EXALTED RULER’S FINAL MESSAGE: THANK YOU ALL FOR TWO AWESOME TERMS AS YOUR EXALTED RULER ! OUR LODGE HAS COME A LONG WAY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS ! I have always given 100%, and I will continue to do so. I Love Elkdom, our 105 Lodge, and our members. you are my family… GOD BLESS YOU ALL ! It is my highest honor, and great privilege to welcome my friend, my brother Greg Krol as our new Exalted Ruler ! Many of you have asked me to stay a 3rd year… and I thank you for the vote of confidence… maybe down the road… For now, Greg is ready, and he has EARNED the right to be Exalted Ruler of this lodge. Those that know me, know that I believe the true sign of a leader is to pass the torch with pride… not hold onto it… and I pass it to Greg Krol with the utmost pride and respect. I have done my best to rule our Lodge with compassion, love and always with kindness… with impartiality… as a Gentleman… thru virtue… and accountability... not control… My motto is and always will be: “ALL IS GOOD… AND GOOD CAN NOT… AND WILL NOT FAIL !” Greg Krol is a SECOND GENERATION EXALTED RULER ! His Dad Steve Krol was ER and a Charter member of Lawrenceville Lodge and his picture hangs on our Lodge wall. I also want to congratulate Lynn Van Ost, Leading Knight, Barry Holsten Loyal Knight, Erin Van Heusen Lecturing Knight, Dom Varra Trustee, Karen Manfre Secretary, Carolyn Downs Treasurer & Sean Smithers Tiler... INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS WILL BE MARCH 24th AT 2pm - THIS CEREMONY IS OPEN TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS... Food and refreshment to follow ! NEXT LODGE MEETING is Mar 6th, 8pm, Trustee, House, & Board of Directors meetings are Tues Mar 5th at 7:30pm. EASTER EGG HUNT & brunch with the EASTER BUNNY is on MARCH 30 AT NOON. YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FORM SUPER BOWL SUNDAY CHILLI COOKOFF PARTY WAS FUN ! Thanks to all to brought food and attended ! Winner was Lynn Van Ost with “Spicy Turkey Chili”… thank you to Karl Shot and Mountain View Catering for providing sausage peppers and onions. THE MARTI-GRAS DANCE PARTY WAS AWESOME with Rick & Kenny... THANK YOU PATI, BARB & THE TEAM ! Please keep up with the REAL news… the facts… attend Lodge and Steering meetings… These meetings are for everyone… and are the ONLY place to get CORRECT information. YOU MUST ASK QUESTIONS TO GET ANSWERS… Please go to DISTRICT and STATE meetings as well… it’s ALL 100% ELK and IT’S ALL GOOD ! My Elk of the Month is David Applebaum. Dave volunteers behind the scenes Tuesday nights and at our SCC events. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A “TEAM ELK” ! THANK YOU David ! May God Bless and protect you. You are my Elk of the Month ! Thank you for ALL that you do… continue the good work ! Remember “TEAMWORK WORKS” and THERE IS NO “I” IN TEAM ! Please join our team and VOLUNTEER on a committee. Please help the Lodge that you Love… VOLUNTEER EVERY TIME YOU CAN... MAKE A DIFFERENCE... Help make OUR Lodge, the 105 LODGE, the BEST LODGE IN THE USA ! Tom Petro PER Exalted Ruler Elks TRENTON ELKS LODGE #105 B.P.O.E. MONTHLY COMMUNICATION MARCH 2013 42 DeCou Ave Ewing, NJ 08628 • Lodge: (609) 771-0105 • Fax: (609) 771-0396 • Secretary: (609) 771-8305 Celebrating Our 125 th Year - Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Web: ELKS105.org May God Bless our Members, our Troops, and our Lodge… Fraternally yours in Elkdom… GOD BLESS EVERYONE ! THANK YOU ALL ! Tom Petro PER Exalted Ruler Trenton Elks 105… 2011-12 2012-13 ...and last but not least good things to think about: Watch your thoughts ... they become your words. Watch your words ... they become your actions. Watch your actions ... they become your habits. Watch your habits ... they become your character. Watch your character ... it becomes your destiny. And Remember... ALL IS GOOD… and GOOD CAN NOT, and WILL NOT FAIL !
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EXALTED RULER’S FINAL MESSAGE: THANK YOU ALL FOR TWO AWESOME TERMS AS YOUR EXALTED RULER !
OUR LODGE HAS COME A LONG WAY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS ! I have always given 100%, and I will continue to do so. I Love Elkdom, our 105 Lodge, and our members. you are my family… GOD BLESS YOU ALL ! It is my highest honor, and great privilege to welcome my friend, my brother Greg Krol as our new Exalted Ruler ! Many of you have asked me to stay a 3rd year…
and I thank you for the vote of confidence… maybe down the road… For now, Greg is ready, and he has EARNED the right to be Exalted Ruler of this lodge. Those that know me, know that I believe the true sign of a leader is to pass the torch with pride… not hold onto it… and I pass it to Greg Krol with
the utmost pride and respect. I have done my best to rule our Lodge with compassion, love and always with kindness… with impartiality… as a Gentleman… thru virtue… and accountability... not control…
My motto is and always will be: “ALL IS GOOD… AND GOOD CAN NOT… AND WILL NOT FAIL !”
Greg Krol is a SECOND GENERATION EXALTED RULER ! His Dad Steve Krol was ER and a Charter member of Lawrenceville Lodge and his picture hangs on our Lodge wall. I also want to congratulate Lynn Van Ost, Leading Knight, Barry Holsten Loyal Knight, Erin Van Heusen Lecturing Knight, Dom Varra Trustee, Karen Manfre Secretary, Carolyn Downs Treasurer & Sean Smithers Tiler... INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS WILL BE MARCH 24th AT 2pm - THIS CEREMONY IS OPEN TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS... Food and refreshment to follow !
NEXT LODGE MEETING is Mar 6th, 8pm, Trustee, House, & Board of Directors meetings are Tues Mar 5th at 7:30pm.
EASTER EGG HUNT & brunch with the EASTER BUNNY is on MARCH 30 AT NOON. YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FORM
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY CHILLI COOKOFF PARTY WAS FUN ! Thanks to all to brought food and attended ! Winner was Lynn Van Ost with “Spicy Turkey Chili”… thank you to Karl Shot and Mountain View Catering for providing sausage peppers and onions.
THE MARTI-GRAS DANCE PARTY WAS AWESOME with Rick & Kenny... THANK YOU PATI, BARB & THE TEAM !
Please keep up with the REAL news… the facts… attend Lodge and Steering meetings… These meetings are for everyone… and are the ONLY place to get CORRECT information. YOU MUST ASK QUESTIONS TO GET ANSWERS… Please go to DISTRICT and STATE meetings as well… it’s ALL 100% ELK and IT’S ALL GOOD !
My Elk of the Month is David Applebaum. Dave volunteers behind the scenes Tuesday nights and at our SCC
events. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A “TEAM ELK” ! THANK YOU David ! May God Bless and protect you. You are my Elk of the Month ! Thank you for ALL that you do… continue the good work !
Remember “TEAMWORK WORKS” and THERE IS NO “I” IN TEAM ! Please join our team and VOLUNTEER on a committee. Please help the Lodge that you Love… VOLUNTEER EVERY TIME YOU CAN... MAKE A DIFFERENCE... Help make OUR Lodge, the 105 LODGE, the BEST LODGE IN THE USA !
Tom Petro PER Exalted Ruler Elks
TRENTON ELKS LODGE #105 B.P.O.E. MONTHLY COMMUNICATION MARCH 2013
The following have met the requirements for membership. There names were posted on the wall in the lodge satisfy the 10 day notice require-ment before voting, and they are now listed in the Bulletin.
LIFE: JOSEPHINE KOSCO - honorary by petition
REGULAR: THOMAS TULLY
TRANSFER DIMIT: NONE AT THIS TIME
ELK HISTORY CORNER
CERVUS ALCES the 11th HOUR TO OUR ABSENT BROTHERS… (now MEMBERS) Their faults we write upon the sands their virtues upon
the tablets of Love and Memory...
Post cards, paper matchbook covers and Elks music were popular from the early 1900’s and are a big part of
SIGN UP IN THE LODGE LOBBY BY MARCH 26th DEADLINE... YOU NEED
YOUR NAME, YOUR MEMBER NUMBER, & THE CHILDS NAME AND AGE...
FOR THE CHILDREN &
GRAND CHILDREN
OF OUR MEMBERS...
CALL
TOM & BARB BALINT
609-883-4867
or see JOE JONES
DUES NOTICE:
Due to changes this year notices will be mailed in March
PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES FOR 2013-14 ELK YEAR WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR NOTICE !
USE YOUR PURPLE KEY CARD UNTIL APRIL 1st
“105” LODGE
GRILL ROOM
GREG KROL HOUSE CHAIR
TOM BALINT PER PDD GRILL ROOM CHAIR
Grill Room Hours:
Monday thru Friday 6 PM - Closing • Saturday Noon
- Closing Sunday - Closed
TUESDAY NITE DINNERS 6-8 PM DONATION $8.00
Benefits Special Children
or ENF Charities
POT LUCK FOOD FRIDAY NIGHTS !
WE ARE WORKING ON BEING OPEN
SATURDAY NIGHTS TOO !
PLEASE CALL FIRST (609) 771-0105
THANK YOU PATI VARRA!
The Lodge would like to thank PATI VARRA for a WONDER-FUL AWESEOME YEAR as our Social Chair ! Thank you to BARBARA
BALINT for her assistance… and for every on else that helped make it an incredible year ! The MARDI GRAS Event February 9 was IN-CREDIBLE.
The food was superb, the band is the BEST… our own RICK AND KENNY YOU GUYS ROCK !
Thank you to TOM & BARBARA BALINT for you generous donation of the Door Prizes for this event.
Thank you to EVERYONE that supported, at-tended, set up, took down, bartended, and helped make this happen… it proves TEAM-WORK is ALIVE and WELL at the 105 Lodge !
Tom TOM PETRO PER / Exalted Ruler
LODGE ACTIVITIES
ELKS 105 MARDI-GRAS PARTY AN INCREDIBLE EVENT !
ELKS SCHOLARSHIP NEWS !
The NJSEA is pleased to announce the NJ Elks Family Scholar-ship. This scholarship program will run from April 1, through July 15, 2013. Any son, daughter, step-child, grandchildren of
step-grandchild of an Elk in good standing may apply. You must have been a paid up Elk member prior to March 31, 2011
and your current dues (2013-2014) must be paid.
This $750 scholarship is available for graduating High School Seniors (May or June 2013) as well as currently enrolled Full Time College, Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors at a two or
four year program. In order to have the greatest impact on the most eligible lives of our students, all members’
offspring meeting these requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
The New Jersey Elks Charities will award 25% of those applying with this $750 one time scholarship. Each year of eligibility must be applied for separately. That’s right, you may
have up to $3000 of your college tuition paid through your scholarship awards.
Applications will be judged on Honors and Awards; Extracurricular Activities; Leadership; Work and Community Service. There will be separate scoring for High School and College
students. Full details and application instructions on the NJ Elks Family Scholarship will be posted on the State Website March 15, 2013, NJELKS.ORG
2012-2013 TRENTON LODGE 105 OFFICERS
EXALTED RULER Tom Petro, PER 609-394-1414 JUSTICE Larry Popp, Esq. 609-784-5111 LEADING KNIGHT Greg Krol 609-882-5000 LOYAL KNIGHT Lynn Van Ost 609-538-8941 2-YEAR TRUSTEE Dominick Varra 609-883-3370 LECTURING KNIGHT Erin Van Heusen 609-954-1653 3-YEAR TRUSTEE Lou Eggert, PER SECRETARY Karen Manfré 609-538-8941 4-YEAR TRUSTEE Bob Habel TREASURER Jim Castelize 609-638-4959 609-882-6340 ESQUIRE Barry Holsten TRUSTEE ADVISOR Peter Smith CHAPLAIN Rex Carpenter INNER GUARD Nancy Jakubowski 609-882-0482 TILER Sean Smithers 609-571-1186
LODGE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
AMERICANISM / NTNL SVC. John Ash 609-883-2950 INDOCTRINATION Tom Petro ER PER
Roy Smith 215-757-7935 INVESTIGATION Karen Manfre 609-882-6340
AUDIT & ACOUNTNG Rex Carpenter Judy Kelly Lynn Van Ost & Nancy Jakubowski 609-882-0482
Ann Smithers LAPSATION Karen Manfré 609-538-8941
BLOOD BANK …..to be appointed 609-883-3370 LODGE USE Greg Krol 609-882-5000
BLIND Evelyn Eggert 609-882-8680
BULLETIN TEAM Tom Petro ER PER & team
609-394-1414 MEDIATOR Paul Kehler 609-433-0874
BUILDING FUND Rex Carpenter 609-883-0557 MEMBERSHIP Karen Manfré 609-538-8941
BY-LAWS Balint Eggert Manfre MEMORIAL Karen Manfré 609-538-8941
CHARITIES Joseph Jones 609-883-2453 PAST EXALTED RULERS Glen Cliver PER
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES …..to be appointed PUBLIC RELATIONS …..to be appointed
CONVENTION & PARADE Bob Habel 609-882-0540 SAFETY COORDINATOR Lou Eggert PER
DRUG AWARENESS Becky &Jim Castelize 609-433-0874 SCHOLARSHIP Tom & Judy Kelly 609-466-1159
ELKS NAT’L FOUNDATION Karen Manfre’ 609-538-8941 SOCIAL COMMITTEE Pati Varra 609 883-7858
GOV’T RELATIONS Don Apai 609-771-0066 SPECIAL CHILDREN ...to be appointed
SICKNESS AND DISTRESS… PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS JACK HITT, LARRY LECLAIRE, JOE & PINKY CANULLI, ED MACHEWEN, ...Our prayers are with you.
If you know of a Member who is ill or in distress, hospital, surgery, contact the Lodge Secretary at 609-771-8305 or email info to: [email protected]
TO OUR ABSENT MEMBERS
ED CRAWFORD JOSEPH MAGYAR
IN MEMORIAM
"The clock of his day has stopped and across its dial the motionless shadows mark the Hour of Eleven."
PLEASE ADVISE THE SECRETARY OF A GOOD PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS TO BE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN
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SCC Team: Joan, Erin, Josie, Lynn, Carolyn
06/2013
05/2013
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EDDIE JAROSZ 05/2013
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ABOVE PLEASE RENEW
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