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SPRINFIELD ELKS LODGE #1560 NEWS 

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  Latest imitation of new members at Springfield Elks Lodge #1560 are shown;   L to r;  Exalted Ruler Ed Knoras, Allen Coleman, Vt. Elks State President Jim Kirkwood, Dennis Allard and Gerald Malloy.  
 
News item submitted by Mike Gunn.
 
 

SPRINGFIELD ELKS LODGE AWARD GRATITUDE GRANT

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     Recently, Springfield Elks Lodge presented a $1000 Elks Gratitude Grant to the Springfield Senior Center.  This Grant money comes from Elks National after the Lodge meets it’s per capita to ENF.  Lori Johnson the Director at the Center had been asked by the Elks if she had any projects ongoing that she needed funds to help with it.  She came back with a request for funds to help complete their kitchen renovation project.  The Elks petitioned Elks National and came up with these funds to help.  This is the third time Ms’ Johnson has asked the Elks to help and they came through.  
 
Shown L to r;  Are Elks members, Kathy Knoras, Trustee Victor Baskevich, Past Exalted Ruler Carolee Murchie, Center Director Lori Johnson, Center members, Perk Childs, Paulette Shambo and Ellen Currie. 
 
News item submitted by Mike Gunn.

Brattleboro Lodge #1499 – A 22 mile walk for Veterans

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2023-February ELKS Magazine Page 47 published the Picture and description of Chase’s 22 Mile Walk for Veteran & 1st Responder Suicide. It’s only 9 months until 9/11/2023. In 2022 the #1499 added Breakfast & Lunch, High School Track walk so School and Anyone wanting to walk along with Chase, Veterans & 1st Responders walk to Veterans Bridge on Puteny Road, along with Brattleboro’s 1st Responders and Elks greeting Chase at the entrance to the Brattleboro Elks. How can we help Chase & Tiffany again this year? How can the Elks show their support for Veterans everywhere?
 
News item submitted by: Jil MacMenamin, Brattleboro #1499 PR

VSE Association State Scholarship Judging

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VSE Association State Scholarship Judging will be completed on February 5, 2023, which includes judging for the ENF Most Valuable Student and the VT State Roger Sheridan scholarship applications.
 
If you are a lodge scholarship committee chair, scholarship committee member, or an interested member, we invite you to participate in this judging process in one of three ways:
 
1) On-premise (Springfield Elks Lodge 1560) Sunday 2/5 – Noon:
  • Participants can bring their laptops to log in and judge directly applications assigned (this is a great option for 1st-time committee members)
  • Paper judging forms w/ paper applications which will then be entered into the portal
2) Remote via Google Meets Sunday 2/5 – 12:30 PM:
  • The meeting will start remotely at 12:30 PM (30 mins behind the on-premise)
  • Participants will judge directly from the portal applications assigned.
3) Remote Judging unassisted Thursday 2/2 – Saturday 2/4:
  • Participants who know what to do and just want to be able to complete application judging at their convenience from Thursday 2/2 – Saturday MIDNIGHT 2/4
  • Participants will judge directly from the portal applications assigned.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 1st so that the appropriate planning of application judging can be completed.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, Jackie Driscoll-Page, VSE State Scholarship Chair, 603.304.7434, jedriscoll68@gmail.com.
 

The AmazonSmile Feature is ending

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Many of us have probably used the AmazonSmile feature to have Amazon make donations to our Silver Towers Camp Charities.  However we have just been informed that as of February 20, 2023, Amazon will no longer be supporting the AmazonSmile program. While our purchases triggered small individual donations, Silver Towers Charities did receive an overall contribution of $1672.00 during our participation.  

Thanks to all who used it. 

SPRINGFIELD ELKS LODGE #1560 HOST SOUTHERN VT. ELKS HOOP SHOOT

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  Saturday, January 14th, the Springfield Elks hosted the Southern Vt. Elks hoop shoot at the former Park Street School gym.  Chairman Victor Baskevich and his Elks helpers  welcomed participants from Bennington, Bratleboro and Rutland Lodges sharp shooters.  
 
     Each Lodge sends six shooters ages 8&9, 10&11 and 12&13 year old boys and girls in each age group.  Trophies and a trip to the Vt. Elks State Hoop Shoot in Barre, Vt., on January 28th to each first place winner is in the cards.
 
 
 
Pictured are the Springfield competitors in the Southern Vt. Elks Hoop Shoot recently;  Frt. L to r; Addelyn Snide, Brynlee Snide (1st place 10-11 girls) w/trophy, Will Aviles (1st place 10-11 boys) w/trophy, Jace Beamon, Sawyer Daniels (2nd place 8-9 boys) w/trophy, missing from pic is Natalie Harvey (1st place 8&9 girls).    Back; Vt. Elks State President JIm Kirkwood, Springfield Elks Exalted Ruler Ed Knoras and Springfield Elks and Southern Elks Hoop Shoot Chairman Victor Baskevich.
 
News item submitted by Mike Gunn.