Public Relations Committee
Newsbriefs -01/17/08
On December 19, 2007,
third graders at the Sherwood Heights School in Auburn and the Farwell School in
Lewiston received an early Christmas present; a dictionary for each of them to
take home and keep for their personal use for many years to come. The
dictionaries were a gift from the Lewiston Elks Lodge #371, as part of a
nationwide campaign to assist students in becoming good writers, active readers,
and creative thinkers.
In 2004, the Benevolent &
Protective Order of Elks nationwide adopted this project as one of its many
youth oriented programs, and has encouraged each of its subordinate Lodges to
participate by purchasing the dictionaries and delivering them to third graders
at local schools. Lewiston Elks Youth Activities Chairman Howard Fogle heard
about the project, and quickly contacted “The Dictionary Project,” to obtain the
dictionaries. The Dictionary Project is a non-profit organization based in
Each year since
2004, the Elks nationwide have given thousands of dictionaries to third graders
across the country. This is the second year that the Lewiston Elks Lodge has
donated the dictionaries to area schools, and it is anticipated that the program
will continue each year to perhaps include other schools in the area.
The
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks is a fraternal organization made up of
nearly one million men and women from across the
Pictured
from Left to Right (Front) are third graders Keyshawn G. and Stephanie C. (Back)
Northern District
Hoop Shoot Results
On January
13, 2008, the Northern District Hoop Shoot took place at the
8-9 Year Old Girls Karli L. Presque
8-9
Year Old Boys Carter B. Presque
10-11 Year Old
Girls Abby P.
10-11 Year Old
Boys Scott S.
12-13 Year Old
Girls Mariah W. Houlton Elks Lodge #835
12-13 Year Old Boys
Samual G. Greater Ellsworth Elks Lodge #2742
Pictured above are:
Front: L-R Karli L., Carter B.
Back: L-R Northern District Hoop Shoot
Director Shawn Stacey, Abby P., Scott S., Samual G., and State Hoop Shoot
Director Andrew Constantine.
Lodges Should Be
Alert For Potential Media Visits
From
the GL Government Relations Newsletter
In coming weeks, almost 30 states
will be holding primaries to nominate Republican and Democratic candidates for
president. It’s an exciting time, and the campaign rallies and speeches of
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt
Romney will dominate network and cable television. Some of these rallies might
be staged in your Elks lodge, attracting a national media
following.
As the folks in
You never know what might happen.
Some reporter, bored with listening to the candidates’ same old stump speeches,
might look for something new and decide to spotlight the civic minded lodge
members who will be voting in your state’s primary.
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