Spring is here, and it is time to clean up those golf clubs! The Elyria 465 mixed golf league will start the first Tuesday in May. The cost is $30 per person! This will include half outing, “final outing with steak dinner”. There will be prizes weekly and at the outings. Play is at Carlisle Golf Club. Please sign up at the course. You can play any time Tuesday or you can play before then and leave your card at the course!
Thank you, Kaaren Sand
I hope that this month’s message finds you all safe, in good health and following the advice of the medical professionals to protect yourself as we navigate these uncharted waters. While the dark cloud of the pandemic is overshadowing all of us the impact to our daily lives is extremely personal. Perhaps at no time in our lives have the words “Elks Care, Elks Share” taken on a more profound meaning. Elyria Elks Lodge #465 is not immune from the impact of the government’s directive to engage in social distancing and has forced us to temporarily close the Lodge and suspend near term social events. In response, your officers and trustees took swift action help mitigate the impact of these actions to Lodge finances. Later this month I will prepare and send out a more detailed summary of the actions that were taken and how we are looking forward to the day our Lodge reopens.
We are cautiously optimistic that we can emerge from the suspension of operations stronger and more vibrant than we were prior to the shutdown.
Until then, stay safe, look out for family, friends and neighbors and know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Fraternally Yours, Chuck Martin ER
I am honored and humbled at the opportunity to serve as Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks – Elyria Lodge 465. I will work to promote within our Lodge the virtues that as Elks we pledged to support; Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity. Over the course of this year I hope that we can collectively accomplish the following:
• Continue to work to increase Lodge membership
• Increase member involvement within the Lodge
• Leverage technology and social media to better serve the needs of members
• Continue to support sponsored charitable activities at the national and local level
My pledge to the membership is that I will work diligently to continue the good work of all that came before me and position our Lodge for continued growth and success. In doing so we need to honor and respect our history but acknowledge that we live in a diverse and technology driven society and need to strike a balance that keeps our Lodge vibrant and relevant at a local, state and national level. We need to work
together to accomplish this…
In closing I want to thank Alek Radosevich for his leadership, dedication and hard work while serving as our Exalted Ruler over this past year.
He will indeed be a tough act to follow.
Fraternally Yours, Chuck Martin ER