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925 North Avenue Burlington, VT 05408
(802) 862-1342
The Exalted Ruler’s
Message
Happy New Year my fellow Elks! We have started our
New Year of 2012, and for those of you that have New
Year’s resolutions, I hope your wishes come true for you.
We have just come off from a very busy month at the
Lodge with all of the Holiday celebrations, and other
activities, and I would like to thank all of the volunteers that help out with all of the
functions at the Lodge, whether it be bingo, a steak night, or working a private
party….thanks so much for your hard work, we couldn’t do it without you.
We had a very successful Hoop Shoot this year with 121 participants. We believe this to be a Lodge record. This was entirely possible by three key people’s involvement,
Donna and Gabe Diaz and our Hoop Shoot Chairman Tim Vachereau….thank you so
much for bringing this to a new level for our Lodge, and look forward to increasing the
numbers next year. The winners are posted within this Bulletin.
January brings us our yearly Interlodge competition and our famous French Night. See
the article in the Bulletin regarding this and also the French Night, and I hope to see you
all there to enjoy those delicious meat pies!
As I come closer to the end of being your Exalted Ruler, I reflect on the 9 months of
2011, that I have served. I am thankful to have around myself such wisdom from our PER’s and Trustees. I could not have done this without their help and of course the
support of my officers. I could not have done it without my chairpeople, and would be
nowhere without all the volunteers. I am proud to be an Elk, and proud to be a member of
Burlington Lodge #916.
With 3 months to go in my term, I encourage all of you to bring in a new member.
Applications for membership are at the bar. Bring in your friend, and have them apply to
be a member of the Elks. Bring them in to meet your friends, and show and tell them
how we, as Elks care and share. Get the word out folks, and I quote a past Grand Exalted
Ruler: “Be Loud and Be Proud”
Fraternally Yours,
Craig Garrand, Exalted Ruler
THE 916 BULLETIN Monthly Newsletter of the BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS Lodge #916 Vol. 12, No. 1
JANUARY 2012 350 Club..................................................... 4
Activity Calendar........................................ 8
Bingo Update ............................................. 5
Eldoes Corner ............................................. 7
French Night .............................................. 3
Hoop Shoot Results .................................... 6
InterLodge .................................................. 4
Lodge Notices ............................................ 2
New Member Meet and Greet………………5
Officers & Trustees .................................... 2
Santa at Elks ............................................... 6
Scholarship Update ..................................... 5
Steak Night Menus ..................................... 3
Sweetheart Dance ....................................... 3
Super Bowl Calcutta ................................... 7
Volunteer of the Month ............................... 4
Steak Night Wednesday, January 18th
Meeting Night Thursday, January 5th & 19th
350 Club Thursday, January 12th
Sweetheart Dance Saturday February 18th
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THE 916 BULLETIN
Monthly Newsletter of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks #916
925 North Avenue - Burlington, VT 05408
Published monthly and mailed to all current Lodge Members and select others, by standard mail at Burlington, VT. The content can
also be viewed at the Lodge’s Website, www.bpoe916.com
Relevant information for inclusion is welcomed and should be
submitted by the 15th of the month preceding the publication by:
emailing to [email protected]
Placing the material in the 916 Bulletin mailbox at the Lodge
front entranceway.
Mailing it to the Lodge to the attention of the 916 Bulletin.
We do our best to include all pertinent information that our
members would find interesting, however if the materials are not
received by the Editor on or before the 15th of the month, there is a
chance that they may not be included in the next issue due to the
time needed to produce, print and mail the Bulletin. Our goal is to
have it delivered to our members by the 1st of the following month.
We reserve the right to edit submitted items for brevity and
appropriateness. The Exalted Ruler has the final responsibility for the Bulletin content.
Editor - Tammie C Schmitt Photography - Wayne LaBonte
HOW TO CONTACT THE LODGE
General Information ................................. [email protected]
Exalted Ruler ........................................ [email protected]
Lodge Secretary ......................... [email protected]
Lodge Treasurer ......................... [email protected]
Trustees .........................................bpoe916trustee@comcast.net
Event Bookings.............................. [email protected]
Bulletin Editor ............................. [email protected]
Reinstatement
Name Town Occupation Sponsor
Robert Irish Burlington VT/Retired Robert Lavelette
THESE APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP, REINSTATEMENT OR TRANSFER WILL BE BALLOTED ON AT THE JANUARY 19TH MEMBERSHIP MEETING PENDING INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE APPROVAL
Life Membership
Name Age Member for # Years
Donald Alexander 67 30
Lee Oldfield 73 30
LODGE OFFICERS 2011-2012 Exalted Ruler: Craig Garrand
Esteemed Leading Knight: Gary Poirier
Esteemed Loyal Knight: Robert LaRue
Esteemed Lecturing Knight: Pam Poirier
Secretary: Dave Eaton
Treasurer: Chris Bissonette
Inner Guard: Steve Schifilliti
Esquire: Robert Brown
Tiler: Dan Ryan
Chaplain: Hank Metevier
Organist: Rick Guest
State Trustee: Fred Dusablon, PER
LODGE TRUSTEES Trustee and Chairman (exp. 3/2013): Jim Procopio III
Trustee (exp. 3/2012): Gary Little, PER
Trustee (exp. 3/2014): Dave Blankemeyer, PER
Trustee (exp. 3/2015): Mary Paule Hill, PER
Trustee (exp. 3/2016): Rick Boucher, PER
The regular membership meetings will be held on the FIRST and THIRD Thursdays of the month at 7pm every month except in the months of July, August and December as approved by Grand Lodge Resolutions. In July, August and December the regular membership meeting will be held on the THIRD Thursday of the month.
The Lodge Investigating Committee meets the FIRST Tuesday of every month at 7pm when there are members proposed. Members are welcome to attend the Governing Board meeting on the SECOND Tuesday at 7pm in the Upstairs meeting room. Initiation of new members, if any, will be held as called by the Exalted Ruler.
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French Night
Saturday, January 28th Cocktails - 6:00pm
Dinner - 7:00pm
Dancing to Gravelin Bros. Band - 9:00pm
$25.00 per person
Tickets Available At The Bar
Filet Mignon with Béarnaise Sauce,
Split Pea Soup, Tourtière (Meat Pie),
Salad, Potato, Rolls and Dessert
Attire is Smart Casual
STEAK NIGHT MENUS
JANUARY 18, 2012
PRIME RIB
SCHROD
SALMON W/ RASPBERRY SAUCE
SIRLOIN STEAK W/ SHERRIED MUSHROOMS
BAKED STUFFED CHICKEN
PER ASSOCIATION MEETING
Tuesday - January 3rd
7:00 pm
Aaron’s TREE SERVICE
802-598-7670
Reasonable Responsible Reliable
70 Bay Rd., Colchester, VT
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Please Call : 802-859-3464 PO Box 3245 Cell Phone: 315-462-2502 Burlington, VT 05408
Donation made to Elks for every booking
SWEETHEART SWEETHEART
DINNER/DANCEDINNER/DANCE Sponsored by the Sponsored by the
Past Exalter Ruler AssociationPast Exalter Ruler Association
Saturday, Feb 18thSaturday, Feb 18th
Cocktails Cocktails -- 6:00pm/Dinner 6:00pm/Dinner -- 6:30pm6:30pm
Entertainment by Wes and Sally BlairEntertainment by Wes and Sally Blair
Petite Filet, Baked Stuffed Chicken or ScrodPetite Filet, Baked Stuffed Chicken or Scrod
$18 per person$18 per person
Tickets on sale at the Member BarTickets on sale at the Member Bar
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100 NORTH WILLARD STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05401 PH. (802) 863-3416 FAX. (802) 863-2800
BPOE 916 InterLodge Competition 2012
It’s that time again! Time to sign up for the InterLodge competi-
tion. Burlington Lodge #916 will be held on Sunday, January 15th,
2012 starting at 10am for all events. All events will be held at the
Lodge except bowling which will be at Spare Time in Colchester
next to Costco off I-89 Exit 16. We need players in the
following areas:
Cribbage - 4 Two Person Teams
Darts - 2 Two Person Teams
Pool - 2 Two Person Teams
Shuffleboard - 2 Two Person Teams
Bowling - 2 Five Person Teams
There will be sign-up sheets at the lodge from now
until January 13th. We will have playoffs if more teams
sign up than needed. The other dates your team will
have to be available for are:
Northern’s in St. Albans Lodge #1566 on 1/21st
State’s in Montpelier Lodge #924 on 3/3rd Times will be posted at our Lodge
We will work together on carpooling for the Northern’s in St.
Albans. We will see how many team’s will be going to Montpelier and then discuss with St Albans to see if we can share their bus. The
rules are don't sign up if your whole team
can't make each of these dates.
If you have any questions, feel free to con-
tact Scott Worden at 802-233-9396.
Date Menu Extra Meal
1/12 Ribs & Baked Beans $12.00
2/9 Chicken Marsala $10.00
3/8 Steak No Extras
(March is for ticket holders only)
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DECEMBER 350 WINNERS
Joan Alden……………………………….$275 (#257)
Joyce Bessette…….……………………...$150 (#278)
Theresa Ringette..………………….…... $ 75 (#210)
Mike Augustino…….....……..Won Extra Raffle Ball #120
Ashley Francis…………….……...50/50 Winner ($375)
Jeff Shepard………………………….$1000 PER Ticket
(and donated $100 to Silver Towers)
Reminder: Make reservations for 350 Club Dinners at least TWO DAYS
in advance. . Bring a dessert to share with a fellow member! Volunteers
are needed for setup, ticket sales, serving and cleanup. If you have any
questions, contact me at 373-7673
Only ONE (1) dinner per ticket
Only ONE (1) guest dinner per ticket
Fraternally yours,
Gary Poirier, Extreme Leading Knight
John Hill & Associates Colchester, VT
802-654-9260 [email protected]
www.cruiseone.com/jhill Independent Dream Vacation Specialist
CERTIFIED ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL ADVOCATE
Volunteers of the Month Wes and Sally Blair
Thank you so much for donating your time for the kids parties and New Years Day and Wes for bingo!
We know Sally loves to get you out of the house!!!!!
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SCHOLARSHIP
UPDATE!
1 The Elks National Legacy Scholarship contest is still underway. This contest is open to children and grandchildren of living Elks in good standing. Information is available at www.elks.org/enf/scholars. This application is FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED ONLINE. DEADLINE DATE FOR SUBMISSION IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012.
2. The Roger Sheridan Scholarship contest is still underway. This is open to students pursuing a degree in Physical Edu-
cation. DEADLINE DATE FOR SUBMISSION TO THE LODGE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012. 3 .Applications for the BPOE 916 Scholarship Awards will be available January 15, 2012 at the Lodge or at the Lodge
website. This contest is open to children or grandchildren of members of BPOE #916 in good standing. Beginning this year this contest is open to students pursuing studies in both 4-yr. and 2-yr. accredited institutions of higher educa-tion. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS IS MARCH 31, 2012.
4. Information regarding all of the above is available at Guidance Offices of the student’s high school.
Good luck to all scholars!!!
Dr. Jack Murray and the Scholarship Committee
Bingo Update! For 2012, Bingo will
start at 6pm rather than 6:30pm.
http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars
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On December 10th we held our Annual Hoop Shoot competition at the Miller Center in Burlington. We had a record turn out of 121 total partici-
pants. This awesome achievement was directly related to the hard work of the fol-
lowing key people: Hoop Shoot Chairman Tim Vachereau, and Donna and Gabe
Diaz, thank you so much for making our Lodge proud. Thanks also to the volunteers
for helping to make it a successful day, Mike Evarts, Dave Smail, Dot LaHue, Pam
and Gary Porier, Jim Procopio, and our 1st Lady Carol Garrand.
The kids enjoyed shooting hoops, drinks, pizza, an Elk's basketball and a
Hoop Shoot.
The Following Winners will be headed to Newport Vermont on January
7th, to represent our Lodge:
1st Place Runner Up
Girls 8/9 Remi Belisle Amaya Bradford Girls 10/11 Sage Gonsloff-Piche Emma Larivee Girls 12/13 Sara Lamphier Boys 8/9 Dakota Brownlow Chukwuemeka Dingba Boys 10/11 Donovan Montgomery Saul Minaya Boys 12/13 Joshua Slossberg Conor O'Brien
The children’s Christmas party was a huge
success and well attended. The youth activities and
celebrations would not be possible without the help of
all of the wonderful volunteers. I can not begin to
thank my parents, my husband, and my children, who are my biggest supporters. They are always willing to
take on any necessary tasks and to work all day up until
the end to help and make these events a suc-
cess. Thanks to the many volunteers (so many that
there are too many to name) who served cooked,
served food, set up tables, wrapped presents, cleaned
up, kept the children entertained and truly made the
event run smoothly. Thank you to Michelle Charron
for her crucial role, Joey Purvis for coming and enter-
taining the children, Hank Metevier and clan for mak-
ing the children smile (as always), Wes and Sally who
played music, and Dave Eaton for taking pho-tos. Thank you to the many families who came out and
enjoyed spending time with other Elks, meeting Santa,
enjoying good food and great friends. We made cards
and crafts for the elderly, reindeer candy canes, bingo
chip trees, snowflake ornaments, gingerbread people,
and crowns, and children had an opportunity to be read
Christmas stories by the wonderful Mary Sweeney. It
was truly a memorable event and a great time to reflect
on a wonderful year and how truly blessed we all
are. Lisa Tulkop
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ELDOES CORNER
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wast-
ed.” Happy New Year! I hope that the year 2012 will be a
year of good health and happiness for all of you and your fam-
ilies, too. This is the time of year to make those resolutions
and to see how long you can make them last. It seems that I
am making the same ones over and over again. This year I
think that it might be more valuable to work on a “bucket
list” (things I want to do and places I want to go while I am
still able) instead!
This month we have our regular meeting on Tuesday night,
January 17 at 7:00 p.m. If you know of anyone who might be
interested in becoming an Eldoe, this is a good time to invite that person to come to the meeting with you. They are under
no obligation, but may be pleasantly surprised by all that we
do.
It’s not too early to bring in items for a raffle basket that
will be given out at our Spring Fling Dinner Dance. Remem-
ber that we have decided to do that instead of hosting the
Sweethearts Dance this year. In the past we have found that
candles, hand and body cream, wine glasses and wine, candy,
and gift cards have been especially popular. Maybe you have
some new items around the house that you might consider “re-gifting” for the basket. You might also know some people
who own a business and would be willing to donate an item or
service to us. It doesn’t hurt to ask!
January birthdays include: Tina Bessette, Irene Hams,
Theda Hurtebise, and Aline Lubinski. Happy Birthday to each
of you! Remember to get your special discount at Steak Night
during the month of January.
A final reminder is to bring fifty cents with you for our
monthly drawing as well as your donation for our
monthly food shelf collection. Thank you.
Take care, Beth Dusablon, President
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BURLINGTON LODGE #916
Benevolent and Protective Order of ELKS
925 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05408
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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New Year’s Day Open at 11am – 3pm
Members Only! Guests Allowed after
3pm
2 Bingo 6:00pm
3 4 5 Meeting Night 7pm
6 7 Outside Event –Italian Club
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9 Bingo 6:00pm
10 Governing Board
11 12 350 Club 6pm
13 14 Outside event—1-3 Bar Bingo
15 Inter Lodge Competition 10am Outside event—1-4
16 Bingo 6:00pm
17 Eldoes Dinner
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Steak Night 6pm
19 Meeting Night 7pm
20 Outside event
21 New Member Meet and Greet
22 Outside event
23 Bingo 6:00pm
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27 Outside event
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French Night
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30 Bingo 6:00pm
31 February 1 2 Meeting Night 7pm
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BAR BINGO IS BACK ON SELECTED SATURDAYS! WATCH THE BULLETIN EVERY MONTH FOR THE DATES!