October 2009 Volume 42 • Issue 7 10th Spaghetti to Benefi t Vets 10th LOE Yard Sale 24th Password and Karaoke 31st Halloween Party Offi cial Publication of Tampa Elks www.tampaelks.com Lodge #708 B.P.O.E. and your crews It’s the members who for a JOB WELL DONE. make this lodge. Athena House with Tracy is going strong Dear Elks and Elks Families, delicious tender pig cooked by Chris and continues and John along with everything else to help the OUR MOTTO, ELKS CARE — ELKS prepared by other members of our disabled SHARE, is so prevalent in our great lodge. Dick Florence, the Americanism veteran women Lodge #708. Here, all our loyal Chairman, for his time, display and in our community. members share their thoughts, ideas presentation of the fi ve fl ags The lodge clean-up day helped our and prayers. Our memorial services, representing our country’s heritage. indoctrinations of new members and lodge become a better place to visit. lodge activities are a success because of Our air conditioner handler in the back Thanks to all that came out and worked the members who are this lodge. room continues to plague us. The so hard. Also thanks to those donating Thanks to all of you, we are the “#1 Trustees are diligently working on their time in the lodge interior redesign Lodge on the other side of the Bay.” resolving the problem. We are sorry for effort. It’s looking terrifi c. the inconvenience to our members and Our lodge is in need of a couple good OOPS!!!! I made an error in last guests. month’s bulletin. Mr. Michael Smith people with QuickBooks experience to (Plant City Lodge) will become the The Book Inspection and special fi ll our Treasurer’s position. Interested State President in 2010. He will then be meeting on Sunday, Sept. 13th and the candidates, please contact one of the named Grand Exalted Ruler at our Wednesday night, Sept. 16th “Special Trustees or me. Orlando National Convention in 2010 Initiation” meetings went as scheduled. Thanks to all your continued support. for the 2010-2011 year. Please show your Our District Deputy, Mr. Iwan support by purchasing his pins for $10. Choronenko spoke and we welcomed John Wayne Pins can be ordered from any Grand new members being initiated that Exalted Ruler Lodge Offi cer or me. evening. Thanks to our Trustees for putting on a Our Tropicana Expedition went well Great Luau and Membership Drive on this year under the leadership of Brian, Labor Day. The Steel Band and the Chris, Jeremy and Tony PER. Thank you Lodge Kitchen 1/2-Price - One Friday Night Dinner - Coupon Help Needed!! Bring three non-member guests to Friday Dinner, Cooks and Wait get your own dinner at half price. Staff Volunteers OCTOBER 09 Call 839-8928 Lodge Board Committees Accident Prevention Maintenance Offi cers of Trustees Vern Pickenpaugh Bob Green Exalted Ruler 5 Year Trustee Americanism Membership John Wayne Arthur DeAngelis Richard Florance Rita Smith Leading Knight 4 Year Trustee Athena House Memorial Day Vic Thomas, PER William T Edwards, PER3 Tracy Horrell John Wayne Loyal Knight 3 Year Trustee Auditing Mother’s Day William (Jay) Kinney Brian Brantley, PER Jackie Appel John Wayne Lecturing Knight 2 Year Trustee Bell Ringers National Foundation Robert Harlow Chris Miles Pat Fennell Robert Harlow Tiler 1 Year Trustee Bingo National Service Brian Sanchez Robert Snyder Brian Brantley Position Available EsQuire Blood Bank Parliamentarian Robert Schindler, PER Tommy McHugh Frank Palladini, PSP, PER Inner Guard Ladies Bulletin (Elksize) Protocol Rose DuRant Jerry Reid Frank Palladini, PSP, PER Chaplain of the Elks By Laws Presiding Justice Deborah Palladini President William (Jay) Kinney Chris Miles Secretary Rita Smith Convention Public Relations Carl Williamson, PER Brian Brantley Carl Williamson, PER Treasurer Vice President Susie Harlow Drug Awareness Relief Sheri Brown Linda Reid Carl Williamson, PER Recording Secretary Entertainment Scholarship Shelagh Gombarcik, PLP Melanie Hale Bev Wick Grand Lodge Treasurer Flag Day Sickness Betty Pickenpaugh, FLOE PSP, John Wayne Vic Thomas, PER and State PLP Government Relations Soc./Community/Welfare Elks National Veterans Commission Chaplain Carl Williamson Carl Williamson, PER Veterans Rep Joan Clune Harry Anna Foundation Special Events Frank N Sellers, Jr. PER Parliamentarian William (Jay) Kinney Tom McHugh Veterans Deputy Beverly Wick Hoop Shoot Sports/Soccer Shoot FSEA- Harry Anna Trust Fund Linda Reid Brian Crowe Vernon Pickenpaugh House Committee Stray Elks FSEA- Past President William (Jay) Kinney Position Available W.C.D. Sponsor Indoctrination Veteran’s Frank Palladini, PSP Rita Smith Pat Fennell FSEA- Elks Training Investigation Veteran’s Hospital Carl Williamson, PER Chris Miles Vernon Pickenpaugh Kitchen Visitation Bob Green Lesley Nikkinen L.O.E. Liaison Visiting SPECIAL DELIVERY! Vernon Pickenpaugh Flo Wayne ELKSIZE is now available Lapsation Youth Activities as an email option. “Lodge Offi cers” Linda Reid Lodge Activities Youth Camp Sign up for online/email delivery Charlie Brown John Wayne instead of regular mail! Save the lodge some money on postage and printing costs! Send an email request to [email protected] HELP SUPPORT YOUR LODGE! From the Editor Articles MUST BE SUBMITTED Come on down in BY THE 15th. your best costume! Elksize EDITOR: Jerry Reid EMAIL preferred. Send articles in Word format, or as an email text. Halloween email: reidhome@tampabay. rr.com Phone: 230-6549 Party WebMASTER: Marty Quire Notify Marty of any upcoming October 31, 6:30 p.m. events or web changes. email [email protected] 2 | October 2009 | Offi cial Publication of Tampa Elks Lodge #708 B.P.O.E. From the Lodge Secretary Congratulations! Proposed new members. New Members: Sponsor: Offi cer of the Month Joe Perryman John Redding Carl Williamson Secretary Walter A. Rollins H. Kelly Sapp Patrick Egan James Harlow Elk of the Month Todd Davis Jeremy Hall Richard Florence Randy Conte Alan Jones Americanism Chairman Thank you. I would like to thank the members that attended Sally Heider’s memorial service. The PER Offi cers that conducted the services were excellent. Our friends and relatives that attended were impressed and moved by the service. A special thanks to Lynn, Brian, Robert and all the others that worked so hard to help in making Sally’s fi nal wishes a reality. Regards, Ted Heider, PER ~ Invest in Your Lodge ~ PARTNERS IN PROGE$$ BRONZE INVESTORS $10-$20 PLATINUM INVESTORS - $100 Kelly, George 6/2010 DuRant, Rosemarie 1/2010 In Memory of #7, Patrick 11/2007 Fennell, Pat & Marilyn 12/2010 Wayne, John & Flo 3/2009 Florance, Dick 6/2010 SILVER INVESTORS $21 - $50 Hauf, Dick & Gerry 6/2010 In Memory of Harry Reoderer 6/2010 Cuccinello, Diane 6/2010 of the Edwards, PER3, William 6/2010 In Memory of Ina Moore 12/2010 Mission Gukeisen, SGM USA RET, James L. 4/2010 In Memory of Larry Quire 6/2010 Partner’s In Progress Huff man, Barbara (In Memory In Memory of Richard A Palmer 8/2012 of Hilda DeGiacomo) 6/2010 Jacobs, Jake 12/2009 Linville, John 5/2009 To increase the fi nancial strength Kelly, George & Elma 5/2010 of Tampa Elks Lodge #708, McHugh, Thomas 6/2010 Lucas, Vernon 6/2010 Mario, Anthony 1/2010 insuring that our Lodge will be GOLD INVESTORS $51 - $99 Palladini, Deborah 1/2010 around for another 100 years. Alley, Sonia & Bill 6/2010 Palladini, PSP, Frank & Ebba Jean 6/2015 Baronofski, Ron & Fran 7/2010 Quire, Bonnie 6/2010 We will accomplish this by Bertoch, Jan 6/2010 Quire, Martin & Kimberly 8/2010 rebuilding our capital through DeLand, Paul & Sandra VanSevers 3/2008 Ramsey, Richard PER 7/2009 investments made by Lodge Harmon, Steve, PER 6/2010 Reid, Linda & Jerry 6/2010 Partners who are determined to Heider, Ted PER & Sally PER, 7/2010 Schneider, PER, Rick & Jan 7/2010 secure Tampa Elks Lodge #708’s Huff man, Raymond & Barbara 6/2010 Sellers, Jr., Frank, PER 6/2010 long term future. Interest earned Jorgensen, Sherral 6/2010 Smith, Rita 3/2 009 on the investments will remain Keller, Maureen & Matt 10/2009 Snyder, Bob & Lisa 5/2008 in the investment account and Kennedy, Brenda & Brown, David 3/2009 Norton, Bob and Stokking, Brenda 6/2010 LaChance, Rosemary & Roger 6/2010 Thomas, PER, Guy & Ruth 1/2009 help to increase the overall Nikkinen, Lesley 3/2009 Thomas, PER, Vic & Berneice 6/2010 fi nancial strength of our Lodge. Pickenpaugh, Vemon & Betty FLOE PSP 9/2009 Toler, Kathleen 11/2009 Wright, Vera 6/2010 To contribute or for more information, contact Contributing to PIP helps ensure a strong Elks Lodge Steve Harmon, PER for future generations. A Fraternal Organization Celebrating Over 100 Years of Elkdom | October 2009 | 3 Thanks to those who donate blood! Elks and guests that graciously gave blood in September were: Be an Elksize Booster! Jackie Appel Sean Geerholt Just $10.00 per year helps offset the Betty Gnadt Amanda Polito cost of printing/mailing the Elksize. Flo Wayne Tom McHugh The following members give! Jeff Fickles Jan Bertoch Randy Nicholls Melissa Bertock Abel, Charles 8/2009 Victor Thomas Brian Sanchez Atwood, Bonnie 9/2009 Baer, Robert (Yogi) 2/2010 Brantley, PER, Brian & Sandra 8/2008 Burks, John 3/2010 Curry, Dianne 10/2008 Dayes, PDDGER, Dick & Eleanore 9/2012 Fennell, Pat & Marilyn 4/2010 Lodge Beautification Went Beautifully! Florance, Richard H. 7/2011 Gaff rey, Charles 6/2010 Gukeisen, SGM USA RET James L. 11/2010 Heider, Ted PER & Sally PER 7/2010 Hauf, Richard & Geraldine 8/2010 In Memory of Bill Denzer 11/2008 In Memory of Charlie Fiveash 5/2015 In Memory of Harold Wright 6/2010 In Memory of Ina Moore 9/2008 In Memory of Larry Quire,