Dear members,
WOW, the month of April sure has flown by! And, a busy month it was as well. If you didn’t get out and about, here are some of the things you missed:
The Elk’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success, with much kudos to Richard and Carolynn Sisneros. They had a whole gang of folks out there to set up, hide eggs, and tear down when all was done. We had special visits from Elroy the Elk (great job, Michael Phillips!) and the Easter Bunny (great job of surprising us, Alan Woodward!). I think every child who attended got at least one egg.
Just two weeks later, Mark and Trish Sandoval spear-headed the painting of the Club area—under Mark’s direction, the three-day task turned our Lodge into a much nicer place. An excellent job by everyone who came down and put a little sweat equity into our Lodge. If you haven’t been in yet, please come and see how awesome it turned out—we have white walls and ceiling again! Our next big task will be the flooring… stay tuned!!
The House and Trustees are implementing a voluntary smoking/non-smoking area project. We hope this will benefit those who prefer not to sit in a smoking area, and will still allow our smoking members to enjoy the Club. Please feel free to let any officer know your thoughts on this. We started the experiment on April 16.
There are many upcoming events that you can become involved with—just touch base with any of the officers or committee chairs if you’d like to help in some way:
• Youth Activities Week—May 1-7 [Richard Sisneros]
• Mother’s Day event (tentative)—May 13 [Richard Sisneros]
• Memorial Day Ceremony—May 28 [Lisa, Mark Sandoval and Craig Taylor]
• Flay Day Ceremony—June 14 [Lisa, Maybelle Vigil]
• Elk’s Annual Golf Tournament—June 22 [Mark Sandoval, Mark Harris and Michael Phillips]
Keep an eye out in the mail for your birthday card from the Lodge during the month of your birthday… it has a coupon for a complimentary cocktail on my behalf—come in, enjoy a free drink on me—and catch up on all the latest at the Lodge!
I feel so blessed to have so many members stepping up to the tasks at hand! Our Lodge is like an extension of home, and it is great to see folks helping take care of it. If you have thoughts or ideas on other things we can do to make our Lodge better, please let any of the officers know! I encourage you to take a little time in your life to dedicate to one of the many upcoming events.
Fraternally Yours,
Lisa Harris
Exalted Ruler BPOE 2083
May 1-7 -- Youth Activities Week
May 3 -- Pay Day Cafe
6:30 p.m.
May 7 -- PER Meeting
7:00 p.m.
May 14 -- Lodge Meeting
7:00 p.m.
May 17 -- Pay Day Cafe
6:30 p.m.
May 21 -- House/Trustee Meeing
6:00 p.m.
May 28 -- Memorial Day Ceremony
And Official Visit of our State President, Roger Hamman
May 29 -- Lodge Meeting
7:00 p.m.
May 31 -- Pay Day Cafe
6:30 p.m.
