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Danville Lodge #227 servi~g Our Community Since 1892

From The PodiumExalted Ruler Joan VanOsten

Hello fellow Elks,I hope all of you are enjoying the longer days that

we've been having. First, let me remind you thatwe doI not have a meeting on July 1 Our July board meeting

has been moved to July 13th and our next regularlyscheduled meeting will be July 15th.I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for letting

me represent our lodge at the national convention inOrlando, Fl.. I will be leaving on July 1 and returning onJuly 8. I will represent our lodge to the best of my ability,keeping in mind that it's not my lodge but our lodge.In addition to the meeting changes listed above, please

mark the following on your colander. On August 14th wewill have the pancake breakfast for the Danville CancerAssociation. You should have received your tickets forsale or purchase. On August 29th we will travel to theSalemVA Hospital to serve lunch to the patients.Looking back on June it was a very busy month..

Members attending the spring state convention in.Charlottesville enjoyed it immensely. The little leaguebaseball team that the Elks sponsor won the city widechampionship.We had a cookout for them on June 13and.the adults in attendance had as much fun as theplayers. On June 24 we had our BBQ chicken dinner. Iwould like to thank Lane Hudson, Brian Travis, WalterHodges, Willie Worley and all others who helped make .the event a success. We'd also like to thank Mr. Milamfor letting us borrow the cooker. For the first time I"painted"chicken. It was fun.I know that many of you are on vacation and I wish you

safe travels and a relaxing time. .Fraternally

Joan VanOstenExalted Ruler••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• •• Important Notice •

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2010·2011Officers

Leading KnightRoy L. Craft Jr.Loyal Knight

Barbara GregoryLecturing Knight

Josh HicksSecretary

Walter HodgesTreasurer.

Bruce Hudson' ::•. 'Esquire

Michael CumbieChaplain

Carrol LollisTiler

Donnie HudginsfnnerGuard

Diannia HudginsTrustee's

Billy Clark PDDGEREd Harville

Ronnie Lollis PDDGERGlen Adams

Tom Dee PERAft To G/L

Walter Hodges PER

Lodge BriefsLodge meetings held on June 3rdand 17th by the ER Joan I

VanOsten. PER's in attendancewere: 3rd: Walter Hodges, Billy .Clark, Tom Dee, Ronnie Lollisand Jim Terry. 17th : WalterHodges, Billy Clark, Ronnie Lollisand Larry Morris.Social and Comm. Welfare:Mike Cumbie reported on theBBQ chicken dinner held on June24th. Flag day presentation givenby Leading Knight RoyCraft Jr.Reports of Committees:SecretaryWalter Hodges reported .on the PER breakfast. 59 tickets .were sold and did well for thelodge. Every one that attendedseemed to thoroughly enjoy it.A pancake breakfast is plannedfor August 14 to benefit theDanville CancerAssociation.Roy Craft Jr. reportedon the needfor extra bingo help on June 11th& 12th due to many officerswillbe at the National Conventioii thatweekend.Donnie Hudgings reported on acookout that was held held for theLittle League teams on June 13that Dan Daniel Park ElksShelter.(Did you know of ourshelter at the park)Investigation Committee: Foundfavorably for George Frazier forreinstatement and Phillip Deckerfor lodge membership.

July Birthdays

03 Jam.esW. GllesJoan VanOsten ER

05 Peter B. Bailey07 Albert A. MurPhy09 Eddie E. Morris PER15 Dewey M. Rutledge Jr19 Coy E. Harville22 Randy R. Lowe24 Charles J. Smith PER25 Jeffrey A. Milkowski28 Christo.,her S. Hudgins

Carl H. Reynolds ..Kenneth L. Ludwick,; .Roy L. Craft Jr.' ",Bobby K.. Hill

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Happy Elks Birthday

Charlottesville Summer Convention 2010

Message from the Grand Exalted Rulerr do not claim to know all there is to know

about attracting new Members and holding ontothem. However, r offer Some thoughts on thesubject.

In my book, membership boils down to whatwe do, how well we do it, and how what we do isperceived in the community. An active Lodge,working relevant projects, will draw interest. Wethen need to be geared to ask, "Are you an Elk?Would you like to be?"

We are all busy people. We spend much timeworking and child-rearing. We seem to have little time to do volunteerservice activities. Yet, with all of that, there are some folks who wouldwant to participate in a family-oriented Elks Lodge that has a Hoop ShootFree-Throw Contest, a Drug Awareness Pool Party, a Veterans' Picnic, theAntlers, and so on. Why can't we find these people?

r am firmly convinced they are right there in front of us and (just)need to be asked. The problem is, some of us are older and do not haveassociation with younger people. Some of us are burnt out and do notbother, even when a likely prospect is known to us. And some of us aresocial people and not Lodge people. So, what do we do?

The people who do all the work and are too busy to brainstormmembership must step back and realize, if we do not do this membershipthing, we will soon not have a Lodge. I suggest the Exalted Ruler enlist thePast Exalted Rulers Association to form and man aMembershiplRetentioniReinstatement Project. Make it the highest priorityof the Lodge. Call it a Membership Drive.

However, do not neglect to integrate all new Members into the life ofthe Lodge. A new Member is fine, but we must actively work to keep thatMember.

Organizations that grow are organizations that strike a responsivechord in the community. J believe our Order and your Lodge have lots ofwonderful programs and are poised to do just that. Work your programswith enthusiasm. Tell your story. Membership will follow, so long as anElk steps up and says, "Would you like to be an Elk?"

Sincerely and Fraternally,James L. Nichelson, Grand Exalted Ruler

Submitted by: Grand Lodge Newsletter

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P.E.R Meetings

At our association meetingon June 23 we voted todispense of our July andAugust meetings due to

summer vacations. Our nextmeeting will be September22nd. Iwould ask all PER'sto join and help in activitiesat our lodge. Please, our

lodge needs your knowledgeand guidance..Fraternally

Walter HodgesSecretary

Sickness and DistressedRoy Craft had a doctors check up and doing well. Kay and CalvinGiles doing better. Sue Ludwicks sister in Law home Irom Dukeafter having stints put in.. Carrol Lollis Doing better also. MikeCumbie reported on his new "Grand Daughter" Mike and babydoing good Glenn Harris, the person doing the repairs to Lodge .chairs had a bad lawn inower accident but is doing some better.A card to be sent to him.Tim Knights' father very sick at the Salem VA. Hospital. RoyCraft Jr. recovering trom a four wheeler accident. Janis Chaneyto go for an MRI on her brain in July."To The Sick We Wish A Speedy Recovery And To TheDistressed Our Heartfelt Sympathy."

'. Lodge ~riefscont:. Reading of Comm•. The secretary read aproposed resolution to amend Article III,Section 15 of th.e Constitution; A copyattached to minutes.Balloting.on candidates: .George Frazierwas duly reinstated into our lodge. PhilipDecker was voted on and elected into ourlodge also. He was initiated at the June17thmeeting.Proposition for Membership: NoneUnfinished Business: The smoke eatershave been delivered . Roy Craft Jr willhave them installed. They are to heavy forour people to handle them. A motion wasmade by Billy Clark and 2nd by GlennAdams to accept the new budget asproposed.New Business: .Bruce Hudson,announced that four local scholarshipswere approved . A date will be announcedlater for the dinner and presentation.Transportation for the girls to camp July4th and return on the 10thwas discussed.Treasurers report: Given by treasurerBruceHudsonGood of The Order: The E.R. thanked theworkers who:prepared the steak dinner's.Naomi and Jerry Emerson, Walter Hodges,Doug Haraway, GwynnTravis, .PeteRomano,Dale and Joan VanOsten.

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