925 North Avenue Burlington, VT 05408

(802) 862-1342

The Exalted Ruler’s

Message

Happy New Year my fellow Elks! We have started our

New Year of 2012, and for those of you that have New

Year’s resolutions, I hope your wishes come true for you.

We have just come off from a very busy month at the

Lodge with all of the Holiday celebrations, and other

activities, and I would like to thank all of the volunteers that help out with all of the

functions at the Lodge, whether it be bingo, a steak night, or working a private

party….thanks so much for your hard work, we couldn’t do it without you.

We had a very successful Hoop Shoot this year with 121 participants. We believe this to be a Lodge record. This was entirely possible by three key people’s involvement,

Donna and Gabe Diaz and our Hoop Shoot Chairman Tim Vachereau….thank you so

much for bringing this to a new level for our Lodge, and look forward to increasing the

numbers next year. The winners are posted within this Bulletin.

January brings us our yearly Interlodge competition and our famous French Night. See

the article in the Bulletin regarding this and also the French Night, and I hope to see you

all there to enjoy those delicious meat pies!

As I come closer to the end of being your Exalted Ruler, I reflect on the 9 months of

2011, that I have served. I am thankful to have around myself such wisdom from our PER’s and Trustees. I could not have done this without their help and of course the

support of my officers. I could not have done it without my chairpeople, and would be

nowhere without all the volunteers. I am proud to be an Elk, and proud to be a member of

Burlington Lodge #916.

With 3 months to go in my term, I encourage all of you to bring in a new member.

Applications for membership are at the bar. Bring in your friend, and have them apply to

be a member of the Elks. Bring them in to meet your friends, and show and tell them

how we, as Elks care and share. Get the word out folks, and I quote a past Grand Exalted

Ruler: “Be Loud and Be Proud”

Fraternally Yours,

Craig Garrand, Exalted Ruler

THE 916 BULLETIN Monthly Newsletter of the BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS Lodge #916 Vol. 12, No. 1

JANUARY 2012 350 Club..................................................... 4

Activity Calendar........................................ 8

Bingo Update ............................................. 5

Eldoes Corner ............................................. 7

French Night .............................................. 3

Hoop Shoot Results .................................... 6

InterLodge .................................................. 4

Lodge Notices ............................................ 2

New Member Meet and Greet………………5

Officers & Trustees .................................... 2

Santa at Elks ............................................... 6

Scholarship Update ..................................... 5

Steak Night Menus ..................................... 3

Sweetheart Dance ....................................... 3

Super Bowl Calcutta ................................... 7

Volunteer of the Month ............................... 4

Steak Night Wednesday, January 18th

Meeting Night Thursday, January 5th & 19th

350 Club Thursday, January 12th

Sweetheart Dance Saturday February 18th

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THE 916 BULLETIN

Monthly Newsletter of the

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks #916

925 North Avenue - Burlington, VT 05408

Published monthly and mailed to all current Lodge Members and select others, by standard mail at Burlington, VT. The content can

also be viewed at the Lodge’s Website, www.bpoe916.com

Relevant information for inclusion is welcomed and should be

submitted by the 15th of the month preceding the publication by:

emailing to bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net

Placing the material in the 916 Bulletin mailbox at the Lodge

front entranceway.

Mailing it to the Lodge to the attention of the 916 Bulletin.

We do our best to include all pertinent information that our

members would find interesting, however if the materials are not

received by the Editor on or before the 15th of the month, there is a

chance that they may not be included in the next issue due to the

time needed to produce, print and mail the Bulletin. Our goal is to

have it delivered to our members by the 1st of the following month.

We reserve the right to edit submitted items for brevity and

appropriateness. The Exalted Ruler has the final responsibility for the Bulletin content.

Editor - Tammie C Schmitt Photography - Wayne LaBonte

HOW TO CONTACT THE LODGE

General Information ................................. bpoe916@comcast.net

Exalted Ruler ........................................ bpoe916er@comcast.net

Lodge Secretary ......................... bpoe916secretary@comcast.net

Lodge Treasurer ......................... bpoe916treasurer@comcast.net

Trustees .........................................bpoe916trustee@comcast.net

Event Bookings.............................. bpoe916events@comcast.net

Bulletin Editor ............................. bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net

Reinstatement

Name Town Occupation Sponsor

Robert Irish Burlington VT/Retired Robert Lavelette

THESE APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP, REINSTATEMENT OR TRANSFER WILL BE BALLOTED ON AT THE JANUARY 19TH MEMBERSHIP MEETING PENDING INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE APPROVAL

Life Membership

Name Age Member for # Years

Donald Alexander 67 30

Lee Oldfield 73 30

LODGE OFFICERS 2011-2012 Exalted Ruler: Craig Garrand

Esteemed Leading Knight: Gary Poirier

Esteemed Loyal Knight: Robert LaRue

Esteemed Lecturing Knight: Pam Poirier

Secretary: Dave Eaton

Treasurer: Chris Bissonette

Inner Guard: Steve Schifilliti

Esquire: Robert Brown

Tiler: Dan Ryan

Chaplain: Hank Metevier

Organist: Rick Guest

State Trustee: Fred Dusablon, PER

LODGE TRUSTEES Trustee and Chairman (exp. 3/2013): Jim Procopio III

Trustee (exp. 3/2012): Gary Little, PER

Trustee (exp. 3/2014): Dave Blankemeyer, PER

Trustee (exp. 3/2015): Mary Paule Hill, PER

Trustee (exp. 3/2016): Rick Boucher, PER

The regular membership meetings will be held on the FIRST and THIRD Thursdays of the month at 7pm every month except in the months of July, August and December as approved by Grand Lodge Resolutions. In July, August and December the regular membership meeting will be held on the THIRD Thursday of the month.

The Lodge Investigating Committee meets the FIRST Tuesday of every month at 7pm when there are members proposed. Members are welcome to attend the Governing Board meeting on the SECOND Tuesday at 7pm in the Upstairs meeting room. Initiation of new members, if any, will be held as called by the Exalted Ruler.

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French Night

Saturday, January 28th Cocktails - 6:00pm

Dinner - 7:00pm

Dancing to Gravelin Bros. Band - 9:00pm

$25.00 per person

Tickets Available At The Bar

Filet Mignon with Béarnaise Sauce,

Split Pea Soup, Tourtière (Meat Pie),

Salad, Potato, Rolls and Dessert

Attire is Smart Casual

STEAK NIGHT MENUS

JANUARY 18, 2012

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SIRLOIN STEAK W/ SHERRIED MUSHROOMS

BAKED STUFFED CHICKEN

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Tuesday - January 3rd

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Entertainment by Wes and Sally BlairEntertainment by Wes and Sally Blair

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BPOE 916 InterLodge Competition 2012

It’s that time again! Time to sign up for the InterLodge competi-

tion. Burlington Lodge #916 will be held on Sunday, January 15th,

2012 starting at 10am for all events. All events will be held at the

Lodge except bowling which will be at Spare Time in Colchester

next to Costco off I-89 Exit 16. We need players in the

following areas:

Cribbage - 4 Two Person Teams

Darts - 2 Two Person Teams

Pool - 2 Two Person Teams

Shuffleboard - 2 Two Person Teams

Bowling - 2 Five Person Teams

There will be sign-up sheets at the lodge from now

until January 13th. We will have playoffs if more teams

sign up than needed. The other dates your team will

have to be available for are:

Northern’s in St. Albans Lodge #1566 on 1/21st

State’s in Montpelier Lodge #924 on 3/3rd Times will be posted at our Lodge

We will work together on carpooling for the Northern’s in St.

Albans. We will see how many team’s will be going to Montpelier and then discuss with St Albans to see if we can share their bus. The

rules are don't sign up if your whole team

can't make each of these dates.

If you have any questions, feel free to con-

tact Scott Worden at 802-233-9396.

Date Menu Extra Meal

1/12 Ribs & Baked Beans $12.00

2/9 Chicken Marsala $10.00

3/8 Steak No Extras

(March is for ticket holders only)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DECEMBER 350 WINNERS

Joan Alden……………………………….$275 (#257)

Joyce Bessette…….……………………...$150 (#278)

Theresa Ringette..………………….…... $ 75 (#210)

Mike Augustino…….....……..Won Extra Raffle Ball #120

Ashley Francis…………….……...50/50 Winner ($375)

Jeff Shepard………………………….$1000 PER Ticket

(and donated $100 to Silver Towers)

Reminder: Make reservations for 350 Club Dinners at least TWO DAYS

in advance. . Bring a dessert to share with a fellow member! Volunteers

are needed for setup, ticket sales, serving and cleanup. If you have any

questions, contact me at 373-7673

Only ONE (1) dinner per ticket

Only ONE (1) guest dinner per ticket

Fraternally yours,

Gary Poirier, Extreme Leading Knight

John Hill & Associates Colchester, VT

802-654-9260 jhill@CruiseOne.com

www.cruiseone.com/jhill Independent Dream Vacation Specialist

CERTIFIED ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL ADVOCATE

Volunteers of the Month Wes and Sally Blair

Thank you so much for donating your time for the kids parties and New Years Day and Wes for bingo!

We know Sally loves to get you out of the house!!!!!

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SCHOLARSHIP

UPDATE!

1 The Elks National Legacy Scholarship contest is still underway. This contest is open to children and grandchildren of living Elks in good standing. Information is available at www.elks.org/enf/scholars. This application is FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED ONLINE. DEADLINE DATE FOR SUBMISSION IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012.

2. The Roger Sheridan Scholarship contest is still underway. This is open to students pursuing a degree in Physical Edu-

cation. DEADLINE DATE FOR SUBMISSION TO THE LODGE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012. 3 .Applications for the BPOE 916 Scholarship Awards will be available January 15, 2012 at the Lodge or at the Lodge

website. This contest is open to children or grandchildren of members of BPOE #916 in good standing. Beginning this year this contest is open to students pursuing studies in both 4-yr. and 2-yr. accredited institutions of higher educa-tion. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS IS MARCH 31, 2012.

4. Information regarding all of the above is available at Guidance Offices of the student’s high school.

Good luck to all scholars!!!

Dr. Jack Murray and the Scholarship Committee

Bingo Update! For 2012, Bingo will

start at 6pm rather than 6:30pm.

http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars

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On December 10th we held our Annual Hoop Shoot competition at the Miller Center in Burlington. We had a record turn out of 121 total partici-

pants. This awesome achievement was directly related to the hard work of the fol-

lowing key people: Hoop Shoot Chairman Tim Vachereau, and Donna and Gabe

Diaz, thank you so much for making our Lodge proud. Thanks also to the volunteers

for helping to make it a successful day, Mike Evarts, Dave Smail, Dot LaHue, Pam

and Gary Porier, Jim Procopio, and our 1st Lady Carol Garrand.

The kids enjoyed shooting hoops, drinks, pizza, an Elk's basketball and a

Hoop Shoot.

The Following Winners will be headed to Newport Vermont on January

7th, to represent our Lodge:

1st Place Runner Up

Girls 8/9 Remi Belisle Amaya Bradford Girls 10/11 Sage Gonsloff-Piche Emma Larivee Girls 12/13 Sara Lamphier Boys 8/9 Dakota Brownlow Chukwuemeka Dingba Boys 10/11 Donovan Montgomery Saul Minaya Boys 12/13 Joshua Slossberg Conor O'Brien

The children’s Christmas party was a huge

success and well attended. The youth activities and

celebrations would not be possible without the help of

all of the wonderful volunteers. I can not begin to

thank my parents, my husband, and my children, who are my biggest supporters. They are always willing to

take on any necessary tasks and to work all day up until

the end to help and make these events a suc-

cess. Thanks to the many volunteers (so many that

there are too many to name) who served cooked,

served food, set up tables, wrapped presents, cleaned

up, kept the children entertained and truly made the

event run smoothly. Thank you to Michelle Charron

for her crucial role, Joey Purvis for coming and enter-

taining the children, Hank Metevier and clan for mak-

ing the children smile (as always), Wes and Sally who

played music, and Dave Eaton for taking pho-tos. Thank you to the many families who came out and

enjoyed spending time with other Elks, meeting Santa,

enjoying good food and great friends. We made cards

and crafts for the elderly, reindeer candy canes, bingo

chip trees, snowflake ornaments, gingerbread people,

and crowns, and children had an opportunity to be read

Christmas stories by the wonderful Mary Sweeney. It

was truly a memorable event and a great time to reflect

on a wonderful year and how truly blessed we all

are. Lisa Tulkop

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ELDOES CORNER

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wast-

ed.” Happy New Year! I hope that the year 2012 will be a

year of good health and happiness for all of you and your fam-

ilies, too. This is the time of year to make those resolutions

and to see how long you can make them last. It seems that I

am making the same ones over and over again. This year I

think that it might be more valuable to work on a “bucket

list” (things I want to do and places I want to go while I am

still able) instead!

This month we have our regular meeting on Tuesday night,

January 17 at 7:00 p.m. If you know of anyone who might be

interested in becoming an Eldoe, this is a good time to invite that person to come to the meeting with you. They are under

no obligation, but may be pleasantly surprised by all that we

do.

It’s not too early to bring in items for a raffle basket that

will be given out at our Spring Fling Dinner Dance. Remem-

ber that we have decided to do that instead of hosting the

Sweethearts Dance this year. In the past we have found that

candles, hand and body cream, wine glasses and wine, candy,

and gift cards have been especially popular. Maybe you have

some new items around the house that you might consider “re-gifting” for the basket. You might also know some people

who own a business and would be willing to donate an item or

service to us. It doesn’t hurt to ask!

January birthdays include: Tina Bessette, Irene Hams,

Theda Hurtebise, and Aline Lubinski. Happy Birthday to each

of you! Remember to get your special discount at Steak Night

during the month of January.

A final reminder is to bring fifty cents with you for our

monthly drawing as well as your donation for our

monthly food shelf collection. Thank you.

Take care, Beth Dusablon, President

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BURLINGTON LODGE #916

Benevolent and Protective Order of ELKS

925 North Avenue

Burlington, VT 05408

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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New Year’s Day Open at 11am – 3pm

Members Only! Guests Allowed after

3pm

2 Bingo 6:00pm

3 4 5 Meeting Night 7pm

6 7 Outside Event –Italian Club

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9 Bingo 6:00pm

10 Governing Board

11 12 350 Club 6pm

13 14 Outside event—1-3 Bar Bingo

15 Inter Lodge Competition 10am Outside event—1-4

16 Bingo 6:00pm

17 Eldoes Dinner

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Steak Night 6pm

19 Meeting Night 7pm

20 Outside event

21 New Member Meet and Greet

22 Outside event

23 Bingo 6:00pm

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25

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27 Outside event

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French Night

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30 Bingo 6:00pm

31 February 1 2 Meeting Night 7pm

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BAR BINGO IS BACK ON SELECTED SATURDAYS! WATCH THE BULLETIN EVERY MONTH FOR THE DATES!