Airdrie, Alberta July 16 - 18, 2014

Elks of Canada

GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS AIRDRIE, ALBERTA JULY 16 - 18, 2014

01 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta PRESENTING ALL GRAND EXALTED RULERS OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF CANADA

Charles Edward Redeker V 1912 Art Van  1970-1971 Ernest W. Hachmuth V 1912-1913 Bill Peddle 1971-1972 Judge J. Stilwell Clute  1913-1914 Charles Quail  1972-1973 Hon. A.C. Rutherford  1914-1915-1916-1917 Paul LaFontaine  1973-1974 William T. Perkins  1917-1918-1919 Russ Jackman 1974-1975 Joseph F. Morris  1919-1920-1921 Nick Kuzyk (Dr.)  1975-1976 Roy T. Pendray  1921-1922 Henry Chung  1976-1977 W.A. Cantelon  1922-1923 Andy Kapp  1977-1978 W. Frank Murphy  1923-1924 Charles Clarke  1978-1979 Col. Royal Burritt, D.S.O.  1924-1925-1926-1927 Al Malakoe  1979-1980 Gerald Sims  1927-1928-1929 Gordon Brewer  1980-1981 Ernest E. Hand  1929-1930-1931-1932-1933 Cliff Blackmur 1981-1982 Dr. William E. Spankie  1933-1934-1935 Ron Witherell  1982-1983 Alex McIntyre  1935-1936-1937 Don MacMillan  1983-1984 Percy W. Pound  1937-1938 Joe Dumontel V 1984-1985 John Vaselenak  1938-1939 Vic Dyck  1985-1986 L.F. McDonald  1939-1940 Tom Cuming V 1986-1987 W. Gordon King  1940-1941 Vern Hoff V 1987-1988 Charles A. Vaughan  1941-1942 Charlie McMechan 1988-1989 J.P. Ferguson  1942-1943 Dick Hollier 1989-1990 Al E. Eamer  1943-1944 Jack Blinston 1990-1991 Harry H. Greaves  1944-1945 Clem FrechetteV 1991-1992 Fred N. Haney  1945-1946 Joe Calder 1992-1993 Harrison Peile  1946-1947 E.H. (Gene) Wood 1993-1994 A.G. Smellie  1947-1948 Don Kidd 1994-1995 J.W. Willey  1948-1949 Nick Kowtaluk 1995-1996 C.K. (Keith) French  1949-1950 Dennis Stewart 1996-1997 G.N. Roberts  1950-1951 Terry Neuenfeldt (expelled)V 1997-1998 Cece W. Pooles  1951-1952 Don Fowler V 1998-1999 Ken L. Lawson  1952-1953 Paul Clendenning 1999-2000 J.N.S. Dixon  1953-1954 Bob Manning 2000-2001 Claude C. Howard  1954-1955 Leonard Kolb 2001-2002 J.D. Jackson  1955-1956 Roland Gagnon 2002-2003 John F. Bate  1956-1957 Wayne Herod 2003-2004 William J. Alton  1957-1958 Al Busby 2004-2005 Hugh E. Ryan  1958-1959 Mark Montgomery 2005-2006 Edward G. Freeman  1959-1960 Bill Ward 2006-2007 Stan F. Otto  1960-1961 Al Edwards 2007-2008 E. Jack Idler  1961-1962 Clark Kilburn 2008-2009 Henri Delorme  1962-1963 Duane Romuld 2009-2010 Jim Greco  1963-1964 Dave Hurley 2010-2011 Sam Dare  1964-1965 R. Jerry Wernicke 2011-2012 Adam Deminick  1965-1966 Robert Larsen 2012-2013 Robert K. Coulling  1966-1967 Jim McLeod 2013-2014 Robert Robert V 1967-1968 Don Carlson  1968-1969 V – DECEASED Ken Gooding  1969-1970

02 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 102nd ANNUAL GRAND LODGE CONVENTION RON EBBESEN TWIN ARENAS AIRDRIE, ALBERTA Wednesday, July 16, 2014

The 102nd annual session of the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada was duly and properly opened by Grand Exalted Ruler, Brother Jim McLeod with the assistance of the Grand Lodge Officers. Present and occupying Stations were:

Grand Exalted Ruler Brother Jim McLeod Sherwood Park Elks Lodge No. 481 Immediate Past Grand Exalted Ruler Brother Robert Larsen Grande Prairie Elks Lodge No. 285 Grand Leading Knight Brother Duane Felt Calgary Elks Lodge No. 4 & Sherwood Park Elks Lodge No. 481 Grand Loyal Knight Brother Dominic Leach Fredericton Elks Lodge No. 274 Grand Lecturing Knight Brother Denis Ellingboe Hythe Elks Lodge No. 236 Grand Esquire Sister Deborah Sallenback Langley Elks Lodge No. 259 Grand Chaplain Brother Ron Potter Moosomin Elks Lodge No. 340 Grand Inner Guard Brother Derek Barkley North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 Grand Organist Brother Doug Broomfield Stavely Elks Lodge No. 112 Sergeant at Arms, Brother Bill Ward and the Past Grand Exalted Rulers presented the Colours of Convention. The Grand Exalted then called for the roll. ESTABLISH A QUORUM

The preliminary registration report was presented by Sister Terry Phillips, Registration Chair who advised that in accordance with Article 1, General Bylaws, Section (pg.12) of the Constitution, Bylaws, & Regulations of the Elks of Canada, a Quorum was present to conduct the business of the sessions.

MOTION: SISTER TERRY PHILLIPS/BRO. MARK MONTGOMERY: THAT the report be adopted as read. CARRIED

INTRODUCTIONS Past Grand Exalted Rulers

The Past National Leaders of the Elks of Canada in attendance were escorted into the session room and introduced to the assembly by Grand Leading Knight, Brother Duane Felt.

Brother Eugene Wood 1993 Fredericton Elks Lodge No. 274 Brother Paul Clendenning 1999 Sarnia Elks Lodge No. 503 Brother Bob Manning 2000 Delburne Elks Lodge No. 206 Brother Leonard Kolb 2001 Balgonie Elks Lodge No. 572 Brother Roland Gagnon 2002 Yellowknife Elks Lodge No. 314 & Westlock Elks Lodge No. 330 Brother Al Busby 2004 Hanley Elks Lodge No. 153 & Wilkie Elks Lodge No. 568 Brother Mark Montgomery 2005 North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 & Victoriaville Elks Lodge No. 428

1 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Brother Bill Ward 2006 Didsbury Elks Lodge No. 514 Brother Al Edwards 2007 White Rock Elks Lodge No. 431 Brother Clark Kilburn 2008 Fredericton Elks Lodge No. 274 Brother Duane Romuld 2009 Brooks Elks Lodge No. 77 Brother Dave Hurley 2010 Yellowknife Elks Lodge No. 314 Brother Jerry Wernicke 2011 Chilliwack Elks Lodge No. 48 Brother Robert Larsen 2012 Grande Prairie Elks Lodge No. 285

Provincial/Territorial Presidents

Brother Duane Felt, Grand Leading Knight continued with the introduction of the Association Presidents for 2014-15:

British Columbia Brother Dave Deyette Aldergrove Elks Lodge No. 66 & Langley Elks Lodge No. 259 Alberta Brother Blaine Kyle Beaverlodge Elks Lodge No. 249 Saskatchewan Brother Maurice Koszman Bengough Elks Lodge No. 517 Manitoba Sister Donna Palmer Winnipeg Elks Lodge No. 10 Ontario Brother Thomas Headrick Echo Bay Elks Lodge No. 535 Quebec Brother Gaétan Daigle Victoriaville Elks Lodge No. 428 Newfoundland Brother Luc Chouinard Gander Elks Lodge No. 310 New Brunswick Sister Donna Wood, 1st Vice Fredericton Elks Lodge No. 274 Territories Brother Gary Hoffman Hay River Elks Lodge No 534 Regrets: New Brunswick Brother Andy Narrowmore Woodstock Elks Lodge No. 349

Grand Lodge Committee Chairs The delegates welcomed the Grand Lodge Committee Chairs for the past year: National Charities Committee Brother Will Challenger Wainwright Elks Lodge No. 22 Audit/Finance Committee Brother Peter Finch North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 Judiciary Committee Brother Mark Montgomery North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 Marketing Committee Brother Kevin Tutthill Elkhorn Elks Lodge No. 381 Member Services Committee Brother Gordon McLeod Sherwood Park Elks No. 481 Sports Committee Brother Ken Fedoruk Grande Prairie Elks No. 285 Ritual Committee Brother Derek Barkley North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25

Grand Lodge Staff Grand Exalted Ruler Brother Jim McLeod introduced Brother Bill Blake, Executive Administrator, who in turn introduced the Grand Lodge staff in attendance. Garnet Roth Manager Member Services Sebastian Merk Manager, Finance & Administration Agnes Fuchs Charities Coordinator Wayne Noble Sales/Purchasing Ryan O’Connor Marketing & Social Media Coordinator Alma Mossing Administrative Assistant, Membership & Executive Services

2 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta ADOPTION OF MINUTES

Grand Exalted Ruler Brother McLeod then called for the adoption of the minutes of the 101st Annual Grand Lodge Convention.

MOTION: SISTER SALLENBACK/BRO. KEN FEDORUK: THAT the minutes of the 101st Annual Grand Lodge Convention held in Grande Prairie, AB, July 16-18, 2013, be adopted as printed. CARRIED

APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION COMMITTEE

Grand Exalted Ruler McLeod announced the appointment of Past Grand Exalted Ruler Brother Dave Hurley, as Chairman of the 2014 Election Committee. Past Grand Exalted Rulers Eugene Wood, Paul Clendenning, Bob Manning, Leo9nard Kolb, Roland Gagnon, Al Busby, Mark Montgomery, Bill Ward, Al Edwards, Clark Kilburn, Duane Romuld, Jerry Wernicke, and Robert Larsen were appointed to assist.

TABLING OF REPORTS

Brother Peter Finch, Chairman of the Audit/Finance Committee, called the attention of the delegates to the Audit/Finance Committee Report, Audited Financial Statements, and the 2014-15 Proposed Budget printed in the Report Book, and reminded the delegates to thoroughly study the reports and budget in order to be fully aware of their content and prepared for discussion when they are lifted from the table.

MOTION: BRO. PETER FINCH/BRO. DOMINIC LEACH: THAT the 2013-14 Audited Financial Statements be tabled to the morning of Friday, July 18th for consideration of the delegates. CARRIED

He then called the attention of the delegates to the 2014-15 Proposed Budget printed in the Report Book, and reminded the delegates to thoroughly study the budget in order to be fully aware of their content and prepared for discussion when they are lifted from the table.

MOTION: BRO. PETER FINCH/BRO. DUANE FELT: THAT the 2014-15 Proposed Budget be received and tabled to the morning of Friday, July 18th for consideration of the delegates. CARRIED

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION WINNERS

The early bird registration draw winners were announced. The following eight (8) members won a $25.00 gift certificate, which was redeemable at the Elks Store:

• Vanessa Grant – Whitehorse Elks Lodge No. 306 • Karen Wilhelm – Drayton Valley Elks Lodge No. 391 • Gerald Helferty – Sault Ste. Marie Elks Lodge No. 341 • Robert Marsh – Sherwood Park Elks Lodge No. 481 • Robert Warwarick – Edmonton Elks Lodge No. 11 • Albert Scholtens – Duncan Elks Lodge No. 69 • Berniece Headrick – Echo Bay Elks Lodge No. 535 • Catherine Lindsay – Drumheller Elks

3 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta ADDRESS OF SUPREME HONOURED ROYAL LADY MARGARET BROWN

Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Margaret Brown was warmly greeted by the Elks delegates. She brought greetings from the Supreme Executive and all members of the Royal Purple of Canada.

Lady Brown wished the Elks a successful and productive Convention. She said she hoped the Elks would have good deliberations and that they voiced their opinions, as their opinions do count. She said although there had been a miscommunication of the time that she was to speak, she was happy to be able to address the Elks, and hoped that they would be able to visit as they, the Royal Purple were on the other side.

Lady Brown hoped the Elks have good productive meetings and wished everyone all the best.

INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER

Zaheen Nanji is a resilience expert and an entrepreneur. She teaches people and organizations on how to create the ability to find the inner strength to grow through a set-back, challenge or opportunity. She offers an array of time-tested techniques and powerful principles to propel her clients toward their definitions of success.

Zaheen owns Shanti Wellness and Laser Centre in Alberta and is the author of three books of which two are co-authored. People who don't know Zaheen's background sometimes assume that achieving success was easy for her. That couldn't be further from the truth. She grew up in Kenya, East Africa, where good-quality higher education was not available and there was very little opportunity for economic advancement at the time. When she was 15, her parents bought her and her 17-year-old sister passage to Canada so they could pursue their dreams of knowledge and success.

Suddenly immersed in a different land and culture, Zaheen taught herself to triumph over fears and use ob- stacles as stepping stones. Although she had stuttered for her whole life and was terrified to go to college, she enrolled at the University of Alberta and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in food sciences and nutrition. But her education did not stop there. She mentored under self-help gurus and behavior science experts to understand the study of human excellence. Determined not to let her stutter or her fear of speaking stop her from living her life, she trained herself to become resilient.

For many people who stutter, simply being able to stop stuttering is a dream come true. But Zaheen has run with the dream and is now a motivational speaker. She transformed her life by overcoming her speech impediment, overcoming her struggles with weight and creating opportunities for her life in Canada. She was recently nomin- ated for RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur 2014 and is currently writing her memoir which will be available in 2015 when she turns 40.

4 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta COMMITTEE REPORTS

MOTION: BRO. DON NEAL/BRO. LEONARD SHAIN: THAT all reports be received as printed and circulated. CARRIED

• National Charities Committee (received at the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Annual meeting) • Audit/Finance Committee • Member Services Committee • Marketing Committee • Ritual Committee • Sports Committee • Judiciary Committee • Association of Provincial/Territorial Presidents • Past Grand Exalted Rulers’ Association

RESOLUTIONS

At this time, Grand Exalted Ruler Bro. McLeod introduced and turned the Chair over to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Brother Mark Montgomery who presented the resolutions commencing with a directive as to the procedures to be followed when dealing with each resolution, assisted by Brother Duane Romuld, member of the Judiciary Committee, to the delegates for discussion and debate.

It was noted that Uncirculated Resolutions No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 were received well after the June 30th deadline and had to be considered prior to being discussed.

NOTE: The disposition of all Resolutions is printed within these Proceedings starting on page

REPORT OF THE GRAND EXECUTIVE

Grand Exalted Ruler Brother Jim McLeod and the three Grand Knights alternately read the report of the Grand Executive to the 2014 Grand Lodge Convention. The report can be found on page .

REPORT OF THE GRAND EXALTED RULER

Brother Jim McLeod read his report as Grand Exalted Ruler to the delegates. His report can be found on page .

GRAND EXALTED RULER PRESENTATION

Grand Exalted Ruler Brother McLeod gave a power point presentation of the Strategic Planning session that was held in October 2013. The presentation went on to say how the planning group looked at the current core values to establish a foundation, and build the new Mission and Vision statements that will be put forward for deliberations and approval. A lot of discussion and deliberation over the 2 day planning session was reflective of what needs to be our focus and can be easily understood and

5 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta promoted to potential members and the general public. We believed our new Mission and Vision Statements should be simple, easy to understand and easy to remember, something short and to the point.

Brother McLeod went on to say that the world has changed and will continue to do so. The Elks have to consider change or become part of history and not the future. The need is to focus on our future and be a welcoming place in order to attract new members. The 2013 Strategic Planning Group believed they will help set the path for the Elks of Canada and ask for your support to make this dream a reality.

MEMBER SERVICES PRESENTATION

For the second year in a row the Member Services Committee has run the “Good Ideas contest”. Brother Gordon McLeod mentioned that Lodges are encouraged to submit the ideas that work well in their communities, whether it be for fund raising or a project in the community that the Lodge is proud of and involved with. Brother Brian Kraupschoff of the North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25, one of the winning entries gave his presentation on the Junior Elks program the North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 has developed to encourage younger individuals to become involved and give back to their community while taking part in the spirit of Elkdom. The program also provides the Junior Elks with the volunteer hours they require to graduate with a high school diploma (Ontario). The Member Services Commit- tee is sharing this information so that you might consider setting up a Junior Elks Lodge. For further information, North Bay Elks has a complete package assembled for anyone interested.

The second winning entry was from Brooks Elks Lodge No. 77, and Sister Kelly Sandford gave a presentation on how to set up a successful Trade Fair Booth.

Further presentations by the Member Services Committee members, Sister Nancie Krushelnicki and Brother Michael Hutchinson, gave examples of ways to raise funds, and how a credit system is used in some Lodges.

Brother McLeod and the Member Services Committee were thanked for their presentation.

Grand Exalted Ruler adjourned the sessions and are to reconvene Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m.

6 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN JOINT ANNUAL MEETING Thursday, July 17, 2014

Brother Will Challenger, Chair of the National Charities Committee, and Lady Joan Popovich, Co-Chair of the National Charities Committee, called the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Annual Meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

MOTION: BRO. MARK MONTGOMERY/BRO. LEONARD SHAIN: THAT the minutes of the 2013 Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Annual Meeting be adopted as printed and circulated. CARRIED

REPORTS

The 2013-14 Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Annual Report was highlighted by Chair, Brother Will Challenger and Co-Chair, Lady Joan Popovich.

INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKERS

Lady Popovich introduced Judy Meintzer, President of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC), a speech-language pathologist who has worked in the community for over 30 years. Her current roles include Speech-Language Pathology Professional Practice Lead with Alberta Health Services and ses- sional instructor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of Alberta. Much of her career has been in the areas of Public Health and Health Promotion and Prevention. Judy is a certified member of SAC and a registered speech-language pathologist in Alberta. Her primary areas of interest include early intervention, children with Down syndrome and mentoring others to build their skills and confidence.

Ms. Meintzer presented to Brother Challenger and Lady Popovich, the 2014 Presidential Citation, for outstanding service to Speech-Language and Audiology Canada and significant contributions to the advancement of communication health.

7 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta In turn, Brother Challenger introduced Dr. Derek Beal, Executive Director of ISTAR. Dr. Beal thanked everyone for giving ISTAR the opportunity to speak. He commented that children and adults with communication prob- lems would not have the services needed if it wasn’t for the support given by the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children. Dr. Beal says he knows that ISTAR’s treatment programs work and is evidenced by the people who travel from great distances to participate in the treatment program. People do this because they are confident that experiencing the therapy is their golden opportunity to transform their lives and free their voices. On behalf of the clients who attend the ISTAR programs, Dr. Beal extended a thank you to everyone.

PAST YEAR DONATIONS

Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Brown presented Lady Joan Popovich with a symbolic cheque for $229,615.42 donated from Royal Purple Lodges throughout the year.

Brother Will Challenger was presented with a symbolic cheque from Grand Exalted Ruler Brother McLeod in the amount of $410,718.22 representing donations for the year from Elks Lodges across Canada.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The 2013-14 Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Financial Statements were presented.

MOTION: BRO. BILL WARD/BRO. KEN NEUMANN: THAT the 2013-14 Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Financial Statements be accepted as printed and circulated. CARRIED

PROPOSED BUDGET

Brother Challenger and Sister Popovich presented the 2014-15 Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Proposed Budget.

MOTION: BRO. LEONARD SHAIN/BRO. LUC CHOUINARD: THAT the 2014-15 Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Proposed Budget be accepted as presented. CARRIED

8 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARDS

Chilliwack Elks Lodge No. 48 was the winner of the highest Elks Lodge per capita contribution with an average per capita contribution of $412.84 per member.

The winner of the highest Royal Purple Lodge per capita contribution was Calgary Royal Purple Lodge No. 27 with an average per capita contribution of $916.16 per member.

Winner of the Monthly Donor draw was Penelope Thompson of Desboro ON.

NEW LOGO CONTEST

Brother Challenger introduced the Fund for Children new logo contest. The idea is not to replace the current logo but to incorporate the butterfly in with the current logo. The contest closes January 31, 2015 and the person submitting the winning entry will receive a registration fee to the 2015 National Convention or cash equivalent. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR

Brother Challenger and Lady Popovich went over some of the highlights of the past year. One was to make the butterfly the nationally recognized symbol of the children who are transformed when they learn to hear and speak. The partnership with SAC re EHDI to pursue mutual goals: to applaud the provinces that have implemented EHDI programs, and the Press Conference on Parliament Hill where a report card was released on the status of the newborn hearing screening programs across Canada. The last being a part of a letter writing campaign directed to the Federal Minister of Health. Efforts will continue until EHDI programs become a standard of care in Canada so that regardless of where a child is born, he/she will have access to proper screening and timely intervention to enable him/her to live life to their greatest potential. CANDY MACHINES

Manni McConnell, the new representatives for the candy machines program in Alberta was introduced to the delegates. Ms. McConnell expressed interest in working with the Lodges to promote the Order and secure new locations for the machines. If anyone is interested they were asked to pick up one of her business cards and to feel free to sample some of the candy that was placed at the information booth. Brother Challenger mentioned that the candy program was a profitable one for the Fund for Children. ADJOURNMENT

Before the joint meeting of the Elks and Royal Purple was adjourned, Grand Exalted Ruler Brother McLeod made a presentation to Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Margaret Brown on behalf of the Elks of Canada, a plaque com- memorating the100th Anniversary of the Royal Purple of Canada.

There being no further business, the joint meeting of the Elks and Royal Purple delegates was adjourned by Grand Exalted Ruler Brother McLeod at 10:00 a.m.

9 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta GRAND LODGE SESSIONS Thursday, July 17, 2014

Grand Exalted Ruler McLeod called the Grand Lodge Sessions back to order at 10:30 a.m. and requested the Grand Esquire attend the Bible.

FINAL REPORT OF THE REGISTRATION COMMITTEE

MOTION: SISTER TERRY PHILLIPS/BROTHER MARK MONTGOMERY: THAT the Regis- tration Committee report be accepted as reported. CARRIED

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 25 Club Awards – Ring and Plaque

The 25 Club Award ring and plaque were presented to the following Members who have proposed 25 or more initiates into the Order during the past year:

• Dave Frayn, Kelowna Elks Lodge No. 52 (not in attendance) • Joanne Bray, Oliver Elks Lodge No. 267 (not in attendance)

Aim Program – Highest Percentage Increase

Grand Exalted Ruler McLeod presented Yellowknife Elks Lodge No. 314 a plaque as the winner of the Highest Increase Overall for 2013-14, accepted by Brother Don Gillis.

Grand Exalted Ruler McLeod then presented a plaque for the Highest Percentage for 2013-14 to Fort Macleod Elks Lodge No. 129, and accepting on behalf of the Lodge was Brother Blaine Kyle, Provin- cial President, Alberta Elks AssociatIon.

Ritual Presentation Brother Derek Barkley, Chairman of the Grand Lodge Ritual Committee and Grand Inner Guard, presented the 2014 National Ritual Competition Plaque to Heisler Elks Lodge No. 305. Brother James Zimmer accepted the plaque on behalf of Heisler Elks Lodge.

Retirement Certificates Grand Exalted Ruler McLeod announced that Brother Will Challenger, Chair of Charities Committee, Brother Ken Fedoruk, Chair of Sports Committee and Brother Garry Hewitt, (not in attendance) Sports Committee member are receiving Certificates of Appreciation in recognition and appreciation for their service as members of their respective committees.

Grand Exalted Ruler adjourned the sessions at 11:50 a.m. reconvened at 1:00 p.m. starting with the Hour of Eleven immediately followed by the Election of Officers.

10 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta HOUR OF ELEVEN

Grand Exalted Ruler McLeod asked the Brothers and Sisters to pause and remember the many Mem- bers who have answered the final roll call this past year. Their names have been preserved in the records of our Order and each and every one of our departed members was loved and sadly missed by those of us who knew them. We remember them with love and deep appreciation. A two-minute silence was observed at which time Grand Organist Doug Broomfield softly played “Auld Lang Syne”.

“The clock of their day has stopped . . . across its face the motionless shadows mark the hour of eleven.”

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The Past Grand Exalted Rulers Association distributed the ballots and the delegates proceeded with the Elections. Officers elected for 2014-15 were:

OFFICE NOMINEE NOMINATOR

Grand Exalted Ruler Elect Brother Duane Felt Brother Bill Ward

BROTHER DUANE FELT ELECTED

Grand Leading Knight/ Brother Dominic Leach Brother Clark Kilburn Grand Exalted Ruler Elect

BROTHER DOMINIC LEACH ELECTED

Grand Loyal Knight Brother Denis Ellingboe Sister Elizabeth Busby

BROTHER DENIS ELLINGBOE ELECTED

Grand Lecturing Knight Sister Deborah Sallenback Brother Mark Montgomery

SISTER DEBORAH SALLENBACK ELECTED

Directors Brother Ron Potter Brother Al Busby Brother Myles Reid Brother Robert Larsen Brother Derek Barkley Brother Mark Montgomery Brother Guy Mullen Brother Bob Palmer

BROTHER RON POTTER, BROTHER DEREK BARKLEY AND BROTHER GUY MULLEN WERE ELECTED AS DIRECTORS

11 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 2014-15 COMMITTEES APPOINTMENTS

Brother Duane Felt, Grand Exalted Ruler Elect, announced the appointment of the following Members who will serve for the ensuing year on the Grand Lodge Committees and as Grand Organist: Charities Committee Leonard Shain, Chair Sherwood Park Elks Lodge No. 481 Albert Chen Langley Elks Lodge No. 259 Myles Reid Echo Bay Elks Lodge No. 535 Grand Esquire, Ron Potter Moosomin Elks Lodge No. 340 Finance Committee Peter Finch, Chair North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 Michael Simmt Sherwood Park Lodge No. 481 Grand Chaplain, Derek Barkley North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 & Sault Ste. Marie Elks Lodge No. 341 Judiciary Committee Mark Montgomery, Chair North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 & Victoriaville Elks Lodge No. 428 Duane Romuld Brooks Elks Lodge No. 77 General Counsel, Reginald Sauer Regina Elks Lodge No. 9 Member Services Committee Gordon McLeod, Chair Sherwood Park Elks Lodge No. 481 Michael Hutchison North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 Nancy Krushelnicki Prince George Elks Lodge No. 122 Gino Legacy Fredericton Elks Lodge No. 274 IPGER, Jim McLeod Sherwood Park Elks Lodge No. 481 Grand Lecturing Knight, Deborah Sallenback Langley Elks Lodge No. 259

Ritual/Sports Committee Grand Inner Guard, Guy Mullen Altona Elks Lodge No. 447

Marketing Committee Kevin Tutthill, Chair Elkhorn Elks Lodge No. 381 Kelly Sanford Brooks Elks Lodge No. 77 Pat Clark Wellington Elks Lodge No. 566 Colin Mackenzie Burnaby Elks Lodge No. 497 Grand Loyal Knight, Denis Ellingboe Hythe Elks Lodge No. 236

2014-15 APPOINTMENT – GRAND ORGANIST

Doug Broomfield Stavely Elks Lodge No. 112

12 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Brother Montgomery mentioned that he had been approached by the Provincial Presidents Association regarding a special presentation on behalf of the Association. Brother Luc Chouinard was called upon to present to Brother Gaetan Daigle, President of the Quebec Elks Association an Honorary Life Membership in the Presidents Association for his continu- ous twelve years of service as a President.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Before the next presentation, Grand Exalted Ruler Brother McLeod made a couple of announcements. The butterfly collection after the joint meeting brought in $641.90. Brother McLeod also mentioned that a host Lodge for the 2015 National Convention is needed and if any Lodge/Lodges/Districts are interested in hosting the 2015 National Convention, please ask for information before leaving.

MARKETING COMMITTEE PRESENTATION Brother Kevin Tutthill, Chairman of the Marketing Committee was introduced to the delegates. The Marketing Committee presentation was on promoting a new, more modern image for the Elks of Canada. The new image was the focus of the committee this year and was supported by the Grand Executive. Brother Tutthill unveiled a new version of the Elks logo and a pop-up banner that Lodges can now purchase to display in their Lodges, at special functions, etc. to promote the Elks of Canada. Brother Tutthill mentioned that a new brochure will be developed for Lodges to use in promoting their Lodge and the Elks of Canada.

MEDIA PRESENTATION - Darrell Janz

Mr. Janz is Senior Reporter and Host of CTV Calgary’s Inspired. Mr. Janz’s career as a reporter started in 1962 and had a few tips to offer. When requesting some media coverage, it is important to know your reporter. Try to obtain an e-mail address for communication purposes and offer an exclusive on something that could be a good lure. Be forthright with your reporter. Unfortunately due to a very loud hail storm thundering on the roof of the arena, Mr. Janz’s presentation was cut short. Mr. Janz was however presented with an Elks golf shirt.

13 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta CHEQUE PRESENTATIONS

Acme Elks Lodge No. 216 $ 500.00 Alberta Districts 1 & 5 719.20 Breton Elks Lodge No. 402 1,500.00 Calgary Elks Lodge No. 4 10,000.00 Chilliwack Elks Lodge No. 48 6,805.00 Craven Elks Lodge No. 581 500.00 Drumheller Elks Lodge No. 54 1,000.00 Hay River Elks Lodge No. 534 5,000.00 Ikaluktutiak Elks Lodge No. 593 2,500.00 Kamloops Elks Lodge No. 44 1,000.00 Langley Elks Lodge No. 259 3,500.00 Nanaimo Elks Lodge No. 26 1,000.00 Newfoundland/Labrador Elks Association 2,500.00 North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 4,527.10 North Kamloops Elks Lodge No. 469 2,000.00 Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51 5,500.00 Prince George Elks Lodge No. 122 10,000.00 Saskatchewan Elks Association 5,000.00 Stavely Elks Lodge No. 112 5,000.00 Vegreville Elks Lodge No. 143 2,000.00 Wainwright Elks Lodge No. 22 500.00 Yellowknife Elks Lodge No. 314 10,000.00 Yorkton Elks Lodge No. 392 5,000.00 Total Received $ 86,051.30

GRAND LODGE SESSIONS Friday, July 18, 2014

Grand Exalted Ruler McLeod called the Grand Lodge Sessions back to order at 8:30 a.m. and requested the Grand Esquire attend the Bible.

2014-15 GRAND LODGE PROPOSED BUDGET Brother Peter Finch, Chairman of the Grand Lodge Finance Committee, presented the Proposed Budget of the Grand Lodge for the period 2014-15.

MOTION: BRO. PETER FINCH/SISTER DEBORAH SALLENBACK: THAT the 2014-15 Grand Lodge Proposed Budget be lifted from the table. CARRIED

MOTION: BRO. PETER FINCH/SISTER DEBORAH SALLENBACK: that THE 2014-15 Grand Lodge Proposed budget be accepted as presented. CARRIED

14 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta APPOINTMENT OF 2014-15 GRAND LODGE AUDITORS

MOTION: BRO. PETER FINCH/BRO. LUC CHOUINARD: THAT the firm of Deloitte & Touche, Chartered Accountants, be appointed as the 2014-15 Grand Lodge Auditors. CARRIED

MOTION TO RATIFY BUSINESS OF CONVENTION

MOTION: BRO. MARK MONTGOMERY/BRO. DUANE ROMULD: THAT all legislation, or ders, edicts, declarations, policies, and resolutions, which have been adopted by the 102nd Grand Lodge Convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada be rati- fied, approved and confirmed,AND THAT where necessary, the Constitution, Bylaws, and Regulations, ritual and Rules of the Order be amended in accordance with the resolutions passed at this Convention. CARRIED

PRESENTATION TO GRAND EXALTED RULER BROTHER JIM MCLEOD FROM THE PAST GRAND EXALTED RULERS ASSOCIATION

Grand Exalted Ruler Jim McLeod proudly accepted his Past Grand Exalted Rulers plaque from Past Grand Exalted Ruler Dave Hurley who made the presentation on behalf of the Past Grand Exalted Rulers Association.

CLOSING CEREMONIES

Grand Exalted Ruler Jim McLeod, assisted by the Grand Lodge Officers, duly and regularly closed the business sessions of the 102nd Annual Grand Lodge Convention of the Elks of Canada at 11:50 a.m.

15 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta JOINT INSTALLATION GRAND & SUPREME LODGE OFFICERS Friday July 18, 2014

The Joint Meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by Grand Exalted Ruler, Brother Jim Mc- Leod and Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Margaret Brown.

Escorted by Alberta Elks and Royal Purple Patrol and Drill Teams, the following Officers of the Grand and Supreme Lodge were properly installed for the ensuing year:

GRAND EXALTED RULER SUPREME HONOURED ROYAL LADY Brother Duane Felt Lady Regina McLean

IMMEDIATE PAST IMMEDIATE PAST GRAND EXALTED RULER SUPREME HONOURED ROYAL LADY Brother Jim McLeod Lady Margaret Brown

GRAND LEADING KNIGHT SUPREME ASSOCIATE ROYAL LADY Brother Dominic Leach Lady Anne Marie Helferty

GRAND LOYAL KNIGHT SUPREME LOYAL LADY Brother Denis Ellingboe Lady Terri Paziuk

GRAND LECTURING KNIGHT SUPREME LECTURING LADY Sister Deborah Sallenback Lady Lorraine Pezzutto

GRAND ESQUIRE SUPREME CONDUCTRESS Brother Ron Potter Lady Barbara Wade

GRAND CHAPLAIN SUPREME CHAPLAIN Brother Derek Barkley Lady Marilynn Allen

GRAND INNER GUARD Brother Guy Mullen

GRAND ORGANIST SUPREME HISTORIAN Brother Doug Broomfield Lady Merrilyn Pennanen

CLOSING CEREMONIES

Grand Leading Knight, Brother Dominic Leach and Supreme Associate Royal Lady Anne Marie Helferty advised the Grand Exalted Ruler and Supreme Honoured Royal Lady that the business of these sessions had now been completed. Grand Exalted Ruler, Brother Duane Felt and Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Regina McLean, with the assistance of the Grand and Supreme Lodge Officers duly and regularly closed the 102nd annual session of the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada and the 97th annual session of the Supreme Lodge, Royal Purple Canada.

16 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta ACCEPTANCE SPEECH SUPREME HONOURED ROYAL LADY

Good evening, Grand Exalted Ruler Duane, Honored Guests, Elks and Royal Purple members, family and friends. Humbly, I thank you for the honor of being elected to be the Supreme Honored Royal Lady, the National President of the Royal Purple; and for the exciting adventures that are bound to present themselves. Please allow me to introduce the National Royal Purple Executive, the Directors that will be representing our membership and working for; and serving you; during this next year. Immediate Past SHRL Marg Brown , Associate /1st Vice Anne Marie Helferty, Loyal /2nd Vice Terri Paziuk, Lecturing/3rd Vice Lorraine Pezzutto, Conductress Barb Wade and Chaplain Marilynn Allen. Thank you for accepting the adventure. National committees, Thank you for accepting the adventure. Brother Duane, congratulations to you and your Executive and Committees. Although this coming year may at times be challenging, my hope is that we will work together professionally for the good of Royal Purple as well as Elks and enjoy all opportunities respectfully. Thank you to the host committee that have worked so diligently to ensure that every one of us has a pleasant memory to peruse after leaving this Convention. And thank you to my husband, Garth, as he is my rock, my constant! My theme for the coming year will be “Constructive Solutions”. It honors my oldest brother who, when faced with a situation, would invariably ask the question “Is it Constructive?” So, I attempt to remember to also ask myself, instead of running headlong into making fast decisions, I ask “Is it Constructive?” This is my way of looking at the “ripple effect” – the whole picture – to ensure I consider ALL repercussions of decisions made. With that, I must sincerely thank the Grand Lodge Executive for assisting the Royal Purple to take the responsibility of guiding our destiny. The Elks have been responsible for us for the past 100 years and we thank them for that. Even though the Elks have encouraged us numerous times to step out of the auxiliary status, we took our own sweet time to grow up and mature, just like in families, sometimes the parent needs to use “tough love” and almost force the issue to have the offspring realize that they will survive. So, the Grand Lodge Executive finally got our attention when they told us that their future would not include an auxiliary. Yes, Grand Exalted Ruler Jim McLeod did tell us that “It is in your Hands!” and we finally believed him! Thank you! By surveying our membership, providing opportunity of choice and receiving information back from the majority of the returns from our members that they wanted to remain as Royal Purple members, and not per se become Elks, the work began to become a legal entity, with an opportunity to have a partnership agreement. So, to have a “Constructive Solution” for our membership, a lawyer was retained to handle the necessary legal procedures. He done his job way beyond our expectations and we were incorporated as the Canadian Royal Purple Society. Now, as offspring, our role with our parent changes. We need to go forward with making a vision of what OUR household will look like. Maybe stumble, revisit decisions, maybe even resolve situations with different considerations, although still keep the history with our parents; the Elks. As we go through this transition, please remember, we are all equal members in these endeavors, just as we are all equal human beings. So please be respectful. Some of us just have different responsibilities at times. As your National President, I will appreciate any and all communication regarding our future from each and everyone one of you. In all our endeavors, as your National President, I will be reminding myself to look for the “Constructive Solutions” with any situations that come forward and I do respectfully ask that each of you try to do the same. Again, thank you for this awesome opportunity to serve YOU, the membership.

17 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta To each and every one of you: my hope is that you ensure that you create a healthy productive positive year with “Constructive Solutions”.

Travel safely, ‘til we meet again!

Supreme Honored Royal Lady Regina MacLean

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH GRAND EXALTED RULER

Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Regina, PGER Brother Jim, PSHRL Lady Marg, head table guests, Brother and Sister Elks, members of the Royal Purple , family, friends and guests…

It is indeed a privilege and honour to address you as your Grand Exalted Ruler. One does not attain this position without the support and confidence from a number of people.

The one person who deserves the most credit and all my love is Elaine. Thank you for being there as we have travelled through our Elks journey for without you this day would not be possible. I look forward to our travels together and your continued support throughout the upcoming year.

I want to introduce my brother Don and his wife Jane, from Salmon Arm BC. Thank you for being here. Unfortunately my brother Ivan and partner Ann from Regina (which I might add is home of the 2013 Grey Cup Champs- the Saskatchewan Roughriders) could not be here as he has an important meeting with his knee surgeon. As well, I would like to introduce Elaine’s cousin and her husband and our travelling partners Deb and Larry McKinley from Calgary. I also acknowledge our extended family who have been part of our “Elks Herd” for a number of years.

To the members of my home Lodges: Sherwood Park No. 481 and Calgary Elks No. 4 and Calgary Royal Purple No. 9 – thanks for being here and for your support.

Thanks to the organizing committee for your long hours making sure that everyone had a great time and things went well. Please stand up. To you the members, thank you for your friendship and support over the years. I appreciate the trust you have put in me. It is evident we belong to a great Order of friends and family that has Pride in our Communities helping too many individuals to count. Please help me in acknowledging the Grand Lodge Office Staff. You are a great team and an integral part of our Order as well as great friends.

Brother Jim, you have left some big shoes to fill and I thank you for the past year as our Grand Exalted Ruler and your year of friendship.

I will need and I look forward to your continued friendship and guidance during the upcoming year. I hope to continue the legacy you and the other Past Grand Exalted Rulers have put in place.

18 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta To Supreme Honoured Royal Lady Regina and your Executive, I wish you all the best. I know we will work together whenever and wherever possible for the betterment of the Order.

At this time would the Grand Executive and the members of the Grand Lodge Committees please stand and be recognized. I look forward to working with all of you during the upcoming year as we move forward. Thanks for “Stepping Up”.

Brother Robert’s theme was “The Future is Now”. Brother Jim’s was “It is in Your Hands”. My theme this year is “Step up to the Plate”. Believe they go hand in hand. We cannot simply watch from the bleachers or the sidelines but we must “Step Up” and make a difference.

It is the responsibility of all members to get involved in our Lodges, on Committees or by taking chairs in our Districts; and other levels of the Order. This will give us the satisfaction of “Hitting one out of the Park” when we “are up to bat”.

We must reawaken the passion for our cause and reconnect with the reason we are Elks – that of helping others as well as maintaining existing friendships and creating new ones.

As members, we want meaningful engagement in our communities; in our projects and our fund raising. Not just attending meetings or listening to criticism of and from other members. We need to be deeply committed to our passion our “Mission” and the change we want the Elks to achieve in Canada. This is our responsibility. If our resolve is powerful enough we can pull old and new members into action and trigger their enthusiasm.

Whenever we “Step up to the Plate”, remember that each team needs players with different talents, some to bunt, some to hit singles and some to hit home runs. Some players may need to step back and become managers – not because their time “at the plate” has come and gone but because their value can be placed in a mentoring role to teach and pass on their experience and passion. This means that all members have an important part to play. But we also need new members to continue. Remember it is your role to ask your friends and neighbours to help with our projects and fund raisers and to ask them to join.

Roseanne Cash said that “The key to change is to let go of fear”. When we are placed in situations where we have to “Step up to the Plate” and face our biggest fears, we often cave into those fears. When we feel the pressure of what others think, we may lose a sense of the strengths we each have inside of us, to face the tough pitches life throws us. When we are “Up to Bat” and feel alone, we forget to look around and realize there are others who have our back and believe in us. We must remember to keep our “eye on the ball” and to also have the backs of others.

If I had not had the backing, support and encouragement of countless members and if I had not stepped up over the years and put my fears aside, I would not be here this evening. Our entire Order has been through a difficult and emotional year and convention. Suffice it to say that we have work to do in the upcoming year as we move forward. Our goal is to make every member an equal and valued part of our Order.

In the upcoming months, please listen to all the information that will be made available. It is up to you, the members, to decide the direction we are to go. Please remember, it is our communities that need us.

Henry Ford said “Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress; and working together is success”. We must work together as one team.

I look forward to visiting as many of you as possible this year and working together as we “STEP UP TO THE PLATE”.

Thank you for your service to our Order and your communities and for attending this year’s convention. Please have a save trip home.

19 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta REPORT OF THE GRAND EXECUTIVE TO THE 2014 GRAND LODGE CONVENTION

Jim McLeod Robert Larsen Duane Felt Dominic Leach- Denis Ellingboe Grand Exalted Immediate Past- Grand Leading Grand Loyal Grand Lecturing Ruler Grand Exalted Knight Knight Knight Ruler

Deborah Sallenback Ron Potter Derek Barkley Grand Esquire Grand Chaplain Grand Inner Guard

COMMUNICATING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES

Welcome Brothers and Sisters to Airdrie, Alberta.

The theme for this years’ convention is COMMUNICATION.

Our future depends strongly on how well we COMMUNICATE with our Lodges’ communities and the national community of potential members across the country. We have to put Elkdom in the face of the country and change the image and perceptions many of the public have of us. We need to be, and to promote ourselves as, and be recognized as, a fully open and welcoming volunteer organization for all men and women wishing to serve and respecting our principles, values, and vision.

In this thriving bedroom community of Airdrie, at this our 102nd Annual Convention, you will be asked to make some hard, but required decisions to help lead us into the future.

Leaders very rarely get to make easy decisions because Leadership requires making decisions on an uncer- tain future. It is easy to see the past, a little more difficult to understand the present, but paving the way for the future requires courage, vision, and determination.

We must approach the changes necessary to position the Order for the future, bearing in mind the words of

20 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta John F. Kennedy spoken many years ago but just as relevant today. Kennedy said “” For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are cer- tain to miss the future.””

The fact we are in Airdrie today contemplating changes necessary for our Future is ironic and meaningful at the same time.

In June 1988 we instituted Airdrie Elks Lodge No. 583. The Lodge had 41 members by December 1988. Just 32 months later in February 1991 the Lodge was closed. How fantastic it is that this bustling community that had a population of only 10,947 when the Lodge started in 1988, now has a population over 50,000. How sad it is that Elkdom could not sell or establish itself in this vibrant community.

In this same period of 1988 to today the membership of the Elks of Canada has gone from 43,199 to 11,312. So we ask, my fellow members, do we have a problem or not? Do we need to work at trying something different or just accept the status quo?

We do not want to miss the future and we are sure you do not want to miss it either. And that is why this past October, your national planning team of Provincial Presidents, First Vice-Presidents, Grand Lodge Committee Chairs and Grand Executive members unanimously agreed we need to move ahead with courage, excitement, and belief in our future. We were required to look deep into the soul of Elkdom and discuss and deal with some uncomfortable truths.

Our plans present to you opportunities to move ahead repositioning, restructuring and rebranding the Order over the next 3 years and beyond. Firmly establishing our new recommended Vision and Mission are just the first steps towards an exciting future.

What we are trying to do with our resolutions is simply to help empower you, the members, and you, the Lodges to return home and do whatever is necessary to market and grow this great Order. We believe that by making Elkdom easier to market we will be better able to COMMUNICATE with and attract the volunteers of tomorrow. We cannot let what happened to Airdrie Lodge 23 years ago be what we remember the most about Airdrie. We have to make the right decisions in Airdrie in 2014 to make Airdrie the home of the rebirth of Elkdom.

Later in these sessions our Grand Exalted Ruler Brother Jim will be leading us through a presentation on our recommended Vision and Mission. Brother Jim had the opportunity this past year to speak to many members and many Lodges about the proposals and receive their input. We look forward to your input and support at this convention.

Brothers and Sisters, you probably have heard that relations between the Supreme Executive and Grand Exec- utive this past year have been somewhat strained. You may have heard that the Grand Executive and planning committee want to do away with our Auxiliary the Royal Purple of Canada. We want to assure you it is our desire not to lose one member or Lodge of our Royal Purple family.

We believe it is time in our history that we truly recognize and reward the service of Royal Purple to Elkdom for the last century. We can think of no better 100th Birthday gift to our Royal Purple members than FULL and EQUAL membership in the Elks of Canada. We believe it is time we more aggressively recruit Canada’s great women volunteers to become Elks. Our Major competitors in the fraternal and service world made this change two decades ago and have overcome the gender issue.

The Royal Purple have evolved from an Auxiliary that requested a charter for the purposes of assisting the Elks, to a unit of the Elks of Canada with which we have to compete for members, both male and female. Going forward we must focus solely on the future of the Elks of Canada and how to increase our Elks membership and our service to our communities. We must also focus on increasing the satisfaction and pride our membership

21 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta have in Elkdom being the best we can make it. We can do this better as one united organization, not competing factions.

The Royal Purple is floundering and has fallen in national membership to a critical point. This past year there has been unprecedented in fighting within the Royal Purple including laying of charges by different units of the Royal Purple against each other. More information concerning this is in our Grand Exalted Rulers’ report.

Brothers and Sisters, some of you may question why your elected leaders keep bringing resolutions for change to the Grand Lodge conventions. Indeed since our inception in 1912 there have been close to 5000 resolutions for “”Change”” of some kind or another. But that is one of the main reasons why we are required by law to hold an Annual General Meeting in the first place. Resolutions for change will just as surely be part of our next 100 years because as time goes by, new generations of volunteers will make changes that more closely fall in line with their preferred methods and motivators for volunteering.

Our Elks membership across this great country have accomplished enormous feats of service and kindness and we need to do a better job of COMMUNICATING this to the public. You are very good at what you do in the name of Elkdom. One has only to look at the work you and your Lodges do in your communities along with your Provincial Association Charities and our National Charity, the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children. The Goodwill we deliver as a strong local, provincial and National team is a testament to your dedicated commitment to the ideals of Elkdom.

Unfortunately even the most dedicated volunteers grow older over time, and either tire out or lose interest in their organization due to their circumstances of life.That is exactly why we must always continue to strive to find and develop new members to carry on after us and thereby experience all the satisfaction we in this room have experienced in our lives by following Elkdom’s principles of Charity, Justice, Love, and Fidelity. We have no alternative, we have to plan for the future of Elkdom.

So, it is because tomorrow’s volunteers will operate with different methods and motivators than yesterday’s volunteers that we must promote and COMMUNICATE changes that will give the flexibility and recognition that our future members will need to keep our work going.

The Status Quo is never the answer to the future, but reluctance to change the status quo is always the biggest obstacle to ensuring success in the future. We believe our proposed new Vision and Mission statements will help in attracting these volunteers of tomorrow and in better marketing this great organization to ALL segments of our population.

A much used statement about change goes like this. CHANGE…….IF WE DO IT NOW…. WE WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF TIME.

Brothers and Sisters. There is no doubt that accepting that we must change in some fashion or another to remain relevant, is harder than doing nothing at all. The problem with living by that mantra is that DOING NOTH- ING AT ALL USUALLY ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING AT ALL.

Perhaps the most successful business of the last 40 years is Microsoft. In February of this year, Microsoft appointed Satya Nadella as only the 2nd Chairman since the retirement of Bill Gates in 2000.

In his first email to all Microsoft employees Nadella made it clear why he was chosen to lead into the future. Microsoft had determined they needed to move immediately more into CLOUD COMPUTING and move away from the most successful programs and platforms in their history. If they did not jump into this change with both feet, they had determined they could not compete in the future.

In the following quotes by Nadella in his message we want you to transpose the word Elkdom when he uses the

22 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta word Microsoft and think about how the statements apply equally as well to Elkdom.

HE SAID: • Our industry does not respect tradition – it only respects innovation. This is a critical time for Microsoft. • The opportunity ahead will require us to re-imagine a lot of what we have done in the past for a mobile and cloud-first world, and do new things. • We need to believe in the impossible and remove the improbable. • This starts with a clarity of purpose and a sense of mission that will lead us to imagine the impossible and deliver it. We need to prioritze on our core value of empowering users and organizations to do more. • Many companies aspire to change the world but very few have all the elements required, TALENT, RESOURCES, AND PERSEVERANCE. Microsoft has proven it has all 3 in abundance. Let’s build on that foundation together.

We, your elected leadership, BELIEVE our new proposed Vision and Mission provides for a clear sense of mission and purpose. We understand that we are an organization in decline but we BELIEVE that our Members’ TALENT, RESOUCEFULNESS, AND PERSEVERANCE are every bit as strong as the Microsoft team. We BELIEVE in our core principles of Charity, Justice, Love and Fidelity. We BELIEVE in the future of Elkdom and in your ability to make life sweeter, people better and the world happier.

THE DOOR TO THE FUTURE IS OPEN. LETS ALL GO THROUGH IT NOW TOGETHER.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED 2013-2014 GRAND EXECUTIVE

23 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta REPORT OF THE GRAND EXALTED RULER TO THE 2014 GRAND LODGE CONVENTION

Jim McLeod

Members of the Grand Executive, Brother and Sister Elks.

Welcome to the 102nd Annual Convention.

What a year this has been. Thank you for allowing me the honour and privilege to serve as your Grand Exalted Ruler. It has been a year that I will remember for a very long time.

I would like to thank the most important person in my life, my wife Karen, for being there for me on all of my visits providing patience, strength and advice. I could not have done this without her support. We had such a great time meeting with so many wonderful people who make a real difference in people’s lives every day.

Thank you to all of the Lodges and Conferences that we have visited for the Hospitality that you extended to Karen and I. To those members that opened up your Homes to us, thank you.

I would like to recognize all of the Lodges that arranged media interviews, set up tours, invited guests and civic officials to attend my visits and generally made Karen and I feel so very welcome. I would like to thank all the members from visiting Lodges who came out to support the local Lodge. During my visits I received very good publicity which resulted in recognition for the Elks of Canada and the local Lodge.

To the Members of the Grand Executive, thank you for being there to support me when we have had to make the difficult decisions. I was always confident that you would be there to provide input and ensure that we were acting in the best interest of our Order. I truly believe that we had an exceptional Management Team this year and again I thank you for your contributions and efforts.

To the members of the National Committees, you have all done an exceptional job in formulating new ideas, coming up with new plans and Programs and supporting our Members. On numerous occasions you have put forward ideas that have forced us to sit back and take a serious look at our Order and how we wish to continue into the future. For this I thank you.

To the Grand Lodge Office Staff, thank you for assisting me this past year and ensuring that it would go as smoothly as possible. All of our Team in the Office does an exceptional job of supporting our Members under the Leadership of Brother Bill Blake. As I stated, all of our Staff Members do an exceptional job, but I must take this opportunity to specifically mention Brother Bill Blake. Bill you are an exceptional mentor for me and our Team. Your passion to our Order goes above and beyond the roles of your position. You have also served us as a teacher and above all a friend. Thank you Bill for all that you have done for our Order and for being there when things seem to be going sideways. The knowledge that you have of our Order is exceptional and our hope is that you will be able to pass on as much as possible before you decide it is time to move on. When this does happen, you will be greatly missed.

To those Members and Lodges that have taken my theme to heart “It’s In Your Hands” I congratulate you. You have made the decision that you want to ensure our Order continues to prosper and have taken the steps to ensure this happens. You have determined that no one else is going to do it for you and that if you want our Order to be here for another 100 years then it is up to you to make it happen. During my travels I have witnessed numerous Lodges that are continuing to make

24 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta a difference in their Communities and have refused to quit regardless of their Membership numbers and demographics. Brothers and Sisters we cannot sit back and just wait for the possible demise of some of our Lodges. We must get out there to support our Communities, ensure they know we are there and fight for our survival.

I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the Lodges that I had the pleasure of visiting this year for the volunteer hours that you have committed and the Funds that you have donated back to your Communities and our National Charity. As your National Leader, I am provided with a report that shows me the Lodge’s activities over the past 12 years. This information is taken from the Annual Statistical Report which all Lodges are required to submit. Therefore from this information I am very proud to inform you that for the 52 Lodges that I visited they have contributed $ 6,722,100.00 and have put in 910,563 volunteer hours. Brothers and Sisters you should be very proud of your efforts and I congratulate you for having made such an impact on our Communities across Canada.

I would also like to acknowledge that contributions to our National Charity the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children. During my visits, I collected cheques in the sum of $67,208.00. Towards my “Big Hairy Deal” project, I collected an additional $ 6,500.00 which will go to our National Charity.

This year, Karen and I have travelled across this great country of ours from coast to coast driving in excess of 48,000 km. We attended 47 Lodge meetings, 5 Anniversaries, 6 Provincial Conferences and 5 Special Events.

I would encourage every Member of our Order to make an effort to see all the beauties and wonders that our Nation has to offer. When we think about a vacation, we always look at exotic locations and miss out on what is in our own back yard. I would suggest that if you plan to do a driving trip avoid going in April as so much is “Closed for the Season”.

After our October Planning Session we asked the Provincial Presidents and their Teams to go out and engage in presentations to our Lodges on the proposed new Mission and Vision Statements. We saw this as an opportunity to solicit feedback from our Members prior to our Convention and hopefully by doing this we could eliminate any lengthy debate. I would like to thank all of the Members who not only completed the presentation but also those Members who provided their feedback.

Overall the support for our new Mission and Vision Statements has been positive and I believe that at this convention we will move our Order forward by adopting these modern and simpler statements for our Order.

I would be remiss if I did not mention the turmoil that we have seen over that last few months regarding our relationship with the Royal Purple of Canada. I am sure that much discussion will ensue but we must all realize that the Elks of Canada are doing all that we can, to ensure that proper process is followed regarding a unit of our order. Brothers and Sisters, Elkdom is strong and continuing to flourish across Canada. Are there things that we can do better? Without a doubt, but I believe that our Members truly believe that without the Elks our Communities would suffer. We are now turning a new page in our future and we need to remember that Society is changing, Volunteerism is changing and we must change with it. Remember that “It’s in your Hands” to make the changes that are necessary to ensure that we continue to prosper for another 100 years.

Finally, I must thank Brother Bill Ward and the Committee for hosting this Convention. I would ask all Members to please take a minute to thank the Committee Members for all of the hard work that they have put in and will continue to do for the next few days for your benefit.

Again Brothers and Sisters, thank you allowing me to serve as your Grand Exalted Ruler and giving me this fantastic opportunity. Please remember that our Future is in Your Hands.

Sincerely & Fraternally,

Jim McLeod Grand Exalted Ruler Elks of Canada

25 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta GRAND EXALTED RULER’S REPORT TO 2014 GRAND LODGE CONVENTION REGARDING ACTION TAKEN UNDER ARTICLE 2, SECTION 2.3 (PG. 20) OF THE CONSTITUTION, BYLAWS, & REGULATIONS OF THE ELKS OF CANADA

The following Lodges remain under Trusteeship and Supervision as reported at previous Grand Lodge Conventions: xx South Vancouver Elks Lodge No. 55 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

GRAND EXALTED RULER’S REPORT TO 2014 GRAND LODGE CONVENTION REGARDING ACTION TAKEN UNDER ARTICLE 1, SECTION 15.10 (pg. 13) OF THE CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS OF THE ELKS OF CANADA The Grand Executive accepted the following Charters over the past year:

ALBERTA

1. Bentley Elks No. 318 - Lodge instituted November 1, 1948 - Charter accepted December 31, 2013

SASKATCHEWAN

1. Coronach Elks No. 562 - Lodge instituted April 3, 1976 - Charter accepted December 31, 2013

GRAND EXECUTIVE REPORT ON CONSTITUTION, BYLAWS, & REGULATIONS

Changes to Regulations recommended by any Unit of the Order which are deemed by the Grand Execu- tive to be necessary or in the best interest of the Order can be made by the Grand Executive. The Grand Executive does not have the authority to change the Bylaws as they can only be changed by the delegates voting on resolutions at Grand Lodge Convention.

The following areas of the Regulations (other than numbering) were amended by the Grand Executive since the last Convention:

Lodge Regulation 10.2 – New Lodge Grant (pg 66)

2. “NEW LODGE GRANT: A maximum grant of $5,000 will be made available to new Lodges if funds are approved for such a purpose at each Grand Lodge Convention. New Lodges may apply, one time only, for a grant up to 2 years from the date they receive their Dispensation.”

26 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Lodge Regulation 10.3 – Grand Lodge Convention Attendance (pg 66)

3. GRAND LODGE CONVENTION ATTENDANCE: The Exalted Ruler of a Lodge newly granted dispensation shall be entitled to receive from the Grand Lodge a crested black blazer. Further he or his designate shall be entitled to attend the first Convention thereafter at Grand Lodge expense. NOTE: His expenses shall be paid in the same manner as established in Regulations. REPORT TO THE GRAND EXECUTIVE TO THE 2014 GRAND LODGE CONVENTION UNDER ARTICLE 2, SECTION 5.3.1 (pg 23) OF THE OF THE CONSTITUTION, BYLAWS , & REGULATIONS OF THE ELKS OF CANADA The Elks of Canada Memorial Building Fund was established by resolution at the 1992 Grand Lodge Con- vention. Article 2, Section 5.3.1 (pg. 23) reads as follows:

Memorial Building Fund:

Any cash contribution to the Grand Lodge, made in any manner whatsoever, may be designated by the contributor to the Memorial Building Fund. All such contributions shall be credited to the Memorial Build- ing Fund and contributions to the Fund of $100.00 or more shall be acknowledged and recognized in an appropriate manner within the confines of the Elks Building.

The Memorial Building Fund shall be used to enhance the uses, purposes and beautification of our national home and shall be administered by the Grand Executive who shall report annually to the Grand Lodge Convention on the status of the Fund.

Since its inception, the Fund has received a total of $12,094.95 in contributions from the following:

xx Brother Joe Dumontel, PGER xx Brother Charlie McMechan, PGER xx Brother Charlie Clarke, PGER xx Brother Tom Cuming, PGER xx Brother Gordon King, PGER xx Lady Judy Gillis, PSHRL xx Brother Clem Frechette, PGER xx Estate of Brother Ozzie Fish xx Estate of Brother Al Eamer, PGER xx Brooks Lodge No. 77 xx Brother Adam Deminick, PGER xx Lady Mary Deminick xx Alberta Elks Association xx Lady Vivian Clark xx Ontario District No. 4 xx Aldergrove Lodge No. 66 xx Brother Gordon King, PGER xx Lady Margaret McMechan, PDD xx Past Presidents Association of British Columbia

27 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta xx North Surrey Elks Lodge No. 429 – In Memory of Brother John Dyler xx Brother Vic Dyck, PGER xx 1992 – 93 Grand Executive xx Brother Charles Bonnett, PDD xx Past Grand Exalted Rulers’ Association xx Brother John Jones, 1996 – 97 President, BC Elks Association xx Brother R.K. Coulling, PGER – In Memory of Lady Irene Coulling xx Lady Grace Blair, PSHRL xx Brother Dennis Stewart, PGER xx North Surrey Elks Lodge No. 429 – In Memory of Brother John Dyler xx Brother Vic Dyck, PGER xx 1992 – 93 Grand Executive xx Brother Charles Bonnett, PDD xx Past Grand Exalted Rulers’ Association xx Brother John Jones, 1996 – 97 President, BC Elks Association xx Brother R.K. Coulling, PGER – In Memory of Lady Irene Coulling xx Lady Grace Blair, PSHRL xx Brother Dennis Stewart, PGER xx Members of the Alberta Past Provincial Presidents Association – In Memory of Brother Andy Kapp, PGER xx Kelowna Elks Lodge No. 52 xx Donald & Lorraine Pezzutto – In Memory of Brother Rod Gowans, PPP xx Brother Paul Clendenning GER – In Memory of Brother Ken Gooding, PGER xx Brother Ralph MacDonald – In Memory of Brother John MacDonald xx Mrs. Marilyn Greenwood – In Loving Memory of Brother Fred Greenwood xx PGER Association – In Memory of Past Grand Exalted Rulers xx Sask. Past Prov. Presidents Assoc. – In Memory of PGER Bob Coulling xx Members of the Alberta Past Provincial Presidents Association – In Memory of Bro. Walter Hassett of Drumheller Elks Lodge No. 54 xx Members of the Alberta Past Provincial Presidents Association – In Memory of Honorary Past Provincial President Bro. Francis A. Thompson of Red Deer Elks Lodge No. 85 xx Casual Day Elks Staff Charity Fund xx Manitoba Past Provincial Presidents Association – In memory of Brother Jack Clevett, PPP xx PGER Association – In Memory of All Deceased PGERs xx Members of the Alberta Past Provincial Presidents Association – In Memory of Brother Joe Dumontel, PGER xx In Memory of Brother Joe Dumontel, PGER – Brother Bob Manning, PGER xx In Memory of Brother Colin Fraser of Sherwood Park Lodge No. 481 xx August 2005 Fun – Bev & Jed Dukart and Marie & Mark Montgomery xx Casual Day Elks Staff Charity Fund – In Memory of Adam Deminick xx In Memory of John R. Ward and Norman R. Frankish from Didsbury Elks Lodge No. 514 xx 2006-07 Grand Executive – In Memory of Mary Walker, PGER Montgomery’s mother xx Brother Don & Lady Lorraine Pezzutto – In Memory of Brother Dan Bastien xx In Memory of PGER Brother Don Fowler, Past Grand Exalted Rulers Association xx In Memory of PGER Brother Vic Dyck, Past Grand Exalted Rulers Association xx Brother Bob & Pat Dias - In Memory of Brother Ryan McMaster North Bay Elks Lodge #25

Our National Home belongs to you the members and with your support it will always continue to be a fine memorial to the charitable and fraternal hearts which have for nearly 100 years been the foundation of this Great Order.

A Memorial Book with the list of donors and photos of the building is on display in the lobby.

28 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta REPORT OF THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2014

Peter Finch Chair Mike Simmt Ron Potter

Worthy Grand Exalted Ruler, Members of the Grand Executive, Brothers and Sisters, Elks of Canada.

The Financial Statements of the Grand Lodge of the Elks of Canada, which includes the General Fund and the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children, have been audited in accordance with the Constitution on a consolidated basis by our auditors Deloitte LLP. These financial statements, together with the accompanying Auditors report have been reviewed and approved by the Audit/Finance Committee and the Grand Executive. The statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not for profit organizations, except that no provision has been made for amortization on the Grand Lodge office building. The financial statements are the responsibility of Management who is responsible for their preparation and fair presentation, and for such internal controls as Management determines are necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Financial Information presented in this report is consistent with information in the financial statements. The Grand Executive, Grand Lodge Committees, and Grand Lodge Office staff are to be commended on their efforts to work within their budgets and for their co-operation and communication throughout the financial reporting and budgeting process. The Grand Lodge General Fund showed a net income from operations for the year of $23,672.00 increasing the overall net assets of the Grand Lodge to $1,526,076.00. The Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children showed a net income of $38,953.00, increasing its overall net assets to $1,565,261.00.

GRAND LODGE 2013-2014 NET INCOME HIGHLIGHTS

Grand Lodge net income for the year was better than anticipated in the budget and could be attributed to the following factors:

National Affiliation fees over budget $ 10,842 Investment income over budget 13,230 Net facilities income over budget 13,098 Convention expenses under budget 4,660 Provincial/Territorial expenses under budget 5,091 Lodge membership expenses under budget 10,735 Lodge organization and development under budget 7,268 Canadian Elks net expenses under budget 6,592 Strategic planning expenses not budgeted (31,172) Committee expenses under budget 9,769 Other items over budget ( 1,192) $48,921

29 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta BUDGET Membership Fees We experienced a decline in membership of dues paying members during the past fiscal year of 204 compared to a decline of 499 in fiscal 2012-13. At the present time we have 305 family members. For 2014-15 we are budgeting for a decline of 222 members which amounts to fee income of $517,381 compared to actual fees of $534,361 in fiscal 2013- 14. This includes an estimated increase in family members to 375 and a slight increase of $.08 per member based on a consumer price index of 1.8% as provided for in the bylaws. This change will not take effect until January 1, 2015. Investment Income Investment income rose to $38,229 in fiscal 2013-14 compared to $26,738 in fiscal 2012-13. In discussion with our investment advisor that markets should remain steady we have budgeted for investment income of $32,000 in fiscal 2014-15. Facilities Net Income Net income from Grand Lodge office building decreased to $79,751 in fiscal 2013-14 from $82,395 in fiscal 2012-13 due to Royal Purple decreasing their office space which was not rented out as of April 30, 2014. For fiscal 2014-15 we are budgeting a net income of $46,632 which includes a one-time expenditure for carpeting and boardroom chairs which was not done in fiscal 2013-14. This expense will be covered by a transfer of $29,000 from the Facilities Contingency Reserve resulting in an actual budgeted net income of $75,632. Operating Expenses We are budgeting total operating expenses of $334,248.00 for fiscal 2014-15 compared to actual expenses of $301,457.00 for fiscal 2013-14 which includes an increase in salaries due to a change in personnel at Grand Lodge office. Lodge Membership Expenses The membership and marketing committees are forecasting budget expenses of $72,200.00 for fiscal 2014-15 compared to actual expenses of $67,115.00 for fiscal 2013-14. This includes an increase in special projects compared to actual of $6,200.00 to cover the promotion of a new logo and the Mission and Vision Statements should they pass at convention. Committee Expenses The total budget for committee expenses for fiscal 2014-15 is $45,890.00 compared to actual committee expenses of $33,406.00 for fiscal 2013-14 which includes an estimate for two meetings for member services committee where only one was held in fiscal 2013-14. We have also budgeted for an increase in legal fees of $5,000.00 over fiscal 2013-14. The fall planning meetings will also be repeated in fiscal 2014-15. All committees are to be applauded for keeping their costs down, in many cases holding conference calls rather than meeting face to face. Overall For the fiscal year ending April 30, 2015 we are forecasting a net deficit of $99,698.00. However we will be transferring $40,100.00 from various reserves to cover the cost of carpeting and chairs in Grand Lodge Building and the transition in personnel to cover the change in the Executive Director position. As a result of these budgeted transfers from reserve funds the net budgeted deficit is reduced to $59,598.00. Summary On the following pages you will see a seven year summary of the actual versus budget analyses and you will note that in all seven years actual results came in better than budget. Therefore we are confident that the budget is conservative, but represents a realistic projection of results for fiscal 2014-15. We are continuing our strategic planning as we look to increase our membership in the future. My sincere thanks to Mike Simmt and Ron Potter, the other members of this committee, as well as the Grand Lodge office staff. They are to be commended for their dedication and efforts to administer their duties for the benefit of all members. Respectively submitted, Peter Finch, Chairman Audit/Finance Committee Mike Simmt, Member Ron Potter, Member

30 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta $2.28 10,402 35,268 $64.34 13,653 23,672 $62.06 48,921 (25,249) 633,975 669,243 659,224 645,571 2013/2014 3,930 $0.36 10,823 33,034 $61.77 34,348 $61.41 67,382 (63,452) 635,524 668,558 698,976 664,628 2012/2013 $5.69 (5,641) 11,227 $59.65 54,271 15,207 $53.96 63,837 48,630 675,312 669,671 660,105 605,834 2011/2012 $1.88 11,637 11,027 $51.51 66,444 $49.63 21,961 77,471 (55,510) 588,449 599,476 643,959 577,515 2010/2011 ($3.19) 11,923 20,422 $46.39 31,921 $49.58 52,343 (37,997) (90,340) 532,705 553,127 623,045 591,124 2009/2010 5,812 ($7.76) 11,989 $40.79 71,889 $48.55 (66,077) (93,029) (98,841) 555,052 488,975 653,893 582,004 2008/2009 SUMMARY ($2.21) 12,556 $44.06 37,752 $46.27 26,958 (10,794) (27,692) (54,650) 564,063 553,269 618,713 580,961 2007/2008 ELKS OF CANADA - ACTUAL VS. BUDGET ANALYSIS - 7 YEARS VS. BUDGET ANALYSIS - ACTUAL ELKS OFCANADA DUES MEMBERS PAYING TOTAL REVENUE (NET) REVENUE TOTAL Budget Actual TOTAL INCOME PER MEMBER PER INCOME TOTAL Over (Under) Over TOTAL EXPENSES (SEE PAGE 2) PAGE (SEE EXPENSES TOTAL Budget Actual (Over) Under (Over) TOTAL EXPENSES PER MEMBER PER EXPENSES TOTAL Actual (Under) Over NET SURPLUS (DEFICIT) Budget NET SURPLUS (DEFICIT) PER MEMBER PER (DEFICIT) SURPLUS NET

31 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 9769 -197 4660 5091 87850 69847 18003 43175 33406 13653 -1964 10402 56555 51895 33500 28409 59894 60091 25000 26964 659224 645571 -21709 353250 374959 6.714766391 3.211497789 62.06219958 36.04681792 4.988944434 2.731109402 5.776869833 2.592193809 2013/2014 787 8118 8904 -2815 84292 37158 40590 43405 34348 -7253 10823 62200 54082 38000 29096 58146 57359 25200 32453 121450 698976 664628 -10551 353390 363941 7.788228772 4.010440728 61.40885152 33.62662848 4.996950938 2.688348887 5.299732052 2.998521667 2012/2013 620 2412 6606 -2590 81130 44387 36743 25350 27940 54271 -2152 11227 12632 67560 65148 41454 43606 57474 56854 30377 23771 660105 605834 356760 344128 53.9622339 3.953594014 2.488643449 30.6518215 5.802796829 3.884029572 5.064042042 2.117306493 2011/2012 9805 -120 4417 5675 60800 38419 22381 35595 25790 66444 11637 13295 65195 60778 36500 30825 55643 55763 35200 24210 10990 643959 577515 355026 341731 3.301452264 2.216206926 49.62748131 29.36590186 5.222823752 2.648878577 4.791870757 2.080433101 2010/2011 7758 3477 2798 8010 3747 1891 4240 51200 43442 34170 30693 31921 11923 59010 51000 36500 32753 56026 54135 35300 31060 623045 591124 350839 348041 49.5784618 3.643546087 2.574268221 29.19072381 4.277446951 2.747043529 4.540384132 2.605049065 2009/2010 -235 7898 5983 57050 33494 23556 30420 18390 12030 71889 11989 12374 61550 53652 41000 30717 10283 54728 54963 35800 29817 653893 582004 373345 360971 2.793727584 1.533906081 48.54483276 2.56209859 30.10851614 4.475102177 4.584452415 2.487029777 2008/2009 799 2649 7657 9347 47700 37125 10575 30025 27376 37752 -4287 12556 72575 63228 37000 41287 52048 51249 35900 24888 11012 618713 580961 343465 335808 2.956753743 2.180312201 46.26959223 26.74482319 5.035680153 3.288228735 4.081634278 1.982159924 2007/2008 ELKS OF CANADA - ACTUAL VS. BUDGET COST AND ACTUAL PERYEARS 7 - MEMBER ELKS ANALYSIS OF CANADA EXPENSES DUES PAYING MEMBERS EXPENSES OTHER & OPERATING Budget Actual Under (Over) EXPENSES PER MEMBER CONVENTION EXPENSES Budget Actual Under (Over) EXPENSES PER MEMBER EXPENSESPROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL Budget Actual Under (Over) EXPENSES PER MEMBER EXPENSES RULER EXALTED GRAND Budget Actual Under (Over) EXPENSES PER MEMBER EXPENSES OFFICER LODGE GRAND Budget Actual Under (Over) EXPENSES PER MEMBER LODGE/MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES LODGE/MEMBERSHIP Budget Actual (Over) Under EXPENSES PER MEMBER TOTAL COMMITTEE EXPENSES (SEE PAGE 3) Budget Actual (Over) Under EXPENSES PER MEMBER TOTAL EXPENSES Budget Actual (Over) Under TOTAL EXPENSES PER MEMBER

32 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta -101 8170 6740 1430 7940 5862 2078 3250 3351 9900 8158 1742 9295 4620 9769 10402 13915 43175 33406 0.647952317 0.563545472 0.322149587 0.784272255 0.893578158 3.211497789 2013/2014 50 793 9100 9050 6820 6027 4850 3264 1586 8570 7307 1263 -6507 -2815 10823 11250 17757 40590 43405 0.836182205 0.556869629 0.301579969 0.675136284 1.640672642 4.010440728 2012/2013 208 847 -997 4300 4092 4920 4073 3950 4947 6700 7836 5480 6992 -1136 -1512 -2590 11227 25350 27940 0.364478489 0.362786141 0.440634185 0.697960274 0.622784359 2.488643449 2011/2012 975 768 8700 7725 5725 4957 6400 4608 1792 7450 4543 2907 7320 3957 3363 9805 11637 35595 25790 0.663830884 0.425968892 0.395978345 0.390392713 0.340036092 2.216206926 2010/2011 475 750 0.55 -682 7750 6515 1235 4520 4045 5950 6632 7600 5901 1699 8350 7600 3477 11923 34170 30693 0.54642288 0.339260253 0.494925774 0.637423467 2.574268221 2009/2010 750 8070 6562 1508 5200 4450 3450 1571 1879 5807 7893 11989 13700 30420 18390 12030 0.547335057 0.371173576 0.131036784 0.484360664 1.533906081 2008/2009 161 424 -113 8550 8663 5300 5139 5450 5026 8549 2176 2648 12556 10725 30025 27377 0.689949028 0.409286397 0.400286716 0.680869704 2.180391845 2007/2008 ELKS ACTUAL BUDGET - VS. COST OFAND CANADA PER MEMBER ANALYSIS 7 YEARS EXPENSES COMMITTEE DUES PAYING MEMBERS PAYING DUES FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPENSES COMMITTEE FINANCE Budget Actual (Over) Under (Over) EXPENSES PER MEMBER PER EXPENSES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE EXPENSES COMMITTEE JUDICIARY Budget Actual (Over) Under (Over) MEMBER PER EXPENSES SPORTS COMMITTEE (NET) COMMITTEE SPORTS Budget Actual (Over) Under (Over) EXPENSES PER MEMBER PER EXPENSES MARKETING COMMITTEE EXPENSES COMMITTEE MARKETING Budget Actual (Over) Under (Over) EXPENSES PER MEMBER PER EXPENSES MEMBER SERVICES COMMITTEE EXPENSES COMMITTEE SERVICES MEMBER Budget Actual (Over) Under (Over) MEMBER PER EXPENSES TOTAL COMMITTEE EXPENSES COMMITTEE TOTAL Budget Actual (Over) Under (Over) MEMBER PER EXPENSES COMMITTEE TOTAL

33 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 0 0 1755 49231 10050 39316 45734 86805 10402 150814 129732 339827 383054 890000 521321 1273054 1612881 1004755 1526076 1612881 146.7098635 Apr 30, 2014 Apr 0 0 1365 18260 47366 46477 95208 10823 104764 117490 121695 362209 345403 890000 512790 989614 1235403 1597612 1502404 1597612 138.8158551 Apr 30, 2013 Apr 0 0 24353 32932 30005 22797 85734 11227 100632 135274 114750 375009 319200 890000 589083 909392 1209200 1584209 1498475 1584209 133.4706511 Apr 30, 2012 Apr 0 0 0 950 61863 20815 43151 44101 11637 123448 119645 325771 262969 890000 520509 914130 1152969 1478740 1434639 1478740 123.282547 Apr 30, 2011 Apr 0 0 0 2250 47175 24422 29194 31444 11923 106460 125055 303112 251012 890000 507579 905101 1141012 1444124 1412680 1444124 118.4836031 Apr 30, 2010 Apr 0 2205 54581 24202 20268 46277 28985 31190 39030 11989 118346 126962 344359 201227 890000 1137504 1481863 1411643 1450673 1481863 121.0003336 Apr 30, 2009 Apr 0 2275 18778 14632 19105 66545 17847 20122 92937 12556 133102 137838 323455 283821 890000 1240366 1563821 1450762 1543699 1563821 122.9451258 Apr 30, 2008 Apr ELKS OF CANADA - BALANCE SHEET COMPARISONS BALANCE - 7 ELKS OFYEARS CANADA - CURRENT ASSETS Cash Receivable Accounts Expenses Prepaid Inventory Receivable Loan of portion Current ASSETS CURRENT TOTAL ASSETS OTHER Investments Loan Receivable Building ASSETS OTHER TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES Accounts Payable Deposits Conv. TrustFunds LIABILITIES TOTAL EQUITY Surplus General Reserves EQUITY TOTAL EQUITY PER MEMBER & EQUITY LIABILITIES TOTAL DUES PAYING MEMBERS

34 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta report of the member services committee for the year ending april 30, 2014

Gordon McLeod Michael Hutchison Nancie Ron Roy Chair Krushelnicki

Denis Ellingboe Robert Larsen

Worthy Grand Exalted Ruler, members of the Grand Executive and members of the Elks of Canada.

The Member Services Committee has once again focused on the responsibilities set out in the Elks of Canada Strategic Plan. Our main action areas are Strengthening and Leadership. In the Strengthening area we continue to believe that we need to focus our attentions on membership retention. We know why members leave so our focus should be on turning things around. Let’s talk about why they leave. Let’s talk about what our exit interviews have taught us. Sad thing is we have not done much with that information.

The MSC has done several things but the members seem not to want to pick up the ball and run with it. We need to put it out there like it is. If members are happy, busy and proud they will stay members and invite their friends and family to join. In the Leadership area we have developed a program that works and we will elaborate more in the report.

Our committee business was conducted mainly by monthly conference calls but we did hold one face to face meeting in November, 2013. The conference calls kept us involved every month and significantly reduced our meeting costs. The committee was comprised of:

Sister Nancie Krushelnicki, Prince George Elks Lodge No. 122 Brother Robert Larsen, Grande Prairie Elks Lodge No. 285 Brother Denis Ellingboe, Hythe Elks Lodge No. 236 Brother Michael Hutchison, North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25 Brother Ron Roy, Fredericton Elks Lodge No. 274 Brother Gordon McLeod, Chairman, Sherwood Park Elks Lodge No. 481

35 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Inspiring Community Leaders Program

We held our first “Inspiring Community Leadership” session in April, 2011 in Calgary, Alberta. Our second session was with the Grand Executive and Provincial/Territorial Presidents in November, 2011. Two more sessions were slated - one in May, 2012 in Kamloops BC and a MB/SK session in October, 2012 in Regina, SK.

Our committee then conducted an extensive evaluation of the program. Each member of our committee took part in an evaluation process contacting past participants to determine how the Leadership session has helped them and how they have used their new learning. We felt it was beneficial making a difference in the lives of those that have attended. Both personally and in their volunteer life, which was the goal. We were so sure that we planned another session in Calgary in November 2013. We based our budget estimates on 20 people attending which was the number we historically had in our sessions.

We ended up with over 50 applicants and had to make some tough choices to get the attendance down to the maximum of 25 that we could accommodate. You will note we were over our budget last year of $25,000 and this is because of the overwhelming response from our members that wanted to attend the November session. We think that’s very positive and have budgeted for another session in Calgary in November, 2014. We expect to have another 25 members attend this year so if anyone is interested please fill out the application that is on our website.

Once again the course is open to any member across Canada. We are accepting applications and will consider each one before a final list of approximately 25 members are picked for the session. All expenses are covered and it’s a great opportunity for any member that wants to improve their Leadership skills. We hope you will support this line item. Here are a few comments from last year’s participants:

• Amazing job. This is so vital to the future of our Order – thank you- I am humbled by this experience. • This was by far the best course I have taken. I would recommend to anyone. Thank you! • It was an honour & privilege to have been selected to be part of this very rich experience. • I will definitely be applying the knowledge that was shared with us this weekend to make my Lodge a better Lodge, as well as in my personal life and job. Thank you!

Membership Team

We cannot stress enough that our committee believes the Presidents and the Provincial/Territorial Membership Directors are key players in our membership survival. At the Presidents training sessions and fall meetings we talk about membership and how we need help expand our numbers. We need to involve everyone and focus our efforts on membership. Member Services is there to support your efforts. The Associations and individual Lodges need to take up the challenge. Alberta did last year. They decided it was time for a new Lodge in their Province and they worked to make it happen. During the Provincial/Territorial President’s membership presentation later in the convention you’ll have an opportunity to learn firsthand what the provinces did last year to focus on membership.

Aim Program

We congratulate the new additions to the club for this year. Each one of these new members brought in 25 new members or reinstated members. That’s 50 more Elk members. Congratulations.

36 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta The New Members inducted since July of 2013 are: Dave Frayn, Kelowna Elks No. 52; Joanne Bray, Osoyoos Elks No. 436

Other Members of the 25 Club and the year they reached this milestone:

1991 - Denis Atkinson, Penticton No. 51 1993 - Ed Remin, Red Deer No. 85, Ken Vincent, Mission No. 30 1994 - James Smith, Nanaimo No. 26 1996 - Thor Davidson, Lillooet No. 467, Ken Braulin, Duncan No. 69 1998 - Ed O’Brien, Kelowna No. 52, Peter Befus, Burnaby No. 497, Don Fowler, Red Deer No. 85 1999 - Harry Stephen, Duncan No. 69, Junior Loveman, Leading Tickles No. 591, Chuck Klein, Prince Albert No. 58 2000 - Don Alton, White Rock No. 431, Dave Seymour, Prince George No. 122, Gino Depieri, South Vancouver No. 55, Terry Dobranski, Mission No. 30 2001 - Robert A. Adams, Burnaby No. 497, Bob Morrison, Mission No. 30, Mary Lou Cherwaty, Yellowknife No. 314, Wolfgang Beyer, Mission No. 30, Dave Hurley, Yellowknife No. 314 2002 - Stu Lafoy, Slave Lake No. 379, Reg Gill, Penticton No. 51, Howard J. Steinhauer, Duncan No. 69 2003 - Roland Gagnon, Yellowknife No. 314, Philip Weiten, Duncan No. 69, Luc Chouinard, Gander No. 310, John Robert Warwarick, Edmonton No. 11, Elsie Dash, Kelowna No. 52 2004 - Carol Ann Dawn, Kamloops Elks Lodge No. 44, Betty Wagner, Campbell River Elks Lodge No. 373, Victor Prise, Abbotsford Lodge No. 594, Peter Harris, Squamish Elks Lodge No. 119, Jerry Prosyk, Thunder Bay Elks Lodge No. 82 2005 - David Kilburn, Fredericton Elks Lodge No. 274, George Schroepfer Jr., Arborfield Elks Lodge No. 319 2006 - Mark Montgomery, North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25, Richard Lamouline, Hartney Elks Lodge No. 357 2007 - Gary Tennant, Espanola No. 346; Rodger Blackwood, Okotoks No. 31; Paul Nolan, Prince George No. 122; Guy Lebeuf, Campbell River No. 373; Gaetan Daigle, Victoriaville No. 428; Jamie Gauthier, Frobisher Bay No. 570 2008 - Kris Collins, Riverton No. 530; Terry Hunter, K-W Region No. 578; Tom Corless, White Rock No. 431; Rick Piche, Dryden No. 596 2009 - Jack Lane, Fort Nelson No. 400; Paul Clendenning, Sarnia No. 503; Patti Morrison, Mission No. 30; Brenda Kay Heuer, Nanaimo No. 26; Maureen Sather, Vernon No. 45; Nicholas Henger, Red Deer No. 85; William G. Tarr, Craven No. 581. 2010 - Edward MacNaughton, Port Coquitlam No. 49; Herbert Daly, High Prairie No. 279; Leslie McKinnon, Thunder Bay No. 82; Kevin Sloan, Frobisher Bay No. 570; Lloyd Gatzke, Mackenzie No. 547; Guy Mullen, Altona No. 447. 2011 - Ken Rogers, Yellowknife No. 314; Samuel Young, Okotoks No. 31; Mike MacInnis, New Glasgow No. 226. 2012 - Roy Archer, Mission No. 30; Shane Slifka, Ikaluktutiak No. 593 2013 - Ole Sather, Vernon Elks No. 45; Anthony Kadikoff, Fort Frances Elks No. 313

37 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Remember that now you have the choice of taking the awards or a cash credit to our national sales store. You will be sent “Elks Bucks” which you can spend on purchases at the time of your choosing. For a breakdown of the awards/cash credits just contact the Grand Lodge office.

Membership At Large

The Member at Large program has expanded slightly. We now have 25 Members at Large. 21 have paid for their membership at large and 4 are Automatic Life Members from Lodges that have closed and have moved over to the Member At Large category.

E-Tracks, Facebook and Twitter

With a new staff position in the Grand Lodge office, Ryan O’Connor, the Marketing & Social Media Coordinator you will see this area become more of a focus for us. We are excited about the changes we will see in the near future as the Elks move into the new age of communication. If you don’t have a Facebook or Twitter account you might want to consider opening one up so you can keep up to date on what’s happening in the Elks.

Also, don’t miss out on our electronic newsletter, E-Tracks. Currently we have about 3000 members signed up and we are always looking for more. We try and list all the current topics and even attach a file of all the mailings your Lodge has received recently. You can keep up to date in an easy read format by emailing [email protected] and adding your name to the E-Tracks list.

Buddy System This is the third year running that we have asked in our convention report, “Does your Lodge have a buddy system or mentoring program?” There are is no doubt a large number of Lodges that would probably say no. WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT. We have a step by step plan to show you how to put a buddy system in place so all you have to do is “DO IT”. It gets the new members involved, keeps them informed and makes them feel welcome. It also helps your current members remember why the Elks is such a great organization to belong to. For a copy contact the national office.

If you already have a “buddy system” in place, thanks. Let other Lodges know how it works and the benefits of having one. If you’re tired of seeing members join only to lose them two years down the road adopt a buddy system. If you’re tired of seeing the same old members come out each meeting than establish a buddy system. The tool is there is in your hands - use it or lose it – the choice is yours.

Family Rate Last year the delegates considered a resolution to establish a couple’s rate. The delegates expanded the resolution to include family members at a reduced rate. This truly was an expression of the Elks becoming more family focused. The membership report forms have been updated and members and Lodges are taking advantage of this new family rate.

To date we have 309 family memberships. We hope there are more to come and more family members joining because of the special rate. We have even heard of the one Lodge where the new family rate saved them from closing. Great news and we hope to hear more positive feedback.

38 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta What’s Stopping Us? What’s stopping us from revitalizing or starting a new Lodge? It isn’t money or resources! Our committee will help fund just about any revitalization or new Lodge project, so money isn’t the problem. Our committee has stacks of resources available and the Marketing Committee will work with you on whatever promotional idea you may have. So resources aren’t the problem. What’s stopping us then?

Time! That’s what we as a committee have boiled it down to. Volunteers have only so much time in their lives. Time for their personal lives comes first, we understand and respect that. Time to volunteer is fit in where possible and the Elks appreciate whatever time our members can spare to help out. But we also have to find one or two members that have an interest and are willing to spare some time to put on a membership night or work on a project that brings in some members from the community to help out.

New Lodge Development

We have a new Lodge to report to you this year, Heartland Elks Lodge No. 597, in the Gibbons, Alberta area. They are just getting started and we are working with the Alberta Elks Association to provide support to the new Lodge. It takes a bit of work but a new Lodge is possible. If you have any locations you think might be possible for a new Elks Lodge please let one of our committee members know.

Good Ideas Contest

This is our second year for the Good Ideas contest. Our committee knows there are a lot of good ideas out there and we wanted a way to encourage members to share their good ideas. The contest is a way to collect the ideas and share them with other Lodges. North Bay Lodge made a presentation last year and brought some great information to the delegates.

This year we had a tough choice. We had two great submissions and we honestly couldn’t decide on a winner, so we split the prize between both Lodges. This year you will hear from the Brooks Lodge and again from the North Bay Lodge. The Brooks presentation will be about setting up a successful display at a trade show and the North Bay presentation will be on their Junior Elk program. We will also hear from two Member Services Committee members who have researched information on the credit system that some Lodges are using.

What’s on the Horizon?

Communication - Our committee strongly believes that personal contact between members is part of the glue that holds us together. In keeping with that and with the advent of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter we have recommended that the GER start to send personal messages to members. Will they be professional quality – most YouTube videos are not and that is one of its strengths. Most are done with either a cell phone or the video capabilities delivered with most computers these days. Yes, that is how we see it happening. Sure they may not be polished and free of glitches – but personal and heartfelt they will be. The idea is to reach out to our members in a meaningful way. Please look for a message from your GER in the near future.

Troublesome members - It’s a problem, but one that we tend to ignore and just try and put up with. Our committee has heard the rumblings, knows of Lodges that have been torn apart by one, two or more troublesome members. Well your Member Services Committee has listened. We believe we need an easier way to try and assist troublesome members to be a little less troublesome, so we have worked with the Grand Judiciary Committee and have developed a proposed change to the constitution that will introduce

39 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta an informal process to deal with troublesome members. As you will note this informal process does not give the right to expel a member but lays out steps to communicate the problem and then deal with the situation if necessary.

Appreciation

I would personally like to acknowledge and thank my committee members. They were a joy to work with and brought nothing less than their ‘A’ game to every task presented to them.

On behalf of the Member Services Committee I would like to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of the entire Elks office staff. Their ever-present ‘helping hand’ and demeanour allows this committee the freedom to bring out the best of their ideas without hampering them with any other issues.

I would especially like to recognize Bro. Garnet Roth and Alma Mossing from the national office for their support and guidance over the past year. Without their support and the dedication that they have to our Order, our job as a Committee would be difficult to say the least.

Last but not least, I would like to thank the membership for their continued support and trust. Hearing from members is both a joy and something I dread as it normally involves some tough questions, and even harder answers. But those tough questions are needed because they demand answers and push us. They help shape our thinking and discussions as we wrestle with the big question – what is it that our members need to help them be successful. So please continue to ask the hard questions, continue to challenge the process, and continue to demand that your leadership team model the way.

Gordon McLeod, Chairman Member Services Committee

by Chuck Walker, PER New Westminster Elks Lodge No. 3

40 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta GRAND EXALTED RULER’S HONOUR ROLL

(Lodges with a positive membership increase, based on the fiscal year of May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014)

BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN

Aldergrove #66 Brooks #77 Allan #546 Chilliwack #48 Carstairs #556 Carrot River $462 Cloverdale #335 Chauvin #261 Craven #581 Courtenay #60 Crossfield #416 Estevan #113 Fort St. John #288 Delburne #206 Hodgeville #202 Kimberley #90 Drumheller #54 Indian Head #385 Mackenzie #547 Edmonton #11 Melfort #89 McBride #247 Fort Macleod #129 Moose Mountain #483 Merritt #441 Fort Saskatchewan #399 Rosetown #123 Oliver #267 Gwendale #579 Ruthilda #419 Penticton #51 Heartland #597 Stranraer #178 Port Coquitlam #49 Heisler #305 Salmon Arm #455 High Prairie #279 NEWFOUNDLAND Terrace #425 Sexsmith #284 Vancouver #1 Stettler #92 Corner Brook #505 Victoria #2 Viking #83 Wetaskiwin #91 NOVA SCOTIA MANITOBA ONTARIO New Glasgow #226 Carberry #466 Elkhorn #381 K-W Region #578 Morden #478 North Bay #25 QUEBEC Riverton #530 Sarnia #503 Swan River #384 Trenton-Wooler #486 Alma #553 Wellington #566

TERRITORIES

Frobisher Bay #570 Ikaluktutiak #593 Yellowknife #314 Whitehorse #306

41 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta MEMBERSHIP REPORT MAY 1ST, 2013 TO APRIL 30TH, 2014

Total Membership - May 1st, 2013 11,672 PLUS: Initiated 667 Reinstated 174 Affiliated 60 901 LESS: Issued Resignations (631) Transfers (52) Voluntary Resignations (297) Deceased (280) Expelled (1) (1,261) Total Membership - April 30th, 2014 11,312

LODGE MEMBERSHIP BY ASSOCIATION/PROVINCE AT APRIL 30TH, 2014

Dues No. of Life Total Increase Paying ASSOC./PROV. Lodges Members Members (Decrease) Members B.C. 45 107 1,841 1,948 (87) Alberta 85 342 3,478 3,820 (152) Saskatchewan 54 162 1,874 2,036 (83) Manitoba 22 46 761 807 (14) Ontario 14 35 1,005 1,040 (53) Quebec 4 5 227 232 (19) New Brunswick 5 19 372 391 (62) Nova Scotia * 1 1 142 143 19 Newfoundland 5 4 208 212 (21) Territories 4 2 652 654 108 Members At Large 4 25 29 4 GRAND TOTALS 239 727 10,585 11,312 (360)

42 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Total 20,030 18,966 18,044 20,792 21,343 23,325 22,253 24,325 27,924 26,096 17,329 16,356 15,628 15,000 14,313 13,424 13,220 12,821 12,221 11,672 11,312

16,315 15,595 14,957 16,791 16,942 18,343 17,532 18,998 21,990 20,390 14,508 13,921 13,399 12,985 12,556 11,989 11,923 11,686 11,215 10,823 10,585

Dues Paying 849 727 Life 3,715 3,371 3,087 4,001 4,401 4,982 4,721 5,327 5,934 5,706 2,821 2,435 2,229 2,015 1,757 1,435 1,297 1,135 1,006

(762) (922) (551) (910) (715) (973) (728) (628) (687) (889) (204) (399) (600) (549) (360) (1,064) (1,000) (1,072) (1,771) (2,168) (1,828) Increase

- - - - (43) - (41) (71) - - - (132) (133)

Members of defunct (3) (3) (1) (2) (2) (3) (3) (1) (1) (2) (3) (1) (1) (1)

------(159)

(496) (454) (420) (580) (520) (555) (496) (536) (568) (498) (433) (433) (378) (382) (374) (325) (282) (290) (274) (355) (280)

(402) (444) (434) (289) (304) (322) (383) (352) (417) (448) (422) (410) (322) (267) (290) (569) (300) (319) (403) (233) (297) Voluntary

1994- 2014 1994- (91) (44) (57) (63) (44) (57) (75) (67) (41) (70) (61) (51) (34) (53) (42) (31) (52)

(181) (158) (115) (149) ***

(552) (685) (748) (753) (631) (1,229) (1,333) (1,211) (1,283) (1,829) (1,853) (1,798) (2,774) (2,278) (2,141) (1,056) (1,215) (1,050) (1,058) (1,034) (1,016) Issued

68 83 97 79 81 54 78 61 65 38 57 49 29 60 COMPARATIVE MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS COMPARATIVE 221 108 133 103 165 147 116

349 397 309 309 427 498 589 720 579 459 474 292 290 381 245 277 216 193 193 191 174

833 810 906 996 976 878 779 720 691 768 733 711 698 626 603 667 1,058 1,151 1,254 1,084 1,049

2002 2003 2004 2001 2000 1998 1999 1997 1995 1996 1994 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

43 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 44 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta IN = Initiated Membership Statistics RI = Reinstated May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Resign = Voluntary & Involuntary Resignations Other = Transfers, Expulsions & Deaths June 1, 1998 - April 30, 2013 (15 YEARS) May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Increase Increase District Lodge Name & No. IN RI RESIGN OTHER (Decrease) IN RI RESIGN OTHER (Decrease)MembershipChange AB AB11 BIG VALLEY 147 20 4 -28 -21 -25 0 0 -1 -3 -4 47 -7.84% AB AB11 CASTOR 138 25 8 -30 -12 -9 0 0 0 -1 -1 54 -1.82% AB AB11 CORONATION 360 6 4 -28 -9 -27 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00% AB AB11 HALKIRK 361 28 3 -30 -10 -9 0 0 -2 0 -2 26 -7.14% AB AB11 HANNA 451 46 5 -78 -26 -53 3 0 -3 -1 -1 82 -1.20% AB AB11 STETTLER 92 17 9 -33 -14 -21 3 0 -2 0 1 49 2.08% AB AB12 CALGARY 4 509 18 -658 -159 -290 9 1 -49 -8 -47 411 -10.26% AB AB12 CARSTAIRS 556 37 15 -64 -4 -16 1 2 -1 0 2 42 5.00% AB AB12 CROSSFIELD 416 38 22 -68 -28 -36 0 1 0 0 1 56 1.82% AB AB12 DIDSBURY 514 67 15 -102 -25 -45 0 2 -22 -1 -21 51 -29.17% AB AB12 OKOTOKS 31 133 63 -231 -27 -62 6 0 -22 0 -16 68 -19.05% AB AB12 OLDS 100 17 5 -52 -26 -56 0 0 -6 -1 -7 45 -13.46% AB AB12 STRATHMORE 491 21 12 -30 -2 1 1 0 -2 0 -1 27 -3.57% AB AB12 VULCAN 121 14 3 -21 -27 -31 0 0 -4 -1 -5 25 -16.67% AB AB13 BARONS 224 14 3 -30 -15 -28 1 0 -2 0 -1 46 -2.13% AB AB13 BASSANO 487 16 6 -58 -47 -83 0 0 0 0 0 47 0.00% AB AB13 BOW ISLAND 440 17 11 -28 -25 -25 0 2 0 -1 1 85 1.19% AB AB13 BROOKS 77 45 31 -152 -39 -115 8 0 -3 0 5 80 6.67% AB AB13 MEDICINE HAT 412 42 77 -210 -129 -220 0 0 -5 -6 -11 82 -11.83% AB AB13 PICTURE BUTTE 268 11 9 -57 -6 -43 2 0 -1 -4 -3 54 -5.26% AB AB13 WARNER 222 9 3 -15 -27 -30 2 0 -2 -2 -2 49 -3.92% AB AB14 CROWSNEST PASS 584 8 3 -33 -52 -74 0 0 0 -3 -3 42 -6.67% AB AB14 FERNIE 81 8 4 -15 -16 -19 4 0 -4 -2 -2 40 -4.76% AB AB14 FORT MACLEOD 129 6 5 -30 -21 -40 18 0 0 -2 16 25 177.78% AB AB14 KIMBERLEY 90 87 36 -116 -43 -36 1 7 0 -2 6 72 9.09% AB AB14 PINCHER CREEK 474 17 2 -30 -11 -22 0 0 -5 0 -5 20 -20.00% AB AB14 STAVELY 112 72 27 -87 -21 -9 7 1 -4 -7 -3 158 -1.86% BC BC01 AGASSIZ 311 48 7 -72 -5 -22 0 0 -1 0 -1 23 -4.17% BC BC01 BURNABY 497 19 5 -84 21 -39 0 0 0 -4 -4 27 -12.90% BC BC01 MISSION CITY 30 316 288 -679 -44 -119 6 10 -62 -2 -48 99 -32.65% BC BC01 PORT COQUITLAM 49 87 28 -120 -20 -25 1 2 -1 -1 1 41 2.50% BC BC01 SOUTH VANCOUVER 55 35 5 -49 -22 -31 0 0 0 -1 -1 16 -5.88% BC BC01 SQUAMISH 119 41 10 -50 -23 -22 1 0 -1 -2 -2 20 -9.09% BC BC01 VANCOUVER 1 42 8 -44 -26 -20 1 0 0 0 1 34 3.03% BC BC02 ALBERNI VALLEY 101 18 4 -26 -14 -18 0 0 -1 -3 -4 16 -20.00% BC BC02 CAMPBELL RIVER 373 119 51 -214 -36 -80 1 1 -8 -1 -7 11 -38.89% BC BC02 COURTENAY 60 121 74 -244 -33 -82 61 12 -19 -4 50 111 81.97% BC BC02 DUNCAN 69 301 102 -408 -22 -27 9 8 -23 -5 -11 161 -6.40% BC BC02 LAKE COWICHAN 293 79 63 -223 -30 -111 1 0 0 -3 -2 9 -18.18% BC BC02 NANAIMO 26 131 113 -332 -40 -128 0 1 -1 -3 -3 30 -9.09% BC BC02 PARKSVILLE-QUAL. 589 72 7 -50 -11 18 1 2 -3 -4 -4 52 -7.14% BC BC02 VICTORIA 2 63 15 -133 -30 -85 3 3 -1 2 7 47 17.50% BC BC03 ALDERGROVE 66 51 8 -78 -22 -41 8 3 0 0 11 39 39.29% BC BC03 CHILLIWACK 48 93 10 -113 -21 -31 7 1 -2 -3 3 37 8.82% BC BC03 CLOVERDALE 335 26 5 -22 -7 2 1 0 -1 1 1 23 4.55% BC BC03 LANGLEY 259 72 9 -72 -11 -2 2 0 -5 3 0 42 0.00% BC BC03 WHITE ROCK 431 246 68 -275 -6 33 12 1 -33 -6 -26 84 -23.64% BC BC04 GRAND FORKS 493 33 2 -33 -11 -9 1 0 -1 -1 -1 17 -5.56% BC BC04 KELOWNA 52 258 99 -408 -77 -128 12 0 -37 -4 -29 103 -21.97% BC BC04 KEREMEOS 56 29 3 -45 -9 -22 3 3 -6 0 0 25 0.00% BC BC04 OLIVER 267 169 45 -149 -40 25 23 4 -17 -8 2 134 1.52% BC BC04 OSOYOOS 436 52 25 -79 -22 -24 0 3 -9 -1 -7 29 -19.44% BC BC04 PENTICTON 51 351 98 -443 -100 -94 7 3 0 1 11 214 5.42% BC BC04 PRINCETON 280 5 4 -8 -12 -11 0 0 0 -1 -1 12 -7.69% BC BC04 VERNON 45 121 33 -158 -30 -34 2 1 -12 -1 -10 47 -17.54% BC BC04 WESTSIDE 592 35 11 -44 -5 -3 1 0 -4 1 -2 18 -10.00%

45 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta IN = Initiated Membership Statistics RI = Reinstated May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Resign = Voluntary & Involuntary Resignations Other = Transfers, Expulsions & Deaths June 1, 1998 - April 30, 2013 (15 YEARS) May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Increase Increase District Lodge Name & No. IN RI RESIGN OTHER (Decrease) IN RI RESIGN OTHER (Decrease)MembershipChange BC BC05 CLEARWATER 499 28 4 -21 -3 8 0 0 0 -1 -1 23 -4.17% BC BC05 KAMLOOPS 44 161 15 -189 -62 -75 1 0 0 -8 -7 35 -16.67% BC BC05 LILLOOET 467 23 6 -44 -12 -27 0 0 -1 -2 -3 14 -17.65% BC BC05 MERRITT 441 38 13 -72 -12 -33 2 1 0 -1 2 38 5.56% BC BC05 NORTH KAMLOOPS 469 9 9 -29 -22 -33 1 0 -2 -1 -2 19 -9.52% BC BC05 REVELSTOKE 453 61 9 -63 -15 -8 0 0 0 -1 -1 23 -4.17% BC BC05 SALMON ARM 455 18 12 -34 -10 -14 3 2 0 0 5 43 13.16% BC BC06 CARIBOO 239 16 12 -79 -14 -65 0 0 0 -1 -1 13 -7.14% BC BC06 MACKENZIE 547 89 15 -95 -15 -6 2 0 0 0 2 50 4.17% BC BC06 MCBRIDE 247 25 10 -40 -6 -11 2 0 0 -1 1 20 5.26% BC BC06 PRINCE GEORGE 122 41 41 -161 -41 -120 3 1 -7 0 -3 63 -4.55% BC BC06 PRINCE RUPERT 342 23 15 -51 -7 -20 0 0 -1 0 -1 13 -7.14% BC BC06 QUESNEL 298 23 6 -32 -11 -14 0 0 -2 0 -2 13 -13.33% BC BC06 SMITHERS 240 11 1 -29 -12 -29 0 0 0 0 0 21 0.00% BC BC06 TERRACE 425 23 5 -47 -8 -27 2 0 0 0 2 24 9.09% BC BC06 VANDERHOOF 473 21 1 -31 -7 -16 0 0 -2 0 -2 15 -11.76% MB MB01 FLIN FLON 232 28 5 -61 -34 -62 2 0 -5 0 -3 16 -15.79% MB MB01 SNOW LAKE 461 14 2 -21 -8 -13 1 0 -3 -1 -3 16 -15.79% MB MB01 THE PAS 135 0 13 -60 -24 -71 0 0 0 -1 -1 12 -7.69% MB MB01 THOMPSON 471 7 0 -16 -9 -18 0 0 0 -2 -2 19 -9.52% MB MB02 BENITO 458 13 2 -11 -10 -6 0 0 0 0 0 25 0.00% MB MB02 RUSSELL 20 5 2 -31 -13 -37 0 0 0 -1 -1 19 -5.00% MB MB02 SWAN RIVER 384 20 10 -44 -23 -37 1 0 0 0 1 41 2.50% MB MB02 WINNIPEGOSIS 108 13 4 -13 -10 -6 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00% MB MB03 BRANDON 14 11 3 -25 -16 -27 0 0 -4 0 -4 11 -26.67% MB MB03 CARBERRY 466 9 4 -17 -19 -23 3 0 -1 0 2 24 9.09% MB MB03 GLADSTONE 317 5 1 -24 -9 -27 0 0 0 -4 -4 30 -11.76% MB MB03 NEEPAWA 398 17 1 -18 -26 -26 0 0 -3 0 -3 33 -8.33% MB MB04 ELKHORN 381 33 0 -17 4 20 2 0 0 0 2 40 5.26% MB MB04 HARTNEY 357 33 4 -29 -10 -2 2 1 -4 -2 -3 79 -3.66% MB MB04 KILLARNEY 238 43 10 -49 -11 -7 0 0 0 -1 -1 61 -1.61% MB MB04 SOURIS 21 30 9 -46 -8 -15 1 0 0 -1 0 39 0.00% MB MB05 ALTONA 447 40 9 -51 -7 -9 0 1 -3 0 -2 23 -8.00% MB MB05 ASHERN 525 8 5 -17 -15 -19 0 0 0 -1 -1 34 -2.86% MB MB05 EMERSON 479 15 2 -18 -8 -9 0 0 0 -1 -1 20 -4.76% MB MB05 LUNDAR 528 13 2 -15 -11 -11 0 0 0 0 0 23 0.00% MB MB05 MORDEN 478 60 2 -43 -15 4 7 0 0 0 7 100 7.53% MB MB05 RIVERTON 530 34 1 -40 -12 -17 4 1 0 -1 4 86 4.88% MB MB05 WINNIPEG 10 19 3 -26 -45 -49 1 0 0 -2 -1 36 -2.70% NB CENTREVILLE 529 24 34 -107 -10 -59 0 2 -5 -2 -5 37 -11.90% NB FREDERICTON 274 201 72 -285 -44 -56 7 4 -14 -2 -5 85 -5.56% NB MONCTON 229 114 75 -230 -40 -81 1 7 -30 -3 -25 125 -16.67% NB PERTH 362 84 44 -134 -15 -21 0 0 -10 -1 -11 94 -10.48% NB WOODSTOCK 349 45 83 -222 -31 -125 1 5 -19 -3 -16 50 -24.24% NF CORNERBROOK 505 26 5 -26 -4 1 4 1 -2 0 3 37 8.82% NF GANDER 310 35 6 -58 -13 -30 0 0 -5 1 -4 16 -20.00% NF GRAND FALLS 59 27 8 -24 -27 -16 1 0 0 -2 -1 29 -3.33% NF LEADING TICKLES 591 46 7 -40 1 14 1 0 -1 0 0 8 0.00% NF ST. JOHN'S 245 165 30 -112 -47 36 6 0 -21 -4 -19 122 -13.48% NS NEW GLASGOW 226 104 59 -210 -7 -54 26 13 -18 0 21 120 21.21% NS SYDNEY 270 72 27 -111 -17 -29 0 0 0 -2 -2 23 -8.00% NT FROBISHER BAY 570 393 52 -476 -16 -47 37 7 -14 -2 28 214 15.05% NT HAY RIVER 534 16 2 -32 -1 -15 1 0 -1 -1 -1 16 -5.88% NT IKALUKTUTIAK 593 137 14 -87 2 66 26 0 -11 -1 14 80 21.21% NT YELLOWKNIFE 314 423 31 -389 -31 34 70 3 -2 -4 67 344 24.19% ON ON01 FORT FRANCES 313 17 1 -12 -17 -11 0 0 -10 -1 -11 16 -40.74% ON ON01 LAKE OF THE WOODS 454 10 5 -22 -10 -17 0 1 -2 0 -1 13 -7.14% ON ON01 NIPIGON 337 26 3 -21 -8 0 2 0 -2 -2 -2 29 -6.45% ON ON01 THUNDER BAY 82 282 63 -328 -176 -159 6 5 -42 -6 -37 269 -12.09%

46 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta IN = Initiated Membership Statistics RI = Reinstated May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Resign = Voluntary & Involuntary Resignations Other = Transfers, Expulsions & Deaths June 1, 1998 - April 30, 2013 (15 YEARS) May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Increase Increase District Lodge Name & No. IN RI RESIGN OTHER (Decrease) IN RI RESIGN OTHER (Decrease)MembershipChange ON ON02 ECHO BAY 535 82 10 -63 -15 14 3 0 -13 0 -10 71 -12.35% ON ON02 ESPANOLA 346 66 11 -90 -13 -26 7 2 -11 -1 -3 64 -4.48% ON ON02 NORTH BAY 25 162 24 -139 -36 11 11 0 0 -2 9 158 6.04% ON ON02 SAULT STE. MARIE 341 141 65 -213 -82 -89 7 0 -9 -3 -5 170 -2.86% ON ON03 PICTON 326 77 24 -163 -58 -120 3 0 -1 -6 -4 112 -3.45% ON ON03 TRENTON-WOOLER 486 48 6 -68 -8 -22 6 0 0 -1 5 30 20.00% ON ON03 WELLINGTON 566 36 12 -51 4 1 3 0 0 1 4 43 10.26% ON ON04 GLENCOE 507 4 1 -19 -2 -16 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00% ON ON04 K-W REGION 578 81 16 -109 -5 -17 2 0 -1 0 1 35 2.94% ON ON04 SARNIA 503 31 5 -59 -6 -29 2 0 0 -1 1 21 5.00% PQ ALMA 553 151 372 -452 1 72 3 1 -3 0 1 88 1.15% PQ KENOGAMI 41 151 114 -320 -31 -86 0 7 -27 0 -20 41 -32.79% PQ VANIER 569 58 56 -102 -22 -10 1 2 -3 0 0 78 0.00% PQ VICTORIAVILLE 428 84 177 -351 -7 -97 0 0 0 0 0 25 0.00% SK SK01 ARBORFIELD 319 44 12 -60 -11 -15 2 0 -3 -2 -3 29 -9.38% SK SK01 CARROT RIVER 462 28 1 -37 -6 -14 3 0 -1 0 2 35 6.06% SK SK01 HUDSON BAY 456 6 3 -16 -8 -15 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00% SK SK01 MELFORT 89 14 5 -25 -12 -18 0 0 0 1 1 19 5.56% SK SK01 NIPAWIN 251 35 3 -40 -14 -16 1 0 -2 -1 -2 40 -4.76% SK SK01 STAR CITY 172 29 2 -23 -14 -6 2 0 -1 -3 -2 38 -5.00% SK SK02 BIG RIVER 256 2 2 -7 -11 -14 0 0 0 0 0 21 0.00% SK SK02 CANWOOD 183 11 11 -38 -21 -37 1 0 -2 0 -1 21 -4.55% SK SK02 LA RONGE 554 46 2 -34 -5 9 4 0 -5 0 -1 35 -2.78% SK SK02 PADDOCKWOOD 344 4 2 -1 -11 -6 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00% SK SK02 PRINCE ALBERT 58 168 31 -206 -34 -41 3 2 -20 -1 -16 159 -9.14% SK SK03 CUT KNIFE 380 18 2 -31 -25 -36 1 1 -4 -2 -4 47 -7.84% SK SK03 GLASLYN 368 5 0 -19 -5 -19 0 0 -1 0 -1 9 -10.00% SK SK03 MEADOW LAKE 281 16 1 -22 -11 -16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00% SK SK03 NORTH BATTLEFORD 369 6 1 -30 -11 -34 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.00% SK SK03 ST. WALBURG 389 17 1 -30 -14 -26 0 0 -6 -1 -7 23 -23.33% SK SK04 KINDERSLEY 492 30 3 -44 -35 -46 1 0 0 -2 -1 48 -2.04% SK SK04 ROSETOWN 123 0 1 -34 -14 -47 2 0 0 -1 1 39 2.63% SK SK04 RUTHILDA 419 11 3 -19 -7 -12 0 1 0 0 1 21 5.00% SK SK04 STRANRAER 178 21 2 -13 -5 5 3 0 -1 0 2 37 5.71% SK SK04 UNITY 488 6 1 -17 -11 -21 0 0 0 0 0 25 0.00% SK SK04 WILKIE 568 17 2 -14 -7 -2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00% SK SK05 FOAM LAKE 174 10 2 -8 -9 -5 0 0 0 0 0 30 0.00% SK SK05 MUENSTER 550 38 3 -25 -3 13 0 1 -5 -2 -6 68 -8.11% SK SK05 RAYMORE 485 24 0 -25 -10 -11 3 0 -4 0 -1 43 -2.27% SK SK06 ESTERHAZY 459 6 3 -13 3 -1 3 0 -6 -1 -4 27 -12.90% SK SK06 MELVILLE 407 3 3 -18 -11 -23 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00% SK SK06 YORKTON 392 21 0 -18 -11 -8 2 0 -3 -1 -2 11 -15.38% SK SK07 BALGONIE 572 18 5 -20 -3 0 2 0 -3 0 -1 31 -3.13% SK SK07 CRAVEN 581 49 11 -67 -2 -9 1 1 0 0 2 47 4.44% SK SK07 INDIAN HEAD 385 12 0 -28 -19 -35 2 0 0 0 2 22 10.00% SK SK07 MILESTONE 201 49 9 -45 -17 -4 0 0 -1 1 0 61 0.00% SK SK07 MOOSE JAW 7 58 77 -222 -80 -167 5 0 0 -8 -3 61 -4.69% SK SK07 REGINA 9 58 10 -107 -24 -63 8 2 -9 -3 -2 63 -3.08% SK SK08 ALLAN 546 18 11 -28 -5 -4 8 1 -5 -1 3 24 14.29% SK SK08 ASQUITH 526 11 1 -27 -6 -21 1 0 0 -2 -1 14 -6.67% SK SK08 BEECHY 165 17 4 -21 -10 -10 0 0 0 -1 -1 22 -4.35% SK SK08 BLADWORTH 575 20 13 -39 -4 -10 0 0 -5 0 -5 23 -17.86% SK SK08 CONQUEST 294 2 5 -9 -17 -19 0 0 -3 0 -3 17 -15.00% SK SK08 HANLEY 153 32 3 -17 -10 8 0 0 -4 0 -4 46 -8.00% SK SK08 OUTLOOK 551 7 3 -32 -14 -36 0 0 0 -3 -3 24 -11.11% SK SK08 SASKATOON 12 18 35 -97 -57 -101 0 2 -5 -6 -9 62 -12.68% SK SK09 ESTEVAN 113 86 44 -233 -65 -168 14 5 -11 0 8 162 5.19% SK SK09 MOOSE MOUNTAIN 483 9 6 -25 -10 -20 2 0 -1 0 1 23 4.55% SK SK09 MOOSOMIN 340 27 4 -29 -18 -16 1 0 0 -2 -1 69 -1.43% SK SK09 WHITEWOOD 410 23 4 -46 -15 -34 1 0 0 -1 0 30 0.00% SK SK10 GULL LAKE 164 29 9 -37 -16 -15 0 0 -3 -3 -6 35 -14.63% SK SK10 HODGEVILLE 202 12 13 -12 -27 -14 1 0 0 0 1 35 2.94% SK SK10 KYLE 169 46 3 -48 -19 -18 1 0 -4 -1 -4 68 -5.56% SK SK10 MAPLE CREEK 490 38 13 -68 -3 -20 0 0 -1 0 -1 36 -2.70% SK SK10 SHAUNAVON 386 19 17 -105 -39 -108 3 0 -2 -4 -3 57 -5.00% SK SK10 SWIFT CURRENT 8 2 13 -22 -28 -35 0 0 0 -2 -2 24 -7.69% SK SK10 WEBB 582 16 3 -33 -2 -16 0 0 -1 0 -1 22 -4.35% SK SK11 BENGOUGH 517 14 5 -40 -5 -26 1 1 -5 -1 -4 34 -10.53% SK SK11 CORONACH 562 13 1 -31 -11 -28 0 0 -2 0 -2 10 -16.67% MEMBERS AT LARGE 999 15 4 -5 11 25 11 2 -11 2 4 29 0.00% TOTALS 11,521 4,281 -18,784 -4,758 -7,740 675 174 -926 -283 -360 11,312 -3.08%

47 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta IN = Initiated Membership Statistics RI = Reinstated May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Resign = Voluntary & Involuntary Resignations Other = Transfers, Expulsions & Deaths June 1, 1998 - April 30, 2013 (15 YEARS) May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Increase Increase Current % Assoc. District/Region IN RI RESIGN OTHER (Decrease) IN RI RESIGN OTHER (Decrease)Membership Change BC Region 1 588 351 -1,098 -119 -278 9 12 -65 -10 -54 260 -17.20% Region 2 904 429 -1,630 -216 -513 76 27 -56 -21 26 437 6.33% Region 3 488 100 -560 -67 -39 30 5 -41 -5 -11 225 -4.66% Region 4 1,053 320 -1,367 -306 -300 49 14 -86 -14 -37 599 -5.82% Region 5 338 68 -452 -136 -182 7 3 -3 -14 -7 195 -3.47% Region 6 272 106 -565 -121 -308 9 1 -12 -2 -4 232 -1.69% BC ASSOCIATION TOTAL 3,643 1,374 -5,672 -965 -1,620 180 62 -263 -66 -87 1,948 -4.28% AB District 1 208 31 -279 -93 -133 6 1 -9 -1 -3 161 -1.83% District 2 109 23 -182 -47 -97 8 1 -4 -1 4 89 4.71% District 3 89 33 -138 -53 -69 10 1 -4 -6 1 172 0.59% District 4 75 20 -106 -53 -64 7 1 -11 -5 -8 99 -7.48% District 5 151 42 -244 -56 -107 17 2 -3 -1 15 185 8.82% District 6 91 37 -154 -69 -95 1 1 -3 -7 -8 163 -4.68% District 7 97 22 -159 -140 -180 9 1 -7 -12 -9 182 -4.69% District 8 182 44 -239 -91 -104 5 1 -11 -4 -9 313 -2.80% District 9 157 146 -796 -206 -699 5 4 -17 -12 -20 322 -5.85% District 10 146 70 -324 -165 -273 7 1 -14 -6 -12 341 -3.40% District 11 142 33 -227 -92 -144 6 0 -8 -5 -7 268 -2.55% District 12 836 153 -1,226 -298 -535 17 6 -106 -11 -94 725 -11.48% District 13 154 140 -550 -288 -544 13 2 -13 -13 -11 443 -2.42% District 14 198 77 -311 -164 -200 30 8 -13 -16 9 357 2.59% AB ASSOCIATION TOTAL 2,635 871 -4,935 -1,815 -3,244 141 30 -223 -100 -152 3,820 -3.83% SK District 1 156 26 -201 -65 -84 8 0 -7 -5 -4 175 -2.23% District 2 231 48 -286 -82 -89 8 2 -27 -1 -18 251 -6.69% District 3 62 5 -132 -66 -131 1 1 -11 -3 -12 113 -9.60% District 4 85 12 -141 -79 -123 6 1 -1 -3 3 185 1.65% District 5 72 5 -58 -22 -3 3 1 -9 -2 -7 141 -4.73% District 6 30 6 -49 -19 -32 5 0 -9 -2 -6 49 -10.91% District 7 244 112 -489 -145 -278 18 3 -13 -10 -2 285 -0.70% District 8 125 75 -270 -123 -193 9 3 -22 -13 -23 232 -9.02% District 9 145 58 -333 -108 -238 18 5 -12 -3 8 284 2.90% District 10 162 71 -325 -134 -226 5 0 -11 -10 -16 277 -5.46% District 11 27 6 -71 -16 -54 1 1 -7 -1 -6 44 -12.00% SK ASSOCIATION TOTAL 1,339 424 -2,355 -859 -1,451 82 17 -129 -53 -83 2,036 -3.92% MB District 1 49 20 -158 -75 -164 3 0 -8 -4 -9 63 -12.50% District 2 51 18 -99 -56 -86 1 0 0 -1 0 105 0.00% District 3 42 9 -84 -70 -103 3 0 -8 -4 -9 98 -8.41% District 4 139 23 -141 -25 -4 5 1 -4 -4 -2 219 -0.90% District 5 189 24 -210 -113 -110 12 2 -3 -5 6 322 1.90% MB ASSOCIATION TOTAL 470 94 -692 -339 -467 24 3 -23 -18 -14 807 -1.71% ON Region 1 335 72 -383 -211 -187 8 6 -56 -9 -51 327 -13.49% Region 2 451 110 -505 -146 -90 28 2 -33 -6 -9 463 -1.91% Region 3 161 42 -282 -62 -141 12 0 -1 -6 5 185 2.78% Region 4 116 22 -187 -13 -62 4 0 -1 -1 2 65 3.17% ON ASSOCIATION TOTAL 1,063 246 -1,357 -432 -480 52 8 -91 -22 -53 1,040 -4.85% PQ PQ ASSOCIATION TOTAL 444 719 -1,225 -59 -121 4 10 -33 0 -19 232 -7.57% NB NB ASSOCIATION TOTAL 468 308 -978 -140 -342 9 18 -78 -11 -62 391 -13.69% NS NS TOTAL 176 86 -321 -24 -83 26 13 -18 -2 19 143 15.32% NF NF ASSOCIATION TOTAL 299 56 -260 -90 5 12 1 -29 -5 -21 212 -9.01% NT TERR. ASSOCIATION TOTAL 969 99 -984 -46 38 134 10 -28 -8 108 654 19.78% MEMBERS AT LARGE 15 4 -5 11 25 11 2 -11 2 4 29 0.00% NATIONAL TOTAL 11,521 4,281 -18,784 -4,758 -7,740 675 174 -926 -283 -360 11,312 -3.08%

48 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Actual Cost per Average Total # of Dues Paying # of Net Dues Paying Cost Members Members Lodges Expenses Member per Lodge 1999 21,343 16,942 311 $755,947 $45 $2,431 2000 20,792 16,791 307 $806,030 $48 $2,626 2001 20,030 16,315 307 $728,707 $45 $2,374 2002 18,966 15,595 302 $702,090 $45 $2,325 2003 18,044 14,957 298 $661,688 $44 $2,220 2004 17,329 14,508 296 $594,858 $41 $2,010 2005 16,356 13,909 289 $615,272 $44 $2,129 2006 15,628 13,399 287 $522,377 $39 $1,820 2007 15,000 12,985 285 $560,198 $43 $1,966 2008 14,313 12,556 278 $578,905 $46 $2,082 2009 13,424 11,989 268 $582,004 $49 $2,172 2010 13,220 11,923 262 $591,124 $50 $2,256 2011 12,821 11,686 258 $577,513 $49 $2,238 2012 12,221 11,215 248 $605,834 $54 $2,443 2013 11,672 10,823 242 $664,628 $61 $2,746 2014 11,312 10,585 239 $645,571 $61 $2,701

NOTES 1998 Referendum costs of $17,688

2000-2001 Bonding for Lodges cancelled in 2001 - $34,000 reduction District Deputy Expenses reduced by $33,000 re: pay for only 2 Lodge visits and Convention attendance for DD's that haven't attended in past 3 years only.

2001/2002/2003 Expenses higher by approximately $25,000 in 2001, $65,000 in 2002,and $20,000 in 2003 re: legal fees for New Westminster.

2002 $28,000 in HVAC upgrades to facility

2005 Discussion paper $17,418

2006 Reduced costs re: 11 month year end Costs for District Deputies reduced by approx. $28,000

2007 Back to 12 month fiscal year. Personal lift and leaseholds of $76,903.

2010 Roof redone and repaired at a total cost of $58,368

2011 Parking lot repaved at total cost of $17,380

2012/2013 100th Anniversary and Marketing Programs of $33,164 and Leadership Training of $33,444 results in increased costs of $275.00 per Lodge and $6.15 per dues-paying member.

2013/2014 Strategic Planning costs of $31,172 results in increased costs of $130.43 per Lodge and $2.94 per dues-paying member.

49 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta report of the marketing committee for the year ending april 30, 2014

Kevin Tutthill Kevin O’Grady Pat Clark Kelly Sanford Dominic Leach Chair

Worthy Grand Exalted Ruler, members of the Grand Executive, Brother and Sister Elks:

This report is presented on behalf of the Grand Lodge Marketing committee to the 2014 Grand Lodge Convention in Airdrie, AB. The members of the committee are:

Brother Kevin Tutthill, Chairman – Elkhorn, MB Lodge # 381; Sister Kelly Sanford, PDD – Brooks, AB Lodge # 77; Brother Pat Clark, PPP - Wellington, ON Lodge # 566; Brother Kevin O’Grady, PDD - Hardisty, AB Lodge #167; Brother Dominic Leach, Grand Loyal Knight, Fredericton, NB Lodge # 274.

Our committee has been guided, poked and prodded by our very capable overseer and assistant from Grand Lodge Office, Brother Garnet Roth.

Thank you to GER Bro. Jim McLeod, and the National Executive that entrusted our committee with the marketing needs of our Great Order for this year. We are very much a committee of rookies, who took the task given us to heart, and have plowed ahead with a head of full steam!! We feel as a committee that we have set plans in place that will take us into the future of Elkdom, and we look forward to what that future holds for the Order!

This past year was a busy one. Our committee held 7 teleconference calls and we met in Regina at the Grand Lodge offices from November 8 - 10, 2013. After the National Strategic Planning session in Regina in October, our committee decided that our focus for the year, and the foreseeable future would be that of marketing our Order’s proposed NEW Vision Statement, Values, and Mission Statement.

LODGE PROMOTIONAL GRANTS This year as in the past our committee considered proposals from 5 Lodges that promoted the Lodge and the Order for joint funding. A total of $1,990.66 was granted to a wide variety of proposals. The requests were up from last year. Our committee has similar dollars in budget for next year’s Lodge grants, and as always it is hoped that Lodges from coast to coast will access these monies. As a committee we still feel that a National marketing campaign is out of our “financial grasp”, BUT every Lodge can run a campaign in their own “back yard”. With the ever increasing use of social media, we believe that a Lodge must promote itself, in its own region, “get the word out locally” about who we are, and what we are all doing. Promote, Promote, Promote!

MEDIA RELATIONS

At our November meeting in Regina, discussion around our table quickly turned to the media, and ways in which we NEEDED to get our message out to Canadians, and ensure that the Elks of Canada is a recognized “trademark” in communities whether we have a presence in those communities or not. We had a very informative (but all too short) meeting with Darrell Romuld, of CTV Regina, and he gave us a short “How To” on media relations, and trying to get our name, and the faces of our Order in front of cameras and into newsprint. Sister Kelly has been very successful this year with media exposure for Alberta President, Bro. Leonard Shain, and GER Bro. Jim McLeod!

50 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta As a committee we feel it is imperative that each and every Provincial President needs a “point person” in their province, working at the local level contacting media in every community that the President is to visit to ensure that there is media coverage throughout the year of the President’s visits to communities. The onus will also be on the Presidents to ensure a schedule is set ahead of time, it is adhered to, and the Presidents are prepared for the media interviews. As part of our media relations, we are also working on a “How To” manual to show some tips and ideas on setting up a booth, or table at a local trade show or community information night. This guide would be some proven ideas, to get the Lodges started when looking at something like this. The Member Services Committee has selected the Brooks Elks Lodge to present their “Good Idea” to the delegates, explaining how to set up a successful booth.

MEMBERSHIP VIDEO Bro. Pat has begun working on a membership video (another effort at updating our image) with clips of our members at our Leadership Sessions, interviews with members attending the sessions, and other interesting bits of amazing footage! This is a challenging project, but one we will continue to work at.

SOCIAL MEDIA We have had many discussions, in regards to social media this year, and how our committee sees our Order becoming ever more involved in social media in order to reach tomorrow’s potential members. We have worked with, and made suggestions to the Grand Lodge Office in regards to our presence on Facebook, and our National website. We see our Internet presence as a tool to communicate, to inform, and to recruit the next generation of Elks.

With the changes in staffing happening at the National Office, our committee feels that social media, and public relations for the Order needs to be paramount! Whether this means the hiring of a staff member to look after this area, or a shifting or responsibilities, we feel that this should be a priority. Volunteers can only do so much, and it will come down to someone’s job to keep on top of this area.

We held a competition for Lodges to create a Facebook presence and we had 17 Lodges enter our contest, so that means that there are 17 more sites on Facebook to find out what is happening throughout Elkdom.J ust a reminder when you find a “new” Lodge on Facebook you need to invite all your “friends” to also like the site. Spread the word, don’t keep your find a secret!

101st GREY CUP PARADE

Our committee along with the Saskatchewan Elks Association was able to have a float in the 101st Grey Cup Parade in Regina, SK. It was a frosty weekend, but we had about 30 members out to march in the parade. As a group we rented a float from the Alberta Elks Association, and thanks to the Brothers that brought it to Regina. We were able to hand out soccer balls, and FFC teddy bears, and other Elks paraphernalia all along the Green Mile in downtown Regina. We will look to Vancouver for next year’s Grey Cup, and hopefully have a presence in the 102nd parade.

51 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta MOTHER’S DAY AND “BLOW YOUR OWN HORN” EVENTS Again this year we encouraged Lodges to hold a Mother’s Day event in May. It’s a great way for us to thank our local communities, maybe make a few dollars for the “war chest”, AND of course to THANK our MOMS!

November is Elks Membership Awareness Month so that’s always a great opportunity to plan a membership event, and possibly access some matching funds to really make your event a HUGE success!

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS We continue to encourage members to check the website to use as many services from our partners as possible. We will work to try and add more member benefits to this area in the future. Unfortunately our partnership with t he Husky Rebate Program has ended as the company has made some internal changes, and ended this very successful program. In our partnership over the years we have received in excess of $14,000.00, so the partnership proved very successful for both partners! We wish Husky all the best, and down the road we may be able to work with them again!

NEW MARKETING LOGO

We also ran a contest this year to find a new modern logo to help our committee, and ultimately the Order in our marketing needs. As a committee we wanted a logo to reflect our proud past, and a nod to the future. We feel we have achieved that and are very excited to unveil our new look at this year’s convention. Note it is not replacing our past logos but just a new modern logo you may choose to use. A young man from Elkhorn, MB (Josh Gagnon, son of Roland Gagnon, none of whom have any ties to The Elks) was our successful designer, and our committee has since began working with him on some future projects also. We have been very lucky that Josh has given us many variations of our logo which will allow us to “keep things fresh”, and use in many different instances. At left is one of the many examples of one of the new marketing logos.

Thank you to the entire committee for coming along on this bumpy road this year with a brand new chairman (with no marketing experience, and very little knowledge). I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know my committee members, and reaffirm the old adage is true: “If you want something done, ask a busy person”. My committee members have worked hard this year, we have seen successes, we have seen challenges, we have been reigned in several times by our voice of wisdom (Bro. Garnet) and we believe we have laid the groundwork for much hard work that lies ahead! We are always looking for input on marketing ideas and my personal email address is [email protected] so please consider this your invitation to send me any ideas, or thoughts that I can share with our committee.

On behalf of our committee, we thank the leaders of our Order for the chance to serve the membership, and we look forward to the future.

Fraternally submitted,

Kevin Tutthill, Chairman Grand Lodge Marketing Committee

52 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta report of the ritual committee for the year ending april 30, 2014

Derek Barkley Chair

Worthy Grand Exalted Ruler and members of the Elks of Canada:

The following is the results of the National Ritual Competition with 11 Lodges participating. The perennial entry from the Craven Elks Lodge in Saskatchewan put on another good show, however, two Lodges from Alberta overtook the perennial champions this year.

Alberta had 10 entries with Heisler, Camrose and Three Hills being the top three Lodges. The marks (top percentage) were as follows (maximum of 272 points):

1) Heisler Lodge with a score of 89.61%

2) Camrose Lodge with a score of 89.15%

3) Craven Lodge with a score of 86.02%

4) Three Hills Lodge with a score of 83.93%

Congratulations to those members who participated. In competitions like this, there are only winners, so hats off to you and well done. It gives those who desire to further themselves in the chairs at the Lodge level, and the confidence to perform the ritual at any level.

At the May meeting of the Grand Executive, a motion was passed whereby it was decided not to run the national ritual competition any longer as fewer and fewer Lodges seem interested. However, to be clear, any Lodge or Region/District/ Association that wishes to continue on with this traditional competition, you are certainly encouraged to do so, and recognize the winners accordingly.

Further to the above noted, the Grand Executive approved an Installation of Officers ceremony for those Lodges who have round table meetings. This new ceremony has been specifically written so members have something to recite for opening and closing their meetings.

Respectfully Submitted,

Brother Derek Barkley Director (Grand Inner Guard) Chair of the Ritual Committee

53 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta report of the sports committee for the year ending april 30, 2014

Ken Fedoruk Gary Hewitt Derek Barkley Chair

Worthy Grand Exalted Ruler, Members of the Grand Executive, Brothers and Sisters of the Elks of Canada:

The National Sports Committee is proud to have served you for the past year. The committee was comprised of:

Brother Ken Fedoruk - Chairman, Grande Prairie Elks Lodge No. 285, Past President Brother Gary Hewitt - Whitehorse Elks Lodge No. 306, Past District Deputy Brother Derek Barkley – North Bay Elks Lodge No. 25, Grand Inner Guard

2014 National Darts Championship:

The 2014 Darts were awarded to Prince Albert Sask. They were held May 28 to the 31st 2014. This was an easy decision as Prince Albert was the only bid, which they had submitted the prior year. All the bids to host the 2014 darts are to be in and the participants are advised at the 2013 competition where the next competition is to be held. However at the time of the convention in Grande Prairie we thought we had no bids, but later found that the Prince Albert bid was for 2013 or 2014. Once we realized this we accepted the bid from Prince Albert. Still not a lot of Lodges stepping forward to host the event.

Every year it seems harder and harder to get Lodges to host this event, and the participation is slowly getting down also. The Sports committee made a motion that if no bids are received by the end of October 2014 for the 2015 darts event, it will be cancelled! There will be a letter sent to all the Lodges informing them of the decision. At the time of writing this report we have had no bids for the 2015 event.

Sponsors for the 2014 National Darts Championships were:

Men’s Singles – Wetaskiwin Elks Lodge No. 91 Men’s Doubles – Didsbury Elks Lodge No. 514 Men’s Quads – Grande Prairie Elks Lodge No. 285 Women’s Singles – Prince Albert Elks Lodge No. 58 Women’s Doubles – Morden Elks Lodge No. 478 Women’s Quads – Iqaluit Royal Purple Lodge No. 353 Mixed Doubles – Chilliwack Elks Lodge No. 48 Mixed Quads – Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51

54 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Your 2014 National Darts Champions Are:

Mixed Quads Alberta: Sam Dufty, Jeff Essex, Sandra Milne, Doreen Macintosh

Mens Quads Saskatchewan: Al Potyra, Randy Boehm, Bruce Buxton, Neil Mcleod

Womens Quads British Columbia: Nicole Sumner, Marlene Roming, Missy Kolbe, Betty Pilon

Mixed Doubles British Columbia: Trevor Bowman, Flo Wiseman

Mens Doubles Nunavut: Gord Campbell, Jeff Nadeau

Womens Doubles British Columbia: Marlene Roming, Nicole Sumner

Mens Singles Nunavut: Gord Campbell

Womens Singles Nunavut: Alicia Manning

Chico Ruez Trophy Winner – Nunavut – Jeff Nadeau Overall Point Winners: British Columbia

Sports Pins Program:

After 25 years we have gone through all the sports. The sports pins like many other things are out dated. The cost is going up as we are ordering less and less as the members are not buying them. Some lodges have sent in letters saying they do not want the pins and others send them back. With the lack of participation of both Orders we the Sports committee recommended to the Grand Executive that the sports pins be cancelled and no further orders made. The Grand Executive did not agree and will continue with the sale of the sports pins.

Sports Survey:

After sending out a survey on what sports Lodges might want to participate in we received a very poor response. It was suggested that we try Facebook and the Elks website. We put the information on both sites and left if for the month of November. There was no better response!

Therefore with little interest in the sports presented, we the Sports committee decided that no further action is required and we will not be pursuing any other sports.

55 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Dissolving the Sports Committee:

This committee has no real purpose! The biggest decision we make is who gets to host the darts and what type of sports pin we are going to produce. Therefore there is only one decision to make and that is who hosts the darts.

This task can be assigned to one of the Grand Lodge Directors. If he or she needs help there are very capable people in the office with a lot of knowledge to help. Our committee has a limited budget and the cost for Bro. Gary and myself going to Conventions and all our expenses could be used for better purposes than a committee that has no purpose. In our discussion in regards to the subject of dissolving the committee every member of the committee was in favor of the dissolving the Sports committee.

Therefore we the sports committee recommended to the Grand Executive that the Sports Committee be dissolved after the 2014 Convention in Ardrie. The Grand Executive have accepted that recommendation and the duties of the committee will be assigned to one of the Grand Lodge Directors.

Respectively Submitted:

Ken Fedoruk, Chairman Gary Hewitt, Darts Chairman Derek Barkley, Executive representative

ADDENDUM REPORT OF THE ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE CANADIAN CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE

Current committee members are: Brent Soder – Chairman, Manitoba; Al Delmage - Co-Chair, Alberta; Shannon Gross - Recording member Alberta; Dale Strandlund – Saskatchewan; Ken Lengyel - 2014 Host Committee/Member- Alberta; Karen Sander – Saskatchewan; Sharon Cormier NWT; Peter Finch – Ontario; Elmer Rathje – Saskatchewan; Vern Thuroo - Alberta

After such a successful 2013, we didn’t think anything could surpass the great job Regina did hosting our Canadian Curling Championship last year, but Stavely, Alberta was an amazing event. It didn’t go off without its challenges for the host committee, but they did a fantastic job. The meals, fun events, fellowship and curling were all well received by everyone attending. Thank you to the Stavely Elks #112 and Stavely Royal Purple #99 for a job well done.

Thank you once again, from the committee to all our event sponsors: Men’s - North Bay Elks Lodge #25 Ladies - Yellowknife Royal Purple Lodge #143 Mixed - Chilliwack Elks Lodge #48 Senior Men’s - Grande Prairie Elks Lodge #285 Master - Regina Elks Lodge #9

Unfortunately, we lost our Master’s Division Sponsor at the last minute, but the Regina Elks Lodge #9 offered to take on the role of sponsor for that division.

56 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta We ended up with 31 teams in the 5 divisions. Ice was put into the Stavely Arena and curling was alternated between the Stavely Arena and the Claresholm Curling Club.

Once again our Team/skip meeting brought great ideas to the table, which will help organize and plan future events to satisfy everyone involved.

For all the host committee’s hard work, we are pleased to say that financially, the 2014 Canadian Curling Championship made a substantial profit for them.

The winners for 2014 are:

Men’s: Paul Bickerton Rink - Elkhorn #381 Senior Men’s: Jack Dawson Rink – Three Hills #190 Mixed: John Steele Rink - Stavely #112 Ladies: Karen Sander Rink - Beechy Royal Purple #69 Masters: Alan Degelman Rink - Raymore #485

We are still looking for a host for 2015. We have a few potential candidates, but if anyone is interested in hosting the event please contact the committee.

Once again, thank you to everyone involved in making this event successful, without the perseverance, dedication and hard work by you, our events would not be what they are today.

Masters Opening Seniors

Men’s Mixed Ladies

57 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta report of the grand judiciary committee for the year ending april 30, 2014

Mark Montgomery Duane Romuld Chair

Worthy Grand Exalted Ruler, Members of the Grand Executive, Brothers and Sisters, Guests:

It has been an honour again serving the Order as Chair of this Committee. On behalf of PGER Duane Romuld and myself, it was a pleasure serving YOU and the Order. WE are delighted to be here celebrating the 102nd Anniversary of the Elks of Canada.

THANK YOU to each and every delegate that is in attendance here. It is through your dedication and service that this great Order continues to be the force it is and we thank you for caring and helping to steer the direction of this Order.

Worthy Grand Exalted Ruler James and members of the Elks of Canada, the activities of this Committee are outlined on our activities over the past year.

1) 1) Attendance at the Grand Lodge Convention Both myself, with the assistance of PGER Duane Romuld, attended Convention and presented the Resolutions. i) Resolution to Change the Opening Ceremony was adopted. ii) Resolution to have a Family Membership Fee. This had one amendment prior to being adopted. iii) Resolution to allow the position of Grand Exalted Ruler Elect which was adopted. iv) Resolution to change the Grand Executive structure was adopted. v) Uncirculated Resolution regarding the 11 O’clock Service was defeated.

2) Review of Proposed Bylaw Rewrite for an Ontario Lodge An opinion was sought in relation to the rewrite of the Lodge Bylaws and Regulations. It was noted that much progress had been made however there were items that were outdated and some that did not conform to the current Constitution, Bylaws and Regulations. An opinion was proffered.

3) Review of Proposed Bylaw Rewrite for an Additional Ontario Lodge Again, we were presented with a rewrite of Bylaws and Regulations. It was noted again that progress had been made however items of concern were noted. An opinion was proffered suggesting alternate wording and recommendations for compliance.

4) Notice of Motion for Project Funding for an Alberta Lodge An opinion was sought on the requirements for a Notice of Motion to allocate 20% of earning to a special project. An opinion was provided.

5) Comments were requested in relation to a letter from the Royal Purple of Canada requesting distribution to all members of the Planning Session.

6) Attendance at the Grand Executive, Committee Chairs and Provincial Presidents Planning Sessions I attended the Planning Sessions at the Grand Lodge Office and was part of the Planning Group working on the Strategic Plan. This was a very rewarding session and good discussions and recommendations resulted. It is

58 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta particularly satisfying to me as I was serving on the Grand Executive when the Strategic Plan was born. Further results will be forthcoming.

7) Recommendation to Change “Regalia” to “Order of Dress” A recommendation was made to change “Regalia” to “Order of Dress” to resolve the various levels of dress approved by the Regulations.

8) Review of Royal Purple Elks Lodge Questions and Answers. A review was made of the documents in order to fully understand and to be able to answer any questions or concerns in regards to the relationship between the Elks and the Royal Purple.

9) Disciplinary Action/ Expulsion from the Order An opinion was sought from a Grand Lodge Committee in relation to having a simpler method of Discipline and an easier method of Expulsion of a Member from the Order. A recommendation was made to the Grand Executive and shared with the concerned Grand Lodge Committee.

10) Ongoing Issues between the Grand Executive and the Supreme Executive An opinion was sought in relation to the direction of the GER and the Grand Executive in relation to a complaint from a Royal Purple Association against the Supreme Executive. A conference call was held and this matter is ongoing and will be reported on by the GER/ Grand Executive.

On behalf of myself, PGER Duane Romuld and on behalf of our legal counsel - Brother Reg Sauer, THANK YOU for having faith in us and allowing us to continue serving the Order.

We would like to thank Brother Blake and the other staff of the Grand Lodge for their assistance, dedication and cooperation. WE would further thank you Worthy Grand for your leadership and continued dedication to the Order, to the Grand Executive on your leadership and to each and every one of YOU delegates for caring for this Order and for being here to support and promote the Order. Enjoy YOUR Convention.

Fraternally,

Mark Montgomery Judiciary Chair

59 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta BIG HAIRY DEAL YOU SAY?

IT WAS A BIG DEAL!

Grand Exalted Ruler,

Brother Jim McLeod

had not had a shave in 37 years!!

Except for his parents and his brother, NO ONE not even his daughters had ever seen him without a beard and moustache, much less his hair!

And so the “SHAVE PROJECT” was under way and Brother McLeod continued to grow his moustache, beard and hair until July 16, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. The “Shave Project” was intended as a fund-raiser with proceeds to the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children raising a whopping $13,410.15.

The National Charity would like to thank everyone who so generously supported the Fund for Children through this project, and Grand Exalted Ruler Jim McLeod who co-operated fully with the project and the barber.

60 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children

ANNUAL REPORT May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014

JOINT MEETING OF DELEGATES

July 17, 2014 8:00 a.m. Ron Ebbesen Arena 200 East Lake Cres. NE Airdrie, Alberta

61 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta AGENDA

AGENDA Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children 8:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014

1. Welcome

2. Introduction of National Charities Committee Chairman & Co-Chairman

3. Minutes of the Last Annual Meeting

4. Annual Report Booklet

5. Guests -- Judy Meintzer, President, SAC -- Dr. Deryk Beal, Executive Director, ISTAR

6. Acknowledgement of Donations

7. Contribution Awards

8. Monthly Donors/Draw

9. Financial Statements

10. Budget 2014-15

11. Big Hairy Deal

12. Logo competition

13. Highlights of past year

14. Collection

15. Other Business

16. Cheque Presentations

17. Closing remarks

18. Announcements

19. Adjournment

62 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

1. The National Charities Committee...... 43 a) Role...... 43 b) Composition...... 43 c) Message from the Chairman/Co-Chairman...... 43

2. The National Charity of the Elks & Royal Purple of Canada...... 45 a) About the charity...... 45 b) Purpose...... 45 c) History of our focus on hearing & speech...... 45 d) Awards received...... 46

3. Programs of the Fund...... 46 a) Personal Assistance Program...... 46 b) Programs related to Hearing & Speech...... 47 i) Clinical Programs...... 48 ii) Scholarships...... 50 iii) Awareness Campaigns...... 50 c) Supporting Lodges ...... 50

4. Contributions to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children (2013-14)...... 51 a) Contribution Credit Reports...... 51 b) Contribution Awards...... 51

5. Supporting your National Charity...... 54 a) Memorial Donations...... 54 b) In Honour Donations...... 56 c) Donate on line...... 56 d) Monthly Donations...... 56 e) Planned Giving Options...... 57 f) Other Ways to support your charity...... 57 i) Penny Campaign - “Making Dollars out of Cents” ...... 57 ii) Purchase our products...... 57 iii) Vending Machine Program...... 57 iv) Silent Auction...... 57 v) Canadian Tire Money...... 57 vi) Creative Fundraising Projects...... 57

6. Convention 2013...... 58 a) Cheque Presentations...... 58 b) Introduction of the butterfly as the symbol of transformation...... 58 c) Convention grant...... 58

7. Highlights of the Past Year...... 58 a) Promotion of the Butterfly as Symbol...... 58 b) Grey Cup Parade...... 59 c) Parternership with SAC re: EHDI...... 59 d) Participation in Press Conference on Parliament Hill...... 59 e) SAC Conference...... 59 f) Presentations at Provincial Conferences...... 59 g) Letter Campaign re: Early Hearing Detection & Intervention...... 59

8. Financial Reports...... 60 a) Financial Statements for 2013-14...... 60 i) Notes to Financial Statements...... 65 b) Budget for 2014-15......

63 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta REPORT OF THE NATIONAL CHARITIES COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2014

Will Challenger Leonard Shain Albert Chen Deborah Sallenbeck Chair

Joan Popovich Brenda Lutz Terry Paziuk Co-Chair

1. THE NATIONAL CHARITIES COMMITTEE

(a) Role

The role of the National Charities Committee is to study, develop and promote charitable aspects of the Order. The National Charities Committee is responsible for the general administration of the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children.

(b) Composition

The National Charities Committee consists of four Elks, including the Chairman, and three members of the Royal Purple, including the Co-Chairman.

This report is presented on behalf of the National Charities Committee to the joint meeting of the Elks and Royal Purple at the 2014 National Convention held in Airdrie, Alberta.

It has been with great pleasure that we have been able to serve on such a great committee for the past year. It has truly been a pleasure to serve the Order as Chairman and Co-Chairman of the National Charities Committee. We must at this time thank GER, Jim McLeod and SHRL Margaret Brown, for giving us such a wonderful opportunity to serve on the best committee within the order.

Without the dedication of the committee members this committee would be nothing. I would like to recognize and thank the committee members for all their dedication and participation over the past year. It has truly been a pleasure working with every member on this committee. The committee for the past year consisted of:

64 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta Brother Will Challenger, Chairman Wainwright, AB Lady Joan Popovich, Co-Chairman Keremeos, BC Sister Deborah Sallenback, Director - Grand Esquire Aldergrove, BC Lady Terri Paziuk, Supreme Lecturing Lady Cut Knife, SK Brother Leonard Shain, Provincial President Sherwood Park, AB Brother Bert Chen, Committee Member Langley, BC Lady Brenda Lutz, Committee Member Grande Prairie, AB

Two dedicated members in BC looked after the BC Division of the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Chil- dren. Thank you Brother Don Kidd and Lady Sally Hurst for all of your time and effort that you put into your responsibilities serving on the BC Division Management Committee.

We can by no means forget the “brains” and resources that the National Charities Committee has at their disposal. Without the knowledge and assistance of the staff of both the Grand and Supreme Lodge Of- fices, our task would be just about impossible. It has truly been a pleasure to work with all of the office staff. The committee greatly appreciates the support and guidance of Agnes Fuchs, Charities Co-ordinator, the assistance of Brother Bill Blake, Executive Administrator, and the financial support of Sebastian Merk, Manager of Finance and Administration. Thank you for your dedication to the “Fund for Children”.

Of course the biggest thank-you from the committee members must be given is to the membership of the Elks and RP of Canada. It is because of the commitment and generosity from the Lodges, Associa- tions, and membership that the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children is able to continue with the great work and programs that we have. Remember that this is your fund! Remember the children, and how we truly transform their lives. The difference we make is not restricted to the children we assist; it affects the families around them.

Fraternally,

Brother Will Challenger, Chairman Lady Joan Popovich, Co-Chairman National Charities Committee

65 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 2. THE NATIONAL CHARITY OF THE ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE OF CANADA

(a) About the Charity The national registered charity of the Elks & Royal Purple is the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children. It operates as a registered charitable organization in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency guidelines. The National Charity was founded because members of this Order wanted a national instrument to complement local charitable and community service efforts. The Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children is meant to enhance Lodges’ local charitable objectives, not replace them.

(b) Purpose The purpose of the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children is to provide financial assistance for any purpose that is for the good and welfare of a person prior to attaining his/her 19th birthday, provided an application is sponsored by a Lodge, and for charitable programs addressing the needs of children with hearing and speech disorders and other approved charitable programs or services.

Up until 1956 Funds were given to the Canadian Save the Children Fund

1956 Acting on a desire to have a charity of their own, The “Elks Purple Cross Fund” was created by a resolution at the national convention

1956-1962 The Fund provided a safety net for Canadian children whose families had no other means of medical assistance

1962 Medicare provided a solution to the health concerns

1964 A committee was formed to investigate new directions for the Fund

1965 The committee investigated challenges facing deaf children and made a recommendation to help “those who cannot speak for themselves”

1968 “Deaf Detection & Development Program” pilot project was launched; mobile van programs were implemented

1999 The name of the charity was changed to the “Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children”

2010 National Charities Committee refined the focus and direction of the National Charity

2013 The National Charities Committee surveyed the members to obtain a consensus of Lodge support of the national charity and the programs currently supported by the national charity. The responses were overwhelmingly in support of continuing the charity and continuing the programs related to hearing and speech. 2014 The Charities Committee embarked on advocacy efforts related to Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs.

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d) Awards Received Recognized for dedicated and effective contributions in the fields of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathol- ogy, the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children were the proud recipients of the following prestigious awards:\

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

By ASHA (American Speech-Language Hearing Association) (the first time this prestigious award was ever given to an organization outside the United States!)

CONSUMER ADVOCACY AWARD

By CASLPA (Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists)

3. PROGRAMS OF THE FUND

a) Personal Assistance Program Over the past year, (May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014) Lodges submitted 94 applications for personal assistance. Of those, 86 cases were approved, 1 was not supported and 7 were cancelled. The total spent on personal assistance in 2013-2014 was $121,010.80.

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE - MAY 1, 2013 TO APRIL 30, 2014

VAN, 10000, 0.08

AID, 43157.8, 0.36 TVL, 19978.96, 0.17

TPY, 16267.5, 0.13 EDU, 1100, 0.01

MSC, 407.32, 0.00 CMM, 254.01, 0.00

MED, 135, 0.00 CHR, 500, 0.00

FMS, 4090.75, 0.03 FIR, 18915.9, 0.16 EQU, 6203.56, 0.05

AID CHR CMM EDU EQU FIR FMS MED MSC TPY TVL VAN

67 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta CODE DESCRIPTION OF CODES

AID Hearing: aids, accessories, processors, repairs CHR Wheelchairs, walkers (to aid personal mobility) CMM Communication devices/aids to communicating CMP Camp fees, camp attendance EDU Education, tutoring, school fees/tuition EQU Special equipment (standing frames, silent call system, oximeter, insulin pump, computers/software) EYE Eye glasses, vision aids FIR Fire -- Replacement of clothing, bedding, personal needs FMS FM Systems MED Surgery, medical assessments, psychiatric care, tests, splints, orthotics, braces MSC Miscellaneous (not included in other categories -- i.e. ambulance, bicycle, dietary needs, prescriptions, medications, etc.) PHY Physiotherapy, chiropractic treatment REN Renovations to/in building for accessibility (ramp, elevator, ceiling tracking) TPY Therapy (speech & stuttering) TVL Travel (mileage, accommodations, food) VAN Lifts (vehicle accessibility) The personal assistance application form has a section to be completed by the Lodge and a section to be completed by the family who are applying for funding for their child. Minutes from the Lodge meeting confirm that the decision to support the child is a Lodge decision. Application forms may be obtained from the National Office or downloaded from our website. The form can also be filled out on line. The maximum funding limit per child on all cases is set at $7,500.00. Requested funding for children involved in an emergency/crisis/fire, etc. does not require that an application form be completed. In these special cases, a Lodge can access funding up to $500.00/child ($1500.00/family) just by contacting the National Office with the required information. The Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children has always been associated with helping Lodges to help children through the Personal Assistance Program. Because Lodges can access funding through their national charity when funds are not available from other sources, no child in your Lodge community should be denied assistance. Lodges are encouraged to keep in touch with the families supported and send up-dates from time to time. Caring for children in your community is also an excellent opportunity to gain some valuable publicity for your Lodge in your community. Pleas also send photos and thank you notes to the Grand Lodge Office for promotional purposes.

b) Programs Related to Hearing & Speech i) On-going Clinical Programs This past year, eight on-going clinical programs were supported through the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Chil- dren. Through these clinics which are located in several provinces and territories across Canada, children have local access to services and therapies related to communicative disorders. Our support of these clinics that assist children in the areas of hearing and speech continues the ripple effect of our members' support and benevolence.

The following chart shows the programs supported last year and additional funding information.

68 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta ON-GOING CLINICAL PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN 2013—2014 TOTAL FUNDING PRO DESCRIPTION OF ADMINISTRATOR FUNDING PROGRAM FUNDING TO PROPOSED V. PROGRAM CONTACT PERSON SINCE APR. 30/14 2014-15 BC BC Family Hearing Resource A family-centered early Noreen R. 1982 $3,784,643.11 $80,000.00 Society intervention provincial resource Simmons program committed to individual Executive communication choices and Director providing support and resources throughout BC to deaf and hard of hearing children, their families and community service providers. Telephone: (604) 584-2827 Website: www.bcfamilyhearing.com

AB ISTAR -- Institute for Stuttering A non-profit centre affiliated with Deryk Beal 1986 $1,540,300.00 $80,000.00 Treatment & Research the University of Alberta that Executive provides therapy for stuttering Director children, teens and adults and conducts research. Telephone: (780) 492-2619 Website: www.istar.ualberta.ca

SK SPARC -- Saskatchewan An early detection, assessment Lynne Brewster 1976 $2,793,716.00 $70,000.00 Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation and rehabilitation family-centered Program Head Center program for children with hearing loss in the province of Saskatchewan providing auditory-verbal therapy and services. Telephone (306) 655-1320 Website: www.usask.ca/healthsci/sparc

MB Central Speech & Hearing Clinic An independent, not-for-profit Pam Campbell 1992 $215,250.00 $11,000.00 organization, affiliated with the Executive Victoria General Hospital, which Director provides opportunities for hearing impaired children to learn to listen, hear and speak by using the Auditory-Verbal method and with the use of high powered hearing aids or cochlear implants. Telephone: (204) 275-7436 Website: www.centralspeech.ca

ON VOICE for hearing-impaired A non-profit, charitable Norah-Lynn 1998 $296,250.00 $20,000.00 children organization that provides McIntyre support to parents of hearing- Executive impaired children, auditory Director verbal therapy and information resources. Telephone: (416) 487-7719 Website: www.voicefordeafkids.com

69 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta QC Association des implantés A non-profit corporation created Martin Girard 1995 $47,500.00 $2,000.00 cochléaires du Québec by people interested in helping President and supporting children and adults with a cochlear implant. Telephone: (418) 623-7417 Website: www.aicq-implant.org

NB NB/PEI Elks & Royal Purple A camp operated to provide an Dominic Leach 1995 $104,000.00 $5,000.00 Deaf Camp opportunity for deaf and hard-of- NB/PEI hearing children to interact in an Provincial Elks environment where they can Association share experiences and develop relationships with other deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Telephone: (506) 459-3667 Website: www.nbpeielks.ca N NWT Infant Hearing Program A hearing screening program for Shirley Johnson 2005 $72,500.00 -- W new babies sponsored by the Manager T Stanton Territorial Health Authority and the Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services. Telephone: (867) 669-3130 Website: www.stha.ca TOTALS $8,854,159.11 $268,000.00

LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS/CLINICS: Ask for a brochures from these clinics directly or through Grand Lodge Office. Visit their websites or follow the links from www.elks-canada.org.

(ii) Scholarships

Elks & Royal Purple Scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are in their final year of a Master's Program in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology. The scholarship program is conducted through a partnership between Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children and SAC (Speech-Language & Audiology Canada). While SAC administers the program, a "Letter of Understanding" outlines the roles and responsibilities. Information about the Scholarship Program is available from Grand Lodge Office or on the SAC website: www.sac.oac.ca

This year we awarded 16 scholarships for a total of $18,000.00.

The Elks & Royal Purple Susan Lane Scholarship for $2,000.00 was awarded to Matt Friesen – University of Western Ontario.

The Elks & Royal Purple Deborah Kully Scholarship for $2,000.00 was awarded to Candice Boden – University of Alberta.

In addition to the general criteria for scholarship awards, the recipients of these two scholarships have been involved in one of the clinical programs supported through the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children.

70 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta The 14 Elks and Royal Purple Gordon Leslie Memorial Scholarships for $1,000.00 each were awarded to the following students:

Michael Vekasi – University of Western Ontario Ann Bruder – University of Alberta Li Tang – University of Toronto Karen Giannandrea – University of Ottawa Britney Kruk – University of Western Ontario Kalista Smith – University of Alberta Mary Bowden – University of Toronto Leanne Silberberg – University of Toronto Lauren Quinn – University of British Columbia Carmen Lishman– Dalhousie University Kelly Gain – University of Western Ontario Véronique Roy – Université du Québec à Trois Rivières Sarah Greenhow – University of Toronto Jennifer Finbow – Dalhousie University

(iii) Awareness Campaigns

To promote awareness of communicative disorders, related materials are made available to the membership. A national awareness campaign directed at “May is Hearing & Speech Month” is conducted. Lodges are encouraged to participate by raising awareness, acknowledging the professionals in the fields of hearing and speech and encouraging those who may not know that services and resources are available.

Communication is key! Early detection is everyone’s responsibility!

The Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children promotes and supports Lodges engaged in charitable activities in their communities. Active Lodges, responding to local needs, are promoting the Order while making our communities better places to live.

71 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 4. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN

(a) Contribution Credit Reports

Contribution Credit Reports compile all contributions to the national charity by Lodges and members under the following headings: general, walk-a-thon, memorial, lottery and direct mail. These reports cover the periods from May 1 to December 31 and May 1 to April 30 and are distributed to all Lodges and groups. Lodges are able to view their donation progress and are encouraged to compare their Lodge contributions through the sort by contribution per member.

In 2013-14, Elks members and Lodges contributed $410.718.32 (an average of $38.63 per member) to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children; Royal Purple members and Lodges contributed $229,615.42 (an average of $72.41 per member) to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children.

Brother Robert Larsen, GER, presented a “big” cheque to Brother Leonard Shain at the Annual Meeting on July 17, 2013. The cheque represented all of the contributions to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children from Elks members and Lodges in 2012-13.

Lady Margaret Craigie, SHRL, presented a “big” cheque to Lady Lor- raine Pezzutto at the Annual Meeting on July 17, 2013. The cheque represented all of the contributions to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children from Royal Purple members and Lodges in 2012-13.

While the National Charities Committee is grateful for all the contributions received, they continue to encourage all Lodges to make donations to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children a Lodge priority when dispersing charitable funds – at all times and should your Lodge be closing. Please remember that this is “your” charity -- it belongs to you! We need your on-going support.

(b) Contribution Awards Each year the National Charities Committee recognizes the Lodges for outstanding contributions. Lodges that contributed over $100/member and Lodges that contributed over $10,000.00 in the past year receive special recognition.

Special recognition is given to the Elks Lodge and Royal Purple Lodge with the highest contribution per member in 2013- 14. The winners this year are:

Chilliwack Elks Lodge No. 48 - $412.84/member Calgary Royal Purple Lodge No. 7 - $916.16/member

At the Annual Meeting in July 2013, Sister Lorraine Pezzutto presented a certificate to Leonard Shain, Alberta Provincial President, to deliver to Lac La Biche Elks Lodge No. 470 for the Elks Lodge with the highest contribution per member of $821.43.

72 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta CONTRIBUTIONS OVER $100/MEMBER in 2013-14 FROM ELKS LODGES

NO. OF MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION PROV. LODGE NO. Apr. 30/14 PER MEMBER AB ACME 216 29 $128.66 AB BEAVERLODGE 249 34 $124.00 MB BRANDON 14 11 $145.24 BC BURNABY 497 27 $386.30 BC CHILLIWACK 48 37 $412.84 SK CORONACH 562 10 $404.43 AB EDMONTON 11 45 $178.97 AB FORT SASKATCHEWAN 399 19 $230.77 AB FORT ST. JOHN 288 19 $165.79 ON GLENCOE 507 9 $102.22 AB GRANDE PRAIRIE 285 74 $205.59 NT HAY RIVER 534 16 $312.50 AB HYTHE 236 31 $110.45 SK KINDERSLEY 492 48 $192.00 AB LAC LA BICHE 470 26 $123.45 BC LAKE COWICHAN 293 9 $111.11 SK MOOSE MOUNTAIN 483 23 $109.77 BC NANAIMO 26 30 $136.65 SK NORTH BATTLEFORD 369 18 $141.67 BC NORTH KAMLOOPS 469 19 $285.54 BC PARKSVILLE-QUALICUM 589 52 $104.23 BC PRINCE GEORGE 122 63 $166.87 AB ST. PAUL 465 23 $228.25 AB VULCAN 121 25 $103.67 ON WELLINGTON 566 43 $107.09 BC WESTSIDE 592 18 $279.17 SK WILKIE 568 15 $102.96 MB WINNIPEG 10 36 $206.94 SK YORKTON 392 11 $108.52

73 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta CONTRIBUTIONS OVER $100/MEMBER in 2013-14 FROM ROYAL PURPLE LODGES

NO OF PROV. LODGE NO. MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION APR. 30/14 PER MEMBER AB ACME 103 35 $122.86 AB BENTLEY 264 18 $139.72 AB BIG VALLEY 77 17 $165.06 NL CABOT 65 15 $118.00 AB CALGARY 7 22 $916.16 NL CORNER BROOK 330 12 $148.79 AB EAGLESHAM 318 17 $210.82 AB EDSON 51 10 $100.00 SK FOAM LAKE 343 13 $106.99 BC FORT NELSON 204 15 $276.08 AB FORT SASKATCHEWAN 212 10 $139.50 NB FREDERICTON 202 12 $108.33 AB HIGH PRAIRIE 59 33 $114.39 BC KELOWNA 56 22 $136.36 SK KERROBERT 352 12 $125.00 AB MCLENNAN 62 22 $215.91 AB MEDICINE HAT 206 32 $117.81 BC NANAIMO 16 27 $137.94 SK NIPAWIN 67 27 $155.92 BC NORTH KAMLOOPS 277 26 $210.00 BC PRINCE GEORGE 48 35 $128.57 BC PRINCE RUPERT 8 15 $133.33 AB SEXSMITH 266 11 $109.36 AB SHERWOOD PARK 287 30 $258.63 NL ST. JOHN'S 237 19 $149.97 AB STONY PLAIN 225 9 $166.67 BC TERRACE 216 31 $170.97 BC VERNON 123 13 $119.23

In 2013, Lady Lorraine Pezzutto presented a certificate to Port Coquitlam Royal Purple Lodge No. 10 for the Royal Purple’s highest contribution of $950.00/member. Sally Hurst, HRL of the Lodge accepted the certificate on behalf of the Lodge.

Several Elks Lodges contributed over $10,000 in 2013-14.

74 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta ELKS LODGE CONTRIBUTIONS OVER $10,000.00 IN 2013-14 NO. OF TOTAL ELKS LODGE NO. MEMBERS P R O V. CONTRIBUTIONS APR. 30/14 BC BURNABY 497 27 $10,430.00 AB CALGARY 4 411 $17,462.98 BC CHILLIWACK 48 37 $15,275.00 AB GRANDE PRAIRIE 285 74 $15,213.60 BC PRINCE GEORGE 122 63 $10,513.00

ROYAL PURPLE LODGE CONTRIBUTIONS OVER $10,000.00 IN 2013-14 NO. OF ROYAL PURPLE TOTAL NO. MEMBERS P R O V. LODGE CONTRIBUTIONS APR. 30/14 AB CALGARY 7 22 $20,155.50 AB GRANDE PRAIRIE 107 0 $13,813.06

Certificates are prepared for all Lodges that achieved outstanding status. Thank you for your generosity!!

5. SUPPORTING YOUR NATIONAL CHARITY The National Charities Committee gratefully acknowledges the Associations, Lodges and individuals who support the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children. While Lodges remain the staple of our funding sources, we also are grateful for the donations received from individual donors.

Please keep in mind the following ways that donors can support their "favourite" charity:

(a) Memorial Donations

Memorial donations are gifts of money given to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children in memory of a deceased friend or loved one, or to pre-pay entry of a name upon someone's demise. It is not a requirement that the deceased nor the donor be a member of the Elks or Royal Purple. A receipt is issued to the donor. The next of kin are notified of the thoughtful gesture; the amount of the donation is not disclosed.

The National Charities Committee reminds you to make pre-paid envelopes (available from the Grand Lodge Office) available at funeral homes to facilitate this option. Please take the opportunity to tell your family that the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children is your favourite charity and list our charity when preparing an obituary.

When donations on behalf of a deceased person(s) reach $300, the name of the deceased is entered into the Golden Book of Memories. This book is updated regularly and is displayed at convention each year and at all other times in the Grand Lodge Office.

75 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta GOLDEN BOOK OF MEMORIES

The following names were added to the Golden Book of Memories during the past year. (May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014)

AMUNDS, GEORGE SHERWOOD PARK AB ANDERSON, ALLISON NANAIMO BC BERROW, REGINALD LAKE COWICHAN BC BISHOP, WARD JAMES EDMONTON AB BROWN, LLOYD SOURIS MB CRAIGIE, JAMES OAKVILLE ON CRONK, CAM GRANDE PRAIRIE AB CROUGH, JOSEPH D. GRANDE PRAIRIE AB CROUGH, THELMA GRANDE PRAIRIE AB CROWDER, ALFRED RILEY PARKSVILLE BC CURTIS, JOHN GRAND FALLS NL CURTIS, FREEMAN GRAND FALLS NL CZABAN, NICK DAWSON CREEK BC DAVIS, GEORGE BEAVERLODGE AB DECHKA, MILDRED BRANDON MB DIAS, ROBERT NORTH BAY ON EMPEY, JAMES NORTH BATTLEFORD SK FRANCOEUR, EDNA CAMROSE AB GOODMAN, RAYMOND CHRISTIAN OLIVER BC GOULD, JAMES ALTON LANGLEY BC GURALIUK, MARILYN OLIVER BC HANSEN, OTTO A. DRAYTON VALLEY AB HENDERSON, DOROTHY SARNIA ON JOHNSON, HAZEL ELAINE OSOYOOS BC KELLERMAN, VIOLET OSOYOOS BC KERNEY, KEN MILESTONE SK KIRKHAM, WM. SEXSMITH AB KJORLIEN, ANDY DRAYTON VALLEY AB LOHSE, BERYL WEYBURN SK LOSSING, MARIE DAWSON CREEK AB MARX, FLORENCE A. HIGH PRAIRIE AB MCCRIE, DOROTHY KYLE SK MCINTOSH, ROBERT W. WINNIPEG MB MCINTOSH, WILNA (BILLIE) WINNIPEG MB MELNYK, BERTHA GRANDE PRAIRIE AB MOGELMOSE, ELIZABETH (BETTY) VERNON BC MOON, MILLIE STAVELY AB MURPHY, TERRANCE (TED) GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR NL NELLIS, IRENE GRANDE PRAIRIE AB NESDOLY, MARGARET OSOYOOS BC NOVLAN, MARY ST. WALBURG SK NOWAK, GUNTHER FORT SASKATCHEWAN AB NYSETVOLD, DAVE CHAUVIN AB OLSENBERG, MYRON ( SLIM) BEAVERLODGE AB OTT, ARTHUR NORTH BAY ON PATRICK, QUINTON O. WEYBURN SK PEZZUTTO, LOUISA SAULT STE. MARIE ON ROBERT, ROBERT VEGREVILLE AB ROBERTS, VIC FORT SASKATCHEWAN AB

76 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta SAYER, JAMES PICTON ON SKANES, IVY JEAN ST. JOHN’S NL SOMMER, OTTO BRETON AB SUTHERLAND, IAN PARKSVILLE BC TAYLOR, STAN NORTH BAY ON THOMAS, J. C. SASKATOON SK TOFER, MARTHA GRANDE PRAIRIE AB TOLLEY, LEW PRINCE ALBERT SK VERNON, GEORGE KAMLOOPS BC WHELAN, LOREEN RYCROFT AB WISE, WILLYS CROSSFIELD AB

(b) Tribute Donations

Tribute donations are an opportunity for a donation to be made to the national charity to “honour” or recognize a special person or to mark a special occasion/celebration (i.e. birthday, anniversary, retirement, achievement, etc.) Persons being honoured are notified about the donation and receive a special certificate. Tribute donations are an excellent way to honour someone who shares your dedication to helping children!

The following persons have been honoured by a donation made to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Chil- dren between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014:

Name of person(s) Honoured Town/city & Province Occasion Allan, David & Nikki Edmonton AB Wedding Anniversary Ewan, Irene Asquith SK Gratitude Fodchuk, Orest Vegreville AB Christmas Gartner, Brian & Agnes Edmonton AB Wedding Anniversary McLean, Sharen High River AB Christmas Stratton, Cluney & Patricia Corner Brook NL Wedding Anniversary Young, Oliver & Quinn Edmonton AB Birthday

Donating on line is a quick, easy and cost-effective way for you to donate the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children. Go to our websites and look for the “Donate Now” button. Your credit card and personal information are guarded and your privacy is assured.

(d) Monthly Donations

We are pleased to have the support of many monthly donors who give us the information required to set up a regular deduction from their credit card or bank account. These donors are a special group who in addition to committing to a monthly donation to our charity, give us the confidence to continue planning and conducting the programs that benefit children. They demonstrate their trust in the work we do and know that much work remains to be done.

All monthly donors are entered in a draw to win a metal wall art featuring beautiful butterflies. The draw will take place at the Annual Meeting on July 17, 2014.

77 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta (e) Planned Giving Options If you are in a position to consider including the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children as your favourite charity in your planned giving options, or in a bequest, you are encouraged to discuss your decisions with your financial advisor. Clearly this is an excellent way to continue making a difference for a charity close to your heart.

(f) Other Ways to Support the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children

(i) Penny Campaign - “Making Dollars out of Cents” Many Lodges have been involved in the campaign collecting some of the 20 billion pennies in circulation and “making dollars out of cents”. Thank you for your efforts in this project which, hopefully, also brought some enjoyable activity to your Lodge. As long as collection boxes are in place, please designate a member to continue to empty the coins. Thank you for your efforts in supporting your national charity in this way.

(ii) Purchase our products Some products that show our logo are available from the Grand Lodge Office. Not only are the products useful, they promote the Order to the public. The list of products is available from the Grand Lodge Office and the products can be viewed and ordered on line from the Elks website. The “Snuggles” Teddy Bear has proven to be an excellent item to present to children when supporting a family, or at any time when “hugs” are needed.

(iii) Vending Machine Program Since the Vending Machine Program was implemented in 1989, it has gener- ated over $713,000.00 for the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children. Under our agreement with the vendors, in exchange for the use of our charity label on their machines, we receive a commission on sales. We encourage you to purchase your “treats” from machines that display our label.

(iv) Silent Auction Please consider donating an item for the Silent Auction which is held at the national convention each year. Bidding on and purchasing the items is also a great way to lend your support!

(v) Canadian Tire Money The committee commends the Past Grand Exalted Rulers Association for their initiative in collecting Canadian Tire Money. The money collected is redeemed for merchandise which is added to the silent auction with the proceeds going to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children.

(vi) Creative Fundraising Projects Lodges and individuals are commended for conducting exciting, creative projects and activities as fundraisers. Also important, before the national charity benefits from the funds raised, the members have enjoyed fellowship, fun and promoted the Order – all components in acquiring new members. It is a win-win proposition! Please tell us about your plans, and let us know how we can help.

BIG HAIRY DEAL! GER Jim McLeod presented big plans for a fundraiser for the national charity. Jim agreed to submit to a shave of his face (moustache and beard) at the upcoming convention if individual donations to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children reach $5,000.00. Furthermore, Jim agreed to submit to a shave of his face (moustache and beard) and of his head at the upcoming convention if individual donations to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children reach $10,000.00. Members and friends have been making donations to ensure that Jim, who has not shaved his entire face for over 37 years, is (hopefully) going to be clean-shaven at the convention in 2014!

78 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 6. CONVENTION 2013

(a) Cheque presentations Many Lodges and individuals take the opportunity to present a cheque to the national charity at the Annual Meeting. The individuals in this group took the opportunity to present a cheque at an Elks session at the Annual Meeting in Grande Prairie, Alberta, last year. (A photo of the presentation which took place at one of the Royal Purple sessions is not available.)

(b) Introduction of the butterfly as the symbol of the children we assist

The transformation a butterfly goes through parallels the experiences of a child who learns to hear and speak – emerging from a cocoon of silence ready to spread his/her wings and encounter the world. Through their graceful dance and beautiful music, Keegan, Sarah and Paige of Explosion Dance Studio in Grande Prairie, Alberta, presented a delightful interpretation of this concept, and launched the promotion of the butterfly as the symbol of the transformation that takes place in the children we help to hear and speak.

(c) Convention Grant The Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children provides a $2,500.00 grant available jointly to the host national convention organ- izes for a purpose that is consistent with the Fund’s purpose. At the Grand Banquet at the National Convention in Grande Prairie, Alberta, last year, Mike Frey, member of the Board of Directors, accepted the Convention Grant on behalf of the Grande Prairie Hospice Palliative Care Society and thanked the members for their generosity.

This year the convention grant will be awarded to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation and will take place at the Grand Banquet on Friday, July 18, 2014.

7. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR

(a) Promotion of Butterfly as Symbol It is the goal of the National Charities Committee to make the butterfly the nationally-recognized symbol of the children who are “transformed” when they learn to hear and speak. To achieve this goal, everyone is invited to display a butterfly on their wall to show their support of those we help to hear and speak, and to explain/encourage others to do the same. We are proud to be “transforming lives….. one child at a time!”

(b) Grey Cup Parade The opportunity to participate in the Grey Cup Parade in Regina, Saskatchewan was an opportunity to tell the public who we are and what we do! By involving families and children, our message to the public included our focus on programs related to hearing and speech.

79 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta (c) Partnership with SAC re EHDI With regards to newborn hearing screening (now referred to as Early Hearing Detection and Intervention) the National Charities Committee entered into a new partnership with Speech-Language Audiology Canada (formerly the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists) to pursue our mutual goals: to applaud the provinces that have implemented EHDI programs, and to advocate for the programs and standards recommended by the Canadian Pediatric Society for newborn hearing screening and intervention programs all across Canada. Under the direction and professional guidance of SAC, we will participate in the efforts that will enable us to achieve our goals.

(d) Press Conference on Parliament Hill The Elks and Royal Purple of Canada were invited to be part of the Press Conference on Parliament Hill that was organized by SAC. At the Press Conference, which received national coverage, a Report Card on the status of newborn hearing screening programs across Canada was released. The Report Card was issued by SAC and the Canadian Academy of Audiologists and was endorsed by the Canadian Pediatric Society and VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children. With our long and proud history of supporting programs related to hearing and speech, it was an honour to be involved in this national event.

(Left to right: Norah-Lynn McIntryre – VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children, Dr. Roula Baali – SAC Board of Directors, Agnes Fuchs – Elks & Royal Purple of Canada, Dr. Hema Patel – Canadian Pediatric Society)

(e) SAC Conference Speech-Language and Audiology Canada’s national conference coincided with their 50th anniversary celebration. The Elks & Royal Purple of Canada were pleased to have a presence at the conference and to present a congratulatory plaque to SAC to mark the occasion. It was also an opportunity to extend greetings to the conference delegates and invite them to join us in promoting the butterfly as the national symbol of those we assist to hear and communicate.

(Left to right: Agnes Fuchs – Elks & Royal Purple of Canada, Judy Meisner, SAC President)

(f) Presentations at Provincial Conferences Through the co-operation of the Provincial Association Presidents, the National Charities Committee (or designate) made a presentation about the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children at several provincial conferences. The conferences are excellent venues to speak to the members about the programs and current initiatives and concerns as well as to thank them personally for their donations to the national charity.

(g) Letter Campaign To advocate for a national, formalized and comprehensive strategy for early hearing detection and intervention programs and standards recommended by the Canadian Pediatric Society, members (and others) have been invited to participate in a letter writing campaign directed to the Federal Minister of Health. Efforts will continue to until EHDI programs become a standard of care in Canada so that regardless of where a child is born, he/she will have access to proper hearing screening and timely intervention to enable him/her to live life to their greatest potential.

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BALANCE SHEET April 30, 2014

2014 2013 ASSETS Cash 48,661 62,030 Accounts receivable (Note 3) 1,783 3,732 Investments (Note 4) 1,498,224 1,432,494 Prepaid expenses 1,092 6,336 Inventory of supplies - Saleable 21,403 15,913 - Non-saleable 633 8,918 TOTAL ASSETS 1,571,796 1,529,423

LIABILITIES Accounts payable 6,535 3,115 Deferred Revenue 0 0 Personal Assistance programs payable (Note 5) 0 0 TOTAL LIABILITIES 6,535 3,115

NET ASSETS Unrestricted Funds 765,261 726,308 Internally Restricted Funds (Note 6) 800,000 800,000 TOTAL NET ASSETS 1,565,261 1,526,308

TOTAL NET ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 1,571,796 1,529,423

NOTE: Please refer to the audited financial statements of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada from which these statements were extracted.

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STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES

YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

2014 2013 REVENUES Contributions from Elk Members, Lodges, Districts, and Associations 410,718 554,129 Contributions from Royal Purple Members, Lodges, Districts, and Associations 229,615 220,585 Convention Committee Donation 0 37,100 Investment Income (Loss) 166,127 95,120 Estates and Bequests 6,023 22,983 Vending Machine Commissions 8,916 13,919 Promotional Projects 1,852 851 TOTAL REVENUES 823,251 944,687

EXPENSES (Schedule) Programs 650,269 670,274 Fund Raising 90,602 92,549 Administration 43,427 43,157 TOTAL EXPENSES 784,298 805,980

SURPLUS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES 38,953 138,707

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

Internally Unrestricted Restricted 2014 2013 Funds Funds Total Total NET ASSETS Balance, beginning of year 726,308 800,000 1,526,308 1,387,601 Surplus of revenue over expenses 38,953 - 38,953 138,707

BALANCE, END OF YEAR 765,261 800,000 1,565,261 1,526,308

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

2014 2013 Operating Activities Surplus of Revenues Over Expenses for the year 38,953 138,707

Items not requiring the use of cash - decline (increase) in value of investments (165,730) (94,511)

Net change in non-cash working capital items (Note 8) 13,407 (667)

Increase (Decrease) in deferred revenue - (10,000)

Cash used in operating activities (113,370) 33,529

Investing Activities

(Purchase) Disposal of Investments 100,001 (40,000)

Cash provided by investing activities 100,001 (40,000)

Increase ( Decrease) in cash for the year (13,369) (6,471)

CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR 62,030 68,501

CASH, END OF YEAR 48,661 62,030

84 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 303 1,186 6,720 6,802 3,401 4,020 2,359 7,782 1,347 6,011 19,114 29,906 10,312 25,189 32,501 20,500 305,831 206,568 805,980 500,149 142,984 278,975 2013

Total 324 1,827 2,604 6,352 2,723 4,238 2,336 6,303 9,128 1,306 6,298 15,684 34,132 24,362 31,870 20,500 303,955 210,700 2014 784,298 480,343 121,011 282,600

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178 672 680 340 402 590 778 202 902 1,911 4,486 1,031 43,157 30,985 43,157 2013

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 274 260 635 272 424 584 630 913 197 945 1,568 5,120 43,427 31,605 Administration 43,427

2014

0 0 0 0 237 748 236 182 943 4,779 1,478 5,981 2,721 1,206 2,724 3,609 1,202 67,360 41,314 92,549 25,189 25,189 2013

0 0 0 0 365 573 599 234 194 913 3,921 6,826 2,541 1,274 2,206 3,194 1,260 Fundraising 5 66,240 42,140 90,602 24,362 24,362 2014

0 771 121 202 4,570 3,401 2,313 2,412 1,533 4,280 5,672 3,907 12,424 19,439 32,501 20,500 195,314 134,269 OF THE 670,274 474,960 142,984 278,975 2013

OF CANADA

. GRAND LODGE GRAND 0 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES OF SCHEDULE Year Ended APRIL 30, 2014 30, Ended APRIL Year 130 196 Programs 1,188 1,771 3,176 1,852 2,540 1,518 3,467 5,021 4,093 10,195 22,186 31,870 20,500 194,288 136,955 2014 650,269 455,981 121,011 282,600

ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN PURPLE & ROYAL ELKS BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE AND ORDER OF ELKS TOTAL Travel - - committee Travel Travel - staff Travel Telephone and internet Telephone Contractual services (Note 7) Rent and utilities Rent Equipment maintenance Postage and freight Printing, stationery and office stationery Printing, Insurance and bond premiums Equipment rental Computer expense Computer Subscription and association fees Bank charges Support expenses: Support Audit fees Fundraising expenses program Promotional projects Promotional Scholarships and grants Personal AssistancePersonal programs Ongoing Provincial Programs Provincial Ongoing

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APRIL 30, 2014

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Organization’s accounting policies and its standards of financial disclosure are in accordance with accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

a) Basis of Presentation These financial statements reflect only those financial activities conducted by the Grand Lodge. These financial statements do not reflect the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of its constituent lodges and its affiliated entities.

b) Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and use assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ from those estimations. The organization estimates the fair value of financial instruments.

c) Fund Accounting The Constitution and By-laws of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada prescribe that the funds of the Grand Lodge shall include the General Fund, the Reserve Fund and the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children.

The purpose of the General Fund is to carry out the general administration and payment of general expenses of the Grand Lodge. It is to invest cash balances that are not required for the day-to-day operations of the Grand Lodge.

The internally restricted net assets consist of Reserve Funds specifically set aside by the Grand Lodge to finance some part of the Organization.

The Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children (the “Committee”) may provide financial assistance for any purpose that is: a) for the good and welfare of a person prior to attaining their nineteenth birthday resident in Canada, which has been approved as an appropriate purpose by the Committee, or; b) for other charitable programs or services provided for and approved in the annual operating budget.

The accompanying financial statements disclose the financial position and the operations of these funds administered by Grand Lodge on a restricted fund accounting basis.

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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

d) Inventory of Supplies

Supplies are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value, with cost determined on an average cost basis

e) Investments

The Organization's investments described in Note 3 are carried at fair values, as reported by Scotia Asset Management, the investment manager.

f) Financial Instruments

The Grand Lodge initially measures its financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. The Grand Lodge subsequently measures all its financial assets and financial liabilities at amortized cost, except for marketable securities that are quoted in an active market (short term investments, pooled funds, equities, and mutual funds) which are measured at fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized in the statement of operations.

Financial assets measured at amortized cost include cash, accounts receivable, amounts due from funds, and inventory.

Transaction costs are added to the carrying value of the asset or netted against the carrying value of the liability and are then recognized using the effective interest method. Any premium or discount related to an instrument measured at amortized cost is amortized over the expected life using the effective interest method and recognized in net earnings as interest income or expense.

With respect to financial assets measured at cost or amortized cost, the Grand Lodge recognizes in net earnings an impairment loss, if any, when it determines that a significant adverse change has occurred during the period in the expected timing or amount of future cash flows. When the extent of impairment of a previously written-down asset decreases and the decrease can be related to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss shall be reversed in net earnings in the period the reversal occurs.

Foreign Exchange Risk – The Grand Lodge is exposed to foreign exchange risk due to investments in U.S. and International equities. The Grand Lodge does not use derivative instruments to mitigate its exposure to foreign currency risk.

Interest Rate Risk – Interest rate risk refers to the adverse consequences of interest rate changes on the Grand Lodge's cash flows, financial position and income. This risk arises from differences in the timing and amount of cash flows related to the Grand Lodge’s financial assets.

Credit Risk – The Grand Lodge’s principal financial assets are cash, marketable securities and accounts receivable, which are subject to credit risk. The carrying amounts of financial assets on the statement of financial position represent the Grand Lodge's maximum credit exposure at the statement of financial position date.

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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

The Grand Lodge’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts disclosed in the statement of financial position are net of allowance for doubtful accounts, estimated by the management of the Grand Lodge based on previous experience and its assessment of the current economic environment. The Grand Lodge does not have significant exposure to any individual customer. The credit risk on cash and marketable securities is limited because the counterparties are chartered banks with high credit-ratings assigned by national credit-rating agencies and investments of a high credit quality. The Grand Lodge also limits its exposure by ensuring that it has invested in a diversified portfolio and that there is no large exposure to any one issuer.

Liquidity Risk – The Liquidity risk is the risk of being unable to meet cash requirements or to fund obligations as they become due.

The Grand Lodge manages its liquidity risk by constantly monitoring forecasted and actual cash flows and financial liability maturities, and by holding assets that can be readily converted into cash.

Accounts payable are generally repaid within 30 days.

2. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable consists of the following: 2014 2013 Refundable GST $ 470 $ 632 Trade receivable 1,313 70 Donations 0 3,030 $ 1,783 $19,205

3. INVESTMENTS 2014 2013 Investments consist of the following: Scotia Asset Management Investment Portfolio $1,498,224 $1,432,494

Scotia Asset Management manages these investment portfolios. The portfolios held at April 30, 2014 include fixed interest securities, Canadian equities, as well as investments in the investment managers' pooled Private Client Unit Money Market Fund, Canadian Income Fund, Canadian Corporate Bond Fund, Canadian Short-Mid Government Bond Fund, Canadian Dividend Fund, Real Estate Income Fund, Floating Rate Income Fund and Canadian Short Term Bond Fund as follows:

2014 2013 Cost Fair Value Fair Value Short term investments $ 11,782 $ 11,782 $ 18,766 Pooled funds 518,284 527,402 522,712 Canadian equities 771,801 959,040 891,016 Total $ 1,301,867 $1,498,224 $1,432,494

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ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APRIL 30, 2014

4. INTERNALLY RESTRICTED FUNDS

Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children Reserve:

2013 Transfers 2014 800,000 0 800,000

The National Charities Committee has established, upon the recommendation of the Grand Lodge Audit/Finance Committee, a Contingency Reserve which by policy will be adjusted annually to equate to one year’s operating expenses. Effective April 30, 2014, no additional funds were required to be transferred to the reserve.

5. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES

Under an agreement with the National Charities Committee, a sum of $210,700 (2013 - $206,568) was paid to the Grand Lodge as a fee for service for the provision of support and administration services provided by the Grand Lodge Office. The Grand Lodge Office provides all staff and services to carry out all charitable programs, fund raising and administrative and general support functions of the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children as approved by the National Charities Committee. The amount received is credited to the Grand Lodge salaries account.

6. NET CHANGES IN NON-CASH WORKING CAPITAL BALANCES

Net increase in cash due to changes in non-cash working capital consists of the following:

2014 2013 Accounts receivable/Due to (from) funds $ 1,949 $ 15,473 Prepaid expenses 5,244 (4,630) Inventory of supplies 2,795 (6,724) Accounts payable 3,419 (3,374) Personal Assistance programs 0 (1,412) Net increase (decrease) in cash $ 13,407 $ (667)

7. ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES

The Organization allocates salary costs prorated to the numbers of hours worked for each program and each fund.

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ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN 2014-2015 CONSOLIDATED BUDGET

2013/2014 Actual @ 2014/2015 Budget APR 30 2014 Variance Budget REVENUE: FUND RAISING 777,000 655,272 (121,728) 685,000 INVESTMENT INCOME 15,000 25,804 10,804 20,000 INVESTMENT GAINS(LOSSES) 65,000 140,323 75,323 75,000 857,000 821,399 (35,601) 780,000 EXPENSES: FUND RAISING 93,826 90,600 (3,226) 97,068 PROGRAMS 687,015 648,420 (38,595) 659,202 ADMINISTRATION (SCHEDULE) 44,480 43,426 (1,054) 45,500 825,320 782,446 (42,874) 801,770

NET SURPLUS (COST) 31,680 38,953 7,273 (21,770)

ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN 2014-2015 FUND RAISING BUDGET

2013/2014 Actual @ 2014/2015 Budget APR 30 2014 Variance Budget REVENUE: GENERAL DONATIONS 380,000 302,847 (77,153) 325,000 PERSONAL DONATIONS 18,000 20,585 2,585 20,000 MEMORIAL DONATIONS 70,000 46,644 (23,356) 55,000 LOTTERY FUND DONATIONS 165,000 148,444 (16,556) 150,000 CONVENTION COMMITTEE DONATION 0 0 0 0 VENDING MACHINE PROGRAM 13,000 8,916 (4,084) 10,000 WALK-A-THONS 95,000 91,028 (3,972) 95,000 ESTATES & BEQUESTS 0 6,023 6,023 0 DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN 36,000 30,785 (5,215) 30,000 777,000 655,272 (121,728) 685,000 DIRECT EXPENSES: ROYAL PURPLE PROMOTION 11,000 11,322 322 10,000 PRINTING/STATIONERY 500 501 1 500 CERTIFICATES/PLAQUES 100 0 (100) 100 TRANSLATIONS 500 0 (500) 500 FUND RAISING PROMOTIONAL SUPPLIES 200 0 (200) 0 VENDING MACHINE PROGRAM 100 24 (76) 100 DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN 12,500 12,515 15 15,000

24,900 24,362 (538) 26,200

FUNDRAISING SUPPORT EXPENSES (SCHEDULE) 68,926 66,238 (2,688) 70,868 TOTAL EXPENSES 93,826 90,600 (3,226) 97,068

NET FUNDRAISING SURPLUS 683,174 564,672 (118,502) 587,932

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ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN 2014-2015 PROGRAM BUDGET

2013/2014 Actual @ 2014/2015 Budget APR 30 2014 Variance Budget PROGRAMS: PROMOTION (NET) 33,300 30,018 (3,282) 35,400 ONGOING PROVINCIAL 282,600 282,600 0 268,000 PERSONAL ASSISTANCE 150,000 121,011 (28,989) 130,000 CONVENTION GRANT 2,500 2,500 0 2,500 SCHOLARSHIPS 18,000 18,000 0 18,000 486,400 454,129 (32,271) 453,900

PROGRAM SUPPORT EXPENSES (SCHEDULE) 200,615 194,291 (6,324) 205,302

NET PROGRAM COSTS 687,015 648,420 (38,595) 659,202

ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN 2014-2015 PROMOTION BUDGET

2013/2014 Actual @ 2014/2015 Budget APR 30 2014 Variance Budget REVENUE: SALES - PROMOTIONAL SUPPLIES 7,000 11,558 4,558 10,000 COST OF SALES - PROMOTIONALSUPPLIES 6,300 9,706 3,406 8,400 700 1,852 1,152 1,600 EXPENSES: CANADIAN ELK PUBLICITY 7,000 8,564 1,564 8,000 PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS 24,000 23,264 (736) 24,000 MAY CAMPAIGN PROGRAM 3,000 42 (2,958) 2,000 NEW LODGE COMMUNITY GRANT 0 0 0 3,000 34,000 31,870 (2,130) 37,000 NET SURPLUS (COST) (33,300) (30,018) 3,282 (35,400)

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ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN 2014-2015 ONGOING PROVINCIAL PROGRAM BUDGET

2013/2014 Actual @ 2014/2015 Budget APR 30 2014 Variance Budget BC FAMILY HEARING RESOURCE CENTRE 84,000 84,000 0 80,000 I.S.T.A.R. 82,600 82,600 0 80,000 S.P.A.R.C. 70,000 70,000 0 70,000 CENTRAL SPEECH & HEARING CLINIC 11,000 11,000 0 11,000 ONTARIO VOICE 20,000 20,000 0 20,000 QUEBEC ELKS COCHLEAR IMPLANT 2,500 2,500 0 2,000 NB / PEI DEAF CAMP 5,000 5,000 0 5,000 NWT INFANT HEARING PROGRAM 7,500 7,500 0 0

TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENDITURES 282,600 282,600 0 268,000

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92 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 0 25 500 325 100 6,500 6,550 1,500 8,000 7,000 2,600 6,000 3,100 9,000 4,000 1,770 22,050 15,000 35,000 321,670 299,620 Budget 214,700 2014/2015 0 0 0 538 324 6,298 1,975 1,305 9,129 6,303 2,336 4,237 2,723 6,352 2,604 1,827 15,685 13,172 34,132 303,955 288,270 210,700 TOTAL Actual @ APR 30 2014 APR 0 25 400 300 100 6,010 4,200 1,500 6,000 8,000 2,600 6,000 3,100 8,000 5,000 1,885 16,000 20,600 34,200 314,020 210,700 293,420 Budget 2013/2014 0% 0% 15% 10% 15% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 14% 25% 10% 10% 10% 15% 15% 10% 15% 15% 0 0 0 50 15 975 655 225 800 700 650 600 310 900 400 265 1,500 2,205 5,250 45,500 32,205 43,295 Budget 2014/2015 0 0 0 0 54 945 197 196 913 630 584 424 272 635 260 274 1,317 1,568 5,120 43,426 31,605 41,858 Actual @ ADMINISTRATION APR 30 2014 APR 0 0 0 40 15 902 420 225 600 800 650 600 310 800 500 283 1,600 2,060 5,130 44,480 31,605 42,420 Budget 2013/2014 20% 25% 70% 25% 25% 60% 35% 25% 35% 22% 10% 30% 22% 40% 20% 20% 22% 20% 20% 100% 0 25 20 125 195 260 682 880 354 1,300 1,637 1,050 3,750 2,800 2,450 5,512 1,800 3,600 7,000 70,868 42,940 65,356 Budget 2014/2015 0 0 0 494 913 134 194 234 599 573 365 1,260 3,293 3,195 2,206 3,921 1,271 2,541 6,826 66,238 42,140 62,317 FUNDRAISING Actual @ APR 30 2014 APR 0 25 20 100 180 260 682 377 1,202 1,050 1,050 4,000 2,100 2,800 5,150 1,800 3,200 6,840 1,100 68,926 42,140 63,776 Budget 2013/2014 0% 65% 65% 15% 65% 65% 40% 55% 65% 55% 64% 65% 60% 68% 50% 65% 65% 68% 65% 65% 0 0 65 225 325 130 4,225 4,258 9,750 4,400 3,850 1,690 3,600 2,108 4,500 2,720 1,151 14,333 22,750 205,302 139,555 190,969 Budget 2014/2015 ELKS & ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN FOR PURPLE FUND ROYAL & ELKS 0 0 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT & ADMINISTRATION BUDGET ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT PROGRAM 196 350 130 4,093 1,284 8,562 5,021 3,467 1,518 2,542 1,852 3,176 1,771 1,188 10,196 22,186 194,291 136,955 184,095 PROGRAMS Actual @ APR 30 2014 APR 0 0 65 225 260 120 3,907 2,730 3,300 4,400 1,690 3,600 2,108 4,000 3,400 1,225 10,400 13,390 22,230 200,615 136,955 187,225 Budget 2013/2014 TOTAL AUDIT FEES TRAVEL/ACCOM.-CONVENTION BAD DEBTS BAD CHARGES BANK TRAVEL/ACCOM.-GEN/PROV.CONF. TRAVEL/ACCOM.-MEETINGS SUBSCRIPTION & ASSOCIATION FEES COMPUTER EXPENSE TRAVEL/ACCOM.-BC DIV. MEETINGS DIV. TRAVEL/ACCOM.-BC EQUIPMENT RENTAL INSURANCE & BONDING PRINTING/STATIONERY & OFFICE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE POSTAGE/FREIGHT RENT/UTILITIES CONTRACTUAL SERVICES TELEPHONE/INTERNET/WEBSITE TRAVEL/ACCOM.-CONVENTION TRAVEL/ACCOM.-MEETINGS COMMITTEE EXPENSES:

93 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta CALL FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

rand Lodge Committee members are appointed annually by the Grand Executive. Committee members work hand in hand with the Grand GExecutive and staff throughout the year and assist in developing policies and recommendations for consideration of the membership. The task of leading the Order is one requiring dedication, commitment, and the ability to vision into the future. We cannot survive on tradition alone. As true Elks, we owe it to our fellow members, the Order, and our communities to make sure the Elks are in a position in the future to promote the ideals of our Order and to fulfil the needs of our communities.

ational Committees generally meet two or three times throughout the year at the Grand Lodge office in Regina. Most meetings are held on Friday Nand Saturday to allow for more reasonable airfares and for the members to return home on Sunday. All reasonable expenses are covered in accordance with the National Regulations. Between meetings, Committee members are expected to continue their research and will often communicate with each other via telephone, e- mail, telephone conference and/or video conference calls.

he Grand Executive is now accepting applications from interested members willing to serve on Grand Lodge Committees next year. The Nation- Tal Charities Committee, Grand Lodge Audit/Finance Committee, Grand Lodge Sports Committee, Grand Lodge Member Services Committee, Grand Lodge Marketing Committee, and Grand Judiciary are an integral part of the national governance of the Order. Members interested in serving are requested to complete the following page and turn it in to any Grand Lodge Executive member or forward it to the Grand Lodge office.

94 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta OFFER TO SERVE at NATIONAL LEVEL

PLEASE NOTE: Successful applicants will be required to sign the Conflicts of Interest and Standards of Conduct contract upon appointment to a Grand Lodge Committee reverse.

Name: Telephone: Volunteer History (outside of Elkdom including offices held):

Employment History (last 10 years):

Education/Training: Do you own a computer Yes No Are you comfortable corresponding by e-mail, reviewing electronic documents, taking part in telephone/video conferencing, web surfing, etc.? Yes No Available to Travel? Yes No No. of days & nights per year you are prepared to commit to meetings, conference calls, etc.:

What strengths do you feel you have that will allow you to contribute positively to the future of the Order?

Please indicate your preference of Grand Lodge Committee to serve on (1st choice, 2nd choice, etc.): Charities Audit/Finance Judiciary Member Services Sports Marketing Additional information:

RETURN COMPLETED FORM TO: Elks of Canada (National Office), 100-2629 29th Ave, REGINA, SK S4S 2N9, Fax: 1-306-565-2860, [email protected]; or fill out and submit online

95 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta SECTION 11 – CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT (pgs 57-59)

1. RATIONALE: The Grand Executive, members of Grand Lodge Committees, and the Executive Administrator (herein after referred to as the EXECUTIVE GROUP), have a fiduciary obligation to maintain ethical behaviour during the course of their affiliation with the Elks of Canada and are bound to act honestly, in good faith, and at all times in the best interests of the Elks of Canada and its membership. The Executive Group of the Elks of Canada is ultimately responsible for the creation of a culture which will permeate the organization and its membership. A strong ethically grounded Elks of Canada is only possible when it is governed by a strong ethical National Executive body; in turn, the strength of the National Executive body is grounded in the ethical conduct and approach of each of its Grand Executive members, its Grand Lodge Committee members, and its Executive Administrator. 1. Standards of Conduct: The standards of conduct for the Executive Group are based on the governing ethical principles of honesty, benevolence, non-malfeasance, justice, and equity. Recognizing the position of trust in which the membership have placed them, the members of the Executive Group must adhere at all times to the governing principles in all their decision making and recommendations pertaining to any business of the Order. The Mission Statement of the Order, the Vision Statement of the Order, and the direction of the members expressed at a National Convention, provide the DIRECTION in which the Executive Group carry out their leadership responsibilities. The Act of Incorporation, and National Bylaws provide the RULES under which the Executive Group shall operate. 2. Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest is a situation in which an Executive Group member has, in relation to a matter coming before the Elks of Canada, a private or personal interest, sufficient to influence or appear to influence the objective, and open minded, loyal exercise of his or her function as an Executive Group member. The circumstance giving rise to a conflict of interest need not be that of the individual Executive Group member but may be the interest of a person having close family ties to the Executive Group member, a friend, business associate, or colleague of the Executive Group member. There are basically two situations giving rise to a conflict of interest. One is that of financial interest, and the other sometimes not so obvious, is the Executive Group member who through a Grand Executive, committee, or staff position, or on account of some other significant involvement, in another corporation or organization has an obligation of loyalty that conflicts, or appears to conflict with his or her required loyalty to the Elks of Canada. Each Executive Group member is under an obligation to avoid, whenever reasonably possible, a conflict of interest. However, conflicts of interest may nevertheless arise. In such situations the Executive Group member is required to declare the conflict of interest and refrain from voting on the issue in question. He or she is also required by these guidelines to absent himself or herself from the meeting at any time discussions of the matter giving rise to the conflict occurs. In circumstances of conflict of interest, besides declaring a conflict and absenting himself or herself from the meeting and not voting on the issue, an Executive Group member will be expected not to lobby or otherwise participate in the decision making process. Executive Group members shall not allow their loyalty to the Elks of Canada to be compromised by their relationship to or involvement in another organization or corporation. In this regard, the Elks of Canada structure is composed of Lodges and other Chartered Units collectively known as the Grand Lodge of the Elks of Canada and each Executive Group member is required, in order to satisfy membership requirements, to be a member of a Lodge of the Elks of Canada. The fact an Executive Group member owes a duty of loyalty to his or her home Lodge or other sanctioned Unit of the Order by virtue of his or her membership, that in itself is not considered to be a conflict of interest. It is therefore not a conflict of interest for the Executive Group member to have in mind the interests of his or her Lodge when considering a matter before the Executive Group, provided always that the Executive Group member keeps an open mind, and is left free to exercise and DOES exercise his or her judgement, take a position, or cast a vote, that he or she believes to be in the BEST INTEREST OF THE ELKS OF CANADA. 3. Acknowledgement: Each member of the Executive Group shall be required, as a condition of their appointment, to sign the following undertaking: I have read and understand the Order’s Regulations concerning Conflict of Interest and Standards of Conduct. I promise to always act in accordance with them and as well the code of conduct expected of all Elk members as provided for in the National Constitution, Bylaws, and Regulations, and the Rituals of the Order.

______Executive Group Member Name (Please Print) Executive Group Member Signature

______Date

96 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL PRESIDENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2014

Leonard Shain- Jacquelyn Allain- Alvin Alyea Sandy Hildebrand- Myles Reid President, AB Elks President, BC Elks President, SK Elks President, MB Elks President, ON Elks Association, Association Association Association Association Chair, Presidents’ Association

Gaétan Daigle Andy Narrowmore Luc Chouinard- Gary Hoffman- President, QC Elks President, NB/PEI President, NL/Lab. President, Territorial Association Elks Association Elks Association Elks Association Brothers and Sisters,

It has been an honour and a privilege to have been elected by my peers to chair the Presidents Association for the past year.

To my fellow Presidents of the 2013 – 2014 term, I trust you had a memorable year, as I know I will never forget the past 12 months. I want to commend all the Presidents for their dedication over this year to travel around our respective provinces, representing the members, and to give the members the opportunity to speak openly and constructively, sharing messages, giving feedback to help our organization grow. I am confident that good things will come from these visits.

As new Presidents, I must admit we did not have a plan, and I believe we could have helped each other a little better if we were in contact with each other more often, to share the ideas from our members. With their input as to how we did is not only encouraged, but also to ensure that the next President can move forward and use their feedback to improve. We as Past Presidents are now in the position to assist the current President, and if that includes informing them where we could have improved, then as leaders we need to say that.

In the future, I would like to recommend the Provincial Presidents create a plan of communication with each other throughout the year.

Provincial Presidents of the 2014 – 2015 year, please remember to ask for assistance when you are struggling, or just want another opinion, as well as keep the lines of communication open, not only within your Association,

97 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta but with your fellow Presidents across Canada.

To the Grand Lodge staff, thank you for helping make this year as Presidents memorable for each of us, as well as making the chairman position seem effortless and smooth.

Brothers and Sisters, remember “Dream it, Believe it, Achieve it”. It truly is in your hands. Respectfully,

Leonard Shain President, Alberta Elks Association 2013 - 2014 Chairman, Presidents Association 2013 - 2014

98 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta REPORT OF THE PAST GRAND EXALTED RULERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2014

Dave Hurley Chair

Worthy Grand Exalted Ruler, Grand Executive Members, Brothers and Sister Elks:

Your Past Grand Exalted Rulers extend a warm welcome to all delegates and visitors to the 102nd Grand Lodge Convention in Airdrie, Alberta. We thank you for taking the time to come and deliberate the business of our Order and to enjoy the hospitality of the Host Lodges. Their efforts to make this gathering a success are truly appreciated.

Our Association members remain committed to the Order and its principals and we are prepared to and do offer our assistance across the country when called upon to do so. Should you request the assistance of a Past Grand Exalted Ruler please do not hesitate to contact one of us.

From July 16-18th you the delegates will acquaint with old friends, make new ones and will be involved in business and workshop sessions that are designed to inform you and gather your input as we move forward in our 103rd year. Please participate in these sessions as your feedback will help to decide the future of the Elks of Canada.

On behalf of the Grand Exalted Rulers Association I would like to thank you for your dedication and commitment to the Order and have a great convention.

Fraternally submitted,

Dave Hurley, Chairman Past Grand Exalted Rulers Association

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YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

1. THE ORGANIZATION

The Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada (the “Organization” or “Grand Lodge”) is a national, fraternal and charitable organization, promoting and serving community needs through volunteer efforts of local Lodges. This not-for-profit organization was incorporated in 1913 by a Special Act of Parliament and is not subject to income tax under the Income Tax Act.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Organization’s accounting policies and its standards of financial disclosure are in accordance with accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, except for the Organization's policies for capital assets, as explained in note 2e.

a) Basis of Presentation

These financial statements reflect only those financial activities conducted by the Grand Lodge. These financial statements do not reflect the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of its constituent lodges and its affiliated entities.

b) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and use assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ from those estimations. The Organization estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,000 and also estimates the fair value of financial instruments.

c) Fund Accounting

The Constitution and By-laws of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada prescribe that the funds of the Grand Lodge shall include the General Fund, the Reserve Fund and the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children.

The internally restricted net assets consist of Reserve Funds specifically set aside by the Grand Lodge to finance some part of the Organization.

The accompanying financial statements disclose the financial position and the operations of these funds administered by Grand Lodge on a restricted fund accounting basis.

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

d) Inventory of Supplies

Supplies are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value, with cost determined on an average cost basis.

e) Capital Assets

The Grand Lodge’s approved accounting policy is to record the office building located at 2629-29th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan at its original cost of $890,000 and to expense all subsequent expenditures on renovations, additions or major repairs as incurred. The original cost of the building is not being amortized. As disclosed in Note 5, management believes the fair value of the building is now significantly greater than its original cost.

f) Personal Assistance Programs

Commitments to provide funding are recognized as an expense of the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children when the National Sub-Assistance Committee approves the funding.

g) Investments

The Organization’s investments described in Note 4 are carried at fair values, as reported by Scotia Asset Manage- ment, the investment manager.

h) Revenue Recognition

Membership fees are recorded as revenue over the applicable membership period when they can be measured and collectability is assured.

i) Employee Benefits

The Grand Lodge contributes 5% of basic salary into the employee’s individual RRSP plans. Under the RRSP plan, the Grand Lodge’s obligations are limited to making required contributions. The Grand Lodge also funds an employee life insurance and health insurance plan by covering a portion of the premiums exclusive of premiums for LTD coverage. These contributions and premiums are expensed in the period in which they are made.

j) Financial Instruments

The Grand Lodge initially measures its financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. The Grand Lodge subsequently measures all its financial assets and financial liabilities at amortized cost, except for marketable securities that are quoted in an active market (short term investments, pooled funds, equities, and mutual funds) which are measured at fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized in the statement of operations.

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YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

j) Financial Instruments continued

Financial assets measured at amortized cost include cash, accounts receivable, and amounts due from funds.

Transaction costs are added to the carrying value of the asset or netted against the carrying value of the liability and are then recognized using the effective interest method. Any premium or discount related to an instrument measured at amortized cost is amortized over the expected life using the effective interest method and recognized in net earnings as interest income or expense.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Foreign Exchange Risk – The Grand Lodge is exposed to foreign exchange risk due to investments in U.S. and Inter- national equities. The Grand Lodge does not use derivative instruments to mitigate its exposure to foreign currency risk.

Interest Rate Risk – Interest rate risk refers to the adverse consequences of interest rate changes on the Grand Lodge’s cash flows, financial position and income. This risk arises from differences in the timing and amount of cash flows related to the Grand Lodge’s financial assets.

Credit Risk – The Grand Lodge’s principal financial assets are cash, marketable securities and accounts receivable, which are subject to credit risk. The carrying amounts of financial assets on the statement of financial position represent the Grand Lodge’s maximum credit exposure at the statement of financial position date.

The Grand Lodge’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts disclosed in the statement of financial position are net of allowance for doubtful accounts, estimated by the management of the Grand Lodge based on previous experience and its assessment of the current economic environment. The Grand Lodge does not have significant exposure to any individual customer. The credit risk on cash and marketable securities is limited because the counterparties are chartered banks with high credit-ratings assigned by national credit-rating agencies and investments of a high credit quality. The Grand Lodge also limits its exposure by ensuring that it has invested in a diversified portfolio and that there is no large exposure to any one issuer.

Liquidity Risk – The Liquidity risk is the risk of being unable to meet cash requirements or to fund obligations as they become due.

The Grand Lodge manages its liquidity risk by constantly monitoring forecasted and actual cash flows and financial liability maturities, and by holding assets that can be readily converted into cash.

Accounts payable are generally repaid within 30 days.

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YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Accounts receivable consists of the following:

April 30 April 30 2014 2013 Elks & Royal General Purple Fund Fund for Children Total Total Refundable GST $ 0 $ 470 $ 470 $ 632 National membership fees 127,719 0 127,719 105,480 Trade receivables 6,862 1,313 8,175 10,988 Sydney Elks Lodge expenses 9,645 0 9,645 0 Miscellaneous 66 0 66 3,030 $ 144,292 $ 1,783 $ 146,075 $ 120,130 4. INVESTMENTS Investments consist of the following: April 30 April 30 2014 2013 General Fund Scotia Asset Management investment portfolio $ 383,054 $ 345,403

Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children Scotia Asset Management investment portfolio $ 1,498,224 $ 1,432,494 Scotia Asset Management manages these investment portfolios. The portfolios held at April 30, 2014 include fixed interest securities, Canadian equities, as well as investments in the investment managers’ pooled Private Client Unit Money Market Fund, Canadian Income Fund, Canadian Corporate Bond Fund, Canadian Short-Mid Government Bond Fund, Canadian Dividend Fund, Real Estate Income Fund, Floating Rate Income Fund and Canadian Short Term Bond Fund as follows: April 30 April 30 2014 2013 General Fund Cost Fair Value Fair Value Short term investments $ 4,422 $ 4,422 $ 797 Pooled funds 336,769 378,632 344,606 $ 341,191 $ 383,054 $ 345,403 Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children Cost Fair Value Fair Value Short term investments $ 11,782 $ 11,782 $ 18,766 Pooled funds 518,284 527,402 522,712 Canadian equities 771,801 959,040 891,016 $ 1,301,867 $ 1,498,224 $ 1,432,494

Total $ 1,643,058 $ 1,881,278 $ 1,777,897

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YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

5. CAPITAL ASSETS April 30 April 30 2014 2013 Building at cost $ 327,371 $ 327,371 Land at cost 562,629 562,629 $ 890,000 $ 890,000 Accumulated amortization (Note 2e) 0 0 Net book value $ 890,000 $ 890,000

Capital assets are recorded at cost. It is management’s opinion that the capital assets have a fair value of $1,500,000 to $1,750,000 based on appraisals for insurance purposes and general knowledge of the Regina commercial real estate market.

6. SUSPENDED LODGE TRUST ACCOUNT

The Constitution and Bylaws of the Grand Lodge provide that when a subordinate Lodge surrenders its Charter, Grand Lodge assumes its assets in trust. In the event of a Subordinate Lodge being reorganized within five years, all assets held in trust shall be restored to the Subordinate Lodge. If the Subordinate Lodge is not reorganized within five years, all such assets shall be transferred to the Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children or directly to a charity in the community in which the Lodge was located, if such a request is made by members of the Lodge at the time of dissolution. There was $45,734 in trust funds held on April 30, 2014 (2013 – $46,477).

7. INTERNALLY RESTRICTED FUNDS

2014 Transfers 2013 General Fund Contingency reserve $ 700,000 $ 0 $ 700,000 National Sports reserve 1,831 (238) 2,069 Employee Benefit reserve 197,179 2,000 195,179 Elks Memorial Building Fund reserve 2,100 0 2,100 Facility Contingency reserve 70,544 15,000 55,544 National Curling reserve 1,037 750 287 Legacy reserve 32,064 (2,371) 34,435 1,004,755 15,141 989,614 Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children Contingency reserve 800,000 0 800,000 $ 1,804,755 $ 15,141 $ 1,789,614

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

7. INTERNALLY RESTRICTED FUNDS continued

a) Contingency Reserves:

The General Fund Contingency Reserve has been established to meet one year’s operation costs and is administered under the direction of the Audit/Finance Committee. Effective April 30, 2014, no additional funds were required to be transferred to the reserve as per Article 2 Section 5.2.1 of the Grand Lodge Bylaws.

The National Charities Committee has established, upon the recommendation of the Grand Lodge Audit/Finance Committee, a Contingency Reserve for the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children which by policy will be adjusted annually to equate to one year’s operating expenses. Effective April 30, 2014, no additional funds were required to be transferred to the reserve.

b) National Sports Reserve:

This reserve will remain in effect to receive future funding from funds accumulated from national sports events and it is proposed that the reserve will be used to fund future sports projects. Effective April 30, 2014, $238 was transferred from the reserve to the unrestricted funds, as per Article 2 Section 5.3.2 of the Grand Lodge Bylaws.

c) Employee Benefit Reserve:

This reserve was established to fund future benefit payments and exceptional costs arising from time to time for current and future employees. The reserve is administered by the Grand Executive in accordance with their policies as determined from time to time. Effective April 30, 2014, $4,000 was transferred from the reserve to the unrestricted funds to cover costs related to long term service awards and $6,000 was transferred from the unrestricted funds to the reserve as per policy and direction of the Grand Executive.

d) Elks Memorial Building Fund Reserve:

This reserve is comprised of amounts bequeathed, donated or contributed by members of the Elks, Royal Purple, or any other interested parties. The Reserve is administered by the Grand Executive of the Elks of Canada, and shall be used exclusively towards the enhancement of the Elks National Building in accordance with Article 2 Sec- tion 5.3.1 of the Grand Lodge Bylaws. Effective April 30, 2014, no additional funds were required to be transferred to the reserve.

e) Facility Contingency Reserve:

This reserve has been established from funds accumulated from net lease revenues and will be utilized for replacement or major repair or renovation of any part of the building or building service equipment. Effective April 30, 2014, $15,000 was transferred from the unrestricted funds to the reserve, as per policies established and approved by the Grand Executive, as per Article 2 Section 5.1 of the Grand Lodge Bylaws.

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Total salaries and benefits paid by Grand Lodge $ 455,541 Less credit received from the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children (210,700) Net salaries cost as shown on General Fund financial statements $ 244,841 Less amount transferred from the Employee Benefit reserve (4,000) Net salaries and benefits paid from operations $ 240,841

9. NET CHANGES IN NON-CASH WORKING CAPITAL BALANCES

Net change in cash due to changes in non-cash working capital consists of the following: April 30 April 30 2014 2013 Elks & Royal General Purple Fund Fund for Children Total Total Accounts receivable/Due to (from) funds $ (33,324) $ 1,949 $ (31,375) $ 33,257 Prepaid expenses 8,210 5,244 13,454 1,463 Inventory of supplies (8,037) 2,795 (5,242) (13,669) Accounts payable/Due to (from) funds (8,217) 3,419 (4,798) 1,614 Suspended Lodge trust funds (743) 0 (743) 33,327 Personal Assistance programs 0 0 0 (1,412) Convention deposits 390 0 390 (28,640) Net increase (decrease) $ (41,721) $ 13,407 $ (28,314) $ 25,940

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2014

10. CONTINGENCIES

In the course of their operations, Grand Lodge and its constituent Lodges and affiliated entities may become involved in legal actions including claims arising from personal injuries or property damage. While the final outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that no provision for loss is required at April 30, 2014. Management is not aware of any pending or unresolved actions at this time.

11. COMMITMENTS

The Grand Lodge is committed to payments with respect to an agreement to lease its photocopier effective May 1, 2013. Future payments required under the lease are as follows:

2015 9,460 2016 9,460 2017 9,460

The Grand Lodge is committed to payments with respect to an agreement to lease its postage machine effective De- cember 1, 2010. Future payments required under the lease are as follows:

2015 2,998 2016 1,999

The Grand Lodge is committed to payments with respect to an agreement to lease computer hardware and software effective December 3, 2010. Future payments required under the lease are as follows:

2014 3,711

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The Grand Lodge pays funds into individual employee RRSP plans. Contributions totalling $18,744 (2013 - $18,283) were made to the employees’ individual plans.

13. ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES

The Organization allocates salary costs prorated to the number of hours worked for each program and each fund.

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Facilities (Net), 46,632 , Sales (Net), 10,700 , 7.61% 1.75%

Operating Revenues, 555,281 , 90.64%

Expense Budget 2014/2015 Canadian Elk (Net), Other Expenses, 26,069 , 37,150 , 5.22% 3.66% Committee Expenses, Lodge Organization & 45,890 , 6.44% Development, 15,000 , 2.11% Operating Expenses, 334,248 , 46.93% Lodge Membership Expenses, 72,200 , 10.14%

Grand Lodge Officer Expenses, 25,200 ,3.61%

Grand Exalted Ruler Expenses, 61,404 , 8.62% Provincial/Territorial Convention Expenses, Expenses, 31,500 , 4.42% 61,700 , 8.66%

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126 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta 127 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTION NO. 1

RE: REFOCUSING MISSION STATEMENT

WHEREAS the Elks of Canada Mission Statement should clearly convey “Who We Are”, “What We Do”, and “For Whom”;

AND WHEREAS the Elks of Canada has evolved significantly from a male only fraternal organization and membership restricted to Canadian citizens;

AND WHEREAS the Elks of Canada desires to strive at all times to serve the needs of our Canadian communities and this can best be accomplished by promoting ourselves as, and being recognized as, a fully open and welcoming volunteer organization for all men and women wishing to serve and respecting our principles, values and vision;

AND WHEREAS our time honoured principles of Charity, Justice, Love, and Fidelity will always remain strong under a community-minded membership operating under the values of Respect, Service, and Integrity;

AND WHEREAS all Elks Provincial/Territorial Presidents and Vice Presidents along with all National Committee Chairs and Grand Executive members attending the October 2013 Strategic Planning meeting, debated, developed, and unanimously agreed on a new Mission Statement for the Elks of Canada;

AND WHEREAS between October 2013 and July 2014, the proposed new Mission Statement was presented to the membership across the country at Lodge, District/Region, and Provincial/Territorial meetings and has received strong overall support by the membership;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Elks of Canada adopt as its Mission Statement:

“A CANADIAN VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION OF MEN AND WOMEN SERVING COMMUNITIES.”

SUBMITTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF PROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL PRESIDENTS, NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS & GRAND EXECUTIVE

ADOPTED

128 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta UNCIRCULATED RESOLUTION NO. 1

RE: PROPOSED MISSION STATEMENT FOR ELKS OF CANADA

WHEREAS a mission statement should be a short, memorable explanation of why an organization exists;

AND WHEREAS a mission statement should avoid elaborate language and buzz words;

AND WHEREAS a mission statement should be easily explained by others;

AND WHEREAS a mission statement should be recognizably yours;

AND WHEREAS a mission statement should be the compass that will guide your actions so they will align you with your organization's ultimate goal;

AND WHEREAS the Elks of Canada desires to strive at all times to serve the needs of our communities and can best accomplish this by promoting ourselves as, and being recognized as, a fully open and welcoming volunteer organization for all men and women wishing to serve their community;

NOW, THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT the motion of the Elks new Mission Statement be adopted as follows.

“A CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE COMMON GOAL TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES”

SUBMITTED BY PATRICK MILLIGAN HEARTLAND ELKS LODGE NO. 597

MOTION TO AMEND:

“A Canadian Organization of Men and Women making a difference serving our Communities”.

MOTION AS AMENDED – DEFEATED

RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED - DEFEATED

129 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta RESOLUTION NO. 2

RE: REFOCUSING VISION STATEMENT

WHEREAS an organization’s Vision Statement is meant to convey its HOPES and DREAMS for the FUTURE;

AND WHEREAS Vision Statements should be short, concise, easy to remember, self-explanatory, yet broad enough to accommodate different regional and geographical operating styles;

AND WHEREAS between October 2013 and July 2014, the proposed new Vision Statement was presented to the membership across the country at Lodge, District/Region, and Provincial/Territorial meetings and has received strong overall support by the membership;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Elks of Canada adopt as its Vision Statement:

“TO BE THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION OF CHOICE FOR MEN AND WOMEN.”

SUBMITTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF PROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL PRESIDENTS, NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS & GRAND EXECUTIVE

DEFEATED

130 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta UNCIRCULATED RESOLUTION NO. 2

RE: PROPOSED VISION STATEMENT FOR ELKS OF CANADA

WHEREAS a vision statement is a concise statement describing the long term change resulting from your work;

AND WHEREAS a vision statement should inspire and create positive feelings to the reader;

AND WHEREAS a vision statement should be the beacon, or ultimate goal, that your organization’s members are continually working towards;

AND WHEREAS a vision statement should be express what your mission accomplished looks like;

AND WHEREAS our vision statement should show individuals and groups that we are willing to work together, and want to see their community be a better place for all families;

NOW, THEREFORE IT BE PROPOSED THAT the Elks new Vision Statement be adopted as follows:

“TO GROW UNITED COMMUNITIES AND STRONG SUPPORTS FOR ALL FAMILIES THROUGH OUR MEMBERS VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.”

SUBMITTED BY PATRICK MILLIGAN HEARTLAND ELKS LODGE NO. 597 DEFEATED

131 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta RESOLUTION NO. 3

RE: DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

WHEREAS there has been many requests from Lodges for an easier, less formal method to effect discipline within the Order;

AND WHEREAS it is recognized that discussion and progressive steps of discipline should occur when warranted within a Lodge;

AND WHEREAS the Order wishes to maintain the orderly processes of governance and protect the interests of its members;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the General Bylaws Section 16 and Lodge Regulations Section 16 be amended to allow for either an Informal Discipline procedure and/or a Formal Discipline as outlined in the following Sections.

LODGE REGULATIONS SECTION 16- DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS Page 71

Change Section 2. 1. C. as follow:

Currently reads: C. In the event the Exalted Ruler or his designate concludes the allegations are frivolous, meaningless or unworthy of consideration, or may be dealt with more appropriately otherwise, he will refer the written notice, along with his report, to the Lodge Executive. The Lodge Executive may, on majority vote, support the decision of the Exalted Ruler or his designate or may find the allegations are worthy of consideration and proceed with the complaint.

Proposed: C. In the event the Exalted Ruler or his designate concluded the allegations are frivolous, meaningless, or unworthy of consideration, or that the allegations may be dealt with more appropriately by Informal Disci- pline, he will refer the notice, along with his report, to the Lodge Executive. The Lodge Executive may, on majority vote, support the decision of the Exalted Ruler or his designate or may find the allegations are worthy of consideration to proceed to Informal Discipline or Formal Discipline.

Replace Section 2.1.D with the following:

D. Informal Discipline: The Exalted Ruler will gather the evidence in relation to the complaint and will call an Executive meeting. The alleged Offender will also be invited to the Executive meeting. The alleged offender will be provided with copies of the complaint so that the alleged offender can make full answer to the allegations of misconduct. The Executive will be provided copies of the complaint and any evidence gathered and the alleged offender will be given an opportunity to refute the evidence or to detail their version of events.

At the conclusion of the presentation of evidence, the Lodge Executive, on majority vote, will determine the innocence or guilt of the alleged offender. If the majority find the alleged offender guilty of misconduct, the Executive may impose any penalty as provided in General Bylaws, Section 16 - Rules of Conduct/ Offences / Discipline, Section 3 (Page 14-15) EXCEPT for expulsion from the Order.

132 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta The alleged offender may appeal the decision of the Lodge Executive to the Lodge body at the next regular scheduled meeting of the Lodge. The Lodge body may uphold the finding of the Lodge Executive and may uphold or alter the penalty. The decision of the Lodge body will be final.

Current Section D will then become Section E- Formal Discipline: and can carry on word for word as is found in the current Regulations.

An Additional Section O (Addition of E above will now make additional letter O): The Lodge may sus- pend all privileges of a member who is the subject of a written complaint until the matter is resolved by the Lodge.

GENERAL BYLAWS -SECTION 16 RULES OF CONDUCT/ OFFENCES/ DISCIPLINE Page 14-15, to be replaced with the following:

SECTION 3- PENALTIES: The Grand Lodge and a Lodge shall each have the right and power upon a complaint being upheld to impose any of the following penalties:

A) In the event of Informal Discipline: 1) Letter of reprimand (may require letter of apology),

2) Deprivation of Lounge privileges for any period up to six (6) months

3) Removal from any Office or Position held and prohibition from running for and holding any Office for up to six (6) months,

4) Suspension from the Lodge for any period up to six (6) months (Duration of suspension must be stipulated)

5) Order for restitution

B) In the event of Formal Discipline: (Current wording in Section 16 Rules of Conduct/ Offences / Discipline to remain under new heading, B: In the event of Formal Discipline)

SUBMITTED BY THE GRAND LODGE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND THE MEMBER SERVICES COMMITTEE APPROVED BY THE GRAND EXECUTIVE

ADOPTED

133 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta RESOLUTION NO. 4

RE: SHORT FORM OPENING AND CLOSING

WHEREAS many Lodges are using the short form of opening a Lodge session;

AND WHEREAS by doing so many of the newer members do not get the benefit of hearing the ideals and ethics of our Great Order;

AND WHEREAS people are in large part, creatures of habit;

AND WHEREAS if we are not often reminded of what we stand for, the objectives of our order all too often have to take a second seat which easily helps us to slide into a category very similar to that of a service club;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT our “Short Form Opening Ceremony“ and “Short Form Closing Ceremony” be changed to read “Elks Business Format Opening Ceremony’’ and “Elks Busi- ness Format Closing Ceremony’’.

SUBMITTED BY MANITOBA DISTRICT NO. 5 APPROVED BY MANITOBA ELKS ASSOCIATION

RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN BY MANITOBA ELKS ASSOCIATION

134 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta RESOLUTION NO. 5

RE: OPENING AND CLOSING PROCEDURES

WHEREAS it is desirable for all Elks Lodges to have opening and closing procedures in place, that are the same and the Lodge can use;

AND WHEREAS many Lodges today open and hold their meetings as 'round table meetings' and the current ritual is of no value for this type of meeting;

AND WHEREAS the Executive make-up of a Lodge has been changed to:

"2. Notwithstanding Section 1.2.1 (page 49), a Lodge may operate with an Executive comprised of a President (Exalted Ruler), Vice President (Leading Knight), a Secretary, and a Treasurer (or Secre- tary-Treasurer) as the minimum number of Officers."

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Grand Executive and Ritual Committee look into developing an 'Opening and Closing' that can be used by all Lodges to open a Round Table meeting of the lodge.

Note as to Direction: The only person speaking at the opening and closing will be the Exalted Ruler who will declare the Lodge open for business and then after checking that all business has been completed closing the Lodge.

SUBMITTED BY ALBERTA DISTRICT NO. 13 APPROVED BY ALBERTA ELKS ASSOCIATION

MOTION AMENDED: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Grand Executive and Ritual Committee develop an opening and closing ceremony that can be used by all Lodges to hold round table meetings and to disregard the note as to direction.

MOTION AS AMENDED - CARRIED

DEFEATED

135 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta RESOLUTION NO. 6

RE: ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE FUND FOR CHILDREN

WHEREAS all Elks and members of the Royal Purple, know the importance of funding the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children;

AND WHEREAS fund raising in communities can be difficult and sometimes falls short and only local needs can be funded;

AND WHEREAS members like to help raise funds for the Fund for Children, thereby assuring it has the funds to help when called upon;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children committee be instructed to find new ways to raise funds that allows the membership to help yet ease the strain on the local Lodge. Items such as Provincial 50/50, provincial raffles or sponsoring family touring shows could be considered.

Notes: 1. As gaming raffles cannot run across provincial borders a national 50/50 or raffle is not possible. 2. Raffles would need to be organized by committee with help from members inprov- inces but not simply dumping the job on the Association. 3. Family touring shows like Disney on Ice, Tree House, Disney Live on Stage, Concerts can be sponsored.

SUBMITTED BY ALBERTA DISTRICT NO. 13 APPROVED BY ALBERTA ELKS ASSOCIATION

RESOLUTION REFERRED TO THE NATIONAL CHARITIES COMMITTEE

136 2014 Grand Lodge Proceedings Airdrie, Alberta UNCIRCULATED RESOLUTION NO. 7

RE: NATIONAL CONVENTION

WHEREAS the Elks of Canada needs input from more members;

AND WHEREAS less than 7% of the Membership attended this year’s Convention;

AND WHEREAS members may choose to not give up family holidays in order to use holidays to go to National Convention;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the National Convention take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

SUBMITTED BY BROTHER EARL KRUSHELNICKI PRINCE GEORGE ELKS LODGE NO. 122

DEFEATED

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