Our Lake Effect snowstorm has wiped out our weekend of events. The Watertown Elks Hoop Shoot has been rescheduled for Saturday, December 7th from 9 AM to 2 PM.
Craft and Vendor Show was cancelled yesterday and looking to reschedule.
Elks Memorial Service scheduled for Sunday December 1st has been moved to Saturday, December 7th at 5 PM.
On November 7th, we had our District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler and District State Vice President's visit to our Lodge along with several members from NINE other Lodges in our district visiting. Our volunteers cooking and serving meals as well as cleaning up after were HUGE!!! Thank You, Volunteers!!!
This Dinner turned out to be another huge success (see story below). Again, so many volunteers came out and helped make this event go smoothly.
The $1,000 donation to Joseph P Dwyer Peer Outreach Center was made possible by Freedom Grant.
Saturday, November 19th was our 125th Anniversary celebration along with State President's Visit. What a night! We had about 100 people from several different Lodge come and help us celebrate and to meet with the NYSEA State President Tania DeFrank. Assemblyman Scott Gray was also present.
Again, a ton of volunteers came out and were HUGE!!! We can never thank the volunteers enough!
At least 35 volunteers came out to help with cooking, serving and delivering over 600 meals!!! 390 meals were delivered to area Senior Citizens apartments in Watertown and over 200 meals were handed out in our drive-thru event.
The Dictionary Project is ongoing and hoping to be completed by Christmas. Dictionaries have been delivered to nine schools so far and third graders are loving their new book. This was made possible by $2,500 from Gratitude Grant.
The Backpack program was another success with Watertown Lodge. Checks were delivered to nine school districts that our Lodge serves. Total amount of $6,000 that was received from the Beacon Grant for the Back Program ended up going to 28 different schools. All schools were thrilled with our Lodge’s contribution.
Watertown Elks # 496 hosted an amazing Veterans Dinner on the evening of Saturday, November 9th, 2024. Nearly 100 people attended the Turkey dinner. Dinner included: turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, vegetables, salad, dinner rolls, and desserts. Meals were all donated and prepared by amazing volunteers.
Evening included our honored guest speaker; Eric B. Soluri, Retired United States Air Force Chief Master Sergeant. The evening was introduced by our Veterans Committee chairman Past Exalted Ruler Ed Massa. Exalted Ruler Mike opened the evening and introduced Reverend Linda Taber for invocation. Star Spangled Banner was performed by a singer from Fort Drum. Esquire Karen Miller and the Boys Scouts led the Pledge of Allegiance. Before close of the evening, the Veterans Committee presented a check for $1,000 to Joseph P Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Center in Jefferson County. The $1,000 was received from Freedom Grant from the Grand Lodge. A lot of money was raised by the Veterans Committee's fund-raising events held over the summer with a lot of donations being made to the Feed Our Vets program, Camp Bristol Veterans Program, Welcome Home Kits done by the committee (all monies were reimbursed by the Elks National Veterans Service Commission), the USO, etc.
Reverend Linda Taber and her husband also presented a check to the Veterans Committee in gratitude of the committee's commitment and support to the local veterans' programs.
Veterans Committee Chairman PER Ed Massa would like to thank all the committee members and volunteers for their hard work and dedication to the Vets. He would like to thank the committee members Fran Alberry, Sheri Doroha, Renee Cook, Karen Miller, Jay Miller, PER Dennis Brady, Linda Lepper. He would also like to thank the supporters and volunteers PER Anne Fleming, PSP Tim Kelly, PDDGER Jill Bruce Wiley, Korey Phelps, Lisa Cooley, Lisa Margaret Greene, Linda Cantwell. Special thanks to Chris "Mongo" McCauley, Geoff Mattraw, Robin Riley and the Boy Scouts for preparing and serving us meals. Thanks to the several members of Watertown Lodge for their continuous support to the Veterans Committee (too many to name).
Last, but not in the least, thank you to those that attended the dinner. Thank you to the Veterans for their service in defending and maintaining the freedom of our Country!
See below for pictures from the Veterans Dinner.
Veteran's Committee Chair PER Ed Massa delivered $500 worth of donations that were collected by Jay and Karen Miller to the Veteran's Outreach Center.
Abundance of donated items that were collected and delivered. There are additional collected donated items that will be delivered to the Salvation Army of Watertown, NY.
All this being done during the weekend of October 19th.
Lodge Members: Lisa Cooley, PER Ed Massa, Renee Cook, PER Dennis Brady, Fran Alberry and non-member Korey Phelps (Korey in the grayish hoodie). Veteran''s Committee donated $300 to the Feed Our Vets program of Jefferson County and members took part in assisting area Veterans in getting their groceries.
Feed Our Vets is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help Veterans in the United States, their spouses and children whose circumstances have left them on the battlefield of hunger, and to involve the public in fighting Veteran hunger.
Click "learn more" to learn more about Feed Our Vets.
There was a quote we read that was written on the board on the wall. "Volunteers do not necessarily have the time. They just have the HEART": by Elizabeth Andrew.
On October 24th, a Welcome Home Kit was given to a local Veteran moving into a home. Lodge Chaplain/Grant Writer assisted in making this possible.
"So long as there are Veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them".
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Coming up ...
Sunday, November 24th - Harvest Dinner for Senior Citizens; Sunday, November 30th - Hoop Shoot @ JCC; Sunday, November 30th - Craft Fair @ our Lodge
Elks Memorial Sunday Service honoring our deceased members. Service starts at 2 PM with luncheon to follow.
Children's Christmas Party 11 am to 2 pm.
Meet the Santa! Pizzas available.
Tom & Jerry Sunday! Open to paid up members only from noon to 2 pm.
Thanks to the teams of volunteers for stepping up, we are now serving Steaks with sides on Tuesday nights and Wednesday Night Burgers. Burger Nights will be November 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th.
Steak, side, salad and rolls for $15.95.
Burger with french fries - $12.95, BLT for $7.95.
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Volunteers are always welcomed!! When one volunteers, everyone gets a prize! Only we can't see it, or spend it, or even drive it. We can only feel it and it's the greatest feeling ever!!! Print the volunteer sign up sheet and give it to the Lodge secretary or leave it with the bartender.
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OFFICERS FOR 2024-2025
Exalter Ruler - Michael Cummings
Esteemed Leading Knight - Philip K Nuffer
Esteemed Loyal Knight - PER Edward C Massa
Esteemed Lecturing Knight - Anthony "Demo" DeMiceli
Secretary - PER Dennis J Brady
Treasurer - Beth Bennett
Esquire - Karen Miller
Tiler - Jonathan Pitts
Chaplain - Linda Lepper
Inner Guard - Margaret "Peg" Bootie
Trustees:
Linnie Clark
Mary Hughes Hoistion
Jay Miller
PSVP Joan E Carlo
PER Anne M Fleming
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