Volume 26, No. 4
Houston, Texas
Grand Lodge
Convention News
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016
BPOE’s cream
of the crop
Elks lodges rated All American for 201516 were recognized Tuesday at the Grand
Lodge Session. Representing those lodges,
from left, are: Karyn Swenor, PER, Virginia
Beach VA 2268; Linda Gathen, DD, Lake
Hopatcong, NJ 782; Betsy Sobel, ER,
Columbia, MO 594; Doug Schiefer, Grand
Lodge Fraternal Committee chairman
for 2016-17; Dennis Mack, ER, Apache
Junction, AZ Lodge 2349; Darrell Smith,
ER, Sun City, AZ 2559 and Walt McBride,
ER, Orange CA No. 1475. Profiles of what
those lodges did to become the top lodges
were profiled throughout convention week
in your Convention News, concluding on
Page 2 with Sun City’s.
Constitution,
statutes
amended
By TOM SCUDDER
Convention News Reporter
Delegates from the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks passed
all twelve resolutions to amend the
constitution and statutes of the Order
during the legislative session on
Tuesday. Delegates also heard from
several Grand Lodge committees
and commissions concerning their
activities over the previous year
and their plans for the future and
congratulated the All American
Lodge winners and the finalists of
the Ritualistic Contest.
The resolutions that were passed
included two that allowed local
lodges to set their initiation and
reinstatement fees at whatever
level they desired, including zero; a
resolution setting the fee for filing a
complaint in a Local Forum to $250;
and a constitutional amendment
setting the quorum for a lodge
with fewer than 100 members to
Please see LEGISLATIVE, Page 4
L egislative R esults from T uesday
Here are the results of the BPOE legislative
session Tuesday:
n 2016-01 – To rename the Grand Lodge
Public Relations Committee the Public Relations
and Marketing Committee to better reflect the
practices, duties and responsibilities of the
Committee. Yes, 2346; no, 62. Passed
n 2016-02 – To eliminate any responsibility
for the Elks National Home given its recent sale.
Yes, 2378; No, 26. 98.92 percent. Constitutional
amendment. Passage subject to Lodge
ratification.
n 2016-03 – To allow a Lodge, by By-Law,
to set the reinstatement fee at any amount it
wants, or to eliminate it altogether. Yes, 2069;
No, 316. Passed
n 2016-04 – To allow a Lodge, by By-Law,
to set the initiation fee at any amount it wants,
or to eliminate it altogether. Yes, 2052; No, 339.
Passed
n 2016-05 – To amend the Grand Lodge
Constitution to clarify that Lodge trusts and other
related legal entities are subject to the applicable
provisions of Section 16.030. Yes, 2204; No,
182. 92.37 percent. Constitutional amendment.
Dependent on passage of No. 6. Passage subject
to Lodge ratification.
n 2016-06 – To amend the Grand Lodge
Statutes to clarify that Lodge trusts and other
related legal entities are subject to the applicable
provisions of Sections 16.030 and 16.050. Yes,
2203; No, 194. Dependent on passage of No. 5.
Passage subject to Lodge ratification.
n 2016-07 – To provide that seven Members
shall constitute a quorum in Local Lodges
with membership of 99 or less. Yes, 2195; no,
195. 91.84 percent. Constitutional amendment.
Passage subject to Lodge ratification.
n 2016-08 – To return to an incorporated
Lodge the choice of having a Board of Trustees
or a Board of Directors as the Managing Body of
the Lodge. Yes, 1783; No, 611. Passed
n 2016-09 – To clarify that the number of
elected Trustees of a Lodge shall be not less
than three nor more than five. Yes, 2314; No,
89. 96.30 percent. Constitutional amendment.
Passage subject to Lodge ratification.
n 2016-10 – To clarify that a widow
or widower of a deceased Member, who
subsequently remarries, is not eligible for an
identification card. Yes, 2041; No, 329. Passed
n 2016-11 – To increase the filing fee in
Local Forum proceedings to more accurately
reflect the cost to the Lodge. Yes, 2030; No, 360.
Passed
n 2016-12 – To confirm the obligation of a
Lodge to disclose the existence of all related legal
entities. Yes, 2236; No, 147. Passed
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Grand Lodge Convention News • Wednesday, July 6, 2016
A ll A merican L odge , D ivision 6
Year after year, Sun City Lodge strives for exellence
Sun City, AZ, Lodge 2559, the Division
6 winner in the 2015-16 Grand Lodge All
American Lodge Contest A, was instituted
on May 14, 1977, in a small strip mall. It has
since grown to 2,995 members on the heels
of membership gains in each of the past five
years.
The lodge, with a strong history of
supporting its area communities, is a six-time
All American Lodge.
“Sun City Lodge works tirelessly
in providing services to communities
surrounding its lodge, as often and as well
as possible,” said Val Bianchini, a lodge
member and Past District Deputy. “No
individual or group is overlooked if the lodge
Lodge.
is capable of responding to their needs.
The lodge student/athlete awareness
“The lodge is recognized and honored by
program recognizes area high schools with
every civic group in its geographical sphere
monetary Student of the Month Awards
of influence, emphasizing the Elks creed to
eight months a year. They also recognize
support those less fortunte than ourselves.”
the Teenager of the
The lodge is actually
situated in an adult
“The lodge is recognized Year, Hoop Shoot
and Soccer Shoot
community and therefore
participants, Drug
has no schools, but supports and honored by every
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Contest winners and
intermediate schools in
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geographical sphere.”
neighboring Surprise,
Essay winners. Their
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program has won
The lodge partners with
the Arizona Charter Academy, which recently seven continuous state awards.
At its annual Youth Appreciation Night
received a national award for excellence,
in May, 20 students were honored with
and fully subscribes to each of the Fraternal
$1,500 Most Valuable Student Scholarships
and Activity programs prescribed by Grand
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totaling $30,000. Three honorees were also
awarded an additional $1,000 each from the
Arizona Elks, including one whose name was
submitted for a national award.
Directed by the lodge Dictionary Project
chairman, the lodge visits 12 elementary
schools annually, holding upward of 40
presentations. Over the past several years,
the lodge has donated an average of 1,800
dictionaries each year. Each third-grade
student is presented with his or her own
personalized dictionary as well as toys and
stuffed animals.
The lodge tries to incorporate the young
and old in its programs. Members visit 16-18
area Memory Care facilities.
“At least in this adult community, the
committee does not have far to go to visit our
senior citizens,” Bianchini said.
The lodge Memory Care group, the Meet
and Greet Committee, visits senior citizens in
area communities outside of Sun City.
“This year our Meet and Greet group won
an award for community service from the
Arizona Elks organization, and we are so very
proud of that award,” Bianchini said.
The lodge is quick to remember veterans.
More than an estimated 70 percent of Sun
City Lodge male members are veterans. The
lodge Veterans Committee sponsors two
annual fundraising events to pursue its goal
and make sure veterans are never forgotten.
In November 2015, the lodge casino night
attracted more than 300 members and guests,
raising about $4,600 for the lodge. Three
months later in March 2016, a silent auction
of items donated by lodge members and
friends of veterans attacted more than 300
people and raised $5,500.
To make these events even more engaging,
a member would pledge $900 toward the
lodge’s Honor Flight Program and challenge
others to match it.
At casino night, three others did just that,
and at the silent auction, four members did.
“God bless them all,” Bianchini said.
Funds raised for the Honor Flight Program
allowed the lodge to send 35 World War II
veterans – all lodge members – to Washington
Please see SUN CITY, Page 4
Grand Lodge Convention News • Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Page 3
G rand L odge P ublic R elations C ommittee
2015-16 membership inroads no accident for BPOE
By RICK GATHEN
Membership and Public Relations Manager
The Grand Lodge Public Relations
Committee had a productive year in 2015-16.
We helped contribute to our best year
in membership since 1980. Marketing and
membership campaigns were developed to
help create a positive experience with our
membership, the
media and the
communities we
serve. All campaigns
positively impacted
membership and
revenue for the
Lodges and Order.
Public Relations
(what we do) and
Membership (how
to join) must be
together for us to
take flight.
RICK GATHEN
Committee
accomplishments include:
n A new Grand Lodge Public Relations
booth, which is designed for Members to
walk in and have a conversation with a
committeeman. The booth is friendly, clutter
free and interactive. The booth provides a
positive visual experience and embraces
modern technology. Committee Members are
trained and strategically assigned.
n The new “We’re Great! How Come No
one Knows About Us?” campaign.
n The new “Change your Sign – Change
Your Image” in the community campaign.
n The new “Power of the Pin” image and
recruitment campaign.
n The new “Share the Pride in Our
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501(c)(3) corporation – provides free
in-home physical, occupational and speech
therapy to children ages birth to 18 through
its fleet of mobile therapy vans and staff of
professional therapists.
Schools” image and recruitment campaign.
n Continuing the “Share the Pride with
Social Media” image and recruitment
campaign.
n Continuing to promote the “Why We
Join” image and recruitment campaign.
n Focusing on increasing print media
and providing press release tips. We have
collected great newspaper articles from every
state to be displayed in Houston.
The Grand Lodge Public Relations
Committee booth in Houston will offer:
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and websites
n Assistance on branding and displaying
our marks and logos.
n A seminar at 11 a.m. Sunday.
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Sun City Elks
back veterans
– and students
LEFT: Sun City Elks stand
with high school students at a
spring assembly. The students
helped the lodge raise $12,000
for veterans. The lodge is
generally invited to attend high
school functions. RIGHT: Sun
City Elks deliver 95 microwave
ovens to the Victory Place
veterans facility.
Sun City
From Page 4
D.C. to visit the WWII memorial. The total of
those trips was $31,500.
Sun City Lodge also has adopted several
area veterans facilities, including Grand
Avenue veterans, a former 160-room motel
converted to a veterans housing unit. Each
occupied room has been furnished through
lodge member donations. An annual barbecue
is held at the facility.
Marine, Army, Navy, Air Force House
– MANA House – is another recipient of
donations, including most recently a 55-inch
television donated in time for residents to
watch Arizona Cardinals footall games.
The government-built Victory Place is
the recipient of many lodge donations. The
formerly vacant building was remodeled
to house up to eight veterans per ward. In
the last six years in which the lodge has
been involved, three new two- to five-story
buildings have been erected.
The lodge was instrumental in outfitting
each of the buildings with donated furniture
and appliances.The last building erected – 96
units in five stories – had its grand opening
in February, and Sun City Lodge was there,
along with many city, state and federal
dignitaries.
The lodge initially donated 95 microwave
ovens to Victory Place, plus new coffee
pots, toasters and crock pots. While at the
presentation, the director was asked if he
Legislative
needed anything else, to which he responded,
“We could use 25 more coffee pots and
toasters.” Within one month, pleas made at
regular lodge dinner and dancing evenings,
members filled the lodge “veterans shed” with
the requested items.
During 2014-15, a record $320,000-plus in
non-cash contributions were donated. More
than 24 motorized wheelchairs, and even a
$30,000 Plymouth van outfitted with controls
and chairlift, were donated.
In 2015-16, the lodge donated $246,863 in
non-cash items to local veterans facilities.
The lodge also hosts a monthly bingo party
at the Arizona State Veterans Home, where
Please see SUN CITY, Page 11
From Page 1
seven instead of nine. The remaining resolutions made minor
administrative changes or clarifications to existing statutes.
Prior to the legislative session, a report was given by Grand
Forum Chief Justice Priscilla Schwab, who reported that 46 cases
had been decided by the forum in 2015-2016 and that five appeals
were still pending. Grand Trustee Chairman Victor Cid in his
final report indicated that the 2016¬-2017 dues would be fixed
at $16.00—$6.50 for the Grand Lodge, $4.00 for the insurance
assessment (up $0.50 from last year), and $5.50 for The Elks
Magazine. Grand Secretary Bryan Klatt, reporting on the Disaster
Relief Fund, reported that the fund’s nearly $287,000 had not
been used in 2015¬–2016 and are available to respond to natural
disasters.
While the results of the voting were being tabulated, Grand
Exalted Ruler Elect Michael Zellen took to the stage to discuss his
overall vision for the Order’s direction in 2016-2017. He expanded
on themes touched on in his opening speech and spoke about the
importance of the Elks National Foundation’s $27.3 million worth
of support for the charitable activities of the order nationwide.
He also spoke about membership recruitment and retention; he
emphasized the importance of making new members feel welcome,
particularly through a strong orientation program, and keeping longtime members close to the lodge.
Grand Secretary Bryan Klatt encouraged the assembled Elks to
continue to make more use of the internet, noting that the online
bylaw application can save months from the process of amending
lodge bylaws. He also stressed the importance of lodges ensuring
that alcohol was served responsibly, and spoke about a fatal
accident in Kentucky linked to excessive drinking that had imposed
a significant legal liability on the Order.
Membership and Public Relations Manager Rick Gathen gave
Please see LEGISLATIVE, Page 10
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G rand L odge G overnment R elations C ommittee
Reporting of charitable statistic improved in 2015-16
By JAMES W. MARTSFIELD
2015-16 Committee Chairman
The Government Relations fall conference
was held in Chicago in October 2015, in
which 33 of 48 State Chairmen – including
eight new to the position – attended.
Also present were eight Grand Lodge
Committeemen,
one past
Committeeman as
featured speaker,
the Grand Lodge
Secretary and
committee
adviser, Past
Grand Exalted
Ruler James
Damon, for a total
of 44 attendees.
Presentations
included a review
JAMES MARTSFIELD of guidelines
for IRS audits,
overview of committee objectives, review of
the new Grand Lodge Government Relations
Manual, charity reporting, how to set up a
state legislative day program and unrelated
business income tax.
Our committee accomplished its goal
for the seminar, making it a big success.
Critiques that followed indicated it was
rewarding and a good learning experience.
Working closely together with all of our
Lodges, we are making progress in gathering
and reporting of the charitable statistics of
this great Order. We are becoming more
knowledgeable in the ways and means of
getting this information to all layers of
government.
I’m happy to report that 1,859 of 1,943
Lodges and 46 of 48 State Association
submitted their report.
The Survey of Volunteering, Youth,
Charitable and Community Services
Programs for April 1, 2015, through March
also have initiated some new members. For
31, 2016, shows results of which you can
more information, see your Grand Lodge
be proud. The total number of Elks and
Government Relations Committeeman.
helpers who worked during this period was
The Grand Lodge Government Relations
1,803,260. The total number of those who
participated in our programs was 11,370,162. Committee, at this time, has a unique
opportunity to accomplish something of great
Each year the contributions of time and
value to our Lodges and nation – leading a
money and travel for Elks and their Helpers
very practical effort to reform the outdated
and complied from page 2 of all Lodge and
and unfair federal Unrelated Business Income
State Associations Annual Reports. This
Tax.
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As it stands today, you have an exemption
Total hours donated by Elks and
for the first $1,000 of your unrelated income.
their helpers were 8,247,755, valued at
The rest is taxable. That $1,000 was set by
$179,718,581. Total miles reported for Elks
Congress in 1986, 30 years ago. Our mission
and their helpers were 24,552,930, valued at
is simple: Convince Congress to increase that
$13,504,112.
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I’m pleased to report the total in cash and
One important tool we need to take to
noncash values comes to $282,160,455, an
Congress is an impressive charity report.
increase of more than $924,907 from 2014That is why it is so important that
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all Lodges and State Associations
Our hats are off to all of
“We must
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the Local Lodges, Districts
make
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The success of the past year is a
and State Associations that
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testament to the importance of the
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Lodge 849 (Area 7).
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797, 141.616
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Grand Lodge Convention News • Wednesday, July 6, 2016
The best and brightest of BPOP Ritual, 2015-16
2015-16 National Champions Bridgeport PA 714
Front from left: Twia Horney, Exalted Ruler; Sean McMenamin,
Leading Knight; Maureen DeStefano, Loyal Knight; Angel
Novitski, Lecturing Knight; Back Row from left: Kyle Minnich,
Coach; Laura Minnich, Coach; Christine West, Chaplain; Joe
Walsh, Esquire; Brian DeStefano, Inner Guard; Steve Teague,
Candidate; James DeStefano, Area 2 Chairman
Kenyon, OH 157, National Finals, second place
Front from left: John Hines, Exalted Ruler; Matt B. Bailey, Leading
Knight; Elisa Marie McKinley, Loyal Knight; Todd Daquino, Lecturing
Knight; Back row from left: D. Jack Buroker, coach; Sue Fox
Buroker, coach; Michael Sturgeon, Inner Guard; Dustin McCullough,
Esquire; Derek Kaufman, Chaplain; Annah Brown, Candidate; Jerry
Haudenschield, Coach; David Faulkner, Coach
Lincoln, NE 80, National Finals, fourth place
Front from left: Gerald R. Miles, Exalted Ruler; Larry Bratt,
Loyal Knight; Larry Schwindt, Lecturing Knight; Back row from
left: Stephen Wirth, Coach; Bobby Clinkenbeard, Coach; Harry
Montag; Laurie Montag, Chaplain; Troy Pedersen; Esquire;
Larry Jurgens, candidate
Phoenix, AZ 335, National Finals, third place
Front from left: Al Kayal, Exalted Ruler; Janice Christensen, Leading
Knight; Larry Bodwell, Loyal Knight; Diane Bodwell, Lecturing
Knight; Back row from left: Tim Woods, coach; Randy Sterling,
Inner Guard; Tom Schmidt, Esquire; Tom Strupp, Chaplain, Pamela
Records, candidate
All American, West Division
Pictured front row from Left: Gerald Miles, Exalted Ruler, Lincoln
NE Lodge #80; Larry Bodwell, Loyal Knight, Phoenix AZ Lodge
#335; Gary Keener, Lecturing Knight, Santa Clarita CA Lodge
#2379; Back row from left: Stephen Wirth, coach, Lincoln NE
Lodge #80; Bobby Clinkenbeard, coach, Lincoln NE Lodge #80;
John Rivetti, Chaplain, Santa Clarita CA Lodge 2379; Robert
Pendrak, Esquire, Carlsbad NM Lodge 1558; Larry Staley,
Inner Guard, Bremerton WA Lodge #1181; Michael Lowrance,
candidate, Santa Clarita CA Lodge #2379
All American, East Division
Pictured Front Row from left: Teia Horney, Exalted Ruler, Bridgeport
PA Lodge #714; Michael Bowman, Leading Knight, Tawas Area
MI Lodge #2525; Elisa Marie McKinley, Loyal Knight, Kenton OH
Lodge #157; Todd Taquino, Lecturing Knight, Kenton OH Lodge
#157; Back: Jerry Haudenschild, Coach, Kenton OH Lodge #157;
Sue Fox Buroker, Coach, Kenton OH Lodge #157; Denise Vear,
Chaplain, Sanford ME Lodge #1470; Joe Walsh, Esquire, Bridgeport
PA Lodge #714; Michael D. Sturgeon, Inner Guard, Kenton OH
Lodge #157; Annah Brown, Candidate, Kenton OH Lodge #157
Grand Lodge Convention News • Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Page 9
2016 GRAND LODGE RITUALISTIC CONTEST – HOUSTON TEXAS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE
LODGE
WESTERN DIVISION
SCORE
TIME
STATE
LODGE
SCORE
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2016
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MISSISSIPPI
NEW JERSEY
INDIANA
SOUTH CAROLINA
GEORGIA
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK
OPEN
OCEAN SPRINGS 2501
LAKE HOPATCONG 782
WABASH 471
GREENVILLE 858
DALTON 1267
BRIDGEPORT 714
WALCOTT 1763
93.5911
95.7964
93.7053
95.2976
95.8104
96.6993
94.7223
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
TEXAS
NEVADA
WYOMING
NEBRASKA
ILLINOIS
WASHINGTON
NEW MEXICO
ARIZONA
HOUSTON 151
RENO 597
CASPER 1353
LINCOLN 80
MT. VERNON 819
BREMERTON 1181
CARLSBAD 1558
PHOENIX 335
95.3996
95.2497
95.8950
96.8166
94.0507
95.8707
95.9450
96.6177
OKLAHOMA
MISSOURI
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
OREGON
OPEN
CLAREMORE 1230
BLUE SPRINGS 2509
SANTA CLARITA 2379
LITTLETON 1650
GATEWAY 2411
93.9750
96.4546
96.5966
95.4881
95.3311
SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
VERMONT
OHIO
FLORIDA
MICHIGAN
MAINE
OPEN
ST.JOHNSBURY 1343
KENTON 157
GAINESVILLE 990
TAWAS AREA 2525
SANFORD 1470
95.0364
97.3274
94.8213
96.1831
94.9497
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
NATIONAL FINALS – MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016
1:00PM
2:00PM
3:00PM
4:00PM
______________BRIDGEPORT PENNSYLVANIA #714_____97.6457__________
______________KENTON OHIO #157____________________97.1756__________
______________PHOENIX ARIZONA #335________________96.7167__________
______________LINCOLN NEBRASKA #80_______________96.9730__________
PRACTICE TIME
7:00 PM Sunday, July 3, 2016
7:30 PM Sunday, July 3, 2016
8:00 PM Sunday, July 3, 2016
8:30 PM Sunday, July 3, 2016
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Grand Lodge Convention News • Wednesday, July 6, 2016
G rand L odge R itualistic C ommittee
Our Rituals are Heart and Soul of the Order
By ALLEN LENORT
2015-16 Acting Committee Chairman
During this past year, your Grand Lodge
Ritualistic Committee has been working
very hard; traveling the country, training
and promoting the various aspects of all of
the Rituals of Our Great Order. We’ve truly
appreciated GER Hick’s and Membership/
PR Chairman Rick Gathen’s additional efforts
in promoting this program in their travels and
discussions across the country. Our Rituals
are the Heart and Soul of Our Great Order.
They are what make us unique, they are what
make us special, they are what make us Elks.
The Ritual Committee has met over the
last week and approved changes to help
clarify different aspects of the Rituals. I
encourage the membership to attend a Ritual
Clinic or contact your Area or State Ritual
Committee Person for these modifications.
We have been conducting the National
Ritualistic Contest over these past few days.
The 14 Elks who spent numerous hours
judging this contest were:
Donald Chesnel, Rochester, NH Lodge
1393 Area 1; Mark Wunder, Lyons, NY
Lodge 869 Area 1; Kyle Minnich, Bridgeport,
PA Lodge 714 Area 2; S. David DeStefano,
Bridgeport, PA Lodge 714 Area 2; Beryl
Farmer, Pensacola Beach, FL Lodge #497
Area 3; Frank W. Mount, Norwalk, OH
Lodge 730 Area 4; Rod Bellman, Hillsdale,
MI Lodge 1575 Area 4; Cliff McDonald,
Grandview/Hickman Mills, MO Lodge 2088
Area 5; Herb Hostler, Slidell, LA Lodge 2321
Area 6; Joseph Williams, Hot Springs, AR
Lodge 380 Area 6; Greg Koester, Oceanside,
CA Lodge 1561 Area 7; Peter Gillespie,
Sierra Vista, AZ Lodge 2065 Area 7; Jerry
Leonard, Vancouver, WA Lodge 823 Area;
and Frank Luers, Casper, WY Lodge #1353
Area 8
Members of your Grand Lodge Ritualistic
Committee are: Kenneth D. Rice, Saugus/
Everett, MA Lodge 642 Area 1; James
DeStefano, Bridgeport, PA Lodge 714 Area
2; Douglas M. Jones, Sumter, SC Lodge 855
Area 3; Chairman H. Keith Waltke, Sturgis,
Legislative
From Page 4
a rousing presentation congratulating the
Elks on their success in improving their
membership performance. He set three goals
for the following year: bringing in 78,100
new members; reducing the average time
before initiation to less than 30 days; and
reducing non-payment cancellations.
After the session was opened to the public,
the report of the Elks National Veterans
Service Commission was given by PGER
James Nichelson. Nichelson congratulated
Elks around the country for their terrific work
in assisting veterans. Looking forward, he
MI Lodge 1381, Area 4 (not in attendance
due to serious health issues); Roger Quinn,
Champaign/Urbana, IL Lodge 2497 Area 5;
Peter Bravo, Tooele, UT Lodge 1673 Area
7; and Robert W. Walker, Burien, WA Lodge
2143 Area 8.
Committee Advisor is F. Louis Sulsberger,
PGER, Flora, IL Lodge 1659; and me,
Longmont, CO Lodge 1055 Area 6.
I also want to acknowledge and offer my
sincere appreciation to Local Ritual Host
Committee Chairman, Jud Good of the Texas
Elks Association, and to each of the members
of the Local Host Committee who were
instrumental in producing a smoothly run
contest.
Special recognition is due to Roy R.
DeRitter, Past Ritualistic Committee
Chairman, from Passaic Valley NJ Lodge
2111, for assisting this committee during the
week. Thank you Roy.
Award winners
Eastern Division – 2nd place with
96.6993, Bridgeport PA 714; 1st with a
97.3274, Kenton Ohio #157
Western Division – 2nd place with
96.6177, Phoenix, AZ 335; and 1st with
96.8166, Lincoln NE 80
All American Officers – (Highest scorers
in divisional contests).
n Eastern Division: Inner Guard with
94.7600 from Kenton OH 157, Mike
Sturgeon; Chaplain with 95.1460 from
Sanford ME 1470, Denise Vear; Esquire with
95.3810 from Bridgeport PA 714, Joseph
Walsh; Lecturing Knight with 95.1920 from
Kenton OH 157, Todd Daquino; Loyal
Knight with 95.4580 from Kenton OH
157, Elisa McKinley; Leading Knight with
93.8430 from Tawas Area MI 2525, Michael
Bowman; and Exalted Ruler with 94.6610
from Bridgeport PA 714, Teia Horney.
n Western Division – Inner Guard with
93.7730 from Bremerton WA 1181, Larry
Staley; Chaplain with 94.4280 from Santa
Clarita CA 2379, John Rivetti; Esquire with
announced that a total of 180 $2,000 Freedom
Grants would be available in 2016–2017.
He also spoke about the commission’s new
Welcome Home Veterans program.
Next up was the report of Kent Gade,
national director of the Drug Awareness
Program. Gade started by introducing
Sherman County, Kansas, Sheriff Burton
Pianalto, who is the winner of the 2016
Enrique Camarena Award in honor of his
efforts in fighting illegal drugs through a
combination of tough law enforce action
against drug dealers and effective education
aimed at students of all ages. Sheriff Pianalto,
who is a member of the Goodland, Kansas,
94.5770 from Carlsbad NM 1558, Robert
Pendrak; Lecturing Knight with 94.8710
from Santa Clarita CA 2379, Gary Keener;
Loyal Knight with 95.4410 from Phoenix
AZ 335, Larry Bodwell; Leading Knight
with 95.0850 from Lincoln NE 80, Mary J.
Brooks; and Exalted Ruler with93.7660 from
Lincoln NE 80, Gerald R. Meyers.
n Bill King Award – Mike Trantum,
Exalted Ruler of Union City, GA Lodge 1617
and Georgia State President Gary Robinette
presented the award to the officer with
the highest total score from each division.
Eastern Division, with 95.4580 from Kenton
OH 157, Loyal Knight Elisa McKinley; and
Western Division with 95.4410 from Phoenix
AZ 335, Loyal Knight Larry Bodwell.
n Outstanding Coach and Candidate
– Eastern Division, coach from Kenton
OH 157, Sue Fox Buroker and Jerry
Haudenschield, candidate from Kenton OH
157, Annah Brown; Western Division, coach,
from Lincoln NE 80, Stephen F. Wirth,
Bobby Clinkenbeard and Richard Todd,
candidate, from Santa Clarita CA 2379,
Michael Lowerance.
n National finals results – 4th place,
with 96.7167, Phoenix, AZ 335; 3rd place,
with 96.9730, Lincoln, NB 80; 2nd place,
with 97.1756, Kenton, OH 157; and National
Champion, with 97.6457, Bridgeport, PA 714.
Exalted Ruler John Aceves of Tucson,
Arizona Lodge 385 presented the “John D.
Frakes Award” to the outstanding Coach of
the Grand Lodge National Championship
Team, Laura Minnichof Bridgeport, PA 714.
Exalted Ruler Lindsey Wanagel of
Napa, CA Lodge 832 awarded a plaque to
Bridgeport, PA Lodge in memory of Past
Grand Exalted Ruler Raymond Benjamin,
a Charter Member of Napa Lodge 832
in 1903. In 1914 and ‘15 he was Grand
Exalted Ruler and Vice Chairman of the Elks
National Foundation. He was instrumental in
creating the Elks Rituals, which are practiced
throughout Elkdom today.
Lodge, was sponsored by his home lodge.
Gade also spoke in memory of former
First Lady Nancy Reagan and praised her
efforts in opposing drug abuse, particularly
through her “Just Say No” slogan. To close,
Gade replayed a video of a 1988 speech by
President Ronald Reagan congratulating the
Elks for their charitable efforts.
Ritualistic Committee member Allen
Lenort closed out the session by recognizing
the winners of the national Ritualistic
Contest, including outstanding officers from
the preliminary rounds as well as the top four
winners of the national finals.
Grand Lodge Convention News • Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Page 11
Zellen
clan
GER-Elect
Michael F.
Zellen (middle
front in white
tux) with his
family Monday
in the Houston
Convention
Center. First
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(partially
hidden) is to
the right of
Zellen.
Aon picks winner
of camera drawing
The Elks member you see
shooting pictures with a GoPro
camera might be John Blais of
Guilderland, NY Lodge 2450.
He was the big winner of that
brand of camera in the July 4
drawing at the Elks National
Convention in Houston.
Aon held the drawing not
only to celebrate July 4 but also
its 10 years of supporting the
Elks insurance programs.
First female
Special Deputy
appointed
Joann M. Aldridge, a
Past State President
and member of Cedar
City, UT Lodge 1556,
is the BPOE’s first
woman Grand Lodge
Special Deputy. She was
appointed by Past Grand
Exalted Ruler Tom
Brazier, sponsor of the
Utah Elks Association,
for 2016-17.
Attendees at a Sun City Lodge veterans auction sing the National Anthem.
Sun City
From Page 4
30-50 residents appear at any given time.
Residents are also treated to music from a
17-piece band, magic shows, visits to Disney
on Ice, dinner and music at the lodge, and
two annual visits to Arizona Diamondbacks
baseball games.
Residents of the various veterans facilities
are also provided a “day away from the
mundane,” in which they are welcomed
by the lodge Veterans Committee to three
bowling events per year, complete with pizza,
soda, snacks and chicken.
“Just another way to show the gratitude of
the Sun City Elks members,” Bianchini said.
In its support of youth programs, Sun City
Lodge has sponsored a Boy Scout troop since
1998, producing 34 Eagle Scouts. It also
supports both a Boy and Girl Scout troop.
Each year, the lodge also recognizes it
area’s first responders and their families.
Police, fire, sheriff’s deputies and emergency
medical services personnel are invited to the
lodge for official honorary recognition and
a $500 gift each given to the charity of their
choice in their name.
Coke paves
way to riches
With Coca-Cola as the beverage vendor
at the George R. Brown Convention Center,
it reminds visiting Elks that there is a great
fundraising tie-in. Coke products have a code
inside the lids of plastic bottle caps, under
the cardboard flap of cardboard cartons or on
the bottom of the plastic-wrapped can cartons
that can be entered on their rewards website
(mycokerewards.com).
That’s just a little tip from Texas Past State
President Mike Clark, a member of your
Houston Host Committee.
Points accumulate in a user account and
can be redeemed for Coca-Cola branded items
such as platters, bears or toasters as well as
other items like sports team branded shirts
and duffle bags, and even single-serve coffee
makers worth $125 each!
Clark – also a Past Grand Trustee and
Grapevine, TX Lodge 2483 member –
embarrasses his wife Shan by “dumpster
diving” for cartons and lids.
“I’ve cashed in thousands of points for
items that have raised hundreds of dollars for
the Lodge ‘Sweetheart’ (raising money for the
state major project) and the VAVS program
at the Fort Worth VA Outpatient Clinic,”
said Clark, who is a volunteer driver for the
program..
“So save those caps when you’re done with
your soda and start an account,” Clark said.
“Get them to someone who has an account or
leave them with a Texas Host and they’ll get
them to Mikey!”
Hottest ticket coming
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Be Loud and Proud that you are a member of
the hottest group around. We do more, we
donate more, we reach out to more people
with helping hands than any other fraternal
organization.
Have you asked someone to join today?
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