Colorado Elks Association

Welcome

John Amen, President
Colorado Elks Association

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays. Elkdom shines during the holiday season. We will soon be turning over a new page of a great new year.

Now is the time to work on that delinquent member list. A face to face visit is in order for all delinquent members that are local. These members joined for a reason - find out what it is and get them back in good standing. Find out if the reason for the delinquency is distress or sickness of the member. If that is the case the Lodge should take care of as our benevolence extends first to our own members. Do not let any Member be dropped from the rolls without a good conversation with a concerned Member.

Congratulations to Arvada Lodge No. 2278 on a great charity photo in your December newsletter.  The Members who do not or can not come to Lodge really appreciate seeing the good work you are doing in the community. Please thank the bulletin editor for me.

At the Grand Lodge level we are working on a digital membership application form. Elk Members will be able to go on the restricted portion of Elks.org and cause an email version of a membership application to be sent to a prospective member. The application is writable, that is the computer form can be filled out and an electronic signature can complete the application. Of course the Lodge Secretary must still receive the application fee in order to start processing the application.

Look who's leading in the state per capita donation race for ENF: Greeley Lodge No. 809 with a per capita of $31.027! WOW! Close behind is Evergreen Lodge No. 2363 with $26.37 per member. It's not over yet. Everyone, lets make sure our Lodge makes the Grand Exalted Ruler's call of $4.50 per member and get that $2,000 Gratitude Grant for your Lodge.

On a cautionary note I am aware of two recent liquor sting operations at Colorado Lodges. On one of the events the Lodge "accidentally" served a minor. I have been told that this operation is a state wide effort by the authorities so BE ALERT! Your liquor license is an asset of the Lodge and we all must comply with the rules in order to protect it. Alert your bar personnel.

Last, I hope to see you in Colorado Springs at the Antlers-Hilton Hotel. The winter quarterly informally starts Friday evening, January 27. We have invited New Mexico State President John Hilliard and Vicki from Albuquerque and Wyoming State President James Robinson and Ling from Cheyenne to be our guests at the Quarterly. When you see them please give them a big Colorado welcome and make them feel at home.

Be sure to sign up with your email address here -- Join Our Email List -- to receive email messages and notifications of important CEA events.

As you can see in reviewing the website, we are involved in many programs in our lodges.  We are a charitable organization involved in scholarships, youth and veterans activities.  We are very proud of Laradon, our State Major Project, which is a facility for the disabled and developmentally challenged individuals.

Please feel free to call or stop by any of our lodges throughout the state for membership or any other information.  As Elks, we are extremely proud of this Association and our mission to "Promote Elks Passion."

That's it for now. Marcia says "hello." We hope to see you soon.

Sincerely,
John Amen, President
Colorado Elks Association