NEWSLETTER
EDITOR –
Linda Bayliff-Koliander, e-mail: Linbayliff@aol.com
Lodge Membership
170
Vol.10
Issue 1
Brothers and Sisters!
Happy New Year! A busy December has passed, we are looking forward to the promise of 2007.
For our membership this could mean a graduation, a new
job, baby, marriage, new home, etc.
There will be changes expected and unexpected.
You will find the strength and courage to cope.
To start the
new year out right, please allow me to share this
story:
A Special Olympics coordinator tells the story of a day
that changed many lives. There were nine contestants for the
hundred-yard dash. All of them were physically or mentally challenged. All
nine lined up on the starting line. At the sound of the gun they all
"took off". One little boy didn't go very far, he stumbled
and fell. He started to cry. The other eight children heard the
cries. They slowed down, turned around and ran back to him.
They helped the little boy get up. They linked arms together and
joyfully walked to the finish line. When they crossed the finish line
everyone in the stadium stood up! The clapping, whistling and
cheering went on for a long, long time. Why did this affect
so many people? Deep down everyone knew winning for ourselves brings
fleeting joy. What really matters is helping others win, too.
As we move
into 2007,
remember you are part of the Elk Family. We believe in
picking people up, linking arms and reaching the finish line together.
God
Bless, enjoy your new year!
Fraternally, Alicia Beck,
Your ER
VOLUNTEERS
STILL NEEDED
FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER TEAMS
You don't have to do this alone - We have members
willing to help you and your team.
You decide on the menu (plans &
recipes available) & we do the shopping for you
E-mail at secarr@mail.com
Thank you for supporting the growth of your lodge!
Sharon Flint, House Committee Dinner Chair
NEWSLETTER
EDITOR TEAM NEEDED
Article
deadline: January 15th
As in all projects important to the growth of our lodge, MANY
HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!
We have a long distance volunteer to
pull the information together and format our newsletter, Bill Bayliff, PER/PDD/PSVP, who resides in Myrtle Beach. However,
he will need a local member to pickup the newsletters from the
print shop, attach labels and stamps, & deliver them to the Post Office
for mailing. He will also need
backup in case of illness or vacation.
Please contact Alicia or myself if you are
willing to help!
Thank you
Linda Koliander , Alicia
Beck
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Brothers and Sisters! For our membership this could mean a graduation, a new
job, baby, marriage, new home, etc.
There will be changes expected and unexpected.
You will find the strength and courage to cope. To start the
new year out right, please allow me to share this
story: A Special Olympics coordinator tells the story of a day
that changed many lives. There were nine contestants for the
hundred-yard dash. All of them were physically or mentally challenged. All
nine lined up on the starting line. At the sound of the gun they all
"took off". One little boy didn't go very far, he stumbled
and fell. He started to cry. The other eight children heard the
cries. They slowed down, turned around and ran back to him.
They helped the little boy get up. They linked arms together and
joyfully walked to the finish line. When they crossed the finish line
everyone in the stadium stood up! The clapping, whistling and
cheering went on for a long, long time. Why did this affect
so many people? Deep down everyone knew winning for ourselves brings
fleeting joy. What really matters is helping others win, too. As we move
into 2007,
remember you are part of the Elk Family. We believe in
picking people up, linking arms and reaching the finish line together. God
Bless, enjoy your new year!
Fraternally, Alicia Beck,
Your ER |
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VOLUNTEERS
STILL NEEDED FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER TEAMS You don't have to do this alone - We have members
willing to help you and your team. You decide on the menu (plans &
recipes available) & we do the shopping for you E-mail at secarr@mail.com
Thank you for supporting the growth of your lodge! Sharon Flint, House Committee Dinner Chair |
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NEWSLETTER
EDITOR TEAM NEEDED Article
deadline: January 15th As in all projects important to the growth of our lodge, MANY
HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK! We have a long distance volunteer to
pull the information together and format our newsletter, Bill Bayliff, PER/PDD/PSVP, who resides in Myrtle Beach. However,
he will need a local member to pickup the newsletters from the
print shop, attach labels and stamps, & deliver them to the Post Office
for mailing. He will also need
backup in case of illness or vacation. Please contact Alicia or myself if you are
willing to help! Thank you
Linda Koliander , Alicia
Beck |
ELKS OF THE MONTH January 2006 – December
2006 January
’06 - Russ Ryan February - Steve & Sharon Flint March - Joe & Charlotte Maluchnik April - Mark & Debbie Prindle May - Connie Carle & Pat Gaetani June - Kim Reger July - Paul Reger August - Mike Kelley September - Ron Foster October - Deb Valenta November - Elinor Gardner December - TBA * OFFICER OF THE YEAR
* 2001-02
- Ron Foster 2002-03
- William Bayliff, PDD, PSVP 2003-04 - Dennis Gazda 2004-05 - Alicia Beck 2005-06 - Herb Flint 2006-07 - TBA * ELK OF THE YEAR
* 2001-02 - Doug Neiss, PSVP 2002-03 - Charlotte Maluchnik 2003-04 - Jill Foster 2004-05 - Tom Karpinko, PER 2005-06 - Linda Koliander 2006-07 - TBA * CITIZEN OF THE YEAR * 2004-05 - Nancy Graver 2005-06 - Glen Roberts 2006-07 - TBA CONGRATULATIONS! ELK OF THE MONTH I am proud to
announce Elinor Gardner as Elk of
the Month! Her upbeat can-do attitude is a joy to be
around. She volunteers for special events, Friday night dinner
crews, and recently "jumped" in to take over Thursday night
dinners. Thanks Elinor for sharing
your time and talent with your lodge! Fraternally,
Alicia
Bill Bayliff, PER/PDD/PSVP Jim Bridges, PER Steve Flint, PSVP/DDGER Tom Karpinko, PER/SVP/ER 2003 Sharon Flint, PER-04 Joe Maluchnik, PSVP Doug Neiss, PSVP/ER 2002/03 Kathy Neiss, PER/ER 2004-05
(PER Assn. President) Jim Sicignano, PER/ER 2005-06
(PER Assn. Secretary) Bill Zitzow, PDD JC Lodge Past Exalted
Rulers Association meets every 3rd -
Monday at 6 pm
Past Exalted Rulers Association for 2006/07
ROOM
RENTALS If you would like to book the lodge, please e-mail me at
home at wbeck@stny.rr.com; or at
work at alicia.beck@twcable.com.
You can also contact me at the lodge number 607-798-0358 - just leave a
message. This is a wonderful benefit, which comes with your
Johnson City Lodge membership card! The lodge can comfortably
hold up to 55 people. The House Committee has designed
several wonderful dining packages. So if you are looking
for a great room, great food, and great prices
consider your lodge for your next event! And don't forget: We can Setup, Cook, & Serve too! Fraternally Alicia Beck, ER It's Hoop Shoot Time!!! Johnson City Elks
will conduct the Hoop Shoot in conjunction with the Endicott Elks Lodge Time: 1 PM Location: Jennie F. Snapp
School, Endicott NY John Tokos,
jtokosjr@us.ibm.com or Jim Bridges at James.Bridges@huroncampus.com
Date: January 6th
For additional information contact:
Membership Status As of 12/31/06 We have 170
Members Applications in Process Ballotting on 1-2-07 Initiation on
1/16/07 Daniel Greene Michelle Callahan “Proposing someone for membership helps us
to share our values with the community -
Keep on sponsoring!” DISTRICT CALENDAR JANUARY 07 5çNew Sidney Kitchen
Re-opens! 7 Owego Antique
Show 20 Homer District HoopShoot 21çNew Endicott Breakfast
Buffet 21 Owego Antique
Show 21 Sidney DD Clinic 23çNew Endicott Spaghetti
& Meatball Dinner TURKEY RAFFLE SUCCESS!!!!! Thank you,
thank you, thank you
everyone for all your EXCELLENT help and contributions to make our Second
Annual Turkey Raffle a wonderful success. At last count we had
a net of approximately $900.00!!! Yeah!! We couldn't have done it without you. Honestly,
the event was a success because so many were helping to make it so: Char
& Deb for manning the kitchen crew, (Thank you to all that
brought in the excellent food!), Joe M - Linda K - Mike & Val -
Deb & Mark - Holly & Bob as our super duper dealers --a special
thank you to Paul & Kim Reger for coming
in after a busy day at their store and being available
to step in as dealers - AND as always for Paul's behind the scenes
work having our bank ready to roll!!, Bill Maney
and Ron as our suave bartenders, Gary K as our awesome cashier and stamper - Bob Dussor - Mr.
Pizza - and stepping in where needed....and of course Steve Flint as our
outstanding MC!! (If we missed anyone, our apologies). We would like to extend a very special thank you to Tom
for all his behind the scenes work stocking our bar. Our bar is a success for all you do to keep it stocked
and...."ready to rumble"! We very much appreciated your
help with our silent auction selections! Deb Valenta
& Linda Koliander Lodge Activities
Co-Chairs Membership Corner Membership as of 04/01/2006 150 Members Initiated 18 Members Affiliated 4 Members transferred out 0 Members Deceased 2 Unpaid Dues Dropped 0
------------- Total members as of 12/31/06 170 Number of Propositions on hand -- 5 Membership is our
Life Blood - Sponsor a Friend or Relative - Our numbers are growing! Next Month is
Up to YOU! WELCOME TO OUR NEW
MEMBERS Rick Jones David Nowetner MEMBERSHIP
DELINQUENCIES Seven (7) members have still not paid their 2006-2007
dues that were due on April 1st. If you are one of
these, please send in your dues as soon as possible to avoid being dropped
from the Order of Elks. Thank you Paul Reger, Secretary
Johnson City Elks Lodge #2821
Anita Miller Terry Reagan
Richard Seitz
Nancy Seitz
We truly feel it was a fun event - a little chaotic at times - but
fun! It was a pleasure to be part of an event where soooo many were there to support and help it to be a
success!! THANK YOU!!
Ben Cabot, II
Dana Platt
THE VETERANS CORNER Herb Flint, Chairperson hflint@stny.rr.com Next
Visit
– Sunday, January 21st, 2006 3:00 pm (Leaving Johnson City Lodge at 1:30) Upcoming
Events: