Volume 71 APRIL 2015 Issue 4 http://www.pointpleasantelks.org EXALTED RULER’S MESSAGE Greetings Fellow Elks, I want to thank the membership for the confidence and trust they have shown by electing me and my fellow officers for the Elk year 2015-2016. I want to thank Tom Watters, his officers, and committee members for a successful year. March as usual was a very busy month. I would like to thank Eileen Miller and the Special Children’s Committee for the great job on the Hootenanny. It was not the usual Charity Ball but was casual and a lot of fun. Speaking for myself and I am sure a few others, I need to work on my square dancing. Congratulations to John Toole as our Elk of the Year and Eileen Miller as our Officer of the Year. Keep up the good work. Thank you to Johnny, the House Committee, and especially my wife, Ann Marie, for planning, setting up, and running the Installation of Officers on March 28, 2015. Way to go Nancy and Fred Frick for the successful Easter Egg Hunt. Let’s all continue to support the Lodge and each other in the coming events in April: Murder Mystery Dinner for the Veterans Committee on April 11 and the Motorcycle Committee Barbeque on April 26. Thanks in advance for the hard work. The biggest THANK YOU goes out to Helen McDermott for the outstanding and thankless job in March and April of collecting the dues, issuing the new membership cards, closing out all the year’s reports for Grand Lodge, etc. We also have the yearly convention down in Wildwood the first weekend in June. Last year we came close to filling the Hotel. Let’s see if we can do it this year. See you around the Lodge!! Fraternally yours, Bob Exalted Ruler Leading Knight Loyal Knight Lecturing Knight Secretary Treasurer Tiler Esquire Inner Guard Chaplain Organist Bd. Of Directors Bd. Of Directors Bd. Of Directors Bd. Of Directors Bd. Of Directors Lodge Officers 2015-2016 Robert Byrnes Amanda Horton Eileen Miller Jerry Rotunno Helen McDermott Ann Marie O’Hare Gus Adamo Joe Miller, PER Jack Secor Susan Flickinger 732-278-9422 732-600-8561 732-714-9553 732-546-6279 732-785-3323 732-278-9421 732-899-2722 732-714-9553 732-701-0535 732-458-5063 Rob Cook, Esq. Sharon Haugh Phyllis Willever Clifford I. Van Nest, PER Stephen Flickinger 732-261-0048 732-966-4433 732-714-1149 732-306-5935 732-458-5063 Committee Chairpersons Thomas “Bat” Masterson, PER Thomas Watters Eileen Miller Cus Dalik, PDDGER Chris Resotko Jay Ramirez Todd Schmidt Ron Panuska Mike Travisano Building Improvement Gus Adamo Community Service Brian Coyle Convention—2015 Amanda Horton Drug Awareness Amanda Horton ENF Cus Dalik, PDDGER Flag Day Joe Chickene Fluke Tournament John Veprek, PSP Fraternal Brian Coyle Government Relations Sharon Haugh Hoop Shoot Greg Smith House Brian Coyle Indoctrination Amanda Horton Investigation Sharon Haugh Lapsation Helen McDermott Lodge Activities Jerry Rotunno Lodge Scholarships Jan Picarell Mediator John Veprek, PSP Membership Amanda Horton Memorial Service Dino Castronova, PER Mother’s Day Service Georgianna Walsh Motorcycle Charles Scanlan National Veterans Service Nancy DeVito Oktoberfest Linda and John Gartz PER Association Thomas Watters, PER Photographer Ray Staab Presiding Justice Rob Cook, Esq. Public Relations Donna Rotunno Soccer Shoot Dino Castronova, PER Special Children Tom Watters Tear Off Raffles Gary Laudisi Webmaster Terry LaDu Youth Activities Dino Castronova, PER Activities Americanism Antler Audit Banquets Bar Steward Batter Up Building & Grounds 732-682-3350 848-992-6194 732-714-9553 732-600-6979 732-608-4179 732-899-8620 732-207-6076 732-714-9966 732-899-5115 732-900-2822 908-406-5555 732-600-8561 732-600-8561 732-600-6979 732-840-0891 908-910-9363 908-406-5555 732-966-4433 732-920-7516 908-406-5555 732-600-8561 732-966-4433 732-785-3323 732-546-6279 732-892-4522 908-910-9363 732-600-8561 732-995-5758 732-295-1945 732-740-4908 732-892-8961 732-892-4147 848-992-6194 732-892-5406 732-261-0048 732-233-4256 732-995-5758 848-992-6194 732-785-1962 732-899-4635 732-995-5758 Beach Party Fundraiser On behalf of the Motorcycle Committee of Point Pleasant Lodge #1698, I would like to thank all the members and guests who braved the winter weather to support the Beach Party on February 21, 2015. Despite Mother Nature, we had a great turn out, terrific food, and music that kept the dance floor busy all evening. Our dedicated members put in many hours to make this event successful, not to mention all the businesses and members who donated items for the gift auction. Another job well done!!! See you at the Barbeque in April. Respectfully, Charles Scanlan, President Recognition Awards March 21, 2015 Thank you to the following for their outstanding dedication and service to our Lodge: Elk of the Year: John Toole Officer of the Year: Eileen Miller Citizen of the Year: Kevin Hynes Kevin is the Point Pleasant Borough High School Basketball Coach and runs a basketball camp. He also is in charge of the Buddy Ball Program. Elk of the Month By House Committee Our Elk of the Month for April is Bob Scott. Bob has been our Membership Chairperson for the past 4 years and has done an amazing job. He has taken his dedication to that role even further by serving as the Southeast District Member and Member Retention Chairperson. You can always find Bob at the Lodge helping with all events, usually cooking up something good in the kitchen. Bob assists all the committees to ensure that our events are successful and everyone has a good time. He’s also known to be very lucky on the pull tab machine! Bob, thank you for all you do for Point Pleasant and the Southeast District and the laughter and brotherhood you bring to the Lodge. And, thank you for doing such great work as the Membership Chair. Congratulations on being our April Elk of the Month! See Nancy DeVito or Bartender for Tickets Point Pleasant Elks #1698 Veterans Committee Support America’s Veterans, Purchase an Engraved ‘Paver’ Your engraved inscription on the ‘Paver’ can be in memory of a Beloved Veteran, Elk, Family Member, Friend, a short thought, name of an Establishment or Organization. Paver size: 4” x 8” Maximum: Three lines of lettering per Paver 13 characters per line (Spaces count as a character) Cost: $100.00 per Paver Fill out your information on the form below with your exact inscription for the Paver. Make checks payable to, Point Pleasant Elks #1698 or Use a Credit Card ___ _______________________________________________ Visa MasterCard American Express Discovery (circle one) Credit Card Number _______________________________________Exp Date____________ Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Phone Number:…………………………………………………………Check #: …………….. Inscription: Use Spaces Below Mail Attention: Veterans Committee - Pavers POINT PLEASANT ELKS MC POKER RUN & SOUTHERN BBQ APRIL 26, 2015 Poker Run Sign-In from 9-11 a.m. BBQ Buffet 12-5 p.m. Live Music $20.00 per person All Elks and Guests Invited Rain or Shine Questions? Charles Scanlan, 732-740-4908 Hootenanny Charity Ball (Eileen Miller, Chair) Thank you to everyone who attended the SCC Hootenanny on March 14th. Thank you to everyone who donated liquor for the Wheelbarrow of Cheer raffle. Special thanks to the following for their donations: Pable & Evertz Funeral Home, our tickets; Beaver Dam Hardware, Wheelbarrow; Blazing Visuals, Posters; Lee Richards, Gift Certificate; Spring Meadow Golf Course, Round of Golf w/Cart; Gerard’s Liquor Store, Gift Certicate; Shop-Rite in Wall, Gift Certificate; Walgreen’s (Cliff Van Nest), Gift Certificate; Mary Garner, Hand Made Quilt; Phyllis Willever, Cowboy Hat Cupcakes; Ann Marie O’ Hare, Fresh Salad; Brookrest Sod Farm, 4 Bales of Hay; River Edge Screen Printing (Tom Hearn & Mike McLaughlin), Elk Jacket; and Alan’s & Mininsohn’s Fabulous Florals (732-901-5551), Daffodil Centerpieces. Thanks to our kitchen crew: Bob Scott, Joe Miller, John Toole, and Steve Flickinger and our buffet servers: Amanda Horton, Sue Flickinger, Carolyn Watters, and Georgianna Walsh. And, thank you to all of the SCC members who helped set up, especially the barn, and break down. By Brian Coyle I’m excited to be back as House Chair again. Me and the House Committee are looking forward to a fun year ahead! The first meeting of the 2015-2016 House Committee will be Monday, April 13th, at 7 p.m. Upcoming events include: Mother’s Day Service on Sunday, May 10, starting at 10 a.m. with a brunch following. Mothers are free and guests are $5.00. Flag Day Service on Sunday, June 14. The ceremony starts at 11 a.m. in our Veterans Memorial Park and lunch will be served afterwards in the Grill Room. Atlantic City Bus Trip—details coming soon—look for a flyer in the Grill Room and info on our website. Registration Form Elks Annual Convention June 5-7, 2015 Gold Crest Motel Wildwood, New Jersey Single: 2 Adults: Additional Adults (21 & Over): Additional Children (under 21): $320.00 $400.00 $ 90.00 (includes Friday and Saturday) $ 40.00 (includes Friday and Saturday) A 50% deposit must be received no later than Monday, March 16th, to guarantee your room. Final balance due must be received no later than Monday, April 13th. Any cancellations received after the deposit has been received or after final payment has been made will be subject to a cancellation fee of $100.00. NO CASH UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE ACCEPTED. For your convenience, you can pay by check or credit card. Please return the bottom portion with your preferred method of payment. ********************************************************************************** Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________ E-Mail: ___________________________________________________ # of Adults/Room: ________________________ # of Children/Room: ______________________________________ Marching in the parade: Y N Number of Shirts: ________ Please note: Shirts are only for Elks marching in the parade. Size(s): _______________________ For Credit Card Payments: VISA MasterCard American Express (circle one) Name as it appears on card: ________________________________________________________________________ Account Number: _____________________________________________ Expiration Date: _____________________ CID or Security ID (3 or 4 digit #): _____________ For Check Payments: Make check payable to: Point Pleasant Elks Mail to: Amanda Horton, 1122 Leonard Road, Point Pleasant, NJ, 08742 or put in the Leading Knight mailbox at the Lodge. Antler Boosters 2015-2016 Joe Abradi Suzanne Auletta Rochelle & James A. Baine, Jr. Clemens W. Bremer, Jr. Noemi & Paul Brundage, PER Don & Errol Cashour Joe & Marianne Chickene Jack J. & Camille Cimino Al & Eileen Clericuzio William & Theresa Cobb Robert M. & Bridget Cook Michael Corbally Charles A. & Jodie Cowell Dolores & Cus Dalik, Jr., PDDGER Harold & Suzanne Demarest, Jr. Joyce & John Diercks Suzanne & Gregory Doctor Joseph V. & Rosemary Esposito Isabelle & Dennis Fugedy Vincent Gennaro Allan F. Gile, Sr. Kenneth & Mildred Kaminski John W. & Anna Kaufman Scott S. Kerstetter Terence J. LaDu William & Donna Leinweber Christopher B. Leitner Annette & Len Luccioni Ken & Kathy Mathis Regina McCabe Sean McGrath Ellen & James McLees David & Lois McWilliam John W. Menschner, Sr. Eileen & Joe Miller, PER Mickey & Ingrid Osmundsen Ronald W. & Joan Panuska George & Lauris Pearce David G. & Jane Pestkowski Janice Picarell Robert W. Pursel, PER Alvin Mason & Marybeth Reffitt, Jr. Jack & Mary Lou Secor Bill & Pat Shay Barbara R. Smith & Sonny Bartus Thomas F. & Marilyn J. Spedding Rosemary & Steve Tassie John Terranova Dennis L. & Elizabeth Torode Dawn Tortoriello, PER & Robert Scott Mike & Judy Travisano Rich & Cathy Troppoli Ellen & John Veprek, PSP Harold & Pauline Wyckoff Memorials Joan Abradi Douglas Adamo Gloria Adamo Darren Arms Gina A. Bartus Carmie Brady William Harrison Brown II Phil Contract Maria Corbally Bernadine Doctor Edward G. Dolton Jr. Hy A. Dooley Billy Dwyer Vernon T. Emmons Peter Enright Dr. Sharon Erbeck Patricia Felstedt Nicholas Fetsick Herbert Francis Madeleine & Fred Frick, Sr. Margaret C. Haley Bob Haugh Daniel J. Hennessy , Sr. Ruth Hoagland Jill, Bill, and Bob Kaufman Edward O. Klein, Sr. Edward T. Knorr Donald Koch, PER Evelyn J. Lipkin Robert R. McCabe Lois McWilliam Kay & Lou Meyer Jean & Billy T. Morrow Nancy O’Brien Joseph and Dorothy Rager Charles Rola Col. Andrew L. Smith, USAF, Ret. Bernie Smith, PER James Sogorka Jack Toole Joseph G. & Louise Tortoriello William Van Druten, Sr., PER Arnie & Linda Van Duyn Walter Whelan Veterans Committee By Nancy DeVito It’s hard to believe it’s April. This is the start of new beginnings for Elkdom. I’d like to thank the outgoing officers and welcome our New Exalted Ruler, Bob Byrnes, and his slate of officers. Our Veterans Committee is always thinking of ways to raise money for our Veterans and Troops. I hope those who attend the Murder Mystery on April 11th have a good time and look forward to our next theater show. We have three fishing trips planned. The first is in June, second in July, and the last in August. Our service men and women enjoy these trips every year and I’d like to thank the Point Pleasant Fishing Club for taking them on these fishing trips. We will be planning our Super 50/50 Raffle which goes off at the Fluke Tournament in July, family picnic at base, and care packages for our homeless Vets and those serving overseas. These are just a few plans for this year. I am proud to have been able to ask our ER Bob to go on a trip with the Air Force to the base in San Antonio, Texas. Bob represented Point Pleasant Elks. He is also a business owner and this trip was to show businesses why our military needs time off from work from time to time to serve our country. Bob flew down on a KC10 and flew home on a C17. The picture below is aboard the C17. Pavers are always available. If you would like to purchase one, please see Mike Travisano. Thank you to Amanda Horton for the care package goodies. You are always thinking of those who serve. Remember, freedom isn’t free. Thank those who served and thank those who are serving. God Bless America! April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 10 11 Line Dancing Shuffleboard 5 6 Lodge Meeting 8 pm Easter 12 7 13 14 8 9 NVSC Meeting Line Dancing 15 16 20 State Training Middletown Lodge #2179 Doors open At 8 a.m. 26 MC Poker Run & Southern BBQ 12-5 pm Motorcycle Committee Meeting 17 18 24 25 Shuffleboard 21 Lodge Meeting 8 pm 27 Shuffleboard Line Dancing House Committee Meeting 7 pm 19 Murder Mystery Dinner 6:30 pm 28 22 23 NVSC Meeting Line Dancing 29 30 Shuffleboard Line Dancing Shuffleboard APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP POINT PLEASANT ELKS #1698 PROSPECTS: OCCUPATION PROPOSER No New Candidates Lodge of Sorrow George G. Clevenger Pavers, like the one to the right, are available for purchase. It is a fundraiser for our Veterans Committee. The paver is placed in the walkway of our Veterans Memorial Park. A flyer with more info is inside this month’s Antler. The Antler Published monthly by The Point Pleasant BPO Elks Lodge #1698 P. O. Box 1069 820 Arnold Avenue Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742 Editor: Eileen Miller Coordinator: Terry LaDu Publisher: Exalted Ruler Robert Byrnes Lodge telephone (732) 892-9843 Sec./Voice Mail (732) 899-7638 Fax: (732) 899-7412 Please submit articles for the May 2015 Antler by April 20, 2015 to Eileen Miller: [email protected] or put in the Antler mailbox at the Lodge. Thank you.
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