Events and Stuff
Its new Kearney Elks Monthly Lottery
$2.00 PER TICKET
ONLY 500 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD
YOU COULD WIN UP TO $500.00!
Drawing 4th Tuesday Night at 7:30 p.m.
at Beer & Burger Night.
(Need not be present to win)
HELP SUPPORT YOUR LODGE
Winners so far are:
Doug Giles won $206 in May
Mildred Harris won $158 in June
No July lottery
Mitch O"Neil won $250 in August
Dallas Wymore won $73 in September
Robert Rosenthal won $77 in October
Charles Devine won $67 in November
Doug Lund won $43.00 in December
No drawing was held in January
Soup or Chili Bowl
Kearney Elks Lodge #984 has entered the Soup or Chili Bowl sponsored by the Ft. Kearney Red
Cross. Bill Sebree & Mike Twitchell will be the "Chili Chefs" for our Lodge. The event will be
held on Friday, February 3 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the UNK Health and Sports Center,
Auxillary Gym. Why not spend $5; enjoy and judge all types of soups?
Veteran's Hospital Visitations
We have received our dates for visitation to the Grand Island Veteran's Hospital. The dates are:
March 13, May 8 and September 11. Elks travel to G.I. to play bingo with the vets for one hour
from 7 - 8 p.m. If you are interested in making this trip, please contact Spencer Kuhl. We need
at least three people to help with the event.
Kids on the block
A Kids on the block performance is an unforgettable educational experience. Th "kids" vividly and
effectively model relationships between people both with and without disabilities, through
frank and other humorous communication of facts and feelings between the puppet characters and
the audience.
All of our puppets are operated by trained puppeteer. The program uses a set of 3 - 4 ft. tall
puppets to convey its message to children and encourage them to ask questions.
Brenda Daum
1510 Ave. O, Cozad, NE 69130.
308-784-4058
brendalob@hotmail.com.
District Hoop Shoot Results
By winning their age divisions, Maddie, Jack, Braden and Kylie qualify for the state championships
to be held in York, NE on Saturday, February 11 at York Middle School. Gary White (12 - 13) and
Allison bauer (10 - 11) finished second in their age divisions. This was a remarkable showing
by the young people representing Kearney Lodge and they are to be congratulated on a job well done.
1. 8 - 9 Girl: Maddie Wegner: 19/25
2. 8 - 9 Boy; Jack Johsnon; 14/25
3. 10 - 11 Boy; Braden Rich; 19/25
4. 12 - 13 Girl; Kylie Thiele; 18/25
St. Patrick's Day
Youth Activities Fund Raiser
Saturday, March 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets $17.50 available at
Elks Country Golf or Elks Officers
Elks Country Golf - 103rd & Antelope
Wanted: Salads, Chessy Potatoes & Desserts for St. Patrick's Day Fund Raiser--Contact Doug Williams.
This Valentine's Day, Commit to the ENF
Be our Valentine! Commit to the Elks National Foundation, and you can show your support of the
ENF's work to build stronger communities all year without writing a single check! It's the easiest
relationship you'll ever have. All you have to do is join the ENF Fidelity Club.
The ENF Fidelity Club recognizes donors who support the ENF automatically through credit card,
direct debit or payroll deductions. These automatic monthly or quarterly gifts come directly to the
ENF, and count toward your Lodge's per capita and your individual giving total.
Fidelity Club members who reach designated benchmarks receive special benefits, including a
membership card sticker, a Fidelity Club pin and pin attachments.
Fidelity Club enrollment forms are availble on our website,
www.elks.org/enf/fidelityclub.cfm. Keep the Great Heart of Elkdom beating and make your
relationship with the ENF last by enrolling today!
Quick Hitters
If you are interested in becoming an officer of Kearney Elks Lodge #984, you are encouraged
to visit with Spencer Kuhl.
The Nebraska Elks Association is sponsoring the Exhalted Ruler, Secretary, Trustee seminar in
G.I. on February 25 - 26.
Member Benefits and discounts may be found at www.elksbenefits.com
Nominations of officers will be held on February 7, 2012 with elections to be held on Tuesday,
February 21.
If you are going south for the winter, please report all address changes to Riley Harris
at 237-2735. You may e-mail him at
harrisriley@charter.net.
If you would like Elks reminders or news via e-mail; please send your e-mail address to
ron.nelson8100@yahoo.com.
We are trying to build an e-mail list to better
communicate with you. Your cooperation
would be very much appreciated.
Elks National Foundation
The mission statement of the Elks National Foundation is to help Elks build stronger
communities. The ENF Board of Trustees approved appropriations and distributions for the
2011 - 2012 fiscal year totaling a record $21.7 million.
- State Elks Association Grants: 8.1 million
- Scholarship Programs: $3.64 million
- Elks National Veterans Service Program: $1.135 million
- Elks "Hoop Shoot" free throw contest: $809,275
- Elks Memorial Building Maintenance: $406,146
- Elks Drug Awareness Program: $715,350
- Community Investments Program: $4.6 million
If you have not already done so, you are encouraged to make your donation to the Elks
National Foundation and emphasize Grand Exalted Ruler David R. Carr's theme of "Elks give
from the Heart."
ENF Legacy Award
Legacy Awards are merit-based scholarships for the children and
grandchildren of Elks in good standing. In 2011-2012, the Elks
National Foundation allocated $1 million to fund these scholarships.
If you know an Elks child who is a high school senior, encourage
them to visit www.elks.org/enf/scholars
for information,including eligibility and deadlines.
Most Valuable Student Scholarships
Most Valuable Student SCholarships are awarded to students over four
years of college by ENF.
The two first-place recipients receive a total of $60,000.00 each;
two second-place recipients, $40,000.00 each; two third-place
$20,000.00 each; two fourth-place, $16,000.00 each; two fifth-place
$12,000.00 each; four sixth-place, $10,000.00 each; four seventh-place,
$8,000.00 each. The 482 runners-up each recieve a $4,000.00 scholarship.
Application for the 2012 contest, open to any high school senior who is
a U.S. citizen, will be available beginning September 1, 2011, either
online at www.elks.org/enf, local Elks
Lodges or high school guidance offices.
Donate Life
The Benevolent and Protected Order of Elks of the USA has joined forces
with Donate Life America to increase donations of organs, eyes and life
saving tissue.
The Grand Lodge, Lodge Activities/State Associations Committee is asking
Elks Lodges nationwide to promote the Organ Donor Program. The need is
paramount. More than 110,000 patients were waiting for organ transplants
as of March 2011, according to the Donate Life American Web site. Only 28,663
organ transplants had been performed in 2010, and even fewer - 14,502 - organ
donations had been made in that year.
For more information on the importance of donation and how to become a registered
donor go to the Donate Life Website, www.donatelife.net.
Army of Hope
"Army of Hope" is an Elks program designed to assist the families of
Military Reservists and the National Guard who have been called to
active duty during these times of crisis in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If you would be willing to assist with lawn mowing, painting projects
car repair, electrical work etc., please contact Dana Ernst for more
information.
BPO Elks Disaster Relief Fund
Grand Exalted Ruler Michael F. Smith has announced that through the Elks
Disaster Relief Fund $100,000.00 was sent to the Alabama, North Carolina and
Georgia State Elks Associations which were affected by the terrible storms.
He is asking Elk Members to "Be Proud...Be Loud...and Be Visible by sending
donations to our Disaster Relief Fund to replenish the funds expended so we
have money available to lighten the burden and lend a helping hand to victims
of future catastrophes.
Donations are tax deductible as allowed under the 501C(3) IRS Code. All Checks
should be made payable to BPO Disaster Relief Fund. Contributions should be mailed to:
BPO Elks Disaster Releif Fund
2750 N. Lakeview Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614-1889
