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INFO
PARMA B.P.O.E. #1938
ISSUE 61-2
MAY 2015
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EXALTED
RULER’S MESSAGE
Veteran’s Bingo will be
held on May 15th at Broadview
MultiCare. If you’ve never been
to one, you are missing a great
time. Broadview MultiCare is a
great partner and we have the
privilege of getting to hear the
stories of our Veterans. It was
nice to see some new faces for our
March and April bingos and we
welcome all our new volunteers!
Our District is honored to
have had Lance Knight, of
Willoughby-Cleveland Lodge #18,
installed as the President of the
Ohio Elks Association. This event
took place at the spring
convention.
At the time of
printing we have not yet attended
the convention. Therefore, any
pertinent information will be
published in the June INFO.
We are looking for a golf
outing chairperson. Donna Gallitz
has done an excellent job in the
previous years and wants to
relinquish
this
project
to
someone. She has a vast amount
of information to pass on to her
successor. If you are interested,
please contact me.
It is with happy and sad
tears that we have had our last
"Evening of Wines" presented by
Joe Good on April 25. Joe has
been conducting this function for
years. His lovely wife, Dianne,
always making sure we have all
the cheese, crackers, fruit to
accompany the different vintages.
Thank you for making a
difference in our Lodge.
Please feel free to call
me with any question or
concerns you may have. I
hope you will be able to
attend a few of our many
events going on this month.
If anyone has anything to
donate for the Reverse Raffle
baskets, please bring it in to the
Lodge and mark it with your
name and Reverse Raffle. If you
need anything picked up, give me
a call at 440-552-8942.
Tue & Sat Night Drawing 8:00
In order to be compliance
with our liquor permit, we must
ask that alcoholic beverages
purchased in the Lounge remain
in the Lounge. Additionally, any
alcoholic beverages obtained in
the Hall must remain in the
Hall.
Thank you for your
cooperation in this matter.
Memorial Day and the
beginning of summer is just
around the corner. We will need
volunteers to carry our country's
flag in the Brooklyn Heights
Parade. We will meet at the
Lodge first at 8:15 A.M. and then
proceed to the parade route. Hot
dogs will be provided after the
parade.
Fraternally yours,
Candie L .Harris, Exalted
May 2015 EVENTS
02 Kentucky Derby Party 3:00
03 Bowling Casino Trip
05 PER Meeting 7:00
10 Info Articles Due
10 Mother’s Day Bingo Brunch
Doors open 11:30
14 Lodge Meeting 8:00
16 Soccer Shoot 11 to 1
17 Wii Bowling begins
16 Reverse Raffle 5:30
25 Memorial Day Brooklyn Hts
Parade—Lodge Closed
28 Board of Directors 6:30
28 House Committee 7:00
28 Lodge Meeting 8:00
June 2015 EVENTS
Tue & Sat Night Drawing 8:00
06 District Golf Outing
06 Garage Sale / Hall
07 District Meeting Willoughby
10 INFO articles due
14 Flag Day Ceremony 1:00
25 Board of Directors 6:30
25 House Committee 7:00
25 Lodge Meeting 8:00
PARMA B.P.O.E. #1938
The “INFO” is published monthly by the
PARMA B.P.O.E. # 1938
2350 Snow Road, Parma OH 44134
(216) 749-1919
Editors: Shelli Fry & Dianne Good
Article Deadline: 10th of the month
2015-2016 LODGE OFFICERS
Exalted Ruler
Candie L. Harris
Leading Knight
Your Name Here
Loyal Knight
Steve Kemp
Lecturing Knight
J.C. Yex
Secretary
Michael Fekete
Treasurer
Chick Philipps
Tiler
Joe Donley
Esquire
Wade Harris III
Chaplain
Norman Fugitt
Inner Guard
David Sekula
Trustees
1 year: Fran Benko Trozzi
2 year: William Donley
3 year: Your Name Here
4 year: Tom Shields
5 year: Your Name Here
BOARD OF Directors & House Committee
Consist of Chair Officers plus Trustees
Submit INFO articles to:
[email protected]
Lenten Fish Frys
A Big Elks THANK YOU to all who helped
with the fish frys this Lenten season! We had
some changes this year with an expanded menu
and we received nothing but good reviews from
all who attended! Thanks to our manager,
Michele, for putting her heart and soul into the
fish frys and thanks to our ALL VOLUNTEER
crew, many whom worked each and every week
and who we can’t thank enough! A big tip of the
Elks Antlers to: Lisa Docherty, Virg Rybeck,
Charlotte Welch, Craig Fugitt, Leslie Fugitt,
Candie Harris, Kim Smith, Suzanne Anderson,
Tom Shields, Bill Donley, Anna Marie Donley,
JC Yex, Anne Yex, Char Skinner, Sean Skinner,
Steve Kemp, Joe Donley, Norm Fugitt, Lori
Smith, Dave Sekula, Ed Blythin, Trish Henry,
Kathee O’Brien, Chick Philipps, Mary Philipps,
Ed Kupski, Donna Gallitz, Rose Oberg, Shelli
Fry and Fran Trozzi.
Special thanks also to
Randy Eagles, friend of our manager, who,
although not even a member, volunteered his
time and talent. These folks are the absolute
core of our Lodge and should be commended—
May, 2014 Page 2
MANAGER’S CORNER
Spring is here and summer is on
it's way! The Lounge is a great
place to stop in to have a cool
beverage and reunite with old
friends!
We are gearing up for events
in the lounge with the Kentucky
Derby and Mother's Day brunch
in early May, but hope the
playoff Cavs will give us reason
to celebrate! We will have the
Cavs playoffs in the Lounge
with discount drink prices and
specials to enjoy!
On the last Friday of the
month, come by and enjoy our
fish fry from 4:30 to 7:00 pm.
Also, as the weather gets hot,
our air conditioner will be working to keep you cool. Please
remember to bring a sweater to
help keep comfortable if need
be. We request that no one
except the bartenders change the
thermostats. We will be trying
to keep a comfortable temp in
the Lounge and your cooperation will be appreciated.
LODGE MEETINGS 8PM
2nd & 4th Thursday
January—June
September & October
4th Thursday only
July & August
2nd Thursday only
November & December
BE A PROPOSER!
WE LIKE YOU, WE’LL
LIKE YOUR FRIEND,
PROPOSE A
FRIEND FOR
MEMBERSHIP AND
BE A PART
OF ELKDOM!
Wii Bowling
Begins Sunday, May 17th
Through the week of
Aug. 16th.
Sign-up will be on the
bulletin board.
$3 per week.
Banquet will be Sept. 13th
Jimmy Buffett Party
Saturday, June 27th
7PM to Midnight
Entertainment by:
Trish and Stan
Mark your calendar do not miss
this fun filled evening
Full details in the June issue
PARMA B.P.O.E. #1938
MAY, 2015 Page 3
May Birthdays
02 William Schulz
03 James P Conway
03 Bohdan R Czepak
03 James W Day Jr
03 George Galjan
03 Carr SamuelMcGhee
03 Virginia A Rybicki
04 Russell A Milota
05 Thomas Ganley
05 Patricia R Shorts
10 Thomas P O'Neill
11 Patrick J Burke
11 Michael K Dolan
11 Michelle A Fry
11Gary R Vitteck
13 Scott A Gutzky
13 James E Herrle
14 Eugene D Janson
14 Thomas E Tekesky
14 Agnes Tilisky
15 Jonathon G Sabo
16 Roger J Baron
16 Derek T Donley
18 Walter Shipka
19 Richard Brej
21 Robert J Bombalicki
21 David C Brown
21 Craig A Fugitt
22 Norman Evanich
23 Henry F Abeler
23 Richard J Bar
23 Gary L Burgund
23 John C Hopko
23 Cassandra M Organ
23 Alfred B Thomas
24 Larry L Cassano Jr
26 John Ratica
27 Robert J Turner Jr
27 William F Wood
28 Mickey D Adams
28 William F Kovalchik
28 Dona M Wengatz
29 Robert F Nageotte
30 Rickey V Silvaggio
31 James C Andrews Jr
31 Edward J Kupski
BIRTHDAY CERTIFICATE
Were you born in May?
Bring this ad with you and
stop by the Lounge ON YOUR
BIRTHDAY for one beverage
complements of ... The Trustees
March’s lottery board
was won by :
Jan Jan Meston–Kent
PARMA ELKS LODGE
WEB ADDRESS
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AMERICANISM
Continued from April INFO
But that poor grade continued to eat away
at him and he wondered what had happened to
his flag design.
He had heard that thousands of new
designs had been submitted, that a special
commission was screening them, and
that they were going to choose five for submission
to Pres. Eisenhower.
In early June, he was working at his
drafting board when one of the secretaries rushed
over to him and said, "there's a congressman on
the phone for you."
It was Congressman Moeller calling to
congratulate him that Pres. Eisenhower had
selected his design for our nation's new flag.
Robert was flown to Washington to see his
flag flown over the Capital for the first time.
Thousands of the same design as his
had been submitted, but his was the first and was
not just a sketch - it was an actual flag, which was
a big plus.
Since then his original handmade version
has flown over every state capital building, along
with 88 embassies, and is the only flag in
American history to a fly over the White House
under five administrations. It even has a patch on
it from a bullet hole it caught in Saigon in 1967.
And what about his grade, you ask? His
teacher changed it the day he returned home
from Washington! But as he said, if he hadn't
gotten that bad grade in the first place, he
wouldn't have given the flag to the Congressman
and if he hadn't done that, he would never have
had the chance to go to Washington.
And by the way, he says he has a good
IN MEMORIAM
… TO OUR ABSENT MEMBERS.
The clock of their days has stopped.
Upon its dial the motionless shadows mark
the hour of eleven.
Widows/widowers or survivors of absent
members may request Elks Memorial Service
by phoning the lodge. (216) 749-1919
PARMA B.P.O.E. #1938
MAY, 2015 Page 4
GARAGE SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH
The Veteran’s Committee will hold a garage sale in the hall on
Saturday, June 6th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tables run
$10.00 each and will be available on a first come/first serve basis. If you have items that you wish to donate for our sale, we
will have a “Veteran’s table” for donated items and all proceeds
will benefit the Veterans. We do ask that you donate only usable items in good condition.
We will also be holding a bake sale in conjunction with the
garage sale. Please consider baking (buying) for this
event! We will accept all baked goods donations beginning
June 3rd until sale time.
Immediately following the sale, we will have a donation truck
available so that any items that are not sold can be donated to a
charity that benefits Veterans—so no worries about lugging
unsold items back home!!! It’s a win/win for
everyone!
Please mark your calendars for the sale and
see Fran Trozzi (216.469.7401) or Ed Blythn
(330.741.0367) to reserve your table.
See you at the sale!!!!
Do Something Nice!
Every time you do something nice
for the Elks, we’ll put your name in
the hopper for a chance to win a
monthly prize valued at
$25.00!
See complete details
in the Lounge.
That’s right—you could win just for
helping out! Monthly drawings will
be held on the last Tuesday of each
month. (entries will be discarded
after each drawing).
Winner for
March :
Kathee O’Brien
VETERAN’S
Please remember the Memorial Day parade on May 26th—we spend 365 days a year enjoying the great
freedoms that our great country has to offer, why not take an hour out of your day to remember those that
gave all? It seems we get so hung up on celebrating the first summer holiday that we forget to take the time
to remember why we have the holiday in the first place. We will meet in the Lounge and car pool to the
parade—please be at the lodge no later than 8:15 A.M.
Also, don’t forget about our upcoming garage sale June 6th. If you would like to sell your wares, tables are
$10.00 each and available on a first come/first serve basis. If you have usable items that you would like to
donate, we will also have a “Veteran’s table” with all proceeds benefiting our Veterans programs. We will
begin collecting donations the week leading to the sale—please remember that we are looking for usable
items only. We will also be having a bake sale that day—please consider baking (or buying) for the
event. For table information or to assist with the sale, please call Fran at 216.469.7401 or Ed at
330.741.0367.
As always, thank you for all you do for our Veterans.
-The Veterans Committee
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MAY, 2015 Page: 5
Cerebral Palsy Coin Banks
Amount donated in coin banks for the period March, 2015 was $146.90.
Donors: T. Baldassari; E. Blythin; S. Fry; N. Fugitt; E. Kupski; R. Mucci; J/C Mandula; E. Schmidt; G. Sharpe; D. Sikorsky
Total monies donated (banks only) for the start of the new fiscal year was $49.82.
PLEASE NOTE: All bank donations that have been made since April 1, 2014 thru March
12, 2015 was $1,827.18. Total donations for this period including the CP Fundraiser
and additional donations to CP was a grand total of $4,958.68. Of the total amount collected for March, 2015 $97.08 is included in this total. The remaining amount starts the
count for the new fiscal period. Thank you to all who contributed.
Don’t forget that all change, dollar bills and checks fit in those banks just as well as
pennies. Remember that you can fill one bank with all that money (it doesn’t have to
be just $3.65). We will do the counting and you will get credit for whatever amount is
in there. IT IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE. Remember Canadian change will not be counted. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your support.
Karen Kupchik & Rosemary Selepena, Chairpersons
Mother’s Day Bingo Brunch
May 10, 2015
Please join us for a delicious brunch on Mother’s Day. Brunch will
be followed by bingo. There will be drink specials, 50/50’s, raffles
and much, much more. Special treats for all Mothers!
Everyone is welcome — this is going to be a great time for ALL!
Doors open at 11:30 AM
Brunch from Noon to 1:00 PM
Sausage, Eggs, and Potatoes
Bingo from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Tickets only $8.00!
SAME PRICE AS LAST THREE YEARS—NO PRICE INCREASE
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MAY, 2015 Page: 6
Parma Elks
Reverse Raffle
Saturday, May 16, 2015
GRAND PRIZE $2,500
Only 150 tickets sold
Doors open 5:30 PM; Dinner 7:00 PM
Charcoal Broiled Strip Steak Dinner
Two Raffle tickets and two dinners $85.
One Raffle ticket and two dinners $65.
One Raffle ticket and one dinner $45.
Chinese Raffle Baskets—50/50—BINGO—Auction items
Cash Bar at discounted prices
Bottled Beer, Wine
(by the glass or by the bottle),
Well Drinks Top Shelf Dewar’s Scotch,
Jack Daniels, Seagram’s VO,
Stoli Vodka, Captain Morgan’s Rum
1st and 145th Number Drawn – wins $50
25th, 50th, 75th, 100th, and 125th Number Drawn–
wins $25
Numbers 4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94,
104, 114, 124, 134, 144 Drawn =
Wins a bottle of wine
Numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100,
110, 120, 130, 140 Drawn = Wins a lottery ticket
For reservations:
Call Shelli Fry 216.513.0085 or
Mimi and Wade 216.228.0260 or
email: [email protected]
Call the lounge if you have any questions on the upcoming events – 216.749.1919 /events subject to change
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