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Saturday, September 9, 2023 come join Chasing Zero at the Brattleboro High School

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Saturday, September 9, 2023 come join Chasing Zero at the Brattleboro High School. The Brattleboro Elks #1499 is incredibly proud of the work Chase has done to get our Veteran & Suicide Awareness fundraiser where it is. Our goal is higher and the event is bigger! Please support if you can! Chasing ZERO
 
 
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Barre Elks Lodge #1535 Presented Items To Veterans, Inc.

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Barre Elks Lodge #1535 Exalted Ruler presented items to Veterans, Inc. Case Manager, Joyce Cloutier on July 25, 2023. Household items purchased from the Freedom grant were donated to veterans transitioning into permanent housing. Veterans Inc. is a national leader in ending homelessness among veterans and is located in Bradford, Vermont.

 

l-r: Joyce Cloutier, Case Manager, Cindy Whooley, Exalted Ruler Barre Elks Lodge #1535.

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Vermont Night at the Elks National convention in Minneapolis

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We would like to say an extremely large THANK YOU to all the Vermont Elks members who joined us aboard the Minneapolis Queen for our state event! To the members who weren’t able to make it you were absolutely missed.  We appreciate you all and thank your for your support! WE ARE? THE ELKS!!

 

 

 

News item submitted by Ruth Houle.

AT THE ELKS CONVENTION

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Vermont Elks Association 2023/2024 State President, Tom Maloney, Newport, VT Elks Lodge # 2155.

 

Photo credit: Kristin Calcagni, Barre Elks Lodge #1535

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SPRINGFIELD ELKS LODGE #1560 AWARDS GRANT TO VETERAN’S PLACE

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 Recently, Springfield Elks Lodge applied for a Freedom Grant through Elks National Foundation and were awarded $1000 to be given to The Veterans’ Place in Northfield, Vt.
 
     On Wednesday, June 21st, three Elk members traveled to Northfield to present a check to the Veterans’ Place Inc.  On their brochure the question is, If America is the home of the brave, why are so many of the brave homeless?   
 
     The Veterans’ Place, Inc., (TVPI) consists of transitional housing for homeless Veterans in Vermont.  The mission of the The Veteran’s Place is dedicated to providing unhoused veterans with the environment, tools and support they need to transition to independant, sustainable, substance-free and productive lives.  Also, their vision is to see an end to veteran homelessness through a statewide, coordinated, accessible network of supports and services, as modeled by TVPI.
 
     The Place consists of (18) single bedrooms and currently they have (17) occupants in the house.  The tenants may come and go as they please by signing the register at the entrance.  If possible they can hold down jobs and they have to sign back in each night unless they are on a weekend leave with family.  When they return they are tested to make sure they have not broken the rules, whether it be drugs or alcohol.   In some cases they are given 2nd chances but only one time.  
 
     The Veteran’s Place accepts donations and in-kind gifts like the Elks Grant.   Also, they apply for grants from the VA and other revenues.   The tenants at the Veteran’s Place come from recomendations by the VA Hospital in White River Jct., Vt.   Donations may be made to The Veterans’ Place, 220 Vine St., Northfield, Vt. 05663
 
Caption for attached pic;  Shown at the entrance of the Veterans’ Home is L to r; Mike Gunn, PR chairman for Spr. Elks,  Carolee Murchie current Exalted Ruler of the Spr. Elks, Diana Weggler Pres. of the Board at The Veteran’s Place and Karen Boyce, Director of The Veteran’s Place.
 
News item submitted by Mike Gunn.