Maine Elks Association

Public Relations Committee Newsbriefs -11/15/07

Maine Elks Association Newsbriefs

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Wells Elks Present Dictionaries to Third Graders
From Bob Webb, Wells Elks Lodge

Exalted Ruler Jim Bryant and PER Dick Libby from the Wells Elks presented Dawson Sibley and his teacher Kim Richard with new dictionaries. The dictionaries are donated to each child in the third grade to keep as they continue through school. The Elks will replace the dictionaries for the new incoming 3^rd grade each year. Jim Kilbride and PER Al Ingraham worked with the school to find the best product for the student that would benefit them long term.

Waterville Volunteers Visit Togus Veterans
From Randy Gerry, Exalted Ruler



Waterville Lodge 905 recently visited the Veterans Hospital at Togus for an ice cream social.  We had 19 volunteers that helped in assisting Veterans by serving ice cream sundaes and playing bingo. It was a great time and all had fun including the volunteers.  We are looking forward to another visit soon.  We also found a PER that was from the Augusta Elks and had a picture of him and our PER's, ER that were volunteering that day.  I want to Thank Jim and Bev Robertson for helping set this up so we can support our Veterans that have supported our country and allowed us to live in freedom in the USA. 

State Ritual Contest Hotel Information

The Maine Elks Association will be holding its annual State Ritual Competition at the Houlton Elks Lodge on February 17, 2007. Also that weekend will be the State President’s visit to the Houlton Elks Lodge. MEA 1^st Vice-President Michael Powers wishes to inform the members that it is very important that anyone planning to attend these events, book their hotel reservations as soon as possible. He reminds everyone that it is snowmobile season at that time, and that if you wait too long, you will not be able to get a hotel room within 50 miles of Houlton. All motels have rooms available at this time, but they could go quickly.

Motels in Houlton:

Ivey' Motor Lodge       Shiretown Motor Inn
Just off I-95                Just off I-95
207-532- 4206            207-532-9421

Stardust Motel           Scottish Inn
2 miles north of I-95    Bangor St., Houlton
207-532-6538             207-532-2236

There will be a supper on Saturday night at the Lodge, and more information will be forthcoming. Mike Powers also wishes to remind everyone that Elks Memorial Sunday will be coming up on the first Sunday in December. Please send him your brochures showing what took place at your Lodge no later than January 20, 2008.

If you have news or information of interest to the members of the Maine Elks Association, please send your articles to Public Relations Director Wayne Cotterly at meapr@fairpoint.net for inclusion in the MEA Calendar, Newsbriefs, and/or Website. Also, if you would like to be removed from this mailing list, please send an e-mail to Public Relations Director Wayne Cotterly at meapr@fairpoint.net. In addition, if you know of someone who would like to be added to this list, please have them forward their e-mail address to the same address. All information provided has been read and approved by the MEA State President