald Freeman (N), ER Jim Morse, Nicole Rodgues (N), Brenda Nadeau (N), and PER Vicki Siliski.  Back row; Tom Snide (S), Ty Madison (N), Gloria Gunn (S), Craig Kemp (S), Dean Kemp (N), Bradley Derosia (N), Jessica Corliss (S) and Reggie Paige (S).
 
News item submitted by Mike Gunn

SPRINGFIELD ELKS 1560 AWARD GRANT TO SPRINGFIELD SENIOR CENTER

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     Recently, Springfield’s Elks Lodge 1560 presented the Springfield Senior Center on Main Street with an Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant worth $1500 for the sole purpose of outfitting the senior center with new lounge furniture.  Senior Center director Lori Johnson shopped locally at Young’s Furniture and came up with her purchase shown in the picture below.  This was a total win win situation for the town Springfield.  Springfield Elks got the grant, Springfield Seniors got the comfortable furniture and Young’s Furniture of Springfield got the sale.  This new furniture replaces the old couch that had been there for 30 to 40 years.

     Shown are the “Knit Wits Group” of the ladies knitting circle at the senior center.  They are L to r; Sharon Burt, Cheryl Baker, Ruth Wilson, Linda Mattoon and Shirley Cooper.

News item submitted by Michael Gunn

St. Albans Elks Lodge hosts Awards event for the Local Soccer Shoot Winners

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What a great turn out for our local soccer shoot winner’s award banquet. A HUGE thank you to Chris Hall, our VT Soccer Shoot Chairman and his amazing wife, Nikki Hall for all of their time and dedication to this great program! We appreciate everything you both do for our lodge and the state program! Congratulations to all of our winners!

News item and photos provided by Stacey Beyor Trudo

 

 

First place winners

 

 


All Trophy winners

 

Elks Honor First Responders

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Barre Lodge #1535 together with Montpelier Lodge #924 hosted their Annual First Responder Appreciation Night on September 12, in conjunction with Patriotism Week.   First responders from our communities were invited to be our guests for a Turkey Dinner.   20 First Responders representing Barre City, Plainfield, Marshfield and Berlin attended.  
 
All departments were presented certificates of appreciation from the Elks.  Fire Chief Doug Brent and Firefighter Jim Ward, both of Barre City, were honored for their 46 and 40 years of service.  Each received a gift certificate donated by Ladder One.
 
PHOTO CREDIT:  Stacy DeSisto
 
Chief Brent, ER Barb Watters, Firefighter Jim Ward
 
Group photo including Patty Ristau, event chair; our guests, Barb Watters Barre Lodge ER and Lisalee Dilena, PER of Montpelier Lodge.
 
News item submitted by Barb Watters.
 

Barre Elks Lodge Fraternal news

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Barre Elks Lodge sold 50/50 tickets at the Vermont Mountaineers Game along with a booth promoting the Elks Drug Awareness Program.   Member volunteers raised $278.50 from the 50/50 to benefit the Vermont Elks State Project Silver Towers Camp, a camp for people with disabilities located in Ripton Vermont.  Our thanks to the Mountaineers for partnering with us for this great night! 
 
 
 Becky Maynard, Mountaineer’s Mascot Skip, Barb Watters and Jeff Roy.
 
News item submitted by Barb Watters.