Farmington Lodge News
Exalted Ruler's Message
Brothers and Sisters in Elkdom:
It’s hard to believe another month has gone by. There has been many things going on at Farmington BPOE.
On June 13 the Officers took the Flag Day Service to Meeting House Park. We were assisted by the Farmington Cub Scouts and the Girl Scouts and Brownie Scouts from Temple. It was a perfect day; good temperature and no black flies. Thanks to everyone who took part or helped. Special thanks to Gerry Gilman and Lynda Haskell for a job well done.
Lodge members helped Wilton Firemen and Axillary put on a benefit for a Lodge member who is a PER and charter member. Close to $5000 was raised!
Tim, Lynda and I met with the Auditor on June 17th. He said this audit was the best he has done for us.
On July 4th Sue and I will be leaving for the Grand Lodge Convention. We will do our best to make the members proud of their Lodge.
As many of you know, Farmington had one person from our jurisdiction receive a $40,000 scholarship and one person received a $1,000 award. This was from the Elks National Foundation which is funded solely by member donations nationwide. A one-time donation can be made or a pledge of $100 paid for by $10 per year for 10 years. Another level of giving is $1,000 paid by $100 a year. I plan to make a $100 pledge at $10 per year. I challenge the other officers to consider making a pledge. For more information see Tim or Lynda.
From Sue and I. have a happy and safe July 4th as we celebrate America’s Birthday. On July 13 there will be a fair organizational meeting at the Lodge.
Yours in Elkdom
Les Brown, PER
Exalted Ruler
Report of House Committee
We are continuing plans for the auction to be held on Saturday, July 31st. The auction will be from 3-6 p.m. with a pig roast to follow at 6 p.m. Donations for the auction may be dropped off at the Lodge and tickets for the pig roast will be available in July.
Respectfully submitted,
Vicky LaBree, Secretary
House Committee
Veterans Committee
We proudly announce the start of our “Flags for Farmington” fundraising campaign! Look for the flyer in the print version of the newsletter. Donations of any amount will be gratefully appreciated. With a donation of $50, you may choose the name of one person to be honored/remembered that will be engraved on a plaque to be displayed in one of Farmington’s town buildings. Please help us put an American flag under every streetlight in Farmington to honor our troops and veterans.
Respectfully submitted,
Vicky LaBree, Chairman
Lodge Scholarship Awards
The Farmington Elks Lodge recently awarded nine $1,000 scholarships to local graduating seniors. Through the fund-raising efforts of many Elks and sponsors, more scholarships were awarded this year and the amount of each scholarship doubled over past years. Two scholarships come from an endowment from Merle E. and Robert Ladew. The other seven scholarships are possible from donations by Elks and by the fund-raising efforts of the Tim Maillet Scholarship Bike Ride held annually during Labor Day weekend.
The 2010 Scholarship winners of $1000 each were:
From Jay High School: Jennica Turner
From Mt. Abram High School: Abigail Pillsbury and Michael McCall
From the RSD 9 area: home-schooled Sylvie Venter
From Mt. Blue High School: Rebekah Dunham, Chelsea Thompson, Lucien Langlois, Ryan Backus and Tori Toothaker
Also from Mt. Blue High School, Amanda Hall received a $10,000 scholarship for four years from the Elks National Foundation.
Auction and Pig Roast
Get ready for an auction at the Lodge to be held Saturday, July 31st. The auction begins at 3:00 p.m. Any donation of items suitable for an auction would certainly be appreciated and help make this a success. If you have nothing to donate, try to attend and bid on the items available.
Some of the items up for bid include the three golf clubs donated by Lee Bartolini (two drivers and a putter), a butcher block type island for a kitchen with pull-out cutting board and towel bar, and many, many more items that you will just have to have!!
At the conclusion of the auction, stick around for what will certainly be a delicious meal as Lee serves up a roasted pig starting at 6:00 p.m. Please support your Lodge and attend!
Farmington Fair planning meeting July 13
Why does the year drag sometimes and seem to move at the speed of light at other times? Planning for Farmington Fair seems to come on the heels of the last fair even though we all know that is not true. But, time is getting close and the first planning meeting will be held on July 13 at the Lodge. Check with Les Brown, Roberta Ranger or Connie Small for the exact time of the meeting.
Bulletin Board
July 4-9: Elks National Convention, Orlando
July 13: Planning meeting for Farmington Fair, time TBA
July 27: Lodge meeting, 6 p.m.
July 31: Pig roast and auction
Club Room Hours
Mon-Thursday 2 - 8 p.m.
Friday 2 - 9 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 12 - 8 p.m.