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IN GOD WE TRUSTNewsletter Editor: Joshua Gray PERWWW.elks360.orgEmail Address: elks360@gmail.comTelephone {860 442-0325}New London Lodge of Elks No. 36081 Washington StreetNew London, CT 06320PAIDU.S. PostageNon-Profit Org.Permit No. 146New London, CTNEW LONDONELKS LODGENo. 360Our new pin commemoratingour 125th anniversary is now availableBULLETIN – MAY 2022LODGE MEETINGS THIS MONTH:Lodge Meeting - Thursday, May 12th, 7 pmLodge Meeting - No second meeting in MayDirectors Meeting Monday, May 2nd, 6:30 pmThe Whaling City LodgeA Fraternal Organization

Page 2Members All,New London Elks 360Exalted Ruler’s MessageThank you again to all who helpedmake my installation such a wonderfulday!Last month I was able to attend otherLodges' installations, which gave methe opportunity to congratulate andwish their officers a prosperous yearwhile networking ideas on increasingboth membership and member participation. I met many PERs and PDDs,gaining insight from their years ofservice. I am looking forward to theState Convention in June and, fromwhat I have been told, the GrandLodge Convention in July will be anevent that I will never forget!Congratulations to our Elk of Year Dillon Rivera, Officer of the Year DebraSargent and Citizen of the Year RenaPowers! Well deserved recognitionfor all they have done to help ourLodge and our community.We have some exciting events coming up at The 360:Mother's Day Mimosa Brunch - TreatMom to a Mimosa Brunch on Sunday,May 8, 11am - 2pm ( 12/adult, 6/kids 10 and younger, Moms eat forfree)Golf Tournament, mid-June - Anyoneinterested in helping out and/or forming a team for the June golf tournament should contact Mel Rivera at(631) 276-7556. This is a huge eventand Mel will need all the volunteers hecan get! I know I will be helping out.Sailfest returns July 8 - 10.tuned for details!StayNEW DATE!! - 125th AnniversaryGala, August 13th - Make sure to getyour tickets! This will be a night filledwith great food, live music and achance to look back on all the amazing things our lodge has done over thepast 125 years.We are currently entertaining creativeideas for making use of our patio permit. Please reach out to me or anyLodge Officer with your thoughts!At the first meeting of the new lodgeyear, I discussed how to be truly greatat something, you need to be veryclear about your reasons for doing it,so I asked everyone to take a momentto privately reflect on why they became an Elk and why they became amember of the New London Lodge ofElks #360. Personally, I became amember of Elks 360 because I saw anopportunity to give back to the community that I love. An opportunity tohelp kids to be their best, to provideaid to those who have served ourcountry, to make new friends and attend fun events. At the Elks Lodge#360 I found a fantastic group of people who have been doing all of thatand more for over 100 years. So, whydid you become an Elk?May the Star of Fidelity continue toguide us along our path.Fraternally yours,John Graham, 126th Exalted RulerNew London Elks 360Page 15

Page 14New London Elks 360New London Elks 360Grants CornerDid you know that your ENFdonation makes us eligiblefor Grand Lodge ENFgrants?Freedom Grant - ENFThe lodge applied for 1000to support homeless veterans. It is a competitive grantwhich we will find out aboutin a month or so.Chelsea GrotonFoundationLast year the lodge received 2500 to support our youthprogram. We applied againand will find out soon.Are you aware of othergrants we can apply for?Let us know!The final status of thegrants for the 2021-2022year are below:Gratitude Grant 700 for New London Wildcats; 700 for Babe Ruth; 600 for New London YouthAffairsBeacon Grant: 3500 to support the Bootsfor Kids programSpotlight Grant: 2000 to support WhalersHelping Whalers.Page 3LODGE OFFICERS FOR 2022-23Exalted Ruler.John GrahamEst. Leading Knight.Melvin RiveraEst. Loyal Knight.George HotchkissEst. Lect. Knight.Aaron Baldwin PERSecretary.Erika RussoTreasurer.Kellie GrahamTiler.Velvette RoyalEsquire.Elizabeth McKee PERChaplain.Debra SargentInner Guard.Michael TranchidaOrganist.VacantTrustee 1 yr.VacantTrustee 2 yrs.Torrance Jennings PERTrustee 3 yrs.Scott Cooper PERTrustee 4 yrs.Keith RobbinsTrustee 5 yrs.Stuart HankePresiding Justice.Atty. Scott SawyerARE YOURECEIVING OURWEEKLY EMAILS?Email the lodge at:elks360@gmail.comwith your nameand email address.Funeral ServiceThe Funeral ServiceRitual must be requestedby a family member.This can be done by either making the requestat the funeral home orcalling the lodge, {860}629-8371.

Page 4New London Elks 360New London Elks 360JERRY HARRAN.Born: May 9, 1933Initiated: February 11, 1965Life Member: September 11, 1998Died: March 23, 2022The clock of his days has stoppedand across the motionless shadows marks the hour of eleven.May he rest in peace.Page 13Newsletter UpdateThese days, Elks 360 usesFacebook, email, and thewebsite to communicate withits members. There’s nothing like a good, old-fashioned paper newsletter, but itdoes cost significantly morefor us to produce and mail it,about 280 a month.If you’re comfortable with anelectronic newsletter, pleaseconsider switching. Weneed your written permissionto do so. Please email us atelks360@gmail.com if electronic delivery works for you!And if you prefer the papernewsletter, that’s okay! We’llkeep sending it unless wehear from you.McCARTHY HEATINGOIL SERVICE INC.PO Box 332, 50 Route 32Quaker Hill, CT 06375CALL TODAY (860) 443-2839

Page 12New London Elks 360New London Elks 360Secretary’s Cornerby Erika RussoPage 5Seriously where is the time going. Let me start off by saying theselast couple of months have been some of the busiest I have hadsince becoming an Elk 7 years ago. I’ll be honest, I was floundering.Who could believe the amount of work it takes to end a term yearwith the Elks and start a new one? The events needing to be set up,membership dues letters, membership cards, installation of officers.EOY, OOY, and COY event/dinner, filling out end of year reports forthe grand lodge and state, invitations to all, communications andconversations with elk members, and so much more. I thought I wasgoing to have to give up. I didn’t because I knew I had the support ofmy fellow elk members, especially the officers. You are all my family,and Henry would never have forgiven me if I gave up. I miss himevery day, and I try so hard to keep up with how well he ran things. Inow have this year under my belt and I feel so much more preparedfor the coming years. Thank you for electing me to continue beingthe secretary of the New London Lodge of Elks #360.The membership dues for 2022 – 2023 are now due. The dues are 125 for regular membership and 65 for life membership. The newkeycard to enter the New London Lodge is PINK this year, and youguessed it, I picked the color and it is perfect! You need to have thispink card to gain entrance into your lodge as well as to visit anotherlodge. You can pay your dues online by going onto our websitewww.elks360.org and click on Store and Dues, or you can mail inyour check to New London Elks, 81 Washington Street, New London, and also you can come on down to your lodge as we are openat 5:00pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.There is no better time than to come on down to visit and say Hi.Hope to see you all soon.Sickness and DistressIn convalescent homes - Lee Balch in Pendleton, Peter Cascioat Bridebrook, Lou Lupica in Greentree Manor, and Harry Chiappone at New London Convalescent. At Home: John Hunter,Diana James, William Lacey, Noah Levine, and MaureenLoughery.

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Page 10New London Elks 360New London Elks 360Golf Tournamentmid-June at PequotSave the date for our annualgolf tournament! Organizingmeetings for the tournamentwill take place on Friday 4/22at 630 pm and on 5/4/22 at 6pm. No experience neededto help out at this outstanding, fun day. The nextnewsletter will have the dateand signups for this event.Contact Chair Melvin Riverawith any questions atmelvin.rivera1964@gmail.comNew London SailfestJuly 8-10Save the date for Judy’sBBQ half-chickens served onJuly 9th. Park at the lodgeand walk around downtownNew London. Come back tothe lodge for a peaceful, airconditioned space to enjoy acold beverage or two and adelicious dinner.Page 7125th Anniverary GalaEvent Postponed toAugust 13Due to a number of scheduling conflicts, we have decided to move the 125thAnniversary Gala to Saturday, August 13th. More details will be published in theJune bulletin. If you purchased tickets and are unable to attend on this date,please reach out toElks360@gmail.com to request a refund. Thank you.ENF Scholarship Committee ReportWe are pleased to announcethat Madison Gates of Waterford High School is a nationalwinner of the Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship andwill receive 1000 a year forfour years. Next year’sscholarship program opensin the fall. Encourage yourfriends and family who havehigh school seniors in the fallof 2022 to apply! No matterwhere they live, the locallodge in that area will consider their application.Bill Struzinski - ScholarshipCommittee

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