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CANADIAN ELK
ÉLANS CANADIEN
THE ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN
PERSONAL
ASSISTANCE
financial assistance for a
child’s needs as sponsored
by a Lodge
LODGE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
PROGRAMS RELATED TO
HEARING & SPEECH
support of clinical
programs that address
communicative disorders,
scholarships, awareness
campaigns & advocacy
promotion and support of Lodges engaged
in charitable activities in their
communities
F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 6 2 , N O . 2
ELKS OF CANADA
ELKS OF CANADA
2011
2012
2012 –
- 2013
CANADIAN ELK/ÉLAN CANADIEN
EXECUTIVE
GRANDGRAND
LODGE
EXECUTIVE
GRAND EXALTED RULER
GRAND
RULER
Ph. EXALTED
(604) 824-5517
(Res)
Ph. (780) 538-9456 (Res)
(306) 536-0655 (Cell)
(780) 831-4434 (Cell)
[email protected]
(306) 536-0655 (Cell)
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
R. Jerry (Bev) Wernicke
Robert
5644Larsen
Montesina Pl
9412-66 Ave
CHILLIWACK BC
GRANDE PRAIRIE AB
V2R
3N8
T8W
1C6
IMMEDIATE PAST GRAND
Ph.
(867)
873-9750
(Res)
IMMEDIATE
PAST
GRAND
Ph. (604)
824-5517
(Res)
(867)
920-5648
(Bus)
(604) 703-3701 (Cell)
(867) 445-1013 (Cell)
[email protected]
(867) 920-5668 (Fax)
[email protected]
GRAND
LEADING KNIGHT
David (Audrey) Hurley
4825
School Draw Ave
Jerry
Wernicke
5644
Montesina Pl NT
YELLOWKNIFE
CHILLIWACK BC
X1A 2K6
(780) 831-0891 (Cell)
GRAND LOYAL KNIGHT
(780)
539-0503
(Fax)
Ph. (403)
256-5101
(Res)
[email protected]
(403) 816-5567 (Cell)
GRANDE PRAIRIE AB
Duane Felt
1C6 Cres SW
55 T8W
Millbank
Ph. (780) 449-7107 (Res)
[email protected]
GRAND LEADING KNIGHT
Ph.
(780) 538-9456 (Res)
[email protected] GRAND LOYAL KNIGHT
V2R 3N8
Jim McLeod
47 Hawthorne Cres
SHERWOOD
PARK
Robert (Carol)
Larsen
AB9412-66
T8A 3ZAve
CALGARY AB
T2Y 2E2
Jim (Karen) McLeod
Ph.
(780) 449-7107 (Res)
47 Hawthorne Cres
SHERWOOD PARK AB
[email protected]
T8A 3Z
GRAND LECTURING KNIGHT
Ph.
(403) 256-5101KNIGHT
(Res)
GRAND LECTURING
Ph. (506)
(403)453-9893
296-5964(Res)
(Bus)
(506)
(403)457-6898
816-5567(Bus)
(Cell)
[email protected]
[email protected]
GRAND ESQUIRE
Duane (Elaine) Felt
55 Millbank
Cres SW
Dominic
Leach
21
Main St AB
CALGARY
FREDERICTON
NB
T2Y 2E2
E3A 1C6
Dominic (Sandee) Leach
GRAND ESQUIRE
Ph.
(506) 453-9893 (Res)
Ph. (780) 532-1762 (Res)
(506) 457-6898 (Bus)
(780) 956-3955 (Bus)
(506)296-1397
455-7078(Cell)
(Fax)
(780)
[email protected]
[email protected]
Denis Ellingboe
21 Main St
9231-94A Ave
FREDERICTON NB
GRANDE PRAIRIE AB
E3A 6W5
1C6
T8V
GRAND
GRANDCHAPLAIN
CHAPLAIN
DenisSallenback
(Marilyn) Ellingboe
Deb
9231-94A Ave
26515 - 28 Ave
GRANDE PRAIRIE AB
ALDERGROVE BC
T8V 6W5
V4W 3A6
Ph.
Ph.
(780) 532-1762 (Res)
(604) 856-3559 (Res)
(780) 956-3955 (Bus)
(604) 996-3644 (Cell)
(780) 356-2194 (Fax)
[email protected]
(780) 296-1397 (Cell)
[email protected]
GRAND INNER GUARD
Ron Potter
PO Box
782Sallenback
Deb (Dave)
MOOSOMIN
26515 - 28 AveSK
S0G
3N0
ALDERGROVE
BC
Ph. (306)
435-3285
GRAND
INNER
GUARD (Res)
Ph.
(306)
(604)435-0157
856-3559(Cell)
(Res)
[email protected]
(604) 996-3644 (Cell)
[email protected]
GRAND ORGANIST
GRAND
ORGANIST
(APPOINTED)
Ph. (403)
549-3925
(Res)
Ph.
(403)625-6608
549-3925(Cell)
(Res)
(403)
(403) 625-6608 (Cell)
[email protected]
[email protected]
V4W 3A6
Doug Broomfield
Doug (Gwenn)
Broomfield
PO Box
25
PO Box 25AB STAVELY
STAVELY AB T0L 1Z0
T0L1Z0
GRAND
LODGE
2011
- 2012
GRAND
LODGECOMMITTEES
COMMITEES 2012
- 2013
NATIONAL CHARITIES COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN CHARITIES COMMITTEE
Elizabeth (Al) Busby
NATIONAL
Ph.
(306) 492-4724 (Res) Will
PO Challenger
Box 772
CHAIRMAN
DUNDURN
Ph. (780) 842-5081 (Res)
2906
8A AveSK
S0K 1K0
[email protected]
(780) 842-7180 (Cell)
WAINWRIGHT
AB
[email protected]
Ph.
(780) 842-5081
(Res)
T9W
0A8
Will (Lyndsey)
Challenger
(780) 842-7180 (Cell)
1030 17 Ave
Ph. (780) 417-7049 (Res)
Leonard Shain
(780) 842-3335 (Fax)
WAINWRIGHT AB
(780) 818-3058 (Cell) 5 Woodfield Dr
[email protected]
T9W 1K2
[email protected]
SHERWOOD
PARK AB
Ph.
T8A
4A1(Barbara) Shain
Leonard
(709) 722-8772 (Bus)
[email protected]
CO-CHAIRMAN
Donna
Snelgrove
SHERWOOD
PARK AB
64 Tweedsmuir Pl
T8A 4A1
MOUNT PEARL NL
A1N
2L8 Pezzutto
Lorraine
CO-CHAIRMAN
[email protected]
Ph. (705) 254-2922 (Res)
[email protected]
Ph.
(250) 499-2450 (Res)
Lorraine
Pezzutto
SAULT STE.
MARIE ON
207
P6BSpruce
2H1 St
SAULT STE. MARIE JoanP6B
Popovich
ON
2H1
Ph. (250) 499-2450 (Res)
[email protected]
Ph.
(250) 376-3442 (Res)
KEREMEOS BC
Regina
V0X
1N3McLean
(780) 417-7049 (Res)
(780) 818-3058 (Cell)
Ph.
(709) 745-7365 (Res)
[email protected]
Ph.
(705) 254-2922 (Res)
5 Woodfield Dr
207 Spruce St
MEMBER SERVICES COMMITTEE
CHAIRMANSERVICES COMMITTEE
Gordon McLeod
MEMBER
Ph.
(780) 467-2614 (Res)
110
Glamorgan
Dr
CHAIRMAN
Gordon
McLeod
[email protected]
SHERWOOD
PARK
Ph.
(780) 467-2614 (Res)
110 Glamorgan
DrAB
T8A
2Y8
[email protected]
SHERWOOD
PARK AB T8A 2Y8
Ph.
(604) 889-1160 (Res)
[email protected]
Ph.
(867) 873-9750 (Res)
(867) 920-5648 (Bus)
(867) 445-1013 (Cell)
[email protected]
Ph.
(250) 964-3321 (Res)
Ph. (306) 492-4724 (Res)
(250) 561-5849 (Bus)
[email protected]
[email protected]
Gary (Barb) Gee
105-20145
55A Ave
David Hurley
4825 School
LANGLEY
BC Draw Ave
YELLOWKNIFE
NT
V3A
8L6
X1A 2K6
Nancie (Earl) Krushelnicki
Elizabeth Busby
2559
McGill Cres
PO Box 772
PRINCE
GEORGE BC
DUNDURN SK
V2N
S0K1Z5
1K0
[email protected]
P1A 2J3
SPORTS
COMMITTEE
Ph.
(250)
964-3321 (Res) Nancie Krushelnicki
Ken
(Heather)
Fedoruk
CHAIRMAN
(250) 561-5849 (Bus)
2559
McGill Cres
Ph.
(780)
539-5865 (Res)
9542-123
[email protected]
PRINCE Ave
GEORGE BC
GRANDE
(780) 814-4976 (Cell)
V2N 1Z5PRAIRIE AB
[email protected]
T8V 5Y5
SPORTS
COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN
Ken Fedoruk
Ph. (780)
(867)
667-6868(Res)
(Res) Gary
(Linda)Ave
Hewitt
Ph.
539-5865
9542-123
(867) 668-4733(Cell) (Bus)
6GRANDE
Locust Pl PRAIRIE AB
(780) 814-4976
[email protected]
WHITEHORSE
T8V 5Y5
[email protected]
YT
Y1A 5C4
Ph. (867) 667-6868 (Res)
Gary Hewitt
COMMITTEE
MARKETING
(867) 668-4733
(Bus)
6 Locust Pl
CHAIRMAN
Bill
(Margo) Ward YT
[email protected]
WHITEHORSE
Ph.
(403)
335-4655
(Res)
22
Westwood
Dr
Y1A
5C4
(403) COMMITTEE
556-5202 (Cell)
PO Box 520
MARKETING
CHAIRMAN
Bill Ward AB T0M 0W0
[email protected]
DIDSBURY
Ph. (403) 335-4655 (Res)
22 Westwood Dr
(403)
341-9608(Cell)
(Res)
Ken
(Barb)520
Komarnisky
Ph. (403)
556-5202
PO Box
[email protected]
DIDSBURY
AB (403) 347-2200 (Bus)
19
Langford Cres
(403) 505-6254 (Cell)
T0M DEER
0W0 AB
RED
[email protected]
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
648 Norman
Ave Webb
Bryan
(Beatrice)
NORTH
100
NinoBAY
Dr ON P1B 8B9
SAULT STE. MARIE ON P6B 3V6
Ph. (403) 443-7069 (Res) [email protected] Ph.
(403) 443-7069
(Res)
[email protected]
Ph.
(705)
497-7875 (Res)
JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE
(705) 499-6565 (Cell)
CHAIRMAN
Ph.
(705) 497-7875 (Res)
[email protected]
(705) 499-6565 (Cell)
Ph.
(403) 749-3792 (Res)
[email protected]
NORTH
BAY ON
Mark
Montgomery
602
Ave
P1BLaurentian
7T9
NORTH BAY ON
Bob
(Helene)
Manning
P1B 7T9
[email protected]
(250) 376-3459 (Fax)
[email protected]
Ph.
(705) 253-6887 (Res)
[email protected]
AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE
230 - 12 Ave
Joan
Popovich
KEREMEOS
BC
230
12 Ave
V0X- 1N3
1110 Bentley Pl
KAMLOOPS
BC
Anne
Marie Helferty
391
St
V2BElizabeth
5M5
SAULT STE. MARIE ON P6B 3H3
CHAIRMAN
Bryan (Beatrice) Webb
(705) 949-6340
(Res)
100 Nino Dr
Ph.
AUDIT/FINANCE
COMMITTEE
(705) 253-4711 (Bus) Peter
SAULT
STE. MARIE ON
CHAIRMAN
Finch
(705)
253-1654
(Fax) 14-1205
P6B 3V6Premier Rd
Ph. (705)
472-2421
(Res)
[email protected]
(705) 472-0420 (Bus)
NORTH BAY ON
Ph.
(705) 472-2421 (Res)
(705)
472-0420
(Bus)
Ph. (705)
949-6340
(Res)
[email protected]
Ph.
(705) 253-4711 (Bus)
CHAIRMAN
(403) 391-8212 (Bus)
Peter (Carole) Finch
Mark (Marie) Montgomery
602 Laurentian Ave
PO Box 190
[email protected]
DELBURNE
AB T0M 0V0
Ph.
(403) 362-6274 (Res)
Duane
Romuld
[email protected]
95 Spruce Ave
BROOKS AB T1R 0A5
(GENERAL
COUNSEL)
Reginald (Carole) Sauer
100-2255 Albert St
(GENERAL COUNSEL)
Reginald Sauer
REGINA SK
S4PSt2V5
100-2255
Albert
REGINA SK S4P 2V5
[email protected]
Ph. (506) 472-3658 (Res)
(506) 458-1220 (Bus)
[email protected]
Ph.
(705) 495-3140 (Res)
(705) 471-2256 (Cell)
[email protected]
Ph.
(204) 845-2625 (Res)
(204) 845-2118 (Bus)
[email protected]
Ph.
(506) 472-3658 (Res)
Ph. (403) 6274 (Res)
(506) 458-1220 (Bus)
(403) 501-1497 (Cell)
[email protected]
[email protected]
T4R 2X1
Phil Johnson
PO Box 475
Phil
(Marion) Johnson
THREE HILLS AB
PO
Box
475
T0M
2A0
THREE HILLS AB
Ron 2A0
Roy
T0M
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Grand Exalted Ruler Message ...........
page 4
Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Message
............................................................... page 5
GER Itinerary .......................................
page 6
Rare Honour ........................................... page 8
DOES YOUR
LODGE HAVE ANY
“GOOD IDEAS”
New Request for Funding Forms ...........page 11
British Columbia..................................... page 13
Alberta................................................... page 16
See page 9 on how a trip
for two (2) to the 2013 Elks
National Convention
in Grande Prairie, Alberta,
can be won by your Lodge
simply by submitting a
“good idea”.
Saskatchewan....................................... page 20
Hour of Eleven....................................... page 21
Manitoba................................................ page 23
Ontario................................................... page 24
NB/PEI................................................... page 25
Newfoundland........................................ page 26
The deadline for your
Lodge “good idea”
submission is
March 30, 2013
Quebec.................................................. page 27
Fund for Children................................... page 28
Clinical Programs................................... page 34
Push for Change.................................... page 43
Elks of Canada Planning Discussions
.........................
on page 48
Sports.................................................... page 45
Lodge in Communities .......................... page 47
2013 HAS ARRIVED!
HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP?
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GRAND EXALTED RULER
MESSAGE
Sister and Brother Elks, Ladies of the Royal Purple of
Canada:
2013. Another year, my how time flies by. To the
Lodges that I have visited to date, thanks for the
hospitality, and thanks to the other Lodges that have
taken the time to come and visit, it is greatly
appreciated. To the Lodges that had to
cancel my visits, we do understand
and may we meet another time. All
the Lodges that I have visited have
been strong contributors to their
community’s fabric. Thank you.
It makes one feel good when
you see the work that you
are doing. May you continue
to serve your respective
communities making them
a better place to live. The
two walkathons I attended
allowed me to meet many
more of you, and I thank
the hosts for putting on such
successful events, plus the
entertainment was excellent.
As we move into 2013 I ask you to
remember my theme: “The Future
Is Now” and why I chose it. Remember
what Pierre Elliot Trudeau said: “The past is
to be respected and acknowledged, but not
worshipped; it is our future in which we will
find our greatness.” We must, like it or not, adapt
to the way the world functions now, and we may find
out we enjoy it. I’ve been asked why did I pick “The
Future is Now”? We have built a strong foundation
and a house called “Elkdom”. That house needs
renovations now. We have to make the changes now.
Technology has changed, society has changed. Now
is the time to be working towards a brighter future.
I picked the word “Philanthropy” for the year. I found
this being practiced in every Lodge. Thanks, this is
what we do the best and it shows. Take the Elks or
Royal Purple out of any community’s equation and
there is a lot lacking. So please keep up with your
charitable work, invite others to help. You do make a
difference.
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There is no better thank you than the smile from a
person’s face when you give to meet their needs.
Thank you, to all Elks and Royal Purple,
who remember to support the Elks &
Royal Purple Fund for Children.
Through this fund we are able to
help many and build a legacy of
our benevolence.
We are 100 years old and
continue. Ask
friends,
family, and acquaintances
to join. We have fun
working with each other.
Make it appealing to
become a new member. If
we are to survive, we need
new younger members.
Please retain your present
members and make the new
members feel welcome by
making them part of all Lodge
activities. Listen to their ideas.
They may have some excellent
ones. Both Elks and Royal Purple do
great things for their communities. I am
proud of all of you. If I’m in your area, please come out
and visit. I look forward to meeting you.
One observation – I have seen that many Lodges
work well together on common goals, so please work
with your local Royal Purple Lodge and keep up a
good relationship. Both Lodges need each other and
it is the local community that benefits from your great
work.
As we move forward I look to the Elks and Royal
Purple to have an excellent year!
“Making our Communities
a better place to live”
Robert Larsen
Grand Exalted Ruler
Elks of Canada
SUPREME HONOURED ROYAL LADY
MESSAGE
Brother and Sisters Elks, Members of the Royal Purple of Canada:
Happy New Year! 2013 has arrived and I wish you and your families Peace and Happiness for the upcoming year.
With another Holiday Season behind us, we cannot help but reflect on the past year’s accomplishments within
both Organizations. I am very excited and proud to be able to announce that the Royal Purple now has a new
Royal Purple Lodge in Whitecourt, Alberta. I was honoured to have Past Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Sharen
McLean represent me and institute this new Lodge on October 4, 2012. Special thanks to our National Lodge
Development Committee for all their hard work in getting this off the ground.
“Survival” is my theme for my term. This theme reinforces the fact that the Royal Purple is working hard to
survive, and there is no doubt in my mind that we will be around for many years to come.
If you have looked for my travel itinerary for these past months or the
upcoming months, you will not find it. This year I decided to utilize my
travel funds to help institute new Lodges and recruit new members
and possibly, help some struggling Lodges to survive!
It is my hope that the Royal Purple Lodges still continue to
fundraise for the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children. If
you see Brother Larsen, our Grand Exalted Ruler, please
feel free to give him donations to take back to the office
as well. He will be pleased to do it! I would like to thank
the Lodges that have had fundraisers on my behalf and
donated to the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children.
With the support of each Lodge and every Member, I am
confident that collectively we will find innovative ways to
promote our great Order and increase our membership.
If there are any Lodges out there that have had some
success in increasing their numbers, your story can be
shared through our National Newsletter the Pansy Express
and we can all celebrate in your accomplishments.
I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible at
the upcoming National Convention in Grande Prairie, AB
– July 16 - 18, 2013.
Sisterly and Fraternally Yours,
Margaret Craigie
Supreme Honoured Royal Lady
Royal Purple of Canada
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“THE FUTURE IS NOW”
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Have you checked out the Elks of Canada facebook page?
The address is https://www.facebook.com/TheElksofCanada.
Have a look. Post something.
Get a conversation going. List your upcoming Lodge events
or a “good idea” that your Lodge was successful with. Anyone into Twitter?
Does your Lodge have a website? Why not join the electronic age and
start one for your Lodge.
Find a “techie” member and turn them loose. There are a lot of programs
out there to make it simple and relatively pain free.
Being online is the new way to market and the National Marketing Committee
would like to encourage your Lodge to promote the Elks
in a new way………online.
2014 ELK CALENDARS
We have had great success with the sales of our 100th anniversary
calendars and this made us think about producing an Elk calendar
each year. It’s too late for 2013 but we would like to know if you
would be interested in purchasing a 2014 Elk calendar. The format
will be the same as the 100th anniversary edition, highlighting
Lodges from all across Canada. If you would consider purchasing
a calendar just email: [email protected]
or phone the national office at 1-888-843-3557.
National Marketing Committee
Elks of Canada
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BROTHER BILL BLAKE
RECEIVES RARE HONOUR
Bill Blake, National Executive Director and Executive
Administrator of Elks Canada was given a rare honour
by the delegates to the 100th anniversary Grand Lodge
National Convention in Chilliwack, BC this past July.
The Past Grand Exalted Rulers Association proposed
and the 276 voting delegates unanimously passed a
resolution awarding Brother Bill Blake the office and title
of Honorary Past Grand Exalted Ruler. This is only the
second time this honour has been awarded in Elkdom’s
100 year history. The first in 1957 was to Brother P.A.
Miquelon who had worked very successfully for many
years as a Grand Organizer.
Brother Blake was hired in 1987 as the Executive
Director of the Grand Lodge and while his title has
changed a few times over the years, his responsibilities
to supervise, implement, and carry out all the
administrative matters of Elkdom across Canada as the
Chief Administrative Officer of the National Order have
not changed.
Brother Blake advised the delegates he was truly
humbled by the award. He joked that he hoped it was
not a suggestion that he should be retiring and that it
was also somewhat ironic that it was taking place in
Chilliwack where
he started out
attending grade
8
one in 1954 but had not visited since then. Greatly
adding to the significance of the occasion was the
presentation to Brother Blake of the PGER jewel
previously owned by his late friend and mentor PGER
Brother Adam Deminick. Brother Adam’s wife Mary and
family who currently reside in the Toronto area donated
Adam’s jewel to the Order specifically for this award to
Brother Blake.
The resolution approved by the Membership is repeated
as follows and chronicles Brother Blake’s 25 years of
employment by the Order.
UNCIRCULATED RESOLUTION NO. 1
RE: HONORARY PAST GRAND EXALTED
RULER TO WILLIAM J. BLAKE
WHEREAS Brother Bill Blake became an employee of
the Elks of Canada following the 1987 Grand Lodge
Convention as the result of a special Resolution on
the recommendation of the Finance Committee and
endorsement of the Grand Executive;
AND WHEREAS upon commencement of employment
as the Executive Administrator, Bill was credited for
introducing programs of restructuring, reorganizing,
refinancing, automation, staff educational programs
and other efficiencies;
AND WHEREAS during this same time frame, Bill also
used his knowledge and experience to the benefit of
the Order to resolve a long time financial crisis facing
the Order;
AND WHEREAS Bill was instrumental in the Elks of
Canada purchasing their own building in 1992 and
having it paid off within 5 years under his advice and
financial recommendations;
AND WHEREAS Bill has been recognized over the
years for his dedicated service by the membership and
several Past Grand Exalted Rulers and their Grand
Executives;
AND WHEREAS Bill was awarded Honorary Grand
Lodge Life Membership at the 2001 Prince George
Convention;
AND WHEREAS Bill was also awarded Honorary
Membership in the Past Grand Exalted Rulers
Association at the 2001 Prince George Convention;
AND WHEREAS Bill has had exemplary performance
Personnel Evaluations for a number of consecutive
years;
AND WHEREAS Bill continues to provide the
membership and the Grand Executives with his wit, his
sincerity, his knowledge, his devil’s advocate and his
utmost dedication to the wellbeing of the Order;
AND WHEREAS Bill has become the “friend or
comforter of every member” and as well has received
on several occasions and earned the plaudit “well done
thy good and faithful servant”;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Elks
of Canada, with the support of the Past Grand Exalted
Rulers, make Bill an Honorary Past Grand Exalted
Ruler and provide him with his Past Grand Exalted
Ruler’s jewel.
MOTION TO BRING TO FLOOR - CARRIED
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Free trip for two (2) to the 2013 Elks National Convention
Yes, that’s right the Member Services Committee is offering a free trip for two (2) to the 2013 Elks
National Convention in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Why? We want something from your Lodge. We
want your “good ideas”.
We want to share these “good ideas” with the rest of the delegates at
convention and we thought the best way to collect all the great things our
Lodges are doing out there was to hold a contest. The Lodge selected with
the best idea will be asked to send 2 members to our 2013 national convention, all expenses paid.
Here are some of the details:
1. The entries can be a video, PowerPoint presentation or handwritten.
2. The suggested subject areas are fundraising, membership, fraternalism and/or promotion of the Order. Anything that applies to our Vision Statement will be considered.
3. All the “good ideas” sent in will be posted on our web site and included in the 2013 fall edition of the Canadian Elk.
4. The Member Services Committee will make the final selection of the winning “good idea”.
5. The deadline for submission of your Lodge’s “good idea” is March
to the Grand Lodge office.
30th, 2013. All entries are to be sent
Every Lodge has a “good idea” that works for them. Why not enter the contest and have a chance to brag a bit. By
sharing with other Lodges we help them with an idea they may have never thought of before.
We can’t wait to see your “good idea”.
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NEW FORMS!!!
Here is the brand new funding request form that can be used to request funding from the Marketing
Committee for an event promoting your Lodge. A copy was sent to your Lodge in November 2012 and
the form is available on the national website at www.elks-canada.org.
Please note that application for funding must be
submitted 30 days
prior to the event taking place.
Here are some of the details:
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Project must use some type of media (eg. tv, radio, billboards, newspaper, etc.) to promote your Lodge.
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Should include a membership component asking men & women to join.
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Promotion of regular Lodge events will not be considered.
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The completed forms must include an estimated budget.
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Can be sent to the national office by email, fax or letter.
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From there the request is forwarded to the Marketing Committee for their consideration.
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If approved/denied the Lodge will be notified.
Have an idea? All your Lodge has to do is fill out the form and send it into the
Grand Lodge office. Why not promote your Lodge and get some help financially.
Everyone benefits!
(Form on next pages)
Don’t forget the deadline for the next
CANADIAN ELK
will be March 18, 2013
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REQUEST FOR FUNDING
TO HELP PROMOTE OUR LODGE
We are planning an advertising campaign to promote
our Lodge and ask for the following help from
the Elks National Marketing Committee.
PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATION FOR FUNDING MUST BE
SUBMITTED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT TAKING PLACE.
Lodge Name: No. 1. Contact Person: Telephone: (
2.
) E-mail: Date planned for the campaign to start: 3. Our Lodge agrees to split the cost(s) of the advertising campaign.
o Yes, 50% to be paid by Lodge
o No, limited funds available from the Lodge
4. What type of ads will you be running? (e.g. TV, radio, newspaper, bill boards, etc.)
o TV
o Radio
o Newspaper
o Bill Boards
o Mail Out
o Other (Please explain)
5.
Outline the marketing campaign in detail. Make sure to include the desired effect of the marketing cam-
paign. (e.g. More members, better public awareness, more people using the hall. etc.)
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6.
Our ads will include a message aimed at attracting new members to our Lodge.
nent.
o
o
7.
I have enclosed copies of the ads or text we plan to use in the ad.
o
o
8.
I have attached an estimated, itemized budget for the marketing campaign.
o
o
9.
Additional information or materials needed:
Please note: A follow-up report which will be sent to you if the request is approved will be required as soon as possible after the campaign is over. Please send to the Grand Lodge Office for distribution to the Marketing Committee.
Yes
No, and we understand the committee may not approve funding without a membership compo-
Yes
No, but will send when available. We understand the committee will not approve funding until they see copies or text.
Yes
No, but will send when available. We understand the committee will not approve funding until they see an itemized budget.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOUR
LODGE STATISTICAL REPORTS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE
DUE IN GRAND LODGE OFFICE SIX
MONTHS AFTER YOUR LODGE
FISCAL YEAR END!
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
Brother Don Kidd
Brother and Sister Elks:
Well, Santa has gone back to the North Pole and we now
have a whole new year ahead of us. I trust all enjoyed the
festive season and are now ready to take on the formidable
task re: membership decline. Are we going to be alive in
2025? You’re damn right we are!
As far as can be determined little has change in BC in
respect of overall membership, although several Lodges
are reporting a decline in membership renewal at this
time. Hopefully this situation will resolve itself prior to the
forthcoming March 31st deadline provided by our By-Laws.
An influx of female members helps. (See information
further on in this report.)
Our Regional Directors are making the required visitations
with reports and personal observations that things are
going relatively well in spite of membership decline and a
lack of attendance at many Lodges.
As most may be aware, the Regional Directors are all Vice
Presidents of the Provincial Association. All are conversant
with our needs and wants since they attend all business
and executive meetings keeping the rest of the executive
informed as to activities within each of our six regions, thus
working together to resolve any problems which may have
arisen, unlike the old District Deputy days which lacked
the unanimity and solidarity we enjoy now. Rotating these
Regional Directors (VPs) on an annual basis provides the
opportunity to become conversant with all Lodges in the
province rather than just one geographical area.
The recent Grand Lodge minutes should open everyone’s
eyes as to just how serious our membership problem
is, along with some long overdue possible resolutions
to resolve. Having served as GER and a member of the
Grand Executive for a number of years, I can recall many
of these issues being identified and discussed at some
length at numerous meetings over the years, but we closed
our eyes and ears to them. The current Grand Executive
and all Provincial Associations are to be commended for
the time and effort they put into this joint meeting.
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It is now up to each Lodge and Association to take this
report to heart and to take appropriate action to assist in
resolving them.
As I stated in my previous message “the first step in
resolving problems is in first recognizing there is indeed a
problem”, which has been accomplished and we must now
harmonize our efforts to resolve them.
Here in BC we have requested that all Regional Directors
discuss the report at each Lodge visitation and to
encourage each to set up a small committee to review
the report in depth and to provide the Association with
input and suggestions so that we in turn can draft a
reply representing our views. Hopefully we will receive
support and understanding of this valuable report and act
accordingly, and wherever necessary, draft the necessary
constitutional amendments, or otherwise. Only in this way
can we answer our own question – “Where will we be in
2025?”
I made mention earlier of providing info re: females within
the Order and here it is.
Total Membership 12,000
Total Females
1,200 (10%)
Total BC Membership 2,100 (17.5%)
BC Female Membership
500 (24%)
(Amounts to 42% of Canada wide females)
I don’t see any other Association coming even close to
matching BC figures of which we are proud. Incidentally,
this was not accomplished by stealing from the Royal
Purple, but by recruiting virtually completely new members.
Hard to say how much further we can go, but it is obvious
the influx of female members goes a long way to offsetting
membership declines. Try it Brothers and Sisters. There is
a whole field of new members if we just open our eyes and
hearts to the fact.
Trusting all enjoy a fabulous 2013 and ensuing years.
Sincerely and fraternally,
Don Kidd, President
BC Elks Association
BURNABY ELKS AND SOUTH BURNABY ROYAL PURPLE ATTEND STRAWBERRY SOCIAL
Past Exalted Ruler Wally Govett, Honoured Royal Lady Doreen Peniuk and Past Honoured Royal Lady Judy Naslund
attended the Burnaby Hospital Foundation Strawberry Tea Celebration of Giving. The event was sponsored by Amica
at Rideau Manor, a Luxurious Resort Inspired Rental Retirement Living. The tea was held in appreciation of the
generous donations and appreciation of the Burnaby Hospital Volunteers.
Left to right: P.E.R Wally Govett, H.R.L Doreen Peniuk, P.H.R.L Judy Naslund
Sylvia Zylla of the Foundation welcomed everyone along with Brian
Dicken, General Manager of Rideau Manor. The guest speaker was
Dr. Tim Kostamo, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Burnaby Hospital.
The Foundation and Rideau Manor staff treated everyone like Kings
and Queens. On the left is Sylvia Zylla of the Burnaby Hospital Foundation and right, Brian Dicken of Amica Rideau
Manor.
COURTENAY ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE LODGES MAKE ANNUAL DONATIONS
At the Joint Elks and Royal Purple Information night held on Thursday, November 1, 2012, the Elks and Royal
Purple donated to a number of local charities.
Group photo from left to right (standing): Erin Ellis, Exalted
Ruler; Robin Smart, Michelle Carty & Ashlyn Smart, Comox
Valley Boys & Girls Club; Paul Berry, Comox Valley Search
& Rescue; Garth Burnell, Comox Valley Lifeline; Brent
Hobdon, Salvation Army; Jeannette Webers, Honoured
Royal Lady.
Seated: Ray Skelly, Comox Valley Food Bank; Stephen
Maier, Comox Valley Food Bank; Doug Gibson, Comox
Valley Food Bank; Bill Kennedy, Santa’s Workshop
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PRINCE GEORGE ELKS LODGE NO. 122
Prince George Elks Lodge made the following charity donations on December 3, 2012. In the photo from left
to right: Past District Deputy Laurie Meier; Rachel Wolitski, Heart
& Stroke Foundation; Margaret Jones-Bricker, Kordyban Lodge;
Wilma Romanin, Prince George Music Festival; Bernie Goold of
St. Vincent de Paul Center; Nancie Krushelnicki and Carl Benson,
Lodge members and Donalda Carson, Hospice House Society.
ELKS LODGES ONCE AGAIN GET TOGETHER TO DELIVER
FRUIT…… that is 14,000 lbs. of apples and pears were delivered
to St. Vincent de Paul Center in September, 2012. The fruit was
donated by three fruit growers from Osoyoos – Ken and Melhina
Thibault of Casa Del Mel Orchards; Joe and Vera Hilario of
Lighthouse Orchards and Joe and Louisa Carvahlo of Carvahlo Orchards.
Elks Lodges from Vanderhoof, Mackenzie, Quesnel, McBride and Williams Lake helped with the distribution of the
fruit.
LAKE COWICHAN ELKS LODGE NO. 293
PENTICTON ELKS NO. 51
Exalted Ruler Jean Atkins presented a $1,000.00
cheque to Lake Cowichan Food Bank and a
$1,000.00 cheque to Lake Cowichan Christmas
Hamper program.
1st Vice-President of the Lodge, Jeannine Johnson
presented Max Inouye his 50 year service pin.
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ALBERTA
Brother John Christie
Brother and Sister Elks:
By the time you read this, the
Christmas season will be part of
our memories, and Lodges and
members will be implementing
plans made for the New Year.
Sharon and I sincerely hope
each and every member had the
opportunity to share the season
with family and friends.
My term as President of the
Association is already half over. It
has been a busy year with many
Lodges celebrating anniversaries
and hosting events to mark the
occasion of the 100th Anniversary
of Elks in Canada. It has been
an honour and a privilege to be
invited to join the Lodges and
communities in commemorating
these occasions. Be proud of your
Lodge and the Order and take the
time to celebrate these milestones
in our history. Lodges still have time
to celebrate the 100th Anniversary
before the Grand Lodge Convention
in July.
As I make my visits, I am amazed at
the number of man-hours and the
monetary donations each Lodge
continues to contribute to their
respective communities. Large or
small, Lodges seem to do it all.
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Some of our Lodges are starting to
have problems with membership
recruitment and retention, and this
is starting to impact Lodge activities
in the community. My theme this
year is: “Building Together” and I
have been encouraging Lodges
to work with their Royal Purple or
other service groups to continue
supporting the community. By doing
so, the Lodge can remain active
and visible within the community.
Partnering with others is one way to
create an awareness of the benefit
your Lodge can provide to the
community and expose potential
new members to your Lodge. Be
leaders by inviting others to join
you in working on projects and
socializing afterwards.
The
Association
has
been
approached by individuals who
are interested in starting Lodges in
their communities, and is currently
exploring the possibility of two new
Lodges in the province. Several
members of the Executive are
working with these individuals and
communities to lay the ground work
for a successful launch of these
Lodges. Hopefully we will have a
positive report on the progress of
these developments in time for our
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Spring District meetings. District
meetings are soon going to be held.
Take the time to attend if you can,
and make every effort to have your
Lodge complete the Community
Service Report. It gives members a
chance to see what other Lodges
have for projects and perhaps find
a new project idea for their Lodge.
If your Lodge has a successful
project, share the idea with other
Lodges. Consider serving as
District Deputy if approached to
do so. It will be a very rewarding
and educational experience that
enhances your leadership skills,
and increases your awareness of
how the Association operates.
The annual conference will be
held in June at Edmonton and will
be jointly hosted by the Edmonton
and Sherwood Park Lodges. The
Grand Lodge Convention will be
held in Grande Prairie in July.
Lodges and members should now
be considering attending these
meetings as both levels of the Order
need and appreciate the input from
all of the membership.
Fraternally,
John Christie, President
Alberta Elks Association
BIG VALLEY ELKS LODGE NO. 147
Bill Kowalchuk receives his 60 year pin from Exalted Ruler John Palmer
Left to right: Exalted Ruler John Palmer, John
MacFarlan and Jim Nelson receive their 50 year
pins
Otto Nicklom received
his 40 year pin from
Exalted Ruler John
Palmer
Larry Anderson was presented a 60 year pin from Exalted Ruler John Palmer on behalf of his father Lenny who could not be in attendance.
CASTOR ELKS LODGE NO. 138
I am a member of the Castor No. 138 Elks Lodge in Castor, Alberta. I would like to share a story about the Elks
soccer balls. My wife Christine and I along with our friends Darrell and Joanne Howe travelled to Vietnam with eleven
people from Canada to partake in a Habitat for Humanity Build in
My Tho, just south of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) city. This picture of the
house is a little different from the build in Three Hills.
We were lucky
enough to take
eight soccer balls
(this is all we could
legally bring into the
country) donated
by Castor Elks No.
138. We were at
a school for the
disabled.
We left the soccer balls as well as a load of school supplies for the less fortunate. We enjoyed the build immensely and found the locals to be quite friendly and fun to be around.
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DRUMHELLER ELKS LODGE NO. 54
Manley Thomson (left), Exalted Ruler of Drumheller Elks Lodge was
presented with a cap and pin award as part of the AIM program that
recognizes members for bringing in new members. Presenting the award
was the newest member of the Lodge, Dylan Kikoak.
Past Exalted Ruler Glen Hardy is
presenting Gordon Akin with his 50
year pin. EDMONTON ELKS LODGE NO. 11
The Edmonton Elks have been keeping busy raising money through hall rentals, bar sales,
bingos and casinos to be able to give to our favourite charities.
Exalted Ruler David Schindel is presenting 89 year
old Cyril Ash his 50 years of service pin.
A donation to the Tevie Miller Heritage School was
made. They specialize in teaching children with
speech and/or language disabilities or disorders.
Exalted Ruler David Schindel is donating a cheque for
$9,000.00 to Angela Schneider (Office Administrator)
and her daughter Karin. The Elks matched a similar
amount donated by our Ladies of the
Royal Purple.
Grand Exalted Ruler Robert Larsen is presenting a cheque for $5,000.00 on
behalf of the Edmonton Elks to Joan Nielsen, Director of Camp He Ho Ha
(Health, Hope & Happiness) along with Exalted Ruler David Schindel and
Past Exalted Ruler Vic Schmidt. The camp provides summer and winter
recreational programs to children and adults with physical and/or mental
disabilities for all of Alberta.
Grand Exalted Ruler Robert Larsen is addressing
the Edmonton Lodge at the special meeting on
November 6, 2012. Edmonton also gave the Grand
Exalted Ruler a cheque for $315.00 from the pennies
collected for the Fund for Children.
Secretary Lyle Ozouf is presenting a cheque for
$5,000.00 to Roxy Kienzle, Opportunities Ambassador
for Youth Emergency Shelter. Edmonton Elks also
donated a total of $5,000.00 to various Christmas
charities in their area.
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EDSON ELKS LODGE NO. 87
Past District Deputy Alf Weisser (left) presents Exalted Ruler
Neil Weisser his 20 years of service pin as well as his award
under the AIM program. (Photo on left)
Photo on the right is Past District Deputy Ken Biron (left)
presents Past District Deputy Alf Weisser his 55 years of service
pin during the Installation of Officers of the Lodge.
LAC LA BICHE ELKS LODGE NO. 470
On October 13th, 2012, Lac La Biche Elks Lodge No. 470
celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Elks of Canada and
their own 50th Anniversary. Amongst the head table guests
were Grand Leading Knight Jim McLeod who attended on
behalf of the Grand Exalted Ruler; John Christie, President
of the Alberta Elks Association; Leonard Shain, Alberta Elks
Association Leading Knight and District Deputy Bernadette
Godlien.
The celebration was well attended by many members from
Lodges in District 6. Those in attendance were entertained by
The Mini Toe Tappers, a children’s dance group from Amisk
School of the Beaver Lake First Nations. They performed various
square dances and Red River jigs.
Exalted Ruler Don Turcotte
being presented a plaque by
Grand Leading Knight Jim McLeod who represented the Grand
Exalted Ruler. And what a better time than an
anniversary celebration to get recognized for
long term years of service to the Order. John
Benuik (left) received his pin for 40 years of
service and Bernie Romanuik (right photo) was
recognized for his 50 years of service. Both
presented by Brother Jim McLeod.
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SASKATCHEWAN
Brother Andrew Cox
Brother and Sister Elks:
It seems hard to believe but here we are at the mid-way
point of my term as President of the Saskatchewan
Elks Association. In my travels so far I have found
Lodges with a strong future and some that are suffering
serious problems in their membership, both in terms of
numbers of members and/or age of those members that
they do have. I know this is a concern in many Lodges
and hope that we can find solutions before we lose
these Lodges. Sometimes it is a case of the present
members suffering from burn out where they feel that
they are unappreciated and no one being willing to step
forward to help carry the burden of running a Lodge.
One thing I have noticed at Lodge visits is that all our
Lodges are proud of the work they have done in their
respective communities and how they are planning
to continue making a difference in the lives of their
neighbours. You are all to be commended for your
dedication to making the world sweeter and people
better. The fun that can be had while working at these
projects is a large part of what makes us different from
other organizations. We are a fraternal organization
first and a service group second. The friendship and
hospitality of our members means a lot to all of us and
I am proud to say that I am an Elk.
The forward planning sessions that were held at Grand
Lodge in October looked at all things associated with
the Elks of Canada and very frank discussions resulted
in a multitude of recommendations from the Association
Presidents and Grand Lodge Executive that we hope
will advance Elkdom in our great country. I would urge
all members to read the letter which has been sent out
from Grand Lodge and to please let your Association
and Grand Lodge know if you agree or disagree with
the proposals put forth. This is vital to the Elks going
forward and surviving to hopefully see another 25, 50
or 100 years.
On a sad note we lost a dedicated brother, Past
Provincial President Glenn Shain, of Coronach who
was laid to rest in October. Glenn and Mable were at
almost every Provincial Elk event over the years and
while we mourn his passing we will remember him as
we gather in the future.
As Christmas has rapidly come and gone, I hope all
of you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year and may you have a very prosperous new year.
Fraternally submitted,
Andrew Cox, President
Saskatchewan Elks Association
REGINA ELKS LODGE NO. 9
The grand prize winner of the 2012 Charity Appeal draw was
Art Kowalski of Regina SK. Out of the 14 winners of the draw,
6 were from Regina with those tickets sold by the
Regina Elks Lodge No. 9.
In the photo from left to right: Mike Mochnacz from Honda;
Cec Chambers of Regina Elks Lodge; Art Kowalski, winner of
the 2012 Honda Accord and Exalted Ruler, Dave Davis.
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PAST GRAND EXALTED RULER
BROTHER VERN HOFF PASSES AWAY
Brother Vern Hoff was born in Newstead, Ontario, on May 27, 1923, and took his early schooling in Seaforth, Ontario.
During World War II he joined the armed services, serving with the Elgin Regiment. He served the next four years
in Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Europe. On returning to civilian life, he was employed at Jasper Park Lodge as a master mechanic, and it was there he
met his wife, Lorenza. They had two sons, James and Dwaine. The Hoffs
then returned to Seaforth where Vern was employed as First Mate for Paterson Steamship Line. Next he was working on the Dew Line and spent
six months at the North Pole on a Survey Expedition. Choosing a warmer
spot, they moved to Nanaimo, BC, where Brother Vern was employed as
mechanics superintendent for a logging camp and held the same job for
the City of Nanaimo for 30 years.
Vern joined the Nanaimo Elks Lodge in October 1963, serving as Exalted
Ruler and District Deputy in 1969-70. He was elected President of the BC
Elks Association in 1978. He entered Grand Lodge as Chaplain in 1980
and became Grand Exalted Ruler in 1987. Brother Hoff was also keeping
involved in the BC Elks Children’s Camp on Denman Island as Camp coordinator for 17 years, and wrote a concise history of the Camp.
Predeceased by his wife and two sons, Brother Vern passed away on
September 27, 2012.
“Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”
ALBERTA
Barons Elks #224........................... .Brother Lloyd Trapp
.Grande Prairie Elks #285................. .Brother Grant Baron
Calgary Elks #4.............................. .Brother T. G. Duckering
.Heisler Elks #305............................. .Brother Leander Martz
. Carstairs Elks #556........................ .Brother R. E. Nelson
.Heisler Elks #305............................. .Brother G. Sunderman
. Chauvin Elks #261......................... .Brother Ross Atkins
.Heisler Elks #305............................. .Brother Leander Jacobs
.Heisler Elks #305............................. .Brother L. Weber
Crowsnest Pass Elks #584............. .Brother Don Filafilo
. Delia Elks #489.............................. .Brother Glen Clifford
.High Prairie Elks #279...................... .Brother Arnold Aarts
. Delia Elks #489.............................. .Brother Donald Herzog
.Hythe Elks #236............................... .Brother M. L. Staggs
. Didsbury Elks #514........................ .Brother J. R. McDonald
Manning Elks #286........................... .Brother Walter Feduschak
. Drayton Valley Elks #391................ .Brother George Cebuliak
Medicine Hat Elks #412.................
.Fort Macleod Elks #129.................. .Brother J. Miklos
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Okotoks Elks #31.......................
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Brother Murray Leonard
Brother Richard McKeage
Continued from previous page . . .
Picture Butte Elks #268...............Brother Mervin Karapita
Red Deer Elks #85......................Brother Gordon Davidson
Sexsmith Elks #284.....................Brother Ivan Badger
Stavely Elks #112........................Brother Robert Olson
Trochu Elks #168.........................Brother Don C. Dowell
Vegreville Elks #143....................Brother Mike W. Kawulych
Vegreville Elks #143....................Brother Leo Cartier
Vermilion Elks #131.....................Brother Roger Hall
Viking Elks #83............................Brother Wm. J. Pobuda
Viking Elks #83............................Brother J. Fountain
Viking Elks #83............................Brother Roger Labreche
Viking Elks #83............................Brother G. N. Klontz
Vulcan Elks #121.........................Brother Charles Haviland
Warner Elks #222........................Brother Russell Dannatt
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Campbell River Elks #373...........Brother Vern Hoff
Campbell River Elks #373...........Brother William Pimlott
Courtenay Elks #60.....................Brother Skip Blaine
Courtenay Elks #60.....................Brother Myron White
Delta Elks #531...........................Brother Ernest Karalus
Duncan Elks #69.........................Brother Ijner Hansen
Fernie Elks #81............................Brother Leonard Kosiec
Grand Forks Elks #493................Brother John Hammond
Kamloops Elks #44......................Brother John V. Harrison
Kelowna Elks #52........................Brother Peter Bergen
Kelowna Elks #52........................Brother Gordon H. Stendall
Kelowna Elks #52........................Brother Garth L. Roy
North Kamloops Elks #469..........Brother Vernon L. Dever
North Kamloops Elks #469..........Brother James S. Clary
Osoyoos Elks #436......................Brother Don Chadderton
Penticton Elks #51.......................Sister Roberta G. Baron
Salmon Arm Elks #455................Brother Merv Lutz
Terrace Elks #425........................Brother August Geeraert
Vernon Elks #45..........................Brother Chuck Berlinghof
Victoria Elks #2............................Brother Bruce Forsyth
White Rock Elks #431.................Sister Wilma M. MacDonnell
MANITOBA
Flin Flon Elks #232......................Brother John Nawrocki
Gladstone Elks #317...................Brother V. McGowan
Killarney Elks #238......................Brother John Chester
Lundar Elks #528.........................Brother Harold B. Backman
Lundar Elks #528.........................Brother Lenny Van Der Vis
NEWFOUNDLAND
Corner Brook Elks #505..............Brother David Miller
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Yellowknife Elks #314..................Brother Joe Meszes
Yellowknife Elks #314..................Brother Terry King
ONTARIO
Echo Bay Elks #535....................Brother Arden Goodmurphy
Sault Ste. Marie Elks #341..........Brother Joseph Bumbacco
Sault Ste. Marie Elks #341..........Brother James Furkey
Thunder Bay Elks #82.................Brother William Krafft
Thunder Bay Elks #82.................Brother Robert Rogowski
Thunder Bay Elks #82.................Brother John McCormick
Trenton-Wooler Elks #486...........Brother Ron Chouinard
QUEBEC
Elans de Vanier #569...................Brother Jean Pierre Giroux
Elans de Vanier #569...................Brother Clement Boily
SASKATCHEWAN
Arborfield Elks #319....................Brother Shayne Lebel
Beechy Elks #165........................Brother Garry Lougheed
Big River Elks #256.....................Brother Joseph W. Gilbert
Canwood Elks #183.....................Brother Elmer Thall
Carrot River Elks #462................Brother Carman Drury
Coronach Elks #562....................Brother Glenn F. Shain
Craven Elks #581........................Brother Charles R. Bruce
Foam Lake Elks #174..................Brother Karl J. Kosmonek
Foam Lake Elks #174...................Brother M. J. Bulych
Hanley Elks #153..........................Brother Clarence Torguson
Indian Head Elks #385..................Brother Roy Simpson
Indian Head Elks #385..................Brother A. C. Dorn
Milestone Elks #201......................Brother Robert Austin
Moosomin Elks #340.....................Brother Donald Turpie
Prince Albert Elks #58...................Brother Gene Sabo
Saskatoon Elks #12.......................Brother S. G. McCoy
Shaunavon Elks #386...................Brother Arnold J. Island
Shaunavon Elks #386...................Brother Ken Wilkins
Swift Current Elks #8.....................Brother Reuben Melander
Swift Current Elks #8.....................Brother Leon E. Plewis
NEW BRUNSWICK
Fredericton Elks #274..................Brother Frank Langmaid
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Fredericton Elks #274..................Sister Ann Wood
Perth Elks #362...........................Brother John L. Demerchant
Unity Elks #488.............................Brother Karl Kropf
Whitewood Elks #410....................Brother A. W. Page
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MANITOBA
Brother Allan Tutthill
Seasons Greetings to all Brother and Sister Elks, and
Ladies of the Royal Purple, no matter where you are
when reading this!
It’s at this time of the year that we look back at the year
that has been, and forward to the year ahead.
This is also the time of the year for giving and
remembering, so remember, Brothers and Sisters in
this time of festivities take a moment and remember our
Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children.
Our membership numbers also are a worry at this time
of year, so maybe consider giving out a membership
pamphlet, or even a membership to one of your loved
ones, maybe a son or a daughter. Also to the Brothers
and Sisters of Manitoba (or anywhere else in Canada),
your Provincial Executive is in the process of trying to
come up with a logo for the Manitoba Elks Association.
We would like to use this logo on our letterhead, website,
lapel pins etc, SO if you have an idea we would love to
see your design. Please send an electronic copy of your
design to: [email protected] or you can also
snail mail me your ideas at PO Box 479, Elkhorn MB
R0M 0N0.
To our provincial curlers, don’t forget Carberry will
be hosting the province from January 25th to 27th,
2013. Thank you to the members of Carberry Lodge
for hosting the curling, and all MB Elks & Royal Purple
members, come on out and help to keep our provincial
curling alive. If you’re not a curler, you can still come out
and have some fun with all!
A note of congratulations must be sent out the
committee that has worked so very hard to resurrect
our national curling, and we look forward to the very first
Elks & Royal Purple Canadian Curling Championship
and what a great event it will no doubt be! Last but not
least thank you to Regina Elks Lodge who will be our
host for the upcoming curling event, and I look forward
to seeing everyone in Regina from April 2nd to 6th, 2013.
Yours fraternally,
Allan Tutthill, President
Manitoba Elks Association
Don’t forget the deadline for the next
CANADIAN ELK
will be MARCH 18, 2013
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ONTARIO
Brother Pat Clark
Brother and Sister Elks:
By now the holiday season has passed and a brand
New Year is upon us. Hopefully everyone had a safe
and enjoyable festive season and are looking forward
to a prosperous New Year. This New Year is the first
year of the next 100 years of the Elks of Canada.
So far during my term I have made visits to a number
of Lodges in Ontario. All Lodges have been open and
welcoming. I have met many new people and thoroughly
enjoyed myself along the way.
In October I attended the Presidents meeting in Regina,
as well as a meeting of the forward planning committee.
The Presidents meeting went well and was a very good
opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas. It’s always
nice to get together with other members from across
the country to see how different things work for them
in their area. The meeting of the forward planning
committee was also very productive. It was quite
impressive having that many people in one room with
the common goal of ensuring Elkdom survives another
100 years. There was a vast amount of experiences in
the room and the discussions were very in depth.
As mentioned before, my motto this year is “Let’s Make
Time”. Not always an easy thing to do but usually
rewarding. When you actually make time in your day to
complete a task, no matter what it is, you feel a sense
of pride and accomplishment. Now, when you apply this
to your Lodge and the work you do in your community
you can also add a feeling of charity, selflessness and
love. It would be nice if every one of us were to come
up with one thing that we can make time for that will
improve our Lodge. Maybe it would be to make time to
organize a membership night. Maybe you could make
time to put a phone call into those members that you
have not seen out in awhile. Maybe you want to make
time to be part of one of the committees in your Lodge.
These are just a few ideas how we can all improve the
Order if we can find a way to make time.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone
friendship and success within their Lodges throughout
this year.
Fraternally,
Pat Clark, President
Ontario Elks Association
SARNIA ELKS LODGE NO. 503
Sarnia Elks Lodge No. 503 held a 100th Anniversary
barbeque for the community on September 29th, 2012.
The Lodge displayed the anniversary banner along with
membership information and Invitation to Join applications
and hung posters all around the patio where several
people attending the event mentioned hearing about the
event on the radio.
They had great participation from the members and
the support from their landlords, the PT. Edward ExServicemen’s Club was fantastic. This is one of the
positives from this event that Ex-Servicemen’s Executive
supported this event so well. They provided their Patio
free of charge, put notification of the event on their
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road sign and supplied a bar on the patio. The Elks have
been tenants for 10 years at the Ex-Servicemen’s Club
and the Lodge believes they have a better understanding of who the Elks are now!
All left over food and drinks were
turned over to the Inn of the Good
Shepherd food bank and the
donation was greatly appreciated.
A picture was posted on their Face
book page thanking the Sarnia
Elks Lodge and congratulating the
Elks on their 100th anniversary.
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NEW BRUNSWICK/P.E.I.
Brother E. H. (Gene) Wood
Brother and Sister Elks and Ladies of the Royal Purple:
I bring Season Greetings and wishes for a prosperous and healthy New Year on behalf of myself and the Provincial
Elks Association. I would hope that all your wishes and dreams may be a lot closer to you as you shared the warmth,
love and friendship with your families and friends at this time of year.
I would ask that each of you take a moment to reflect upon the benefits of what you and your Lodge have done in your
community over this past year and that you give thanks that we, as Elks and Royal Purple, were able to add a small
token of giving to those less fortunate than ourselves. Let us hope that we are able to continue our help and support
where needed, to make life sweeter, people better, and the world happier.
“Together We Can Make a Difference”
Peace be with you always.
Fraternally,
Bro. E.H. (Gene) Wood P.G.E.R.
Provincial President New Brunswick/PEI Elks Association
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
“At this time I would like to thank all Elks and Royal Purple and everyone who sent sympathy cards, emails, and
phone calls for the loss of my best friend and darling wife, Sister Ann Marie Wood, a loss not only to me, but to the
Elks of Canada. Thanks to everyone who made donations to Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children, Fredericton
SPCA, Children’s Wish Foundation, DECH Palliative Care Unit, DECH Hospital Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy
Association of Canada (NB), Royal Canadian Legion, United Commercial Travelers, and the Canadian Cancer
Society (NB). These donations will be well appreciated by all organizations. Many thanks for putting Ann’s name
in the Golden Book of Memories.
“Let her volunteer work speak for itself. Together we made a difference.”
Sincerely,
E.H. (Gene) Wood, P.G.E.R.
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NEWFOUNDLAND/LABRADOR
Sister Susan Ash
Brother and Sister Elks:
Hats off to the Grand Lodge Executive and the Grand
Lodge staff for having the courage to admit that there is
a problem with the Organization and the bravery to bring
it to the Leaders and members of the Elks. Now it is up
to the leaders and members to take the Elk by the horn
and run with it.
As all of you are aware, the major problem is the alarming
decline in membership. It has been predicted that in
25 years there may no longer be an Elks of Canada
organization.
At the Presidents meeting in Regina, the entire
organization was reviewed and recommendations were
made. These recommendations were given to the Grand
Lodge Executive for further review and determination.
At the next National Convention, they will be bought to
the floor. Most of the Lodges should have received a
copy of these recommendations from Grand Lodge.
Please ensure that they are reviewed and discussed at a
meeting in your Lodge.
I would like to say we have reflected on our past and we
have embraced the present. Now it is time to envision
our future. What will the future Elks look like??? That is
the question. It is a hard question to answer. We need to
take a long hard look around us. What are the interests of
our children and our grandchildren? They are our future.
What do they say about the Elks? They have been raised
within the family of the Organization.
If we want the Elks to survive the next 100 years, now is
the time to make the changes that will allow us to grow
with the future. Now is the time for you all to speak up and
voice what you think will allow us to grow into the future.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that
the Push for Change, Joe Roberts trek across Canada,
is scheduled to start in St. John’s, NL on May 1st, 2013.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the
members of the Lodges in Newfoundland for welcoming
both Luc and I into their Lodges and taking such great
care of us. Thank you.
Best regards,
Susan Ash, President
Newfoundland and Labrador
CORNER BROOK ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE WALK-A-THON
A Radio Show host was on hand to give some publicity to the
Corner Brook Elks and Royal Purple Lodges and their family
members who gathered at Corner Brook City Hall on
May 27, 2012 for a Walk-a-Thon.
Proceeds of the Walk-a-Thon were donated to the Elks and
Royal Purple Fund for Children.
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QUEBEC
Brother Gaétan Daigle
Cher Frères et Soeurs Élans :
Brother and Sister Elks:
Je commence par vous inviter à la convention provinciale
qui se tiendra à Victoriaville cette année.
I will start with an invitation to the provincial conference
which will be held in Victoriaville this year.
Afin de réduire vos dépenses au maximum nous
débuterons plus tard dans la journée et vous éviterez une
nuitée le vendredi à l’hôtel. Vérifier bien l’heure de début
avec les officiers de votre Loge, mais nous regardons
au moment de vous écrire ce message pour débuter les
sessions à 13h le samedi. Cette formule a été mise à
l’essaie l’an dernier et a plus à plusieurs.
In order to reduce your expenses we will start later in the
day, thus eliminating the Friday night hotel cost. Please
check with the officers of your Lodge for the start time,
but also taking the opportunity of writing this message
and let you know that the start of the sessions will be 1:00
p.m. on Saturday. This format was on a trial basis last
year and seemed to please everyone.
J’espère que vos activités de Loge ce sont bien passé et
que beaucoup de sou noir ont été amassé pour le fond
pour les enfants. Nous devons faire de grand effort pour
amasser des fonds pour ce qui représente notre raison
d’être et ainsi répondre au plus de demande possible de
façon positive.
I hope that your Lodge activities went well and that a lot
of pennies were collected for the Fund for Children. We
have to put a lot of effort in fundraising in order to respond
to as many requests as possible in a positive way.
Venez nous rencontrer à Victoriaville,
Gaétan Daigle, President
Quebec Elks Association
Gaétan Daigle, Président
Association des Élans du Québec
Come join us in Victoriaville,
DID YOU KNOW....Completing an application form for funding from the Elks & Royal
Purple Fund for Children is not required by a Lodge in some cases?
When a family in your community is involved in a crisis or disaster, it is important that your
Lodge responds quickly to the needs of the children. In such cases (fire, emergency or
unexpected travel, hospitalization, etc.) if your Lodge considers that a response is
appropriate, your Lodge can immediately access funding for the children involved.
Contact the Grand Lodge Office: 1-888-843-3557 - Extension 231
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ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE
FUND FOR CHILDREN
Thank You for my new hearing aids!
“I can hear so much better now. I will also be able to speak more clearly. My new
hearing aids let me hear high frequency sounds like “f” and “s”. I can also hear my
teachers better; they wear a small microphone, and their voices go right into my
hearing aid. I can sync blue tooth compatible devices to my hearing aid. I don’t need
headphones for my Ipod anymore. The sound from it goes right into my
hearing aid. We are very grateful for your gift. I will take very good care of them.”
Sincerely,
Brett
(Brett’s application for assistance was sponsored by Big River Royal
Purple Lodge No. 95.)
Diana’s hearing aids
.
Kyla undergoes surgery
Diana’s hearing aids were paid for by Nipawin
Elks Lodge and by the Elks & Royal Purple
Fund for Children.
Kyla was very excited to have the surgery on her jaw.
The family is grateful for the funding received.
(Left to right: Eugene Rawlyk, Secretary; Diana,
Jim Hoppe, father; Ernie Sholter, Treasurer)
(Left to right: Kyla Bystedt; Joyce Wagstaff, HRL;
Bernice Johnson, mother)
(Diana’s application for assistance was sponsored
by Nipawin Elks Lodge No. 251.)
(Kyla’s application for assistance was sponsored
by Nanaimo Royal Purple Lodge No. 16.)
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Parents and Resource Teacher say “thanks”
“Thank you very much for funding our daughter’s speech therapy. Your generosity will allow her to continue to improve in her
speech AND her confidence. It is indeed an exciting future for
her. God bless the Elks!”
Daniel & Darlene (parents)
“Thank you for your support in providing funding for Faith’s
speech therapy. We have all seen improvement in her speech
and in her academic abilities. She is learning to read and she is
learning to say the sounds correctly. We know that she will continue to improve and communicate. As she becomes more confident, she is more willing to try more work. Your funding gives
us all hope.
Your financial assistance is greatly appreciated.”
Jean Machnee (Resource Teacher)
(Left to right: Jean Machnee; Faith; Darlene
(mother); Bill Werezak
(Faith’s application for assistance was sponsored by Saskatoon Elks Lodge No. 12.)
Thanks for the tricycle!
Alfred “Dewey” and his mother, Harriet
“On behalf of my son, Dewey, and our family, I would like to thank you for
the generous funding towards the purchase of this tricycle. Your
organization’s generous contribution has assisted in making a big
difference in our son’s life for the better. I wish to show my gratitude by
volunteering in a few of your local charity functions.”
Sincerely,
Harriet (mother)
(Dewey’s application for assistance was sponsored by
Ashern Elks Lodge No. 525.)
Family is grateful!
“I want to express my thanks for the funding for my hearing aids. They are extremely convenient. I’m very appreciative of your generosity. Thank you!”
Andre
“We are grateful for all of your help, your support and your understanding. Hearing loss can have a negative effect
on a teen’s achievements and can isolate young people in social environments. The new hearing aids for our son
are a blessing and we believe they will encourage Andre towards positive growth. Thank you very much for your
generosity.”
Pierre & Yoko (parents)
(Andre’s application for assistance was sponsored by
.
Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51.)
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Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (CASLPA)
CONGRATULATES THE ELKS
Congratulations
Elks of Canada on your 100th Anniversary!
As a long term partner and beneficiary of the Elks and Royal Purple of Canada,
CASLPA is thrilled to celebrate your 100th birthday with you! And what a milestone
it is! Your steadfast and generous commitment to the development and support of clinical programs
across Canada in the areas of speech, hearing and communication is far-reaching. From supporting
infant hearing initiatives to funding scholarships programs and the next generation of speech and
hearing professionals, your meaningful contributions have changed the lives of people across
our country. We cherish your friendship and look forward to partnering with you
over the next hundred years!
DECEASED MEMBERS
ROYAL PURPLE OF CANADA
British Columbia
Elk Point 269
Sherwood Park 287
Smithers 47
Lady Margaret Davidson
Kelowna 56
Lady Helen Heinemann
Princeton 82
Lady Adelle MacDonald
Lady Rosemary Aiken
Lady Grace Lawrence
Keremeos 83
Lady Edna Olsen
Dawson Creek 85
Lady Lois Mumby
Vernon 102
Lady Stella Zeleny
Ashcroft 263
Lady Marjorie Norah Drayton
Fort Nelson 204
Lady Sharon Deter
Alberta
Calgary 7
Edmonton 22
Fort Macleod 28
Okotoks 43
Mclennan 62
Trochu 71
Trochu 71
Acme 103
Lloydminster 105
Grande Prairie 107
Vermilion 108
Drumheller 109
Faust 121
Rycroft 137
Crowsnest Pass 159
Bashaw 176
Sundre 191
Edgerton 224
Sexsmith 266
Elk Point 269
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw 9
Gull Lake 111
Rosetown 175
Shaunavon 187
Conquest 203
Choiceland 255
Hudson Bay 273
Foam Lake 343
Lady Carole Brewer
Lady Laverne Dirk
Lady Helen Miklos
Lady Mary Richter
Lady Doris Nadeau
Lady Fay Greig
Lady Jacqueline Goddard
Lady Edith Boake
Lady Olive Munro
Lady Helga Heggstrom
Lady Dorothy Floen
Lady Fanny Dutka
Lady Marie Samuel
Lady Mathilda Thomas
Lady Dora Kozuback
Lady Mildred Zak
Lady Dot Trefz
Lady Gwen Fletcher
Lady Edna Szabados
Lady Betty Henderson
Lady Mary Kryvenchuk
Manitoba
Brandon 138
Ontario
Levack 145
Picton 147
North Bay 170
North Bay 170
Espanola 180
East
St. John’s 237
Corner Brook 330
Perth 348
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Lady Rose Kozicky
Lady Carol Dunwoody
Lady Marge Donnan
Lady Rheta Joyce Wheeler
Lady Stella Myrle Sim
Lady Eva Luciuk
Lady Patricia Meek
Lady Isabelle Cole
Lady Dolly Rodgers
Lady Geri Skilliter
Lady Anne Armstrong
Lady Marjorie MacAulay
Lady Marion Robb
Lady Doris McKibbon
Lady Sheila Wunsch
Lady Helen Stanton
Lady Verna Blackwell
Lady Rose Bouillon
Lady Dawn McLennan
Lady Meta Dawe
Lady Elizabeth Batt
Lady Theresa Ouellette
Lady Mavis White
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
Memorial Donations are gifts of money given to the National Charity, the Elks &
Royal Purple Fund for Children, in memory of a deceased friend or loved one.
Forms are available to submit the information for a memorial donation, and donations can be made on-line.
THE GOLDEN BOOK OF MEMORIES are leather-bound books with special pages
which commemorate the memory of deceased persons. When memorial donations
reach $300.00, the name of the deceased is entered.
THE FOLLOWING NAMES WERE ENTERED INTO THE GOLDEN BOOK OF MEMORIES BETWEEN
AUGUST 29, 2012 AND DECEMBER 7, 2012:
Armstrong, Violet
Bassano AB
Kuzyk, Dr. N. J.
Vegreville AB
Fletcher, GwenGrimshaw ABLougheed, Garry
Beechy SK
Floen, DorothyGrande Prairie ABMarcy, MarianGrande Prairie AB
Gaetzke, Bev
Mackenzie BCMaurer, Rosalie
Bassano AB
St. Albert AB
Morishita, Darryl DouglasRosemary AB
Gauvreau, James Allen
Harrad, Ida
Fernie BC
Pachal, MaryYorkton SK
Hoff, VernNanaimo BCSkilliter, GeraldineHudson Bay, SK
Keller, KathleenOliver BCWood, Ann
Fredericton NB
Kozubak, John SRycroft AB
IN HONOUR DONATIONS
Keep in mind that you can make a donation to “honour” or recognize a special
person(s) on a special occasion by making a donation to their favourite charity - The
Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children. As the donor, you receive a receipt and the
person(s) honoured receive a certificate to tell them of your thoughtful gesture. The
following persons were “honoured” between August 1, 2012 and December 14, 2012.
Bell, MarySurrey BCChristmas Gift
Gibson, Brian & Pat
Killarney MBWedding Anniversary
Glasser, PaulEstevan SKChristmas Gift
Hollier, LeonaSaskatoon SK
Birthday
Hurst, Sally
Port Coquitlam BC
Victorious Bet
Maier, JaneRegina SKChristmas Gift
Manning, RolandSt. John’s NL
Birthday
Miller, David & WinnieCorner Brook NLWedding Anniversary
Sceviour, Don & JeanCorner Brook NLWedding Anniversary
Slater, Alvin
Kelowna BC
Best Wishes
Whitewood, NancySundre AB
Birthday
YOUR DONATIONS . . . .
“CAN SAVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN”
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One happy lad!
(Left to right: Bill Thompson, Alexander, George Stieber)
Alexander received funding for the purchase of new hearing aids.
(Alexander’s application for assistance was sponsored by
Victoria Elks Lodge No. 2.)
Funding for Emilee’s travel
Left to right: Lucille Gilliland, Director of South West Daycare;
Ruth-Anne (mother); Eleanor & Ken Mathers
Three-year-old Emilee travelled to Calgary, Alberta for procedures
and evaluation of her hearing loss.
(Emilee’s application for assistance was sponsored by
Moose Jaw Elks Lodge No. 7.)
BURNABY ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE MAKE A DONATION
The Burnaby Elks & Royal Purple Lodges presented a cheque in the amount of $ 3,500.00 to the BC Family Hearing Resource Society at their Annual General Meeting. The members of the Lodges in attendance had a first hand
look at what the Centre is doing for their young children with hearing challenges and how they depend on the ongoing support.
Left to right: Lisa Rosales of the Centre; Secretary-Treasurer Gerry Pelletier; Honoured Royal Lady
Doreen Peniuk; Past Exalted Ruler Wally Govett and Exalted Ruler Reg Seguin.
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PLEASE KEEP COLLECTING
to support our National Charity!
The penny will be removed from circulation as of February
4, 2013. After that time, cash transactions will be rounded up or
down to the nearest five-cent increment.
All Lodge members (and their communities) are encouraged to give up
their pennies to support our national charity.
Of course, your Lodge's collection of coins can continue into the future!
Now that you have collection boxes placed around your Lodge and community, just keep emptying
them and sending your cheques to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children. Need more
collection boxes, other supplies or ideas? See contact information below.
The collection boxes will always be a good way for your Lodge to
continue "Making Dollars out of Cents" for your national charity.
THANK YOU! Your support is greatly appreciated.
Following the resounding success of the Past Grand Exalted Rulers'
Association project last year (collecting Canadian Tire Money and using it
to purchase items for the Silent Auction at the national convention - with
proceeds going to the national charity), you are invited to please continue
to participate in this easy way to support the national charity. Clean out
those drawers, glove compartments (or wherever you stuffed your Canadian
Tire money) and get it in to us. You can give it to Robert Larsen, our Grand
Exalted Ruler when he visits your Lodge, send it to Agnes at the Grand Lodge
Office, or send it directly to Al (Scotty) Edwards, 112 - 8777 Hudson St.,
Vancouver, BC V6P 6H2
MANY THANKS!
YOUR SUPPORT OF YOUR NATIONAL CHARITY THROUGH THESE PROJECTS
IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
QUESTIONS? Contact Agnes at Grand Lodge Office
Telephone: (306) 359-9010 - Extension 231
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Email: [email protected]
Toll-free: 1-888-843-3557
BC FAMILY HEARING
RESOURCE SOCIETY
Dear members of the Elks and Royal Purple:
It is my pleasure to provide an update on the BC Family Hearing Resource Society that provides services to
children aged birth to five with deafness and hearing
loss across the province of BC. We would not have
been able to deliver much-needed intervention services
to infants and children with hearing loss/deafness, if we
did not have the continued commitment and support of
the Elks and the Royal Purple members, who are our
largest donors.
For 30 years, our state-of-the-art facility has combined
expertise of highly skilled interventionists, innovation,
and technology to meet the needs of infants, toddlers,
and children with hearing loss, deafness, and communication challenges. Our Society continues to be the largest of three agencies that provide services to children
with hearing loss or deafness and offers all communication options such as spoken language, sign language to
support spoken language and sign language (American
Sign Language) to children and their families. We strive
to deliver and advance services by providing early intervention, support and education to children and their
families and community service professionals working
in remote communities.
Below is a snapshot of the services we provided in the
last year:
- Total number of hours of service provided by the
Society: 12,319.92
- Total number of families who received services: 262
Lower mainland: 163; Outreach: 99
- Number of children transitioned to kindergarten:
Lower Mainland: 29; Outreach: 24
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Children with Cochlear Implants: 47
In the past year we focused
our resources on upgrading
our technology to meet the
ever-growing numbers of
families in rural and remote
communities.
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An online training platform, developed particularly for
outreach families in mind, will be operational this year.
This education tool has resources which can be accessed through the internet, and will be personalized
for the use of each family based on their needs. We
are also in the final stages of completing a DVD that
summarizes our programs and services. This DVD will
be given to every new parent at the initial consultation
meeting. Our audio-visual and recording equipment
needed upgrading in our observation rooms and we are
in the process of working on it. The upgraded equipment will enable interventionists to observe, analyze
and monitor progress in children.
Each year, the Society analyses its performance outcome measures for quality improvement. This past
year, 96% of Lower Mainland families, 82% of outreach
families, and 88% of community service providers reported satisfaction with overall quality of services. 96%
of SESLP families indicated satisfaction with overall
quality of services.
Our research affiliations with the University of British
Columbia enable us to investigate, learn and provide
evidence-based service delivery. The Society continues
to advance its research investigations to understand
and improve services for families and their children with
hearing loss.
We are a CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accredited organization. We have
met internationally recognized standards of quality in
the provision of our services.
Our Society also held events and activities along with
the Elks and Royal Purple members. The Elks & Royal
Purple 11th annual Walkathon took place on Sunday,
May 27, 2012. More than 100 participants and supporters walked or jogged through Campbell Valley Regional
Park in south Langley in support of the Society. Our
generous sponsors provided a light breakfast, lunch
and entertainment for the children. At the end of the
event, Walkathon Committee Chair and Elks member,
Barbara Gee, presented a cheque for the Society.
The Walkathon raised a total of $19,160.00, the largest
amount raised to date.
On June 13th, 2012 Jerry Wernicke Grand Exalted
Ruler/National President, accompanied by his wife and
a few members from the Chilliwack Lodge, visited and
toured the Centre. They met with our staff and also
had the opportunity to watch the PALS (the pre-school
group) graduation ceremony, after which they enjoyed
mingling with the families.
I would like to take this opportunity to particularly thank
each and every one of you, who take the time and go
over and above to raise funds for the Society. We receive donations from individual Elks and Royal Purple
members as well as various lodges across BC. We
have members from many lodges who come and visit
us, participate in groups and mingle with the families.
We also have a few very dedicated members who are
on our Board - Al Edwards is our new Vice President,
Sally Hurst is a past Board President, Eleanor Scott,
and Barbara Gee, all who continue to make a difference
to the children and the families we serve.
We encountered a particularly sad time when Gary
Gee, a Board member lost his battle earlier this year to
cancer. Gary’s contribution to the Society was immeasurable. He was the first Board President, dedicated
many hours of his time to the development of our current facility and went out of his way to ensure we work
towards a centre that delivered the highest quality of
service. Gary’s spirit and enthusiasm will live on as we
now have his wife, Barbara Gee who joined the Board
this year.
BCFHRS endeavors to be a Centre of Excellence – we
look forward to a future that encourages growth and
continues to build on a solid foundation. My staff and I
take pride in our Society and I hope you share the same
excitement in the accomplishments of the children you
so generously support.
Sincerely,
Noreen R. Simmons, Ph.D., RSLP
BC Family Hearing Resource Society
ISTAR & the Elks and
Royal Purple
every voice matters
Celebrating 25 years as Partners
In his message in our 2012 fall newsletter, ISTAR’s Executive Director Deryk Beal commended our founders, Dr.
Einer Boberg and Deborah Kully, and, you, our founding donors, the Elks and Royal Purple, for the vision, determination and boundless generosity that made ISTAR what it is today. In 25 years you helped grow ISTAR from a fledgling
experimental treatment program into an institute renowned the world over for its dedicated and compassionate clinicians, effective and efficient treatment, groundbreaking knowledge discovery and astonishing community support.
That is why Deryk, in his first official act as Executive Director, and ISTAR decided to recognize the tireless efforts of
the Elks and Royal Purple of Alberta and Canada by honouring you as our first “Featured Donor” with a prominent
link to your organization on ISTAR’s internet home page (http://www.istar.ualberta.ca/OurDonors/TheElksAndRoyalPurple.aspx) and acknowledgement in the new “Donors” section of our website. We are thrilled to be able to recognize and give publicity to our founding donors in this wonderfully prominent way.
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Now that Deryk has spent a few weeks in his new job,
he praises the commitment of the ISTAR clinical team
over the years “who care deeply about what treatments
work best.” “Because of them,” he says, “we now have
this wonderful clinic that attracts people from around the
world to come here for treatment, and speech pathologists all over to look to us for leadership in treating stuttering.” We know that our treatment works and that it is
efficient. This means that the most is made of the funding raised by the Elks and Royal Purple for the treatment of children, teens and adults who stutter.
Not only does Deryk want to continue to build the clinical
program, he wants to use its success as a tool to “expand the ‘R’ in ISTAR.” His plan is to leverage ISTAR’s
ability to communicate with hundreds of people who
stutter to attract government research funding that will
support the search for the cause of stuttering. Deryk’s
research aims to understand the role of genetics in the
brain development of children who stutter to ultimately
identify the cause of stuttering and inform of new treatments for the disorder - keeping ISTAR at the forefront
of innovation in stuttering. While Deryk’s research is focused on the brain, his 12+ years working as a clinician
give him a broad perspective and he advocates a multipronged approach to the problem of stuttering.
This holistic approach is one of the reasons why ISTAR
will continue to be successful in the treatment of stuttering for people of all ages across the globe. A world-class
institute requires many things, not the least of which is
partners to come alongside and work together to make
it happen. ISTAR is proud of the long relationship we
have with the wonderful members of the Elks and Royal
Purple across Canada. You are tremendous supporters
of our program and have enabled many children and
their families to obtain life-altering speech therapy for
their stuttering. Your continued generosity has enabled
us to focus on what’s really important, one person at a
time. The ripple effect of a changed life cannot be underestimated; we so much appreciate the contribution
that each and every member of the Elks and Royal Purple makes in ensuring that children, teens and adults
have a voice.
You have been our friends, supporters and encouragers
for 25 years. You are always welcome at ISTAR and we
encourage you to write, call or visit anytime so that you
may share your thoughts on the wonderful organization
that you helped to create. We say a sincere “thank you”
for all you have done - we could not have done it without
you.
Sheri Price, Office Manager
Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR)
780-492-2619
[email protected]
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The Elks and Royal Purple have supported the Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR) for
25 years running. You have helped ISTAR improve the
lives of countless children who stutter over that time period. Cooper Worthman is one of those children and his
story will move you.
These days Cooper is
busy going about the
serious business of being a seven-year-old with
games to play, places to
explore, and things to
learn. There isn’t a lot
to distinguish him from
most other children. Not
so long ago, that wasn’t
exactly the case. Cooper
had a speech dysfluency - he stuttered. When
Cooper was just about
four-and-a-half, we noticed he couldn’t say
sentences smoothly,” recalls Cooper’s mother, Elaine
Worthmann. “He’d get stuck… He’d want to say something and couldn’t get it out.” Naturally, Elaine and her
husband worried about their son’s destiny. Would he be
able to interact normally with other children? Would he
be able to get a job as a normal adult in the workforce?
Their pediatrician had told them not to worry, that Cooper would outgrow his stuttering, but Cooper wasn’t
showing any sign of doing so when Elaine learned
about the ISTAR program.
She enrolled Cooper, but “I didn’t think anyone could
fix my son,” she admits. She was in for a pleasant surprise. Cooper learned skills that he uses everyday, says
Elaine. “He’ll swallow, take a breath, and his words will
come out nicely… He can have a conversation with us.
He can argue with his sister. He can talk to his friends.
He can answer questions in school without anyone ever
noticing that he had a stuttering problem.”
“ISTAR worked wonders,” says Elaine. “Now I just want
to tell anyone with a kid who stutters to come to ISTAR.”
Like Cooper, they, too, should have the opportunity to
get on with the serious business of being a kid without
stuttering putting obstacles in their way. Thanks to the
amazing support of the Elks and Royal Purple we know
that they will!
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The Elks and Royal Purple Saskatchewan Pediatric
Auditory Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)
Working with Families of Children with
Hearing Loss for 36 Years
Once again it is time to reflect back on the past year’s
accomplishments. We had a very successful Walkathon
in Prince Albert this past fall.
children being picked up at a younger age. We are
meeting with the Prevention of Handicaps to develop
a strategy for a Provincial Newborn Hearing Screening Program. Hopefully this will result in more children
gaining access to sound at a younger age just as this
little boy has done. He had his initial cochlear implant
activation at 18 months.
Prince Albert Walk-a-thon 2012
We had two guest speakers – Michael and Mark Pelechaty. Mark, Michael’s dad was the guest speaker at the
Walk-a-thon in Star City in 2005 and this year he was
joined by Michael who is now 9 and a bilateral cochlear
implant user.
We continue to see
an increase in the
number of children
diagnosed with severe to profound
hearing loss. This
is likely the result of
the changing Saskatchewan population. As more young
families move to
the Province, the
birth rate increases. We have been
included in the
planning of the
9 year old Michael Pelechaty (left)
Children’s Hospital
was one of the guest speakers
of
Saskatchewan
and hope that once it is built continuity of care will be
enhanced because of the addition of neurotology.
Newborn hearing screening has resulted in some
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Nigel (center), his brother and mother at initial
cochlear implant activation
We would like to take this opportunity to thank members
of the Saskatoon, Shellbrook and Asquith Royal Purple
for their kind donations. This allows us to buy iPads for
families who live a great distance from our clinic in Saskatoon. Its ease of operation and two way video system
has proven to be very helpful. Young children love it and
it has been very helpful with cochlear implant mapping.
Thank you to the Saskatchewan Elks Foundation for its
grant. We are using it to develop our website which we
hope to have up early in the New Year. We would like
to thank the Elks and Royal Purple for their continued
support. Funding from the Elks and Royal Purple Fund
for Children makes SPARC possible. Your funding has
meant so much to families in Saskatchewan.
We wish everyone a healthy and happy new year.
Lynne C. Brewster, Ph.D., Cert. AVT, Aud. (C), Reg SK
Program Head, Elks and Royal Purple SPARC
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CENTRAL SPEECH AND HEARING CLINIC INC.
an affiliate of Victoria General Hospital
The ladies and gentlemen of the Elks and Royal Purple
have been instrumental in helping the Central Speech
and Hearing Clinic provide excellent auditory-verbal and
audiological programming to the families and children
of the Clinic in Winnipeg and in the rural areas of Manitoba.
their cochlear implant or to help pay for costs when a
speech processor needs repair. The cost of hearing
aid batteries for a cochlear implant is approximately
$600.00 per year. It is very important for families to
know that they have this fund to access when they are
in financial need.
Allow me to share with your readership some of the important events and activities that have taken place over
the year.
On September 27, 2012 we were honoured and excited
to welcome Grand Exalted Ruler, Mr. Robert Larsen,
and twelve members of the Elks and Royal Purple to
our clinic facility.
The Manitoba Elks Foundation provided funding for a
“Mom and Me” book. The Clinic was able to purchase
ten of these books which are given to each new family joining the Clinic. The “Mom and Me” binder is very
much like a daily journal where Moms can record important milestones in their child’s speech and language
development.
On June 1, 2012 the Clinic families came together for
the annual Clinic get-together. This year the children
were excited to be able to pet goats, sheep, ponies and
alpacas at the “Petting Zoo”. A special thanks to the
members of Lundar No. 528 Elks Lodge and the Altona
Elks Lodge No. 447 for helping us bring the petting zoo
to the children.
In early September we were delighted to learn that the
National Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children would
once again support the Elks and Royal Purple AuditoryVerbal Fund and the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program. The Elks and Royal Purple Auditory-Verbal fund
helps families defray the costs associated with having a
child with a hearing loss.
Many of our families are accessing this important fund
to help in the purchase of hearing aid batteries for
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We had the
opportunity to
showcase our
newly completed Audiology
Centre and to
discuss many
issues including the growing
difficulty of organizations to
generate fundraising dollars. We also learned that the
Grand Exalted Ruler had been following the progress of
our Clinic over
the years and
indeed
were
honoured that
he had taken
an interest in
our Clinic initiative.
Bob Blair and
Russ Jackman
and the fine men and women of Winnipeg Elks Lodge
No. 10, how can we ever thank you? The financial and
moral support you have shown to our Clinic over the
years has been nothing short of spectacular. The tremendous two-year financial contribution that Winnipeg
Lodge No. 10 has made to the Central Speech & Hearing Clinic will be a lasting legacy. We are proud to place
your name alongside ours on the marquis and we look
forward to a long and lasting relationship with you.
With kindest regards,
Pam Campbell
Executive Director of the Central Speech
& Hearing Clinic
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VOICE Auditory-Verbal Therapy Program
A
By Anita Bernstein, M.Sc., LSLS Cert AVT,
VOICE Director of Therapy and Training Programs
This past year, the Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) Program
provided services to over 100 children:
25 preschoolers through the Provincial
Infant Hearing Program, 25 school age
students in areas where AVT is not available as a funded option and 57 schoolage students’ programs are being overseen by VOICE therapists through the
mentorship program.
Other Projects:
• VOICE co-presented two workshops
at the International AGBell Conference
1. Supporting Families: A Core principle .of AVT which feature the
VOICE organization
2. Ling’s Legacy: Speech in the 21st Century
• Research projects:
1. .Student outcomes as a result of the mentorship
program
2..Social Emotional Development of students with
hearing loss who are listening and speaking
• Member of the International Ling Consortium
• Board Member – AGBell Academy for Listening and
Spoken Language
• Providing practicum site for professionals in training
• Providing information on training possibilities on the AV approach
Professional Development Opportunities
Three VOICE programs were offered in 2012 to the professional community:
1. Workshop for the French Language School Boards on the
needs of today’s students with hearing loss who are learning
to listen and speak and strategies to maximize success in
mainstream settings.
2. Karen L. Anderson, PhD presented on “Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss”. It was attended by 85
professionals from across Ontario, Montreal and Maritime
provinces.
3. VOICE Conference “I Believe” – May 2012.
The Auditory-Verbal (AV) Training and Mentoring Program is
progressing as projected: Boards are scheduled to complete
the program as follows: 9 by June 2012, one by December
2012 and the remaining seven boards will complete their program by May 31st, 2013.
Certification Exam
Six professionals in the AV Mentorship Program sat the certification exam in the fall of 2012. VOICE partnered with The
AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to provide a testing site at the Toronto VOICE offices.
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Training in French Language Boards
In the past year, VOICE developed its AV Training and Mentoring program to support French
Language Boards. The AV Mentorship program is currently underway in the Conseil des
écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE).
French Consultation services were provided
to the Conseil scolaire de district catholique
Centre-Sud (CSDCCS) which included assessment, program recommendations and
consultation. This Board is interested in the
AV training program.
A workshop, aimed at the French Language
School Boards, designed to provide information on the needs of today’s students with hearing loss who
are learning to listen and speak and strategies to maximize
success for these students in mainstream settings took place
in Guelph on May 3rd, 2012. It was attended by 35 professionals representing 8 francophone institutions. The presentation was well received and there have been requests for
yearly workshops and interest in the mentorship program.
VOICE and University of Ottawa partner to offer
field placement
VOICE continues to work in collaboration with the University
of Ottawa (U of O) to ensure graduates will be highly qualified with both theoretical knowledge and practical/field experience. Teachers training through the VOICE mentorship
program and registered in the U of O certificate in AuditoryVerbal studies will receive university course credit for their
VOICE mentorship hours.
Student Outcomes
A crucial aspect of the AV training program is improved student outcomes in the areas of audition, speech, language
and literacy skills. These areas are being tracked for all students participating in
the program and preliminary results point
to a minimum of one
year’s progress, in at
least the areas of audition and language
comprehension. Pam
Millet, professor at
York University will be
collating the results
for this project.
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THANK YOU TO ROY POISSON FROM ISTAR
Roy Poisson, Past Provincial President, Alberta Elks Association, donated a case of
Elks 100th Anniversary mugs to ISTAR.
This is the thank you e-mail he received:
I apologize for the delay in formally thanking you for the
donation of the box of mugs commemorating the Elks
100th Anniversary. They grace our kitchen and offices
with both staff and clients enjoying them. We are so proud
of our long and rich partnership!
Marilyn Langevin, PhD., R.SLP, SLP(C) , CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech Pathology
and Audiology
Director of Research, Institute for Stuttering Treatment
and Research, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Alberta
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DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN
Every year, the National Charities Committee authorizes a direct mail campaign
whereby we contact all Elks and Royal Purple members and previous donors to the
Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children to tell them how we have used their donations
and to request continued support. Your donations are very important to us as they
make up a large part of our overall revenues each year. We continue to need your
ongoing support, and we look forward to your participation. Please use the form and
return envelope sent to you, or donate through our website: www.elks-canada.org.
(Donating online is easy, efficient and cost effective for your charity.)
Please consider supporting your national charity through the Monthly Giving Option. It is hassle-free and an excellent way to support your favourite charity with a regular donation that is deducted through your credit card or bank
monthly. Complete the form in the letter you received, or contact us. We will do our best to assist you to support the
Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children in a way that suits you the best and helps the children the most.
Through the generosity of our “donors/Friends of the Fund”
who contributed to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children
we provided funding in 2011-12 as follows:
$116,057.34 in personal assistance to children with special needs in
our Lodge communities when other sources of funding were not available
$278,975.00 to clinical programs in provinces across Canada to assist
them with their work of helping children with hearing and speech disorders
$18,000.00 in scholarships to students in master’s degree programs who
were studying in the fields of Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology
PLUS FUNDING & PROMOTION IN THE FOLLOWING RELATED AREAS:
Education campaigns
Products and materials
Public awareness projects
Promotion of Lodge initiatives
Assistance with fundraising projects
Advocacy efforts
The Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children needs your
ongoing support! On behalf of the children who
benefit from our programs,
“THANK YOU!”
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Once Homeless Teen Turned Successful Entrepreneur Will Walk
8600 Kilometres across Canada Pushing a Shopping Cart on 14
Month Trek Raising Money to Prevent Canada’s Children from
Ending up on the Streets – and they need our help!
To help Canada’s children before it’s too late, Joe Roberts teamed up with Dr. Sean Richardson and developed The Push for Change initiative that will have
Joe Roberts push a shopping cart over 8600 kilometres across Canada while making presentations at 200
schools across 10 provinces in 20 major cities, speaking to over 300,000 young people about The Push for
Change. Plus, 10 major city events, and multiple municipal government events.
The Push for Change is a campaign designed to create awareness about Canada’s @risk children while
raising money to support programs designed to
mentor and educate underserved children who are
@risk of becoming destitute due to circumstances out
of their control, preventing them from ending up alone
and homeless.
1100KM Already Accomplished!
This summer PFC did a training trek and walked from
Calgary and Vancouver, a distance of 1071 KMs. The
trek was started and completed by Joe finishing the last
kilometre with support from ELKS members. In fact, Joe
took time off the trek to be present at the ELKS national
conference in Chilliwack BC. The impact on those who
participated is still being felt today. The media exposure
was tremendous.
CBC (French and English) provincially, Global News,
They did four Radio Talk shows. The National Post and
15 other print media pieces were done throughout Canada, Alberta and BC.
Publicity for this event exceeded their expectations as
they had no personnel working on creating PR – it occurred organically. For the National campaign they have
a full time media strategy.
Here is a video link from what they did this summer that
involved ELKS Canada:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lihoSkd16vQ
The Opportunity
Inspire – To inspire and lift up men and women in each
community and lodge. To thank ELKS of Canada for
who they are and to remind each of us of the importance
of the work we do.
Involvement – Have lodges take part in the Push for
Change events, the campaign and walk with Joe as he
comes through town.
Media – To be seen as aligned in a common cause that
supports underserved children in Canada. A message
that everyone deserves love and support
Engagement
What they are looking for:
The Push for Change had 16 planned events this summer, they met three mayors and ended with an epic walk
down Hasting street with police escort, MLA Linda Reid,
a Canadian Olympian, senior company executives, high
school kids, family, supporters, partners, sponsors and
two homeless young people that have befriend The
Push for Change.
With the ELKS of Canada on as a venue partner they
are looking for but not limited to:
Media
The Push for Change received national media coverage on 5 occasions: CTV National News, 100 Huntley
Street, CBC Metamorphosis with Richard Syrett,
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- To make contact with each willing Lodge and discuss events ideas
- To be able to invite the press and local VIPs
- To have a meeting place and a short reception
- A room full of people
- A microphone
- A screen for a video (optional)
- 90 minutes – preferable late in the day because Joe walks each morning
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Push for Change continued from previous page . . .
They are also open to ideas around having members walk with Joe as he comes through town, meeting local officials,
being joined by other shopping carts, and possible sleep outs to support youth @risk.
The national campaign is a fundraising initiative so they are open to dollar raising ideas as well.
The National Elks Marketing Committee hopes your lodge will get involved in this extraordinary opportunity. This Canadian project will be more than a trek with a singular purpose – it is a project that will leave a legacy of sustainable
change. People can use their involvement in this project as a springboard to jump into bigger things in their lives,
which will make a difference to others. The initial experience of taking action and making a difference for troubled
youth will inspire your Lodge and the Elks in positive ways, permanently.
HOW A STRUGGLING LODGE SURVIVED . . .
HOW A STRUGGLING LODGE SURVIVED . . . .
Hi, my name is Dale Wheeler, Secretary of the Bow Island Elks Lodge No. 440 and a while back, we were
asked to comment on how our Lodge has had the good fortune to attract a group of young married and
single guys to take a good look at what the Elks were doing for the community.
It was a struggle 10 years ago when we looked at how to attract a group of young men. We knew that one
member would not solve the problem. Our endeavour was to find a group who communicated amongst
themselves on a weekly basis that would talk or phone or e-mail one another. We had to have short but
eventful meetings. The thought of having free drinks, and how could we offset this cost. We felt that with
new members they would bring in new donations to our charity auction, sell more tickets and the overall,
and bring up the profits.
So the decision was yes, let’s give it a try and see. NOW WHERE DO WE FIND THE GROUP? A member
said “you know we have a couple or three young curling teams in men’s and mixed so why don’t we look
there to find out who is sort of leading the show or making things happen at the curling rink”. With some
communication we were able to talk to two or three to start and it has only been 3 years and their friends
are starting to look at the Lodge for a night out with friends. We know that the new members are not going
to buy or wear the Elks of Canada regalia, so we’ve made the decision to buy a burgundy dress shirt and
a golf shirt for all active members with our Bow Island Elks Logo on it. They all wear it to the meetings
and they all wore their shirts to our charity auction. It looks great to see all active members dressed in the
same shirts for the 180 guests at the auction.
The other challenge was the chairs. We know that being the Exalted Ruler has some commitment, so we
have followed this up with attendance to see who attends and who enjoys being at the meeting. If they
enter into a chair we give them 100% encouragement and we have not made them change chairs until
they are ready no matter how much pressure. We, the elder members, do not want to have to do the
Chairs ever again. WE HAVE FOUND IT TO BE THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO HOLD BACK AND
LET THEM MAKE SOME OF THE NEW MODERN DAY CHANGES.
This is not just a look at the procedure we took, but the view of a desperate Lodge who had to look into
the future.
Sincerely,
From the Bow Island Elks Lodge No. 440
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SPORTS
Elks & Royal Purple Canadian Curling Championships
2013
Time flies when you are having fun!! The Elks and Royal Purple Canadian Curling Championships Committee has
been busy these past few months. We have our host site for the 2013 Championships. Regina, Saskatchewan will
be the place for all the fun and April 2-6, 2013 will be the time of our lives.
We are excited that Regina Elks Lodge No. 9, will be the host for our first Elks and Royal Purple Canadian Curling
Championships, and we would like to thank them in advance for all they are doing to make this a great event. We
would also like to thank the Regina Royal Purple Lodge No. 4, for all their assistance. We are looking forward to a
wonderful time.
The Committee would also like to thank all the Lodges and Associations that have come forward to help sponsor this
event. Without your help, we wouldn’t be able to make this event as successful as it has always been.
Also, we are looking for some exciting new ideas, and would ask all curlers to think of things that would be fun for
on ice activities. E-mail any and all ideas to us at [email protected] and we will
forward them to the organizing committee in Regina.
We would also like to let everyone know that we wish to fill all available spots at the Championship. We will be taking
current Provincial/Territorial winners and last year’s national winner. If we have available spots at the Championship,
we will also accept this year’s Provincial/Territorial runners up. If we have more runners up than openings, names
will be drawn randomly to fill available spots. So please let your Provincial/Territorial representative know if you are
available and interested in being put into the draw to come to the Canadian Championships.
Another thing to keep in mind, if your province or territory does not hold a playdown or if there is no runner up team,
we will accept a team made up of other curlers, as long as they conform to our rule of the Skip and third being members in good standing with the Elks or Royal Purple and/or are accepted by the Committee. The curlers also do not
need to be from the same Lodge. We are hoping that this helps to get teams and curlers motivated to come out and
curl and keep our Elks & Royal Purple Curling alive.
Any Lodge interested in being a host for 2014, please contact us at the above e-mail, and we will be glad to send
you out a host package for your information. Hosting is a great way to showcase your town, Lodge, members, and it
does so much for your community. We look forward to hearing from you.
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SASKATCHEWAN PROVINCIAL BOWLING RESULTS
Respectfully submitted by Bowling Chairs
Lady Rita Winowich and Brother Willis Colby
The Provincial Bowling Tournament was hosted by Star City Elks & Royal Purple Lodges
on November 3rd & 4th, 2012 with 9 participating teams from Allan, Hudson Bay, Regina,
Nipawin, Saskatoon, Shaunavon, and Star City Lodges. The weather conditions did not help
the attendance. Thanks to all the bowlers, the host Lodges, and sponsors who helped in making it a fun weekend.
The winners of the Championship trophy sponsored by Esterhazy Elks Lodge No. 469 was the
Regina team of David and Brenda Davis, Stacie Huston and Randy Boehm.
The Runner-up trophy sponsored by Nipawin Elks Lodge No. 251 was won by the Nipawin team of Jackie Hazelwood, Audrey Erdman, Alvin McBain and Paul Backstrom.
Hi-Single Team Game sponsored by Yorkton Elks Lodge No. 392:
Star City Team; Wilma Will; Tina & Allan McMunn; Rod Englund
Ladies’ and Men’s single game sponsored by Allan Elks Lodge No. 546:
Ladies winner was Joyce Koturbash of Star City;
Men’s winner was Ken Erdman of Nipawin
Ladies’ and Men’s Hi Total sponsored by Nipawin Royal Purple Lodge No. 67
The Ladies winner was Marilyn Harris of Nipawin and the Men’s winner was
Andy Cox of Shaunavon.
Tail-enders trophy that is sponsored by Regina Elks Lodge No. 9 was won by the Allan team made up of Violet,
Elmer, Art Rathje and Orest Romaniuk.
Best Dressed team trophy sponsored by PPP Brother Ron Potter went to the Star City Bag Ladies, Mary, Marg,
Joyce and Eldora.
For the Lodge who had to travel the furthest, the Travelling trophy was given to Regina Lodge team of Randy,
Brenda, Stacie and David.
PENTICTON ELKS LODGE NO. 51
WILL BE HOSTING
THE 2013 ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE
NATIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
MAY 21 - 25, 2013
DETAILS TO FOLLOW IN UPCOMING MONTHS!
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LODGES IN THE COMMUNITIES
ST. ALBERT ELKS LODGE NO. 585 … Cruisin’ Clubhouse provides another summer of fun!
It’s a hot August day
and the playground
behind SAM School
is full of children playing, running, shouting
and laughing. The kids
are here because it is a
Cruisin’ Clubhouse day,
a day where the city’s
mobile recreation van
pulls into a local playground and runs free
drop in programming for
kids ages five and up.
Today, the program leaders call the kids from the playground and have them sit in a circle. The kids listen attentively while the leaders explain the rules to a new
game.
The funding from the
ELKS enables the City to
provide a program that is
free, accessible and fun
for children throughout
the community. “From a
recreation standpoint, it
is important that children
have access to free programming than enhances
their lives,” says Margo
Brenneis, Recreation Coordinator for the City of
St. Albert. “Kids coming to
Cruisin’ Clubhouse can play in a safe, supervised environment and meet other kids in their neighbourhood. It’s
a great way for the kids to get out and socialize and be
active outside!”
“One of the things that I love about the Cruisin’ Clubhouse is that the kids lean something new every time,”
says parent, April Silvester, whose kids are regulars
at the program. “I love seeing the kids leave here and
teach a new game or activity to their friends at our park.”
The Cruisin’ Clubhouse program has been a part of the
community for 17 years thanks to the financial support
of the St. Albert Elks Lodge. “We like to support programs that help kids,” remarks Gary Foley, a St. Albert
Elks member. “It’s an important program in St. Albert
and it is really the centerpiece of our funding initiatives.”
The Cruisin’ Clubhouse operates in parks throughout
the City. These parks are chosen in areas with high
numbers of children but also in safe locations so they
can be easily access by bike or on foot. And kids can
come back week after week without getting bored as the
program leaders come up with new activities, games
and crafts based on a differently weekly theme.
This summer, over 2000 kids came out to the Cruisin’
Clubhouse program! Thanks to the ELKS for their support to this important summer program for the kids in our
community!
HANLEY ELKS GO FARMING FOR LOCAL CHARITIES
In 2012, the Hanley Elks Lodge No. 153 rented a half section of land from Hanley farmer Erwin Beaumont as a
Charity Fundraiser. It has been a very worthwhile enterprise with the proceeds going to Hanley and District Charities. This venture would not have been possible without the sponsorship of numerous farm machinery dealers, fuel,
fertilizer, seed suppliers and other crop production specialists in the area. It also was a great opportunity for our Elk
members who are mostly farmers, to participate in a fraternal project. We all look forward to the next three years of
our rental contract.
ELKS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT FOR 85 YEARS
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ELKS OF CANADA PLANNING DISCUSSIONS - OCTOBER 2012
Recently the Grand Executive, Provincial/Territorial Presidents and
1st Vice Presidents, and the Grand
Lodge Committee Chairmen met for
their Annual Planning session. It is
important that the membership be
aware of the planning discussions
and we are pleased to attach a copy
of the report from the planning sessions for your information.
The Grand Executive believe it is far
better that all members are aware of
the discussions that take place as
we try to turn the ship around and
resolve the serious challenges facing the future of the Elks of Canada
rather than rumours being the only
information circulating. For these
same reasons we are also circulating
this correspondence by email to the
approx 2,700 members for whom we
have email addresses. All Lodges are
asked to ensure that their membership are aware of the ongoing discus-
sions and we encourage the Lodges
themselves to sit down in a dedicated
planning mode and help plan your
community activities and membership
growth plans.
Should any Lodge or member wish
to submit some input to the National
Planning group, we strongly encourage and thank you for taking the time
to do so. It will only be through members stepping up to take a leadership
role in their Lodge that we will be successful. Elkdom has made a difference in many lives over the years and
we can still do it in the future.
Prior to reading the report we encourage all members to go to the following
you tube link to watch first hand the
presentation of Dr. John Izzo our key
note Leadership speaker at this year’s
Grand Lodge Convention http://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=xUbeyclkimo.
Dr. Izzo speaks clearly of the leader-
ship needs of the Elks of Canada.
When reading the following
report the reader is cautioned
NOT TO ASSUME any of the
comments, considerations, or
recommendations in the following document will proceed
to fruition or receive the support of the membership where
necessary at a Grand Lodge
Convention. By its very nature
forward planning requires
that everything comes to the
table for discussion and consideration. You can not plan
for the future unless you look
honestly at all aspects of the
present. The members attending this planning session are
to be congratulated for having the courage to discuss
all matters fully, openly, and
honestly.
GRAND EXECUTIVE/PRESIDENTS/COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN PLANNING SESSION
Crown Room, Travelodge Hotel
REGINA SK
THURSDAY & FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 & 19, 2012
Bro. Patrick Clark, President, ON Elks Association
Bro. Myles Reid, 1st Vice Pres., ON Elks Assoc.
Bro. Eugene Wood, President, NB/PEI Elks Association
Sister Susan Ash, President, NL/Labrador Elks Assoc.
Bro. Luc Chouinard, 2nd VP., NL/Labrador Elks Assoc.
Bro. Ken Rogers, President, Territorial Elks Assoc.
Bro. Gary Hoffman, 1st Vice Pres., Territorial Elks Assoc.
Bro. Will Challenger, Chairman, National Charities Comm
Bro. Peter Finch, .Chairman, Audit/Finance Committee
Bro. Mark Montgomery Chairman, Judiciary Comm.
Bro. Bill Ward.Chairman, Marketing Committee
Bro. Dave Hurley .Member, Member Services Committee
Bro. Bill Blake, .Executive Administrator
Bro. Garnet Roth Manager, Member Services
PRESENT:
Bro. Robert Larsen, Grand Exalted Ruler
Bro. Jerry Wernicke, Immediate Past G E R
Bro. Jim McLeod, Grand Leading Knight
Bro. Duane Felt, Grand Loyal Knight
Bro. Dominic Leach, Grand Lecturing Knight
Bro.Denis Ellingboe, Grand Esquire
Sister Deborah Sallenback, Grand Chaplain
Sister Jacqueline Allain, 1st Vice Pres., BC Elks Assoc.
Bro. John Christie, President, AB Elks Association
Bro. Leonard Shain, 1st Vice Pres., AB Elks Assoc.
Bro. Andrew Cox, President, SK Elks Association
Bro. Alvin Alyea, 1st Vice Pres., SK Elks Assoc.
Bro. Allan Tutthill, President, MB Elks Association
Bro. Sandy Hildebrand,1st Vice Pres., MB Elks Assoc.
1. OPENING REMARKS
Brother Dave Hurley, Grand Lodge Planning Session Facilitator, welcomed everyone and explained how the planning session would proceed over the next two days.
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GRANDE PRAIRIE ELKS LODGE NO. 285
Grande Prairie Elks Lodge No. 285 hosted their annual Christmas Charity Dinner on Thursday, December 6, 2012.
Twelve worthy community organizations and
schools shared in $13,950.00. Grand Exalted
Ruler, Brother Robert Larsen of our Lodge attended the presentations. On behalf of the Elks,
Brother Robert thanked the recipients for their contributions to community The recipients graciously
thanked the Elks for their generosity and support
towards a better life and programs that make life
sweeter, people better and the world happier.
The Elks have been a major sponsor of the Grande
Prairie Junior Curling program for 26 years. Several young ladies and gentlemen have graduated
from the program to become Provincial, National
and World Champions.
Back left in the picture is Exalted Ruler Leonard Leer and third person over is Grand Exalted Ruler Brother Robert
Larsen. The other people in the picture are representatives of the various organizations that received funding. To
name a few they were: the Grande Prairie Scouts, Cubs and Beavers; Salvation Army; Kids toy lending department
of the Grande Prairie Library and Junior Curlers.
The Sign in front of the group is a joint venture between Grande Prairie Elks and City of Grande Prairie for a Kids
Spray Park at a cost of $135,000.00. The project started in the spring of 2012 and was finished in late September
and will be in full operation next season. It is located in the center of the city in what is known as Muskoseepi Park.
BURNABY ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE LODGES GIVE EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Honoured Royal Lady Doreen Peniuk presented to Mrs. Dale Owen the Community School Co-ordinator for Stride
Avenue Community School an early Christmas gift - a cheque in the amount of $1,000.00 to assist them with their
school programs. Stride Avenue Community School believes in academic excellence and the pursuit of knowledge,
skills and developing a positive attitude that leads to lifelong learning.
Exalted Ruler Reg Seguin and Past Exalted Ruler Wally Govett
presented to Mr. Peter Dubinsky, Principal of Edmonds Community
School a cheque in the amount of $1,000.00 to assist them with their
much needed meal programs for breakfast and lunch. Edmonds
Community School is a safe, caring and welcoming School with a
very sharp focus on academic excellence. They hold their students
up to the highest of standards and their dedicated staff helps their
students achieve those standards.
.Left to right: Exalted Ruler Reg Seguin; Principal Peter Dubinsky;
Past Exalted Ruler Wally Govett.
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2. SESSION 1
Brother Hurley led the participants
through the first of several video clips
of the presentation at this year’s Convention by Dr. John Izzo on the topic
of Leadership. This was followed by a
review of the purposes of the session
and the role of the participants to help
set the tone for the session.
A)Purposes of the Seminar
• To deal with our Future – if we
truly believe in Elkdom then as Leaders we should be worried about our
future.
• We have held many planning sessions over the years where we look
out from the organization and where
are we at today? Maybe it’s time to
look inwards and that is what this
session will be about.
• We have to deal with the reality of
our organization’s current status and
we have to deal with it now, we cannot procrastinate with this. Our future
depends on it.
B)Role of Participants
The participants were asked to personally consider the following before
tackling the main topics of MEMBERSHIP and STRUCTURE.
• Are you a leader or filling a chair?
• Can you put the Future of the Order ahead of your own personal priorities and traditions?
• Can you face the brutal facts?
We’re dying a slow death. In the past
15 years we have lost 48%, or 11,104
members. At this rate of average loss,
of 740 members per year, we will be
out of members by 2028.
• Is the status quo working?
• Is the Strategic Plan working?
• Are our Mission and Vision statements relevant anymore?
C)Approach to Topics
The participants were broken into
three (3) predetermined groups.
Each group was tasked with evaluating each of the sub-topics under
MEMBERSHIP and STRUCTURE by
asking their group to evaluate each
topic based on the following criteria:
• What is our vision for the future of
the Elks of Canada?
• What will it take to win over the
next generation of people to continue
to make the difference that we do to
day?
• Do we need to diversify? Do we
need to change? Are there things we
need to let go because they don’t
work?
3. SESSION 2 – MEMBERSHIP
A)Membership Considerations
• How are we going to get the next
generation of Canadians to join our
organization, to carry on Elkdom, and
make the difference in our citizens
lives that we do today?
• Why are people joining other
groups and not the Elks of Canada?
• What two methods are most responsible for gaining new members?
• What two traits are most responsible for losing members?
Specific recommendations made
by all the groups after individual discussion: There were several recommendations from each of the groups;
however, upon further examination
and discussion it was generally felt
that most of the areas brought up
actually fall under other parts of the
session.
Two general recommendations were
brought forth:
• That the Marketing Committee
continues to promote us as a family
focussed organization with projects
that include family involvement.
• That the Marketing Committee
creates a promotional tool that will
help portray us in the image we want
to be seen rather than the way the
public views us now.
B)Programs Considerations
• What Grand Lodge Programs are
successful? Not successful? What
new ones would you suggest? Some
of the existing Grand Lodge programs
are: AIM program, Revitalization and
new Lodge funding, promotional
funding, membership materials (brochures, kits, etc.), training manuals,
leadership training sessions, Lodge
resource teams, Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children.
Specific recommendations made
by all the groups after individual discussion:
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• Keep leadership training sessions.
• Keep membership material.
• Replace or restructure all other
programs including national sports
(note this does not include the Elks &
Royal Purple Fund for Children).
C)Charities Considerations
• From a Lodge perspective where
do we get the best bang for our Charity dollar? Local/Provincial/National
Elks Charities? (National Fund for
Children Clinical Programs include
BC Family Hearing Resource Society,
ISTAR (Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research), SPARC (Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation Center), Central Speech
and Hearing Clinic, Voice for Hearing-Impaired Children, L’Association
d’implants Cochleaire du Quebec,
NB Deaf Camp.) All Speech and
Hearing related. Should we try something else?
• What value added is there to our
Personal Assistance programs, if
any? Should Lodges just be on their
own when a need arises?
• Is our model too loose by not controlling donations more? (e.g. For
years the practice of the Shriners
was to contribute 90% of their funds
raised to the Sick Children’s Hospital
while the remaining 10% could be
used at the local level.)
• What are we getting out of the
Fund for Children? Is it bringing in
new members? Would changing our
focus help? Do we need a national
charity? Do we need a different national charity?
• What are we getting out of our
Provincial/Territorial Charities such
as children’s camps, seniors homes,
walkathons, etc.? Are they bringing
in members? Do we need Provincial
Charities?
Specific recommendations made
by all the groups after individual discussion:
• That we cease support for existing clinical programs that have been
around for years as they should be
able to stand on their own now. Proper notice should be given to programs
to allow them to make arrangements
to replace our contributions.
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• That the National Charities Committee and the provinces/territories
seek out new and exciting programs
in speech and hearing or any other
areas which will get the membership
excited in promoting and fundraising
for.
• That we put more emphasis and
money towards personal assistance
cases that will help raise the profile of
our Lodges.
• That we examine other areas beside speech and hearing as speech
and hearing is considered by some
members as not being as marketable as some other charitable areas
and makes it difficult to promote our
“brand”. There are other causes
which seem to be more noticed than
speech and hearing.
D)Ritual and Regalia Considerations
• Is our Ritual and Regalia practical
in today’s society?
• Is it the image we want to portray
when we are looking for today’s and
tomorrow’s volunteers?
• If we stopped emphasizing it what
would happen?
Specific recommendations made
by all the groups after individual discussion:
• That Regulation 13 – Regalia of
the Order (pg 45) be amended as follows:
“Regulation 13 – Order of Dress
1.1 .Formal Dress as in Regulation
13 (pg 45).
1.2 Semi-Formal Dress: Black Elks
jacket.
1.3 Casual Dress: Members are encouraged to wear articles of clothing that identify them as an Elk.”
• Opening Ceremony (Lodge)
The participants agreed that following
resolution be presented to the 2013
Grand Lodge Convention:
WHEREAS we are trying to promote ourselves as a friendly,
welcoming organization;
AND WHEREAS we are not a
secret “society” that needs to
“guard” our doors to be “secure
against intrusion”;
AND WHEREAS we should be
clearly demonstrating to all
Elks and other guests that we
value their presence;
AND WHEREAS we have an Officer at the door to greet members (and visitors) that control
access to the meeting;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Opening Ceremony (Lodge) in the Book of
Ritual be changed to read:
“EXALTED RULER: Brother/Sister Membership Director, are
you at the door ready to receive
members (and visitors) and are
all present and entitled to remain?
(When the Membership Director
is assured that all have signed
in and are entitled to remain,
the following shall be reported…)
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: Worthy Exalted Ruler, I am at the
door ready to receive members
(and visitors) and all present
are entitled to remain.
EXALTED RULER: Under the assurance given by our Membership Director that all of you
are worthy Elks (and visitors),
I bid you welcome.”
• The participants agreed that the
Grand Lodge Ritual Committee revise the Installation of Officers for
Lodges who hold round table meetings.
4.SESSION 3 – STRUCTURE
A)Lodges Considerations
• Is there a need for the Elks of
Canada?
• What role can the Lodges play
within the community?
• What do Lodges have to offer to
their members?
• Do the Lodges understand the
needs of the volunteers within the
communities?
• What do the volunteers want from
us?
• Is the work in the community the
best way for a Lodge to attract new
m e m bers?
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• How do we address the leadership issue within our Lodges?
Specific recommendations made
by all the groups after individual discussion:
• That the size of the Lodge Executive be a minimum of – President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
(or Secretary-Treasurer).
• That a member survey be created
for new members to keep track of
their needs/skill sets.
• That all Lodges be mandated
to provide an orientation for a new
member of the Lodge.
• That an obituary be sent to Lodges
to help convince the Lodges of how
serious our concerns are. The obituary would show the birth and death of
the Elks – advising what would happen if we don’t bring in new members
and retain them.
The following recommendation
was discussed and defeated:
• That Exalted Rulers serve a maximum 2 year term (consecutive) with
no exceptions to extend. No special
permission would be provided to
serve additional consecutive terms.
B)Provincial/Territorial Associations Considerations
• Is there a need for the Provincial/
Territorial Association legally and operationally?
• Is the current structure of the Provincial/Territorial Associations effective, representative, and efficient?
• Do the Lodges and members really care what we do at a provincial/
territorial level?
• Are the Provincial/Territorial Associations focused on the future?
The following recommendation
was discussed and defeated:
• That we remove the Provincial/
Territorial Associations but retain District Deputies/Regional Reps/Zones/
Coordinators/Etc. and that the retained position be under the jurisdiction of Grand Lodge.
C)Staff Considerations
• What role does the staff play in the
governance of the Order?
• What role does the staff play in the
administration of the Order?
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INSPIRING COMMUNITY LEADERS PROGRAM
The Elks asked how they could become a better, stronger more effective organization. The answer . . . . build a
strong base of leaders.
The “Leadership is Everyone’s Business” program written by James Kouzes and Barry Posner was selected,
and the need to come up with a name for this program was discussed. After several ideas, the goal to help communities, made the choice easy, thus the name “Inspiring Community Leaders”.
A pilot project in Calgary, Alberta was held in April 2011. The next session was in November 2011 for the national
Executive and Provincial Presidents, followed by one held in Kamloops, British Columbia, in May 2012 and a joint
session between Saskatchewan and Manitoba was held in October, 2012.
Were they successful? – YES……a huge success. Here are some of the comments from the participants:
“These skills will go with me not only as an Elk member but my professional and personal life.”
“I thought I was prepared and a good Leader. I found out I was an average Leader but now have the tools to be the Leader I want to be.”
“Awesome, very good for personal development. I would take this class again & again.
“Leadership starts with me.”
Back row left to right: Jack Huntington, Facilitator; Brent Soder, Elkhorn MB; Les Walker, Carberry MB; Al Busby,
Hanley SK; Ken Shackel, Elkhorn MB; Bill Tarr, Craven SK; Calvin Nankivell, Moose Mountain SK; John Voutour,
Moose Mountain SK;
Second row left to right: Barry Off, Esterhazy SK; Liz Busby, Hanley SK; Danyne Hoeppner, Altona MB; Rheina
Schellenberg, Altona MB; Sandi Hildebrand, Altona MB; June Tarr, Craven SK; Kevin Tutthill, Elkhorn MB; Kyle
Stevenson, Shaunavon SK; Maurice Koszman, Bengough SK; Jason Huss, Shaunavon SK
Kneeling left to right: Eugene Hartter, Wilke SK; Gordon Brown, Shaunavon SK
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VEGREVILLE ELKS LODGE NO. 143 CELEBRATES THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ELKS OF CANADA
On December 6, 2012 approximately 45 members and guests of the Vegreville Elks Lodge celebrated the 100th
anniversary of the Elks of Canada. It was a night set aside to celebrate the accomplishments of the Lodge in the
local community as well as highlighting the importance of the Elks of Canada in their fundraising efforts for local and
national charities. One of the many notable historical events for the Lodge was that two of the Lodge’s members
would become the Grand Exalted Ruler, Robert Robert in 1967 and the late Dr. Nick Kuzyk in 1975.
Continuing in their support for the community, the Lodge members made presentations to two youth organizations
at the meeting. The first presentation was made to the Vegreville Minor Soccer
Association for $5,000.00 to assist in development of a soccer field. This will be
the first installment of a $10,000.00 commitment to the Vegreville Minor Soccer
Association.
The second presentation for $2,000.00 was
made to the local Girl Guides to help offset
travel costs for a group of Guides to take a trip
to Ottawa for a Canada Day Tour. The evening
continued with presentations from the Town of
Vegreville and the County of Minburn recognizing the local Lodge for their community work.
Long service pins were presented to many members
with a noteworthy 65 years membership pin being presented to Brother Dale Cole.
The Vegreville Elks donated $10,000.00 to the Vegreville Lions Club to assist in the
construction costs for the Vegreville Lions Community
Spray Park. Exalted Ruler Marshall Stewart presented
the cheque to Frances Sawiak, Chairperson for the
Park Fundraising Committee from the Lions Club. Also
shown is Brother Bob Bennett and Lions member John
Sawiak. This is the second cheque for $10,000.00, for
a total donation of $20,000.00 that the Vegreville Elks
have contributed to the Lions Spray Park.
Brother Bob Bennett (L) and Exalted Ruler Marshall Stewart (R) presented a
cheque for $1,000.00 to Colleen Pidzarko from the Vegreville Alcohol and Drug
Society. The funds will be used to fund a Teen Conference for Junior High
School students from Vegreville and Mundare.
Brother Bob Bennett (L) and Exalted Ruler
Marshall Stewart (R) presented a cheque for
$2,500.00 to Vegreville Composite High School
Principal Roy Mills for the Cultural Endowment
Fund. Interest earned from the fund is used for
scholarships for students in Arts and Cultural
programs.
Exalted Ruler Marshall Stewart presented a cheque for $1,500.00 to Ralph
Soldan, President of the Vegreville Golf Club as part of the Elks sponsorship of
a shelter and sign at Hole No. 2.
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• Do we have the right balance of
staff and volunteers?
• Is the staff we have today relevant
to the nature of our organization?
• Can we afford staff?
• Are the services the staff provide
in line with the needs of the Order?
Specific recommendations made
by all the groups after individual discussion: None. It was discussed that
the staff should continue to be evaluated by the Grand Executive annually for efficiency and, if necessary,
hire people by contract to do specific,
short term jobs.
D)Grand Lodge Considerations
• Is there a need for the Grand
Lodge legally and operationally?
• Is the current structure of the
Grand Executive effective, representative, and efficient?
• Is the Grand Executive focused
on the future?
• Do the Lodges and members really even care what we do nationally?
• Is the current make up of this National Strategic Planning Committee
effective or is it just an attempt to portray a collegial approach? Who have
we impressed in the last 10 years besides ourselves?
• Do we need a National Convention every year?
Specific recommendations made
by all the groups after individual discussion:
• That there is a need to structure
the Grand Executive to allow for
members unable or unwilling to sit
on the Grand Executive for the eight
(8) years between the position of
Grand Inner Guard and Immediate
Past Grand Exalted Ruler. There was
consensus that at least three (3) of
the eight (8) positions would be considered to be similar to Directors at
Large with the incumbents/applicants
not indicating a desire at that time
to progress as far as the Grand Exalted Ruler. The balance of the five
(5) positions would be the starting
point that a member would run for if
they desire to serve for a minimum
of five (5) progressive years culminating with being the Immediate Past
Grand Exalted Ruler. All members of
the Grand Executive would be equal
members elected as an Officer of
the Elks of Canada. Traditional ceremonial duties of Grand Inner Guard,
Grand Esquire, and Grand Chaplain
would be assigned to the Directors at
Large by Grand Executive policy. Directors at Large terms could be limited to up to three (3) years in length
but elected annually. This structure
would allow younger members and
those wanting to serve on the National Board for a few years an opportunity to do so without an eight (8)
year commitment. If they changed
their mind any time after their term as
a Director at Large, the door is still
open for them to run for the Lecturing
Knight/3rd Vice and thereby signal
their intention to ultimately progress
to the highest positions in the Order.
• That as the Grand Exalted Ruler
is expected to plan for a full year of
dedicated service to the Order and
therefore must have sufficient time to
plan around their personal life, working life, and personal finances that
it is only right and proper that upon
reaching the chair of Grand Leading
Knight/1st Vice that they be assured
they will automatically move into the
position of Grand Exalted Ruler. This
recommendation would therefore
change the title of Grand Leading
Knight to Grand Exalted Ruler Elect
or President Elect and this person
will assume the position of Grand Exalted Ruler automatically without the
requirement of an annual election.
The following recommendations
were discussed and defeated:
• That Grand Lodge Convention be
held every two years.
• That the Grand Executive as it
currently stands today be eliminated
and have provincial/territorial representatives make up a national board.
E) Royal Purple Considerations
• What role does the Royal Purple
play in Elkdom?
• Is the Royal Purple going to survive much longer?
• Should we proactively push for
the Royal Purple Lodges to apply for
Elks Charter?
• Could we operate within one Constitution, Bylaws, and Regulations?
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• Could we operate with one office?
• If we were to join into one organization how can we achieve this so
that the wants and needs of both organizations are met?
Specific recommendations made
by all the groups after individual discussion:
• There was consensus that although the Elks of Canada as a
whole were hurting, the Royal Purple
as a separate Unit of the Order were
hurting even more. It was discussed
that at some point if the Royal Purple
kept declining at its current rate that
the future viability of the Order of the
Royal Purple would come into question. The session participants were
very united in their thoughts that the
Elks needed the Royal Purple Lodges to understand that they would be
most welcome to apply for a Charter
as a full Elks Lodge should the Order
of the Royal Purple reach a point of
no return. It was agreed that a letter
should go to the Royal Purple Lodges advising them they could if they so
desire apply for an Elks Charter as
an Elks/Royal Purple Lodge. A letter
explaining the position of the Elks on
this matter should be forwarded to
the Supreme Executive.
The next day in the Grand Executive/
Presidents meeting, the participants
revisited the idea to send a letter to
the Royal Purple Lodges concerning applying for an Elks Charter if
they so desired. It was noted that the
Supreme Executive have general authority over the Royal Purple Lodges
and it would be quite improper for
the Elks to correspond directly with
Royal Purple Lodges concerning
this matter. It was pointed out that
the Grand and Supreme Executives
discussed this possibility at their joint
meeting in July 2011 and the Grand
Executive at that time advised Royal
Purples Lodges were just as entitled
as any other group to apply for a direct Charter from the Elks of Canada
if they surrendered their Royal Purple
Charter.
A motion was duly passed rescinding
the decision to correspond directly
with the Royal Purple Lodges concerning this matter.
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Grand Exalted Ruler, Brother Larsen will be calling Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Craigie and advising her of
our discussions.
After the participants went through the planning sessions,
they were asked the same question. 21 answered yes, 1
answered maybe, and 2 answered no.
5. WILL THE ELKS BE AROUND IN 25 YEARS?
At the beginning of the planning session on Thursday,
Brother Hurley asked all participants to fill out a questionnaire asking if they believed that the Elks of Canada would
be around in 25 years. Out of 24 people answering the
question, 11 answered yes and 13 answered no.
6.CLOSING
Brother Hurley thanked everyone for their participation.
Adjourned:............. 5:19 p.m.
STAR CITY ELKS LODGE NO. 172
On October 14th, 2012, Star City Elks celebrated their 85th anniversary. Grand Exalted Ruler/National President
Robert Larsen who was in attendance for the celebration and fish fry held at the Elks Hall said 85 years is a great
accomplishment. “It is exciting. Where I have been travelling is the rural Lodges coming to a place like Star City
with 85 years of service to their community, making their community a better place to live is great”.
George Shipley (right) making a presentation to Grand Exalted Ruler
Robert Larsen, of a $1,000.00 donation for the Elks and Royal Purple
Fund for Children.
In lieu of receiving a
plaque for their 85th
anniversary, Grand Exalted
Ruler Robert Larsen
presented Exalted Ruler
Neil Perkins a receipt for
their donation to the Fund
for Children.
Anne Boxal, Royal Purple
District Rep in
District No. 3 is
presenting donations
to Exalted Ruler
Neil Perkins
A presentation was made to Derek
and Penny Hedin by Gordon Garringer
(right) to help with expenses after they
lost their home to fire.
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WAYNE’S CORNER
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Add this to our line of colors available: White, Black, Fresh Green, and Grey
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Warm North End ¾ Length Winter Jacket with detachable hood regular price $155.00 is available at an introductory price of $149.95 each. Pricing in effect until March 31, 2013.
We have some Anniversary items still available - while quantities last:
- Men’s and Women’s Anniversary Golf Shirts mixture of colors - $29.95 each
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Anniversary Golf Balls - $5.50 each
- Black/Grey and Black Burgundy Anniversary Golf Caps
- $11.95 each
Check these and other items out on our website
www.elks-canada.org click on “STORE”
E-mail the store direct: [email protected]
Telephone (Toll Free) 1-888-843-3557 Ext 223
PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT #40013287
Return undeliverable to:
ELKS OF CANADA
100-2629 29TH AVE
REGINA SK S4S 2N9
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