Elks News

SPRINGFIELD ELKS AWARD ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS

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Annually, Springfield Elks Lodge 1560, tries to do their part in the community by rewarding area high school graduates with scholarships.  This year was no different as six graduates received $500 scholarships
 
    The list starts with three from Springfield High School and three from Green Mt. Union High School.  They were Sofia Gulick of SHS the daughter of Kathleen and Barry Gulick and she’ll be attending Simmons College.  Owen Kelley of SHS and the son of Scott & Angella Kelley and he will be attending Northern Vt., Univ.  Samantha Mirra of SHS the daughter of Elizabeth & Joseph Mirra and she’ll be attending Springfield College.  From GMUHS are Sadie Wood daughter of MIchael & Julie-Lynn Wood and she will be attending Duke Univ.  Ben Haseltine the son of Mary & Matthew Haseltine will be attending The Hartt School.   The third GMUHS is Alexia White daughter of Venessa White and she will be attending James Madison Univ.
 
    Chairman of the Springfield Elks scholarship committee is Jackie Driscoll-Page and committee members are PER Vicki, Treasurer Karen Whitney and member Gay Mobus.   The committee works very hard to narrow all the applications down to three great students.
 
 
Caption for attached photo: At  the recent awarding of scholarships at Springfield Elks Lodge were from L to r;  Scholarship chairman Jackie Driscoll-Page, students Sofia Gulick and Owen Kelley and treasurer Kathy Whitney.

SPRINGFIELD ELKS LODGE 1560 ANNUAL FLAG DAY CEREMONY

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 Annually every Elks Lodge in the country celebrates Flag Day on June 14th with the history of the American Flag starting in the 1700’s.
 
    This ceremony is performed by the officer’s of Springfield Elks Lodge and area Boys and Cub Scouts.  This year the Lodge also handed out Eagle Scout plaques to two fine young men of Troop 252 in Springfield who had recently reached the rank of this high and prestigious level of the Boy Scouts of America.  Their Scoutmaster, Bruce Czwakiel remarked that both young men had worked very hard over the past six years to gain this rank.  These young men were, Joshua Aldrich and Richard Stokarski both of Springfield.
 
At the recent Flag Day ceremony at the Springfield Elks Lodge the following Cub & Boy Scouts participated in the ceremony.   Frt L to r; Andrew Alexander, Wyatt James, Nelson Bosley, Noah Eades and Elijah Childers.  Back L to r; Are Eagle Scout Adam Stokarski, Thomas Czwakiel, Cameron Driscoll-Page, Patrick Vollman and Eagle Scout Al Aldrich,
 
News item submitted by Mike Gunn

BARRE ELKS LODGE FRATERNAL NEWS

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The Barre Elks Lodge Past Exalted Rulers (PER) Association recently presented five $1000 scholarships to Spaulding High School seniors.  Applicants submitted essays for the topic “Why are Veterans America’s Heroes?” Essays were received from Northfield, Williamstown and Spaulding High Schools.  Scholarship winners were announced at the Spaulding High School Scholarship Banquet where over $500,000 in scholarships were awarded.  Congratulations to Rachel Maurice, Collin McFaun, Ryan Tacey, Abby Savoie and Anna Beach. 

 

From L to R:  SHS Principal Brenda Waterhouse, Rachel Maurice, Collin McFaun, Ryan Tacey, Abby Savoie, Anna Beach and PER Association President Kristin Calcagni.

SPRINGFIELD ELKS LODGE 1560 AWARDS ELKS NATIONAL GRANT TO MEALS ON WHEELS

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   Recently, Springfield Elks Lodge 1560 applied for an Elks National Gratitude Grant they were eligible for.  They were awarded a $2500 sum to be given to Springfield community organizations in need of funds such as this.
 
    Part of the funds were given to the Springfield Meals on Wheels program on June 22nd..  On behalf of their director Marie Contro, her assistant Richard Cummins, accepted a check for $275 as part of the Springfield Elks Gratitude Grant.
 
    Other community projects receiving funds from this Grant were the Springfield Senior Center and the Elks Dictionary project ongoing awarding of all 3rd graders in the Springfield School system receiving Dictionaries every year.
 
 
Caption of attached photo;  Shown l to r Elk member Gloria Gunn, Meals on Wheels personnel Josh Sorrell, chef Jacqueline Langevelv, Richard Cummins, Vicki Siliski Springfield Elks Past Exalted Ruler and Elk member Eugen Siliski.
 
News item submitted by Mike Gunn

Barre Elks Celebrate Flag Day

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June 14th The Barre Elks celebrated Flag Day in Barre’s City Hall Park.  They were joined by VFW Post #790, The American Legion Post #10 and the Auxiliary of the VFW & Legion.

The BarreTones performed The “Star Spangled Banner”, “The Grand Old Flag” and “God Bless America”.   Sargent Major Renee Hotaling was the guest speaker.

Boy Scout Troop #714 demonstrated the correct way to fold an American Flag.  Accompanied by a reading of what the 13 folds represent.
 
 

News item submitted by Barb Watters.

SPRINGFIELD ELKS LODGE 1560 AWARDED ELKS GRATITUDE GRANT TO SPRINGFIELD SENIOR CENTER

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 Recently, Springfield Elks Lodge 1560, presented the Springfield Senior
Center with an Elks National National Gratitude Grant for upgrading there
current equipment to aid the seniors in there exercise classes at the
center.

   Volunteer Yoga instructor Kathy Giurtino approached the Elks to see if they could maybe get her some floor mats.   As time went on with discussions with Ms’ Giurtino and Linda Roys the Elks found out, they, the seniors,
could use a lot  more equipment to aid in their reaching, lifting and bending over exercises.   This followed with a meeting with Executive Heather Hall saying they needed to upgrade with better chairs for sitting down exercises.

   The Elks put this information into their application to Elks National for their Gratitude Grant program.    The Springfield Elks were awarded a $2500 grant after they met their annual Lodge per capita money totals.  The amount given to the Senior Center was $1700.oo for the equipment described above. The Lodge is also donating to the Springfield, Meals on Wheels program and buying Elks dictionaries that they award to all third graders each year.

 

Pictured at the Springfield Senior Center $1700 Gratitude Grant presentation recently are: L to r Linda Roys Exercise Instructor, Sandy Tarbell Senior Citizen of the year for 2018, Elizabeth Moulton Senior Citizen of the year for 2018 runner up, Jim Morse, Springfield Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler, Heather Hall Executive Director of Springfield Senior Center, Kathy Giurtino Yoga Instructor and Roger Blish House Committee Chairman of Springfield Elks Lodge.

News item submitted by Mike Gunn.

SPRINGFIELD ELKS LODGE 1560 LATEST INITIATION CLASS

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  Recently, Springfield Lodge held their first initiation class for 2018.  This was the biggest class in many years, showing there goods things going on at their Lodge. 

Standing l to r; Bob Adams, Shirley Ritchie, Cecelia Snide, Jessica Corliss and PER Vicki Siliski.  Back row; Raymond Coleman, Heidi Huber, Ed Laffaye and PER Jim Morse.

News item submitted by Mike Gunn.

Barre Elks Recognizes Student of the Month

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D’Aja Martin, a 2nd grader at Williamstown Elementary School was honored at the Barre Elks on May 31st as the April Student of the Month.   D’aja is a 2nd grader at Williamstown Elementary and was joined by her brother Jason, Mom Caey and Grandparents Jean and Ed for dinner and recognition.   The introduction and presentation were made by  Student of the Month Chair Denise Guilmette.  For more information on Barre Elks Student of the Month Program, or other youth activities, please contact Barre Elks atbarreelks1535@gmail.com.
 
Jason Martin, Casey Martin, D’Aja Martin, Student of the Month; and Student of the Month Chair Denise Guilmette
 
 
The family picture is of poor quality.   Grandparents Ed and Jean Martin; D’Aja Martin Student of the Month; Mom Casey Martin, brother Jason Martin and Denise Guilmette, Student of the Month Chair.
 
News items submitted by Barb Watters.