Exalted Ruler Mary Fitzgerald

Est. Leading Knight Kim Calder

Est. Loyal Knight Paul Hebert

Est. Lecturing Knight Tom Powers, PER

Esquire Rob Tanner, PER

Chaplain Mike Hourihan

Treasurer Larry Murphy, PER, PDD, HLM

Secretary Warren Costa, PER, PDD

Tiler Brian Thornton

Inner Guard Leo Connerty

One Year John Leetch, PER

Two Years John Granara

Three Years Harry McEachern, LM

Four Years John C. Meagher, LM

Five Years Scott Cullinane

Members Lounge 781-396-0723

Exalted Ruler (Mary) 617-710-3022

Secretary (Warren Costa) 781-391-9915

secretary@medfordelks915.comcastbiz.ne

Hall Rental (Katie Cullinane) 781-395-5664

Kathleencullinane@comcast.net

Bulletin (Lauren Powers) 781-391-4130

medfordmaldenelks@gmail.com

THE FEBRUARY 14TH REGIONAL MEETING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE MAYNARD LODGE OF ELKS 10:30am

Greetings Members Good day to all! Hopefully everyone is taking advantage of this weather we have been having, and I’m praying February’s weather will stay the same. We had a busy January I’d like to thank all the members that participated in our first Chili cook-off; John, Kevin, Sparky, Rich, Brighid, and Katie and to our judges Ron, Arianne, and Walter. Everyone had a great time!

Regular Meeting Feb 11 Regional Meeting Feb 14 House Committee Feb 15 Spaghetti Dinner Feb 19 New Member Initiation Feb 25 Game Night Feb 27 Bowling Tournament Mar 6 ELKS Crawl Mar 12

Everyone’s chili was delicious; but Katie Delaney gets bragging rights! At least until the next chili cook-off. Hopefully we will have more to choose from. Our New Year’s Day breakfast was a big success again! Thank you to Larry Murphy for doing the purchasing and Kim Calder, Dan Evers, Sue Wolk, Ann Leetch and Lauren Powers for cooking and making everyone feel welcome. Congrats to Jerry Iandola for winning the 50/50. Along with paint night and night at the races January was filled with fun. Our February calendar is looking very eventful, hopefully you will join the P.E.R.s along with the officers for our initiation of new members February 11th. We will be having a spaghetti dinner Feb. 19 at 6pm in the fireside room. Tickets will be with the bartenders. Game night will be held on Feb 27th in the members lounge. Then March 6th our lodge will be participating in the Elks bowling tournament held in Norwood, which is always a good time with lunch being served at the Norwood elks afterwards, all are welcome to join our teams, a bus ride will be provided from the lodge so no one has to drive, Please sign up at the lodge or call me to have your name put on the list. On March 12th we will be having an Elks crawl to 3 different ELK’s lodges. Again a bus will be provided so no one has to drive. The sign-up sheet is in the Members Lounge or please call me to be added. The bus will be able to hold 50 people. Big thanks to Mike Hourihan for organizing the clothes drive for our veterans again and to Leo Connerty for organizing our sock drive for the veterans. It is greatly appreciated the time and effort you put into these two important projects. Our shuffleboard league will be having its first game this month. There is still time to sign up or if you’re not interested in playing…just come down and root on the teams and have a fun night out. As always please drink responsibly and be considerate of our neighbors when coming and going especially at night. Remember…….ELKS CARE…ELKS SHARE! Mary Fitzgerald Exalted Ruler

We are happy to report that as off the last Members Meeting no Sickness and Distress had been reported. If you know of a member or family member that Should be listed in this section please contact Kim Calder at kimc5555@hotmail.com

It's that time of

year to elect Lodge officers. The lodge will be taking nominations during the Medford Malden ELKS Lodge meeting on February 11 2016 at 7:00PM. This is your chance to take part in the future of your lodge and make a difference. Voting for all nominations will take place on February 25TH 7:00pm. Members in good standing ONLY are permitted to attend meetings and participate in votes. Nominations for all positions do not require a second.

Email: secretary@medfordelks915.comcastbiz.net or phone number: 781-391-9915

REGIONAL MEETINGS (10:30 am) February 14, 2016 (location change) Maynard Lodge May 1, 2016 Fall River Lodge Scholarship deadline Feb 1

METRO NORTH PER ASSOCIATION Feb 23, 2016 Stoneham ELKS Meeting Mar 22, 2016 Winthrop ELKS Meeting Apr 26, 2016 Medford-Malden ELKS DD Clinic

B.P.O.ELKS WEBSITES Elks National www.elks.org Mass Elks www.masselks.org Medford-Malden www.medfordmaldenelks.weebly.com Elks Benefits www.elksbenefits.com

Period to help end Veteran homelessness. This partnership and pledge embodies the mission of MyVA, launched last year to transform VA by putting Veterans in control of how, when and where they wish to be served. In order to achieve transformation, the Department has been reaching out to community partners working to meet the needs of Veterans. As a part of this partnership, the Elks will work with VHA staff on pilot programs in the cities of Washington, Chicago and New York City. In addition, the organization is calling on the group’s 800,000 members across the country to support efforts to support homeless Veterans in their communities. The Elks have a strong tradition of service to VA. In this fiscal year alone, approximately 1,300 Elks members volunteered more than 117,000 hours of service at VA facilities nationwide. “We’re so excited about partnering with the Elks on this important issue impacting far too many Veterans,” said VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald. “As we move closer to our goal of ending Veteran homelessness, partnerships like these will be critical to ensuring that all Veterans have access to safe and affordable housing.” “Our goal is to provide the tools and support necessary for homeless Veterans to transition successfully into healthier and more stable lives,” said Mary Morgan, Director of the Elks National Veterans Service Commission. “Most Americans agree that Veteran homelessness should not exist, but few people know how they can help.” For more information about VA’s homeless initiatives, visit http://www.va.gov/homeless/. For more information about the Elks service to Veterans, visit http://www.elks.org/vets/.

was held on Sunday January 3 rd and members had lots of fun and some great chili from the contestants. The Winning Chili was made by Katie Delaney, taking home the first Medford M alden ELKS “Chili Bowl” Trophy! Great Job by all the contestants.

WASHINGTON-The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is strengthening community and non-profit partnerships to better serve Veterans. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America announced that they have committed $4 Million Dollars over a 4 year

- Held Friday December 18th was once again a great success and lots of fun. It was nice to see new and

old friends join us to celebrate our members. Great food was provided by Larry Murphy and crew and our bartenders did a great job keeping up with the busy crowd. Thank you to all of our members for making Medford-Malden ELKS a great place to be!

Friday, March 11th - 7:30 pm - Tickets – $40 30% off Box Office Ticket price Watch the game from

Premium seats 6 State Hoop Shoot Champions will be Anthem Buddies 18 District Champions get VIP early entrance to watch the players warm up with 1 guest. 25 randomly chosen Regional Participants will High Five the players at Halftime 15% Coupon at TD Garden Pro Shop Hoop Shoot Kids need ticket to participate in event. Offer not available through Box Office. Orders will be assigned seat locations on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability. Only 150 tickets available To Order Contact: Bob Duggan 978-376-3103 or phuggybear165@aol.com Order Deadline – Friday February 11th Please help support the Massachusetts Elks Association by taking advantage of this Celtics discount ticket opportunity for members, families, & friends. $5 from each ticket sold will help the Elks National Veterans Service Commission/ Scholarship Fund.

was another fun day filled with great

friends and great food. Thanks to everyone who came down to support our FIRST New Year’s Day breakfast. Our breakfast crew has agreed to another Sunday morning. 50/50 was won by Jerry Iandola. Proceeds will benefit the Crystal Campbell Peace Garden. Great job to Mary Fitzgerald, Kim Calder, Sue Wolk, Anne and John Leetch, Dan “the pancake man” Evers and Tom and Lauren Powers. Stay tuned for future Sunday breakfast dates!

Special thanks to “Painting under the Influence”! All of our members and guests had a great time. Another Paint night is in the works. Stay tuned for details.

Joe Palmer Rob Solar Joe Bruno Pail McKinnon David Rose Rob Tanner Harold Blackler Sue Lillie Paul Joltki Scott MacAdams Ron Ferullo Larry Baruffaldi Morris Klein Richard Klein Richard VanStry Stan Winchester Kevin Alkins Martin Peppe Frank Rago Jasson McNallie Anthony Hegerty Evelyn Meagher Adam Crosby Lorie Dallasanta Larry Stanford Larry Cullity Mike Duggan Matt Insogna, Paul O’Callaghan Jim Marcellino John DeSangro Paul McDermott Paul Murphy Paul Nott Eugene Gallagher John Danca David Welch Lisa Amodeo Ed Trainor Sandra Finn Tiziana Buddle Phil Connors Matt Woods John Coppla Bill Gonzalez Frank Digiovanni Barbara Whittle Louis Maffie Asa Seeley

But here is a partial list of famous people that are or have been Members of the

B.P.O.E…. John F. Kennedy, Clint Eastwood, Ben Affleck, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jack benny, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Gene Autry, Gerald Ford, Will Rogers, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Lawrence Welk, Tip O’Neil, Vince Lombardi, Mickey Mantle, Buster Keaton, Edward Arnold, Warren Harding, Andy Devine, Casey Stengel, Gail Edwards, William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody, Ace Parker, Babe Ruth, Richard Moll Dave Beck, Andrew Jackson, Percy Saint, Ryan Kiesel, Goodwin Knight, Albert Rosellini, John Pershing, Montie Montana, Harry Cain, Zack Wheat, Jim Saxton, Tim Moore, Whitey Ford, Billy Barty