Kinderhook Elks - Lodge 2530

ER's Message

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Well, Fall has arrived; in between the rain drops we did have moments of the beautiful pageantry of leaves across the landscape, the arrival of the ‘Great Pumpkin’, and Rob’s hotdogs and wings on Sundays. October was an amazing and busy month. Now it’s time to set the clocks back an hour and get the turkey plump.

First, I’d like to mention that the Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship program has begun for this year. These scholarships are open to all high school seniors for college. Up to $50,000 per year for 4 years could be won. The past couple years Kinderhook has had a few scholarship winners of $1,000. THE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 15th. Please help get the word out. There are also LEGACY scholarships available to children or grandchildren of Elk members. Their deadline is February 1, 2019. If you have any questions on either application process, contact John Deane.

On October 20th, the Lodge held the Special Needs Prom. It was a wonderful event tens of kids having fun and experiencing a real prom. I cannot believe the energy that they had; some of the kids danced the whole night. A special thanks to Linda Baker and her crew for once again organizing this event. If you have not seen the pictures, catch them on our Facebook page.

On Tuesday October 23rd, we had our second ‘Elkdom 101’ get together. With a light dinner, we spent an hour learning and discussing the local, district, state and national web sites.

On October 25th, we held a new type of fundraiser; a Paint and Sip event. About 40 people attend and had a painting lesson/session. Food (heard the quesadillas were good) and beverages were available as well.

Finally, State President Stuart Rishe and his wife Nancy, visited the North Hudson District over the Oct 26-28 weekend. Our lodge entertained them during the evening of October 27th. They were treated with tours of the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site at Lindenwald and Harvest Spirits. They then came to the lodge where we had simple fare; a veggie platter, pizza, wings, BBQ chickens, and cookies. I want to thank everyone that attended; between members and guests we have approximately 40 people attend.

So what is upcoming for November? First is our lodge’s visitation by the District Deputy GER Christopher P. Akers, his inspection team and State Vice-President John (Jack) Lubera. It is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 11th with appetizers at 2pm, ceremony beginning at 3pm and the Roast Beef dinner at 4:30pm. All members are encouraged to attend. A sign up sheet is by the bar.

On Wednesday, Nov. 14th is our Wednesday night dinner where we honor our Veterans. Dinner is on us for all veterans that attend. Given the attendance for the past couple years, it will be packed.

Trim-A-Tree, as well as decorating the rest of the lodge, will be on ‘Black Friday’; Nov. 23rd. Please bring the family and a dish to pass while we get the lodge in a holiday feel.

On Tuesday, Nov. 27th, we’ll have our third session of ‘Elkdom 101’. This is open to all members. It is a chance to have a light meal and discuss aspects of elkdom that you may not be aware of.

A couple other items to plan for in December are: Lodge’s Hoop Shoot (date, time and location to be announced), the Marion Stegmann Fund week of Dec. 10th -15th (please signup for drivers and helpers), and the Americanism Essay Contest has Essays due Dec. 15th.

May you and your families have a wonderful November and Blessed Thanksgiving.

ER John Piddock

The time of year has once again come for the coordination of volunteers and donations for the Marion Stegmann fund.

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Date	Time	Lodge	ER
Sun 9/9	3pm	Saugerties #2574	Mary E. Playford
Sun 9/16	3pm	Catskill #1341	Michael Archambault
Sun 10/7	3pm	Rensselaer #2073	Nicholas Vecchione
Sun 10/14	3pm	Troy #141	Timothy Dennin
Sun 10/21	3pm	Hudson #787	William Mellan, Jr., PER
Sun 11/4	3pm	Red Hook - Rhinebeck #2022	Valarie Scovel, PER
Sun 11/11	3pm	Kinderhook #2530	John Piddock, PER
Sun 11/18	3pm	Brunswick #2556	Michael Pendergast, PER

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Marion Stegmann Fund 2018

2018 Visitation Schedule

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