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Monthly Newsletter of the B.P.O.E., AUGUSTA LODGE #964 Vol. 27, Issue 6, September 2015

Communication, Cooperation, Support

September

Birthday Bash Lobster & Steak Feed

Hot Dog Night Homeless Veterans Benefit

Basket Raffle Drawing Bingo - Wednesdays & Thursdays

October

Birthday Bash Stand Down - VA Togus Early Bird Holiday Fair Basket Raffle Drawing

Bingo - Wednesdays & Thursdays

Lodge Hours

Mon - Tues - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm Weds - Thurs - 11:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday - 10:00 am to 11:00 pm Sat (function) - 10:00 am to 1:00 am Sat. (non-func.) - 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Sunday - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm Sunday (football) - 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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2015—2016 OFFICERS

WES DE CAMPOS Exalted Ruler

LORI HOWLETT, PER

Leading Knight

DAN HOWLETT, PER Loyal Knight

ADAM PELLETIER

Lecturing Knight

GAIL GRASSE Tiler

CINDY GERVAIS

Secretary

CATHY MCCOLLETT Treasurer

PAUL DOYON

Inner Guard

KEN BEASLEY Chaplain

A. J. RIDLEY

Esquire

GARY COOPER, PER Trustee

TIM RODRIGUE

Trustee

MONIQUE LAFLAMME Trustee

DAN GALLANT

Trustee

TERRY BAKER Trustee

Challenge, the monthly newsletter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Augusta Lodge #964, a fraternal organization is published 12 times per year. The newsletter is presented to Lodge members free of cost as a benefit of membership.

Publisher: Wes De Campos

Editorial Staff: Joanne De Campos

July: Sara Bangs

Money is due for each month’s drawing no later than the last Friday at 3:00 pm. If your payment is not received by that time, you forfeit your number and it becomes available for purchase at the next months’ deadline. There are currently numbers available to be purchased for the 150 Club. Please see the bartender to purchase your number.

BANQUET FACILITY

Remember, when planning your next event, the Banquet Facility is available to members for just $100.00, Elk functions for $75.00. Please keep in mind that only a cake may be brought in, you must use our caterers. Contact Nadine Cooper at:

Phone: (207) 623-9623 Voice Mail: 622-4909

Email: [email protected]

PLEASE REMEMBER

When playing the Pull Tickets,

you are playing at your own risk.


Greetings,

It is September already, the summer is almost gone. Hopefully we will have

a decent Fall with good weather. Football has already started and the nights

are getting a little bit cooler. It seems like the Summer goes awful fast.

The month of August at the Lodge is usually quiet with most people out on vacation enjoying

the good weather and the beach. This August was the exception due to the first Summer Music

Festival with some of the proceeds going to the Travis Mills Foundation. Many of us cannot

remember the last time something this large has been done here at the Lodge. Many thanks to

Tim Rodrigue, his Committee, Sub-committees and volunteers for all their countless hours to

make this event happen. We all put away our personal differences and worked for the common

good. It is amazing what we can do when this happens. There were many volunteers, some

Elks, some non-Elks but together it was extremely successful. I hope in 2 years we can build

off of this and make it even better. I would also like to send a thank you to all the community

sponsors who made the Summer Music Festival possible.

A special thank you to Tim Culbert for taking down all the Lodge PER pictures, cleaning the

glass, providing new ribbons, fixing the plates and rehanging them. They look really nice.

Also in August we had our Birthday Bash and as usual, the food was excellent. Because it was

August, there were not a lot of people in attendance but made for good conversation.

We also this month initiated 9 new members to our Lodge, make sure you say hello to them at

the Lobster & Steak Feed. Please remember that the life blood of this organization is its’

membership so consider recommending your sons, daughters, grandchildren and neighbors for

membership into the Lodge. It is how we will survive.

Hopefully September will bring good weather and bring members back to the Lodge. There

will be more events as Fall progresses and I look forward to seeing you all then.

Yours in Elkdom,

Wes De Campos

Exalted Ruler

From the Desk of the Lodge Secretary

PROPOSITION FOR MEMBERSHIP

The following applications have been read on the Lodge floor.

Darren Joyce - proposed by Monique Laflamme Patrick Korte - proposed by Howard Antworth

Karen Curtis - proposed by Dan Howlett

Life Membership: Francis Preshong

Transfer:

Belinda Ashworth (From Lewiston)

BALLOTING ON MEMBERSHIP

There were 4 candidates voted on favorably:

David Jackson, Sr. (new member) Robert Wheelock (new member)

Beth Baker (reinstatement) Bertrand Martin (transfer)

LODGE OF SORROW I am happy to report there were no Lodge of Sorrows.

Though Gone, But Not Forgotten

NEWS FROM THE SECRETARYS DESK

Lodge dues were due March 31, 2015. The dues for 2015-2016 are $68.50 . If you have not done so, please remit your payment ASAP. Our mailing address: Augusta Elks Lodge #964, PO Box 2206, Augusta, Me. 04338.

Another way to reach me at: [email protected].

In Elkdom, Cindy Gervais, Secretary


JOIN THE NEWSLETTER BOOSTERS CLUB

We are looking for members who are willing to donate

$10 or any amount to help defray the cost of mailing our

newsletter to those members who are not able to receive

the Newsletter electronically. Next time you are at the

Lodge, give your donation to the bartender or send a

check to BPOE Augusta Lodge #964, Attn: Secretary,

P.O. Box 2206, Augusta, Me. 04338-2206.

Thanks as always for being willing to provide this little

bit help.


Congratulations to

Tim Rodrigue

August’s Elk of the Month

Tim is a Trustee at the Lodge and has run many functions through the years. During the month

of August, he was responsible for pulling together the biggest event the Lodge has seen in a

long time, the Elks Summer Music Festival. He and his Committees spent countless hours

pulling together this event, running a Super Drawing, selling sponsorships and working on

every little detail, ensuring that this event would successful. It was quite an undertaking, and

no small feat to see this event run so smoothly on those 2 days. It was great to see it all come

together and work well. As they say, Tim never does anything small. If you see Tim,

congratulate him on all his efforts for the Augusta Elks lodge.


Elks Summer Music Festival Update

The First Augusta Elks Music Festival has come and gone. It was a success but not as attended as I would have liked to have seen. Many of us worked tirelessly from Wednesday evening thru Sunday afternoon and though I thanked everyone who helped at any time throughout this process those of you that put forth the extra effort and were there helping set up and tearing down, you truly were dedicated to the cause and we couldn’t have pulled this off without you. Thank you to my sub-committee chairs and all their volunteers:

Mike Michaud: Handling the Bands and Event Lineup Lina Michaud: a very successful Bake Sale

Dan Howlett: Parking & Shuttles Lori Howlett: Concession Duties and a very profitable weekend

Sara Bangs: Public Relations and Advertising. Gary Cooper & Joanne Decampos: Admissions & Finance

Terry Baker: Setup and Tear Down Sheila Krause: Kids Events, Raffles, 50-50 and Vendor Tables

AJ Ridley: Security Al & Lorana Laliberte: Bar Duties

Vicki Rodrigue: Secretary (meeting minutes and follow ups) I would also like to give a special thanks to a few people. Gary Cooper who was there running around setting up, tearing down, collecting the money all weekend, making bank deposits, etc, Terry Baker and Greg Ruby, I wish everyone knew just how much you two did to make this happen, from working with CMP and Mike Chick, of MainEx, to get power to the field on a permanent basis. No one realizes just what you two did, the cost of that job and the added value to our property. I thank you both very much for all you done for me as well as the Augusta Elks. AJ Ridley was there from start to finish, keeping an eye on security, setting up tables, cleaning them, removing them, dumping trash, etc., each day and there till the last thing was done to the field on Sunday. Lori Howlett for the concession duties, cleaning the concession trailer afterwards, and making over $2,300 selling food. Great job and good food! Lee Buzzell for coming to the rescue with our deep fryer issues and fixing our problems, you’re the man. Al Laliberte, Jeremy Dular, Terry Baker Gary Cooper, Dan Howlett , Barb Thompson, Justin Rodrigue and Vicki Rodrigue for coming to help to tear down. What most people don’t realize is, after an event such as this, we are all dead tired and the tear down is always the worst part and always the part that never seems to have enough help. I hope this letter might encourage a few more people to help with this at the next function. Those of us that did stay and do it were very, very tired and surely would have loved more help. Lastly, my wife Vicki, who helped wherever she was needed and put up with me when I was stressed and probably a little short with her but helped tremendously with the fine details that may have been lost without her. This event will happen again in 2 years. I hope to have many people step up to help and make the 2nd Music Festival bigger and better than the first. We can’t do it without you!!! Again many thanks to EVERYONE that helped in whatever capacity you could to make this a success. We had a few problems that we will learn from and make it better the next time. To say we weathered the storm would be an understatement.. Sincerely, Tim Rodrigue Music Festival Chairman


Visiting Dignataries

Mike Coty, PER & Travis Mills

Wes De Campos, ER

Elvis Impersonator

A Tribute to Elton John

Please consider helping for a few hours on Wednesday or Thursday nights. Contact Linda Littlefield for more information or to volunteer - call the Lodge at 623-9623, the Banquet Room on Wednesday or Thursday at 622-9861 or email to justbartenderlinda @myfairpoint.net.

All Members, I would like to start an Elk Riders Club #964 that all members can join. Like many other lodges have done, the members which are motorcycle enthusiasts, form a club and take part in various events, fund raising, funerals, and rides for a Cause. We have several members who own motorcycles that would participate in such a club. We would have our own ELKS 964 patches for our jackets, as well as our own account where we can raise money for different Causes. This also could generate membership and exposure for the Elks as an organization that cares about our Community. Anyone interested please get in contact with me ASAP as I plan to put this together this Fall and Winter and be ready for Spring 2016 to begin our rides, Sincerely, Tim Rodrigue 314-9857 [email protected]



◄ March ~ September 2015 ~ May ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

Bingo 6:00

3

Bingo 6:00

4 6

6 7 8 9

Bingo 6:00

10

Bingo 6:00

11

Birthday Bash 6:00

12

13

Lobster & Steak

Feed 1:00 - 3:00

14 15 16

Bingo 6:00

17

Bingo 6:00

18

Hot Dog Night

5:30 - 7:00

19

20

6th Annual Maine’s

Homeless Veterans Benefit 11:00

21 22 23

Bingo 6:00

24

Bingo 6:00

150 Club Pymt Due

25 26

27 28 29

House Comm. Meeting

6:00

Board Meeting 6:15 & Lodge

Meeting 7:00


Meeting 7:00

House Comm. Meeting

6:00

Lodge - 623-9623 Augusta Elks Lodge #964 Bingo - 622-9861 PO Box 2206, Augusta, ME 04338-2206

Lodge Hours

Mon-Tues 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Weds-Thurs 11:00am-10:00pm Friday 10:00 am - 11:00 pm Sat (funct 10:00 am - 1:00 am Sat (non-func) 10:00am- 0:00pm Sunday 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sunday (football) 12:00pm- 9:00pm

http://www.wincalendar.com/March-Calendar/March-2013-Calendar.html

http://www.wincalendar.com/May-Calendar/May-2013-Calendar.html


◄ October ~ October 2015 ~ December ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Bingo 6:00

1

Bingo 6:00

2 Birthday

Bash

3

4 5 6

7

Bingo 6:00

8

Bingo 6:00

9 10

11 12 13 14

Bingo 6:00

15

Bingo 6:00

16 17

Stand Down

VA Togus

18 19 20 21

Bingo 6:00

22

Bingo 6:00

150 Club Pymt Due

23 24

25

26 27 28

Bingo 6:00

29

Bingo 6:00

30 31

Early Bird

Holiday Fair

9:00 - 1:00


Meeting 7:00

House Comm. Meeting

6:00


Meeting 7:00

House Comm. Meeting

6:00

Lodge - 623-9623 Augusta Elks Lodge #964 Bingo - 622-9861 PO Box 2206, Augusta, ME 04338-2206

Lodge Hours

Mon-Tues 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Weds-Thurs 11:00am-10:00pm Friday 10:00 am - 11:00 pm Sat (funct 10:00 am - 1:00 am Sat (non-func) 10:00am - 8: 0:00pm Sunday 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sunday (football) 12:00pm- 9:00pm

http://www.wincalendar.com/October-Calendar/October-2012-Calendar.html

http://www.wincalendar.com/December-Calendar/December-2012-Calendar.html


Friday, September 11, 2015

Darin Fredette 01 Peter Lucas 01

Camille Rodrigue 01

Jo-Ann Plourde 03

Gerard Roy 03

Doreen Bartlett 04

Ronald Bernard 04

Robert Sullivan 04

Robert Bennett 05

G Wright 05

Jeffery Clark 06

John Dumont 06

Bryon Farrin 06

Gary Morin 06

Stephen Stratton 06

Brian Arnold 07

Charles Jones 07

Frank Naiman 07

Michael Allen 08

Mary Coffin 08

Tamy Colfer 08

Donald Dostie 08

Laurier Fleury 08

Julie Merrill 08

Norman Pouliot 08

Jean Fredette 09

Jeffrey Laflin 09

Pamela Burns 10

Lonwood Keller 10

Robert Rowe 10

Harold Jones Jr 11

Richard Plourde 11

Jason Valera 11

William Welsh 11

William Bonenfant 12

Theresa Cloutier 12

Floyd Morin 12

Richard Skeel 12

Harriet George 13

Raymond Plante 13

Alan Weeks 13

David Harriman 14

Joel Keller 14

Linda Littlefield 14

Lauren Pease 14

Larry Biron 15

Frederick Isbister 15

Peter McGuire 15

Edson Scholz 15

Heather Bailey 16

Alden Cook 16

George Demos Jr 16

Lisa Hentschel 17

Theodore Farrington 18

Cathy McCollett 18

Richard Campbell 19

Michael Kaberle 19

Lucien Luszczki Jr 19

Steven McGee 19

Bill Padgett 19

Kyle Riggs 19

Roger Stockwell 19

Gregory Malloy 20

Roger Nevells Sr 20

David Palmer 20

Todd Farrin 21

Timothy Davis 22

Richard Knights 22

Michael Bonenfant 23

Barbara McNally 23

Robert Smith 23

Lorraine Ellsworth 24

Roberta Fogg 24

Philippe Jacques 24

Brenda Littlefield 24

Gail Marson 24

Bruce Arnold 25

Thomas Farrington 25

John Huard 25

Lynn Maylin 25

Theresea Poirier 26

Russell Souther 26

Timothy Chasse 27

Blaine Clark 27

Robert Coates 27

Ryan Davis 27

Wilder Moulton 27

Susan Myrick 27

Lisa Robbins 27

Andrea Wilkins 27

Gary Cooper 28

Wayne Reed 28

Robbie Sutter 28

Robert Keller Jr 29

Thomas Pelkey 29

Ronald Hibbert 30

Committee Members:

Sue Kaplan

Eilene Bromberg Lisa Henschel

If you are interested in helping the Birthday Bash Committee, please contact

any of the Committee members.

We could use your help.

Happy Birthday

to our Members!

The Birthday Bash Committee would like to

thank Jamie Mulligan for her donation to the birthday bash after winning the 50/50 at the

Christmas in July Party.

News from the Scholarship Committee

NEWS from the Scholarship Committee:

We know Elks scholars are dedicated to service. Now, you will have the opportunity to come together in service with your Elks scholar peers. In 2015-16, the Elks National Foundation will launch three Elks Scholar Service Trips for up to 20 Elks scholars each in the summer, winter and spring. These trips will offer you a chance to get to know other Elks scholars, serve a local community in the name of the Elks, and learn more about your Elks family.

2015-16 Elks Scholar Service Trips

The Winter Trip will serve the San Francisco Bay area from January 3-9, 2016. We will be staying in Oakland, California and working with Community Collaborations International serving with a variety of organizations that serve everything from veterans, to hunger and homelessness, to environmental causes. The Spring Trip will serve our nation’s capital from March 6-12, 2016. We will be staying in Washington, D.C. and working with Youth Service Opportunities Project while serving with local organizations that serve those suffering from hunger, homelessness, and our nation’s veterans. A major component of any service trip is fundraising for one's costs. While the only costs to you will be your $50 deposit and your travel expenses to our departure location, we encourage you to fund-raise for these costs if necessary. Your orientation into the Elks Scholar Service Trips Program will provide you with a service trips fundraising overview that will equip you to raise the funds to join us on this enriching experience. Application Information: The application for the Winter Tr ip will be available on September 1, 2015, and close on October 18, 2015. You will be notified of your selection status by October 23, 2015. The application for the Spring Trip will be available on October 19, 2015, and close on November 30, 2015. You will be notified of your selection by December 4, 2015. Eligibility requirements: Any Elks scholar 18 and older by the star t of the tr ip is eligible to apply. You are responsible for getting to the central departure location. If selected, you must provide a $50 participation fee. Other trip costs will be covered by the Elks National Foundation. Housing and food will be provided. You should expect to work from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on work days. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Respectfully Submitted, Lina B. Michaud Scholarship Chairman Augusta Elks Lodge #964



More News from the Scholarship Committee

Upcoming ENF Most Valuable Student Scholarship Announcement

Applications are available online after September 1st, 2015. Download the MVS application form at: http://www.elks.org/ENF/scholars/mvs.cfm. Applications are due at the Local Lodge closest to the applicants residence by 10:00 p.m. on December 4th, 2015. Schools in our jurisdiction: Cony, Erskine, Hall-Dale, Maranacook, Monmouth and Winthrop. The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2016 competition. Scholarships range from $1,000.00 to $12,500.00 per year. Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership and financial need

The Scholarship Committee hosted a Bake Sale at the Elks Summer Festival. With the help of local business/club contributions, many bakers and a team of awesome volunteers we raised nearly $600.00! A "Big" Thank You to the following area businesses: Bacon Farm Texas Roadhouse Sandy Point Catering Sharon Brunette Cakes Fantasy Foods American Legion Post 4 Auxiliary A & K Fine K-9 Pet Grooming Salon

The Scholarship Committee launches its 1st Scholarship Meeting for the Year of 2015/2016. Date: Thursday, September 10th, 2015 Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Lodge Lounge The Agenda includes the review of the application process/judging for ENF and Local Lodge Scholarships, Fundraising Ideas and Planning for the Early Bird Holiday Fair (October 31st & November 1st, 2015). Scholarship Committee: Nanci Kittredge, Jack Thompson, Terry Cloutier, Michael “Shu” Michaud and Lina Michaud (Chairperson) *We welcome Lodge Members to attend our meeting with fundraising ideas to support our local lodge scholarships and build our fund. Lina B. Michaud Scholarship Chairman E-Mail: [email protected]

http://www.elks.org/ENF/scholars/mvs.cfm


Augusta Elks Lodge

Annual Lobster & Steak Feed

Sunday, September 13th Serving 1PM - 3 PM

Music To Be Announced

See Bartender for Tickets Twin Lobsters . . . . $20 Steak Dinner . . . . . $14


At the Augusta Lodge

FRIDAY, September 18, 2015

TIME: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

SPONSORED BY: The P.E.R. Association

MUSIC: to Dine, Sing and Dance

Hot Dogs—$2.00 each

French Fries—$2.00

2 Hot Dogs and Fries—$5.00

Home Made Desserts

Come Support YOUR Lodge and help raise

money for the PER Account

We Hope to See You There!!!

Members and Guests Welcome.


Scholarship

Committee

Your business could be advertising in the

newsletter.

For $75.00 a year, you have a business card size ad. Contact the Lodge

Treasurer if you are interested.

Augusta Elks Lodge #964

We need your help. Bingo is in need of volunteers. We

need people from 4:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m. Wednesday and

Thursday. To learn more, contact Linda Littlefield at

623-9623 or come in and see what you can do to help.

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