2017-2018 Lodge Bulletin Contest

All, 

 Attached are details for the annual lodge bulletin contest. Please distribute to your local lodges and get the word out. As with last year, digital entries, i.e. flash drive, CD's, emails will be accepted. Please encourage all lodges to enter. Results will be announced at the Spring 2018 Conference in Rochester. 

Good luck to all! 

Fraternally

Michael Jones 

NYSEA Public Relations Chairman 

Three consecutive issues of the bulletin and a letter certifying the Lodge membership as of April 1, 2017 must be submitted to Michael Jones, Chairman, NYSEA Public Relations, 809 Mann Ave, Rensselaer, NY 12144 prior to March 15, 2018. Judging will occur in all six (6) Grand Lodge Divisions.  Winning entries will be announced at the 2018 Spring Conference. Any questions, please contact Michael Jones by phone at (518) 441-1845 or email michaeljns64@gmail.com

This Holiday Season And Always

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Liverpool Fall Clean Up

Liverpool Elks Lodge No. 2348 participates in the Adopt A Highway Project on County Route 370 in the town of Lysander.  Volunteers from the lodge participated in their annual Fall Clean Up by cleaning debris from several miles of the highway in the vicinity of the lodge.  They often have a competition to see who might find the most unusual piece of debris.  To their surprise this year, it was not what they found, but what found them.

BPOE 271 ( Oswego NY) Veterans Day

Oswego Elks Lodge #271 thanked all veterans who have served our country by offering all Veterans a free Fish dinner.   72 Veterans attended the annual fish dinner . Jim Dillabough and Bernie France greeted the Veterans when they came to the dinner. They listed a thank you to all members of their lodge who have served our country.  SO LONG AS THERE ARE VETERANS,THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS WILL NEVER FORGET THEM”.

BPOE 271 (Oswego NY) Oswego New Members

Oswego Elks Lodge No.271 welcome five new members Byron Smith,Jean Smith,Teresa MacDonald,James Anderson and Nancy Lewis

BPOE 2348 ( Liverpool NY) Liverpool New Members

Liverpool Elks Lodge No.2348 welcomed three new members at their annual District Deputy Visitation.  Pictured L to R: Tom Kanaley, DDGER, Reno Eckebrecht , Michelle Stewart, Don Neuberger, ER, Jim Roe, SVP and Phillip Bishop.
 

BPOE 474 ( Auburn NY) Auburn Halloween Party

Auburn Elks Lodge No.474 recently held its annual Children’s Halloween Party.  The children colored and made a craft. They also enjoyed pizza and snacks. Each child received goodie bag.
8 Children were in attendance. A great time was had by all.

Ontario Veterans Parade

The Ontario District recently participated on the annual Veterans Day parade held at the NYS Fairground.  The six lodges in the Ontario District are Syracuse Lodge #31, Oswego Lodge #271, Auburn Lodge #474, Fulton Lodge #830, Liverpool Lodge #2348 and Camillus lodge #2367 and are located in Cayuga, Onondaga and Oswego Counties.  Each lodge in the district gather together to pay tribute to the Veterans they represent further supporting our Motto, ‘SO LONG AS THERE ARE VETERANS,THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS WILL NEVER FORGET THEM”.

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Childrens Halloween Party

Liverpool Elks Lodge #2348 recently held its annual Children’s Halloween Party.  The children had several crafts and Halloween Coloring.  There were Pizza and snacks. There was a parade where each child stopped at several stations for candy or small gifts.  Each child received goodie bag with a number of various gifts.  A great time was had by all.   Approximately 65 children were in attendance.

November Veterans Remembrance Month

BPOE 2367 ( Camillus NY) Camillus Vets

During the months of August and September 2017 Camillus Elks Lodge No. 2367 assisted the VA in re-housing their 22nd homeless veteran with the National Welcome Home Kit. Good member Bernie Bunce, along with the help of friend, delivered a complete dining room set to a re-housed Veterans apartment.   There is a collection box at the lodge where items such as clothing, kitchen items bedding etc. can be dropped off.   They hosted a monthly Pizza Party for approximately 60 residents and staff both months.  Also both months approximately 20 patients from the behavioral health unit and 20 from the spinal cord unit were treated to a fantastic Italian dinner.  They supported St Joe’s homeless veterans program with three large bags of home and kitchen furnishings.  And again, a mystery donor   gave a cash donation to the pizza fund. 

BPOE 474 ( Auburn NY) Auburn Fall Festival

Auburn Elks Lodge No. 474 partnered with The Heroin Epidemic Action League (HEAL) in hosting the Community Fall Harvest Family Event on Sunday October 22, 2017 at Owen’s Orchards in the Town Of Sennett. This was a fun family event with face painting, a bounce house, balloon characters, Spider-Man and characters and Apple Picking. Informational tables were set up that provided information about substance abuse awareness, prevention, and treatment.  Elroy The Elk  was in attendance with members of The Auburn Lodge handing out Drug Awareness coloring books and materials.
Elroy The Elk was Dennis Ray a Student from the criminal justice class at Boces.
Pictured w Elroy are members from the Auburn Elks Lodge - left to right
Mindy Johnson, PDD
Janel Smith, Ontario District Internet & Electronic Media Chairperson
Edward Darrow, PSVP
Aileen Campanello
Mario Campanello, Lodge Trustee
Brian Schenck, Lodge Trustee

BPOE 2348 ( Liverpool NY) Liverpool Vets Picnic

Liverpool Lodge  No. 2348 recently hosted our local veterans from the Syracuse VA and Veterans Outreach Center for an outdoor cookout.  Approximately 16 vets were served Hamburg's, Cheeseburgers, Kielbasa Hot dogs and Sausage sandwiches as well as sauerkraut, salad, salt potatoes, corn, cake, coffee, soda, baked beans, mini breakfast pastries.  The Harmony Kats provided entertainment throughout the afternoon. 

BPOE 271 (Oswego NY) Oswego Jack Haynes

Oswego Elks recently held their annual Jack Haynes Golf Tournament.  There were 22 teams participating in the tournament which raised $ 3300.00 for NYS Major Projects. The golfers enjoyed a steak dinner after an enjoyable day on the golf course.

Pictured:  Bill Chorley, State Trustee , Jan Pashley, PDD and State Major Projects Chair, Carol Simpson, Tony Zaia, Tom Rollin Carol Dillabough, PDD Dave Canale

Red Ribbon Week October 23rd-31st

Camp Bristol Clean Up Day 10-15-17

If you are interested in the Camp Bristol Clean Up Day please be sure to register at

www.nyselkscampbristol.org Or contact PDD Mel Oliveira 1-518-522-5760

BPOE 271 ( Oswego NY) Oswego Project Life Saver

The Oswego Elks donated $2,000 they received from the gratitude grant from ENF to Project Lifesaver program.
Oswego County maintains a contract with Project Lifesaver International. Project Lifesaver is a non-profit organization whose goal is to assist in the location of lost people who have Alzheimer's, Down syndrome, Dementia, Autism and other related disorders. Project Lifesaver partners with law enforcement and other public safety agencies, providing the equipment and training necessary to aid victims and families living with these disorders.

When someone with a Project Lifesaver transmitter bracelet wanders off, the Oswego County Sheriff's Department, local law enforcement and the Oswego County Search & Rescue Team are dispatched by the E 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center. Specially trained personnel will respond with the special Project Lifesaver receiver units used to pinpoint the lost client's location.

On average nationally, the recovery time of a client who has gone missing with the Project Lifesaver bracelet is 30 minutes. Because Project Lifesaver results in the rapid location of lost persons the rate of success is impressive. In over 2,218 searches conducted nationally - there have been no reports of persons who have gone missing suffering from serious injuries. Nor have any fatalities been reported.

Pictured L to R :  Nelson Metz, Lolly Malone. PER,   Director of 911 Center Kevin Pooley, Carol Simpson, Sheriff Robert Ramsey, John Familo

BPOE 474 ( Auburn NY) Drug Awarness

Auburn Elks Lodge  No. 474 partnered with HEAL at an Auburn Doubleday’s baseball game. Elroy the Elk greeted Children as well as handed out coloring books with HEAL (Heroin Epidemic Action League).  The mission of HEAL is to create a community wide effort to prevent substance abuse, and to initiate and implement needed resources to assist those affected by the disease of addiction. Additional information regarding HEAL can be found at http://www.healheroin.org/

Elroy The Elk was- Brian Schenck Auburn Lodge Trustee

BPOE 2367 (Camillus NY) Camillus Elks 50th Anniversary

Ritual Judge Certification Clinic

BPOE 2367 (Camillus NY) Camillus Vets

During the months of May and June 2017 Camillus Elks Lodge No. 2367 assisted the VA in re-housing their 18^th homeless veteran with the National Welcome Home Kit.  There is a collection box at the lodge where items such as clothing, kitchen items bedding etc. can be dropped off.  They hosted nine wheelchair bound veterans to their monthly breakfast and gave each vet a lap robe.  They hosted a monthly Pizza Party for approximately 60 residents and staff both months. Also both months approximately 20 patients from the behavioral health unit and 20 from the spinal cord unit were treated to a fantastic lasagna dinner with much credit going to Camillus Catering and Joe Sgambati .    

BPOE 474 (Auburn NY) Flag Day Ceremony

On June 14th a Flag Day Ceremony was held at Veterans Memorial Park in
Auburn by the officers and members of the Auburn Elks Lodge No.474.  The key
speaker was the Honorable Michael Quill, Mayor of Auburn who gave a
Patriotic Address.  The symbols of the flag folding were presented by Al
Lane from the Knights of Columbus Assembly 735 Color Corp.  The Star
Spangled Banner and God Bless America were sung by Cherie and Olivia Avery,
respectively.  Brian Schenck presented the History of our Flag, and Scott
Murphy the response.  Retired U.S. Military Reserve, Boy Scouts of America
Troop # 43 participated at the event.  Taps was played by James Vivenzio.
The weather was perfect that evening with full Sunlight and a gentle breeze.
There were approximately 75 people in attendance not including the officers.

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Liverpool Fishing Derby

Liverpool Elks Lodge No.2348 recently held a fishing derby for residents at the Syracuse NY VAMC.  Over 20 men and women were bussed from the VA to the lodge on a beautiful summer afternoon.  Each one were given a fishing pole and bait.  Everyone that fished was satisfied with their days catch and release.  Afterwards, they were treated to a delicious BBQ and dessert.  Upon leaving, each were given a patriotic shirt .

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Just say No

Liverpool Elks Lodge No.2348 recently completed their Just Say “No” Program.  It is a program that is sponsored and paid for by the Liverpool Elks Lodge.  This program was offered at six schools in the Liverpool Central School District and approximately 450 children participated. The Just Say “No” Program is a program that is sponsored and paid for by the Liverpool Elks Lodge No.2348.  It is offered to students at the third grade level at no cost to the schools.  The idea behind the program is to provide the students with information about smoking, drinking, drug use, as well as peer pressure, so that when confronted with these items they can make a consciences choice to avoid them. 

The program runs for six weeks, one day per week for about an hour.  We like to provide the program first thing in the morning, right after school starts.  All students involved in the program receive tee shirts which we ask each to wear each Friday throughout the program.  We divided the classes into two groups; some students receive red shirts the others blue.  This creates a little competition between the groups to get the students involved in wearing their shirts. 

Each week a guest speaker comes to the school to presents a session on one of the following; smoking and tobacco products, alcohol abuse, addictions and peer pressure.  Each of the sessions provide the students with facts about the topic regarding why people do it, why they shouldn’t and some of the negative impacts on them if they were to choose to use them.

Here is a brief description of each session.

            Smoking:  The presenter speaks to the students about why people might smoke and why they shouldn’t.  This is done with questions and open discussions.  The speaker provides the students with reasons to avoid smoking; such as illnesses that can be gotten from smoking, the cost of smoking, people’s desire to be away from smokers, etc.  A lung machine is also brought to the school to display what a lung looks like and also what will happen to the lung when infected by emphysema and cancer.  They also talk about ways to help people who smoke to quit.

            Drinking:  A volunteer from Prevention Network presents a session on drinking. Discussing reasons not to drink and what are some of the affects on people who do drink.  The presenter has a short video tape about a cat that drinks too much and becomes possessive of its milk dish.  The video shows how an addiction can change some ones personality and disposition.

            Addiction / choices:  This program deals with drugs and everyday items that can cause addictions, things such as caffeine, sugar as well as prescription drugs and medicine.  Many common products have substances in them that may affect people differently and this session shows the students something as simple as coca-cola can have an affect on someone by over use. 

            Peer Pressure: This program is provided by Prevention Network.  They talk to the students about what it is and how to handle peer pressure from classmates to do drugs, drink and smoke.

The last week of the program is a pizza party with an awards ceremony to present prizes to the top three poster winners.  All students receive "Just Say No" pencils. 

At no time do we try to set stead fast rules or to lecture.  The whole point is to hopefully provide students with information and facts so that they can make their own choices.

BPOE 271 (Oswego NY) Oswego Drug Program

Federal prosecutors joined with four community organizations in the Oswego, NY area to host an anti-heroin event as part of the ongoing effort to battle opioid addiction. The U. S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District, Oswego Elks Lodge No.271, COACO and Farnham Treatment centers hosted the event at the Oswego Elks Lodge. The event opened with a presentation by U. S. Attorney Richard Hartunian, then the screening of "Chasing the Dragon": The Life of an Opiate Addict," a documentary film commissioned by the FBI and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Following the film a panel made up of prevention services, the District Attorney, the Assistant United States Attorney, a first responder, a police detective, the mother of an addict and an addict in recovery took questions from the audience. 

BPOE 474 (Auburn NY) Auburn Luau

Edward Darrow, PSVP and Auburn Lodge's Elks National Foundation Chairman presented a check for $2,500 from the Auburn Lodges ENF Gratitude Grant to Shannon Abate VP of SPwDD Services (Services for people with Developmental Disabilities) at Cayuga Centers. These  proceeds sponsored a Luau for approximately 250 attendees from their service center. 

Pictured

Lodge Trustee's Mario Campanello,  Priscilla Rock,  Shannon Abate VP of SPwDD Services,  Dee Dee Schenck, VP of Community Partnerships from Cayuga Center, and Lodge Trustee Brian Schenck, and Ed Darrow, PSVP.

   

American Patriot Service

The Ontario District recently held its sixth “American Patriot Remembrance” Ceremony.  It was a brief yet reverent ceremony to convey the appreciation of Elks who are members of the six lodges that compromise the Ontario District.  The six lodges in the Ontario District are Syracuse Lodge No.31, Oswego Lodge No.271, Auburn Lodge No.474, Fulton Lodge No.830, Liverpool Lodge No.2348 and Camillus lodge No.2367 and are located in Cayuga, Onondaga and Oswego Counties. Each of the Officers participating in this ceremony are themselves service veterans.  Capt. Thomas Kanaley, SC, USNR (ret), presented the oration. He is also a PER and current ER from Syracuse Elks Lodge No.31.    Catherine and Patricia Commisso presented musical selections.  Emily and Cory King played echo taps to close out the ceremony.

Members of the Ontario District gathered to honor the memory of fourteen American Patriots who died as a result of the Iraqi and Afghanistan Wars, American Patriots who died serving our country during World War II and all other American Patriots who died in our other wars.  We also gather to pay tribute to the families of our service men and women have served our country. 

It has been over 70 years since World War II ended, yet the memories of that war continue to linger within the minds of those who served our country and by their family and friends.  At that time, communication was not instantaneous as it is today and the fate of those who died or who were injured was many times unknown for weeks and months.  Those who served, did so with courage and why they are referred to as the “Greatest Generation.”   The Ontario District of the New York State Elks Association remembered our World War II veterans.  Nine WWII veterans received a medal honoring their service. 

            John Canale             US Army, SSgt.

            Henry Dewey            US Army, SSgt.

            Gary DuBois             US Marine Corps, Cpl.                               

            Angelo Favata          US Army, Cpl.

            John Fultz                 US Army, Pvt.

            Traver Knight           US Army

            John Saltalamachia US Seabees, 2^nd class Boatsman Mate

            Frank Terminella      US Navy, Seaman 2^nd Class

            Joseph Tuso             US Navy, Seaman 2^nd Class

           

           

           

Fritz Allen, Cpl. USMC and Capt. Thomas Kanaley, SC, USNR folded the American flag.  The flag was placed upon the altar.

The names our American Patriots of the Iraqi and Afghanistan Wars were called and a candle was lite in their memory.

            Sergeant Jerry Bell,                                                 United States Marine Corps

            Corporal Bobby Callahan,                                      United States Army

            Private First Class Patrick Devoe,                        United States Army

            Corporal Kyle Schneider,                                       United States Marines

            Specialist Kenneth Haines,                                    United States Army

Senior Airman Dennis Malone                              United States Air Force      

            Sergeant First Class Daniel Metcalfe,                  United States Army

            Keith Ochsner,                                                         United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Francis Phillips IV                                                    United States Army

            Staff Sergeant Steven Reynolds,                          United States Army

            Specialist Kyle Rookey,                                          United States Army

            Sergeant Christopher Simpson                             United States Army

            Petty Officer 1^st Class Joshua Smith                    United States Navy

            Lieutenant Nathan Williams,                                  United States Navy

One candle was lit in respect and honor of all World War II veterans.

The last candle will be lit to honor all American Veterans who have served the United States of America. 

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Liverpool Dictionaries

Liveropool Elks Lodge No. 2348 recently went to the Liverpool School District to deliver dictionaries.  The dictionaries were presented to approximatley 350 3^rd grade students from six schools in the district.   The Schools were:  Liverpool Elementary, Chestnut Hill, Donlin Drive, Nate Perry, Morgan Rd and Elmcrest

 The principals, teachers and students alike were thrilled to receive the dictionaries.

BPOE 2348(Liverpool NY) Liverpool Flags

Liverpool Elks Lodge No. 2348 recently went to the Liverpool School District to present flags.  The flags as well as information on the flags were presented to approximately 350 3^rd grade students from six schools in the district.   The Schools were:  Liverpool Elementary, Chestnut Hill, Donlin Drive, Nate Perry, Morgan Rd and Elmcrest.

 The children carried the flags in their Flag Day parade.

BPOE 271 ( Oswego NY) Oswego Auxiliary

The Ladies Auxiliary of Oswego Elks Lodge No. 271 donated $800 to purchase radios and Crock shoes for the patients at the Syracuse Veterans Hospital. 

Pictured Bernie France, VA Chairman, Terry Cooper, Auxiliary president and James Dillabough presenting the donated items to the Syracuse VA Hospital.   

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Liverpool Lodge Dollars for Scholars

Liverpool Elks Lodge No. 2348 Lecturing Knight, Allen R. Mitts, Jr. PER recently attended the Moving up day ceremony at Baldwinsville High School.  Scholorship winners are chosen by the school.  He was honored to present Justin Goodridge a $1000 scholarship on behalf of the lodge.  It was wonderful to witness these outstanding students receive both recognition and financial support from their community.  Justin was also one of the lodge’s Students of the Month this year

BPOE 830 (Fulton NY) Fulton May Day

Exalted Ruler Ryan Wallace, Kindergarten bike winner Wyett Clark, Leading Knight and May Day chairperson Dave Ormsby 

The Fulton Elks held a May Day Fair and Bike Giveaway in celebration of Youth. The Fulton Elks #830 gave away 16 bike, a boy and girl bike for grades preschool through sixth grade. The event also included rides, concessions, face painting, and 'The Parrot Lady' as well as other venues. A Drug Awareness booth was also set up and 70 bags filled with Drug Awareness materials and goodies presenting positive and drug free messages were given out to local youth. Fulton BPOE 830 also gave away a gift card for each child to get a helmet of their choosing as well as safety reflectors for their clothing and bike. 

Fulton Elks Lodge No. 830 completed their 66^th May Day Celebration. The 2017 May Day celebration was a fair to celebrate the youth of our community. After many years the May Day celebration was moved from the lodge to the Fulton War Memorial. A Drug Awareness booth was set up with brochures, color books and a coloring station that included posters to color with positive messages. Over 70 bags were filled with Drug Awareness material and goodies presenting positive and drug free messages and were given out to local youth. Many community member came together to make it a success including volunteers from the city, citizens and members of the local VFW as well as numerous donations.  A local artist donated her time for face painting. Her designs were amazing. The event also included rides and a group who brought parrots to interact with the community and have pictures taken. The highlight of the festivities was the annual bike giveaway. 16 bikes total were given away to children from Preschool to sixth-grade. Fulton Elks Lodge #830B also gave away a gift card for each child to get a helmet of their choosing as well as safety reflectors for their clothing and bike. 

Pictured:  

Exalted Ruler Ryan Wallace, Kindergarten bike winner Wyett Clark, Leading Knight and May Day chairperson Dave Ormsby 

BPOE 2367 ( Camillus NY) Camillus Military Room Donation

The Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room is located at Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport. The Staff and Volunteers of the Military Courtesy Room are proud to serve each and every member of our Armed Forces who walks through our doors. We are one of only a handful of privately funded military lounges in the nation.  They provide our servicemen and women with snacks, beverages and a comfortable place to wait and rest for flights or transportation to many of the local military installations, in particular Ft. Drum—a US Army base located a little over an hour north of Syracuse. Ft. Drum is home to the 10th Mountain Division and the majority of the military traffic we see comes from these amazing men and women.



Every item in the Military Courtesy Room comes from private and corporate donations from local folks and companies. The City of Syracuse has also wholeheartedly supported our efforts and is an integral part of the continuing success of our project



The Courtesy Room is named in honor of a local Marine, Cpl. Gregory J. Harris who was captured in June of 1966 during the Vietnam War and is still unaccounted for.

Pictured Bob McIntyre, Rocco Arcaro, DDGER , Jay Mason, PER and Bob Mariano , Veterans Chairman and from the Camillus Elks lodge recently visited the Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room at Syracuse Hancock Airport to drop of a donation of $750 worth of snacks, drinks, and personal hygiene items.  

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY ) Liverpool Elks Ladies Auxiliary

Liverpool Elks Lodge No. 2348 Ladies Auxiliary President Deborah Leonard-Sandore recently attended the moving up ceremony at Baldwinsville High School.  Scholorship winners are chosen by the school. 

The Auxiliary presents the Theresa Sullivan Scholarship in the amount of $1000 each year.  This was dedicated to the young daughter of member of the lodge who was lost at a very young age.  Taylor Trowbridge and Jason Wenneg each received $500 to help with their first year of college.

BPOE 474 (Auburn NY) ENF Certificate Of Appreciation

Ed Darrow, PSVP presented PDD Mindy Johnson with the ENF Certificate of Appreciation for donations exceeding the GER's $4.65 per member giving goal in 2016-2017

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Award

Kenneth Richards, PSVP of Liverpool Elks Lodge No. 2348 was honored at the NYS Elks Association Convention for his outstanding contributions to Elks National Foundation. Congratulations Ken!

BPOE 271 ( Oswego NY) Oswego Memorial Day

Oswego Elks Lodge No. 271 celebrated Memorial Day by visiting 10 cemeteries and placing wreaths at the grave sites. The members of the lodge then marched down to linear park to place a wreath under the American flag. The ladies auxiliary also attended the ceremonies.

BPOE 2348 ( Liverpool NY) Liverpool Service Awards

Liverpool Elks Lodge No. 2348 recently celebrated their 51st anniversary.  New York State Elks Association President Phil Conaty joined in the festivities.  At a dinner in his honor awards were given to outstanding police and firefighters that serve the members of the lodge.  

Sargent Gerald Unger, of the Liverpool Police Department, Chief William Lefencheck of Baldwinsville Police and Chief Tony Albanese of Seneca River Fire Department were present to honor the award winners from their departments.  Officer Marcus Lukins of Liverpool Police Department and Officer Martin Knaul of Baldwinsville Police received recognition as Officers of the year.  Ronald Bryant of Seneca River Fire Department was honored for 40 years of volunteer service to the Seneca River fire Department.  The recipients were all chosen by their peers in their respective departments

Pictured:  

Front Row   Officer Marcus Lukins, Officer Martin Knaul, and Ronald Bryant

Back Row    Sargent Gerald Unger, Chief William Lefencheck, NYS Elks Association President Phillip Conaty, Donald Neiberger, ER Liverpool Elks Lodge and Chief Tony Albanese

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Award

Sheila McCallum was recognized at the NYS Elks Association convention as district editor for the Districts Exceptional Contribution to the Empire State Elk. Liverpool Elks Lodge No. 2348 was also recognized for their exceptional contribution to the Empire State Elk.

BPOE 474 (Auburn NY) Child Safety Seat Inspection

On Sunday May 21, 2017 The Auburn Elks Lodge 474 along with the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office and members of the Cayuga County Deputy Sheriff's Benevolent Association held free child safety seat inspections.
Certified child passenger safety technicians from the Sheriff's Office, Cayuga Seneca Action Agency, and Auburn Internal Medicine   and Pediatrics provided the inspections and assisted with installations of the restraints.
Replacement child restraints were available at no cost Thanks to a grant provided by the Elks National Foundation and the local Auburn Elks Lodge 474. Elroy The Elk was in attendance he distributed drug awareness coloring books and book marks.
The Auburn Elks Lodge also held a Chicken BBQ during the Inspections.
Pictured below from left to right are Officer
Mario Campanello, Detective Lieutenant Brian Schenck, Elroy The Elk, Tracie Coulson (certified installation technician), and Sheriff David Gould.

Officer Mario Campanello and Detective Lieutenant Brian Schenck are
Lodge Trustees of the Auburn Elks Lodge 474

BPOE 2348 (Liverpool NY) Syracuse Chiefs Baseball Game

Liverpool Elks Lodge No. 2348 recently attended a Syracuse Chiefs Baseball game.  They proudly displayed a banner with their Lodge and number.  They were given a shout out with some of their accomplishments. A total of 29 members and guests were in attendance. 

Don Neuberger, ER Liverpool Lodge No. 2348, Jason Smoral, GM Syracuse Chiefs, Deborah Leonard-Sandore, Liverpool Lodge Ladies Auxiliary President

BPOE 271 (Oswego NY) Oswego Boces Student Of The Year

Oswego Lodge No.271 participates in a youth program to honor students from the BOCES program at Oswego State College.  They held a dinner to honor each of the students.  All the students are from Oswego County and are honored as Student of the Year from BOCES program at Oswego State.  Each student received a $100.00 gift card to the College Store at Oswego State.

Ontario District 6300 Military Room

The Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room is located at Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport. The Staff and Volunteers of the Military Courtesy Room are proud to serve each and every member of our Armed Forces who walks through our doors. We are one of only a handful of privately funded military lounges in the nation.  They provide our servicemen and women with snacks, beverages and a comfortable place to wait and rest for flights or transportation to many of the local military installations, in particular Ft. Drum—a US Army base located a little over an hour north of Syracuse. Ft. Drum is home to the 10th Mountain Division and the majority of the military traffic we see comes from these amazing men and women.



Every item in the Military Courtesy Room comes from private and corporate donations from local folks and companies. The City of Syracuse has also wholeheartedly supported our efforts and is an integral part of the continuing success of our project



The Courtesy Room is named in honor of a local Marine, Cpl. Gregory J. Harris who was captured in June of 1966 during the Vietnam War and is still unaccounted for.



Pictured here presenting checks in support of our local Military and their families are (left to right) Kevin Merriam, PSVP,  Syracuse Elks #31, Harris Room Volunteer John Slaski, NYSEA President Bill Reedy Jr. , Camillus Elks #2367 and Ontario District National Service Chm. Ray Caprin Jr., PER of Fulton Elks #830. The donations were made by the Ontario District 6300 PDD Association and Syracuse Lodge #31.