Las Conchas Fire 2011 -- Volunteers make a difference
On behalf of the Los Alamos Elk’s Lodge BPOE 2083 and its members, we would like to thank all of those who participated in serving and protecting this great community during the Las Conchas Fire. We cannot express our appreciation enough. Thank You!
Our thoughts and prayers are with our neighbors that have lost their homes, possessions, and livelihood as a result of the fire. We hope that some semblance of normalcy will return to your lives soon.
As we did during the Cerro Grande Fire, it was an honor and a privilege to offer our Lodge as a community center, offering hot meals, coffee, water, snacks, toiletries and hospitality to those who worked so tirelessly to protect our community during the evacuation. It is amazing to look back and realize that we served approximately 14,000 meals over the course of the week.
There are so many that volunteered their time, money or goods to ensure that we could serve the community. Thank you, Smith’s Grocery Store, Los Alamos CO-OP, LANL Foundation, Los Alamos National Bank, Merrick Company, Santa Fe Food Depot, Premier Distributing Co., De Colores Restaurant, Blue Window Bistro, Los Alamos VFW, Sysco, O Eating House, Hot Rocks Java, Walmart, Thai Café, and numerous others that supported our efforts. There are too many individual volunteers to list in this letter, however, please know that your efforts have not been overlooked.
In closing, we met and came to know many of the emergency workers that spent a week or more in our community and we hope that our efforts were reflective of how much we appreciated your diligence and perseverance in battling the fire. Thank you, Wildland Firefighters, Helitack crews, National Guard, State Police, LAFD, LAPD, LAMC staff & LA County employees! It is a tough job that you have, and we hope you found a little comfort within our walls, even if it was for a short period of time.
LAS CONCHAS FIRE ELK’s LODGE VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
OMG! Thank you all for your generous support of the Elk’s Lodge during the 2011 Las
Conchas Fire. Our gratitude is extended to all that help and we are extremely sorry if you
were not included on this list.
Elk Members and Spouses (PER= Past Exalted Ruler):
- Apgar, Sean
- Aragon, Ben and Angie
- Boettner, Jay and Marge
- Bouman, Ben - Officer
- Campbell, Heather
- Cummings, Susan – PER
- Cummings, Monique
- Donohue, Anne – Candidate
- Dudick, Michelle
- Dudick, Shane
- Ellard, Kyndra
- Ferrell, Bill and Barbara
- Frazier, Trey – Maintenance
- Fry, Herb – Officer
- Gerth, Dan and Connie – Dan PER, PDGER
- Grzadzinski, Cary
- Hamilton, Mark and Sandy
- Hanson, Greg
- Hanson, Rhonda
- Hollis, Kirk – Trustee and Original Coordinator
- Kieltyka, Jennifer
- Kieltyka, Richard – PER, Trustee
- Knutt, Doug – Maintenance
- MacDonald, Jeremy Zan
- Metzger, Patrick
- Montoya, Frank
- Mosher, Milt
- Ray, Dwight and Shirley – PER, PSP
- Remde, Steve – Kitchen Coordinator/Manager
- Roberts, John – Candidate
- Scott, Ruth
- Sisneros, Richard
- Smith, Mark E. – PER, Trustee and Original Coordinator
- Smith, Mark K.
- Smith, Patricia
- Smith, Tracy
- Taylor, Craig – Officer
- Trujillo, Eppie – Secretary & Administration Coordinator
- Tupin, Ronnie and Sandy – PER, State Vice – President
- Weinbrecht, Eden
- Williams, Dave
- Williams, Reine – Exalted Ruler (President)
- Woodward, Alan
Other Welcomed Volunteers
- Benavidez, Arthur - VFW Men’s Auxiliary President
- Bhadkamkar, Medha
- Blanford, Mindy
- Burk, Brad – Hot Rocks & Java Café
- Calles, Monica - VFW Ladies Aux Past Pres.
- Carpenter, Travis
- Carmichael, Jeff and Sherry
- Coca, Nick – Refrigeration Truck
- Coca, Felix - VFW Quarter Master
- Connie who wishes to remain Anonymous
- Dodge, Holly
- Dummer, Sue - DeColores
- Duran, George – DeColores
- Duran, Joan – DeColores
- Duran, Mel – DeColores
- Duran, Tim – DeColores
- Duran, Zoe – DeColores
- Fox, Tony – LANL Foundation
- Garcia, James - VFW Commander
- Gurevitch; Alan
- Gonzales, Jet
- Gonzales, Manuel and Liza
- Herring, Allen and Yvonne
- Howze, Stacy
- Jaramillo, Martin and his nephew – O Eating House
- King, Nancy
- King, Tom
- Lamsa, Larry
- Leeches, Gerry
- Lemons, Steve & Sarah - Professional Chef (Steve) – O Eating House
- McCool, Brian
- McInerny, Mary
- Metzger, Heather
- Miller, Marvin
- Montoya, Melissa
- Patersnoster, Mellissa & Staff – Blue Window
- Rinquest, Ricky
- Roberts, Jessica
- Roberts, John - Smith’s
- Roberts, John - Santa Fe Rotary Club
- Rush, Cathie
- Saiz, Abe and Marissa - State VFW Commander
- Salazar, Prax - Santa Fe VFW Jr. Vice Commander
- Sherrie, Justin and all others - Santa Fe Food Bank
- Schumsky, Shari
- Scott, Ruth (Ruthie) - VFW Los Alamos
- Isaac, Fermin, Henry and all others - Smith’s
- Sisneros, Michael, Andrea, Marina & Richard (VFW & Rotary Club)
- Sullivan, Jeri
- Valenzuela, George - VFW Los Alamos
- Vigil, Charles
- Vigil, George - VFW Los Alamos
- Wallace, Peter – Blue Window
- Wallace, Brenda
- Walters, Alison
- Watts, Steve and his helpers – Food CO-OP
- York, Gerald
- Zastrow, Leona
FOOD DONATIONS
Premier Distributing Company – Refrig. Truck
O Eating House – Food and Chefs
Smith’s – Los Alamos – Food
Los Alamos Food CO-OP – Food
Blue Window – Food and Cooking
DeColores – Food and Cooking
VFW – Los Alamos – Food and Cooking
Santa Fe VFW Post 2951- Food and other items
The Santa Fe Food Depot – Food
Albuquerque Albertson’s – Food
Thai Café – Santa Fe – Food
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Santa Fe, Inc. – Soft Drinks
Sysco – Food
Aramark – Food
Santa Fe Seventh Day Adventist Church – Youth Group – Food and other items
Terry & Wendy Jenks – Spaghetti
County of Los Alamos – Diesel and Propane
The Tortilla Company
MONETARY DONATIONS
LANL Foundation
Los Alamos National Bank
Merrick and Company
Dennis and Karen Brandt
Andrea Martinez
Ben Bouman
Rotary – Los Alamos
Leona M. Zastrow
Alison Walters
Jay and Marge Boettner
John Longmire
John B. Grapsas
Las Vegas Elks #408 – PER Association
Deming Lodge #2750
Rio Rancho Elks #2500 – PER Association
Tucumcari Elks #1172
Silver City Elks #413
Marilyn Kay Smith
