Calendar Winners for April 2010

The April Winners of the MEA Calendar Raffle are posted on the Maine Elks Association Website at:

http://www.maineelks.org/calendarwinners.html

ENF Has Recordbreaking Year 

Thanks to your support the Elks National Foundation closed the 2009-10 fiscal year with our best March in four years. We received more than $1,025,000 in the month to finish the year with a per capita of $6.324. The old record, set during the 2007-08 fiscal year, was $6.224. To view the final standings, visit the ENF website. 

PER Association Raffle Reminder 

From Roy Bolton, Maine Elks PER Association 2nd Vice-President

Maine Elks PER Association 2nd Vice-President Roy Bolton reminds all Lodges/PER's who have PER Association Raffle Tickets to send them in to him as soon as possible. The raffle will take place at the MEA State Convention, and he needs all of the tickets and money turned before the drawing.

Millinocket Elks Install Officers 
From John Nicholson, MEA 2nd Vice-President
 

The Millinocket Elks Lodge held their annual installation of officers on April 10th. The following are depicted in the photo above:

Seated: Jay Russell, Loyal Knight; Adam Reece, Leading Knight; Kevin o'Kane, Exalted Ruler; Richard Moscone, Lecturing Knight and Harold Plourde, Chaplin.

Standing: Everett Hale, Esquire; Jeffrey Neal, Treasurer; Dan Coyne, Tiler; Tyler Matthews, Inner Guard and Gerald Barnes, Secretary.

Portland Elks Raise Money for MCCP 

From Pat Roberts, Portland Elks Public Relations 

Portland Elks Lodge #188 recently held a Live Variety Show, featuring ten entertainers, and a Silent Auction, to benefit the Maine Children's Cancer Program.

Over $4,700 was raised through the efforts of the organizers. Entertainers included Robert Washington, famed Elvis impersonator and Susie Stauble, Miss Maine.

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