A Leer from your Exalted Ruler THE EUREKA- PACIFIC ELKS LODGE December 2017 Volume 5, Issue 12 Inside this issue: Veterans Lunch 2 Serving Veterans 3 35th Anniversary 4 Lodge History 5 Children’s & Adult’s Christmas Pares 6 Merry Christmas 7 Calendar 8 Birthdays 9 Elk of the Month 9 Get Involved 9 Greengs: As the song says, “It’s the most wonderful me of the year!” December is here and Christmas me is upon us. It truly is a wonderful me of year, a me for family and friends to gather, a me to renew cherished tradi- ons, a me for peace and goodwill to all ! For me, Christmas is all of the above, but even more important, it’s a me to rejoice, to celebrate the blessed birth of our Lord and Savior, through whom the hope of salvaon has come to all mankind. December is also a me for reflecon and ancipaon as we look back on this year’s accomplishments and forward to a new year of serving our community. 2017 was a great year for our Lodge, our events conn- ued to be successful, we introduced many new mem- bers, exceeded per capita goals for ENF and Benevolent Trust, were presented the Patriot of the Year award by the city of Eureka, and honored by the Missouri House of Representaves. There is indeed much to be proud of and ALL the praise goes to our hard working and ded- icated members, you are truly the heart and soul of this Lodge! In closing, Cindy and I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a blessed and safe New Year. I am honored to represent this Lodge as your ER, and I’m beyond grateful for all you do for the community. Sincerely, Ron Kurtz Exalted Ruler Th e E ureka P acific E l ks N ewsletter # 2644 Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge Meeng Reminder: The 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm Dinner to follow. Ron Kurtz Exalted Ruler
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A Letter from your Exalted Ruler
THE
EUREKA-
PACIFIC
ELKS
LODGE
December 2017 Volume 5, Issue 12
Inside this issue:
Veterans Lunch 2
Serving Veterans 3
35th Anniversary 4
Lodge History 5
Children’s & Adult’s Christmas Parties
6
Merry Christmas 7
Calendar 8
Birthdays 9
Elk of the Month 9
Get Involved 9
Greetings:
As the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” December is here and Christmas time is upon us. It truly is a wonderful time of year, a time for family and friends to gather, a time to renew cherished tradi-tions, a time for peace and goodwill to all !
For me, Christmas is all of the above, but even more important, it’s a time to rejoice, to celebrate the blessed birth of our Lord and Savior, through whom the hope of salvation has come to all mankind.
December is also a time for reflection and anticipation as we look back on this year’s accomplishments and forward to a new year of serving our community. 2017 was a great year for our Lodge, our events contin-ued to be successful, we introduced many new mem-bers, exceeded per capita goals for ENF and Benevolent Trust, were presented the Patriot of the Year award by the city of Eureka, and honored by the Missouri House of Representatives. There is indeed much to be proud of and ALL the praise goes to our hard working and ded-icated members, you are truly the heart and soul of this Lodge!
In closing, Cindy and I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a blessed and safe New Year. I am honored to represent this Lodge as your ER, and I’m beyond grateful for all you do for the community.
Sincerely, Ron Kurtz Exalted Ruler
The Eureka Pacific Elks Newsletter
# 2644
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
Lodge Meeting
Reminder:
The 2nd
Tuesday
of the month at 7:00pm
Dinner to follow.
Ron Kurtz Exalted Ruler
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The Veterans Committee along with members who volunteered served a “Veterans Day” lunch to approximately 40 veterans .
The lunches were prepared at the Lodge and delivered to veterans at Marymount, St. Andrews and Pacific nursing homes.
A special thanks to all who volunteered to serve those who served us!
Serving those who Served
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Serving those who Served
Lodge members Dave Jeffries (far left) and Mike Stocker (far right) present checks to members of American Legion Post 320 in Pacific. The checks were from the Lodge and Special Forces.
Lodge members John Wengert, Mike Jeffries, Bob LaBeau, Harold Goodmon, and Fred Bunch worked several hours cleaning donated dear hides in support of the Elks Veterans Leather program. Looks like it’s going to be a great year for dear hide donations at the Lodge!
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1982 - 2017 Lodge Anniversary
35 Years of Serving the Community
On October 17, 1982, the Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge became the 2,644th lodge in the Benevolent and Pro-tective Order of Elks of the United States of America (BPOE), and this October the Lodge will celebrate its 35th anniversary.
The story of the Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge began in the spring of 1982, it was the idea of a small group of Elks from the Meramec-Arnold and High Ridge lodges. The group held planning meetings which eventu-ally led to the submission of an application for the new lodge on July 17, 1982. The application was offi-cially accepted by the Grand Lodge ten days later. The formal beginning (or Institution) of the Lodge oc-curred on October 17, 1982 at a special ceremony held at the Palace Theater at Six Flags. That day the Lodge instituted over 200 members and was off and running! In October of 1989, another milestone was reached when the Lodge purchased and dedicated their building at the corner of Central Ave. and West First St., which they have since expanded and continue to occupy to this day.
From its inception, the Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge has been a strong source for charitable programs and events, all designed to help children grow up healthy and drug-free, meet the needs of today’s veterans, promote patriotism, and improve the quality of life in the community. In total, the Lodge has donated over 3 MILLION DOLLARS to charitable causes over the past 35 years.
At the state level, the Eureka and Pacific Elks Lodge works to support the Missouri Elks Association, providing state-wide programs such as, “Elks Mobile Dental”. This program serves the dental needs of eligible physically challenged children, and mentally challenged/developmentally disabled adults and children. Providing basic and routine dental care. Each year, dental procedures are performed on more than 3,000 patients. The value of these services is over $700,000.
At a national level, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks provides millions of dollars each year through programs such as the “Elks National Foundation”, which since its inception, has contributed $455.4 million toward Elks charitable projects nationwide.
The members of the Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge would like to thank the community for their unfailing sup-port, it is your generosity that allows us to provide help to those in need. We are committed to building and strengthening our Lodge to ensure we can continue to serve our communities for many years to come.
A final note, as our local lodge celebrates its 35th anniversary, we look forward to 2018, and celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America (1868 – 2018).
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Lodge History 1982 - 2017
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Lodge Christmas Parties
The elves are getting everything ready for the children’s Christmas party being held at the lodge . Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 1 PM.
The fun starts at 1pm with lunch at the lodge.
SANTA - FOOD - GAMES
Fun !
Children’s Christmas Party
Adult’s Christmas Party
• Saturday, December 16th 7:00 - 11:00 • White Elephant Gift Exchange ($20
limit) • Drink Specials • 50/50 • Bring a dish to share • Open play on the pool table
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Warmest wishes for a very Merry Christmas
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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1
5 PM Veterans BBQ
2 2 - 6 PM
Pool and Cornhole _____________________________
7:30 Queen of Hearts
3
11 AM Memorial Service
4 5 6pm
Veterans Mtg
7pm Orientation
6 7 8 9 7:30
Queen of Hearts
10 1 pm
Children’s Christmas Party
11 12 7 pm
Lodge Meeting Initiation
13 14 15
5:30 Pork Chop Dinner
16 7 - 11pm
Adult’s Christ-mas Party ______________________________
7:30 Queen of Hearts
17 18 19 6:00 PM
PER’s Meeting
20 21 22 23 7:30
Queen of Hearts
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7:30
Queen of Hearts
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December 2017
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Congratulations “Bob LaBeau”
Birthdays This Month
Elk of the Month
01 Derrick Rix 02 Bob Esterlein 02 Keith Steckler 04 Marcia Deleiko 04 John Lynn 04 Pari Stocker 05 Steve Parker 06 Jeff Burns 06 Patrick Feder 06 Dave Kueneke 07 Michael Bradshaw 08 Michele Hoff 10 Paul Beeman
Come in on your birthday and enjoy a free drink on the lodge!
10 Toma Dew 12 Shirley Driskill 12 Ken Klaus 13 Lisa Hedge 13 Nick Higgins 20 Anthony Amick 20 Fred Bunch 21 John Howald 22 Vince Shinn 24 Robert Scarry 24 Jerry Williams 24 Mark Zufall 25 Nathan Bolte
Get Involved &Volunteer! Make A Difference
You have many reasons to be extremely proud of your lodge! Our lodge is one of the hardest working lodges in the country. We support a wide range of events and organizations, each one making a difference in our community or nation. We have a well earned reputation for “Getting the Job Done”, it’s been said more than once, “If the Eureka-Pacific Elks are involved it will be a success!” Needless to say it takes a lot of dedicated and caring people to make it happen. That’s where you come in, if you’re not already involved in an event pick one out an jump right in!
Volunteer and help make a difference!
25 Dennis Fuchs 25 Greg Gates 25 John Murphy 26 Scott Pacino 28 Joe Brice 29 Craig Clynes 29 Christopher Stecker 29 Robert Thomas 30 Kevin Harness 30 David Parmer 31 Aaron Borchert
