MA Elks Association
Informational Special Update
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Massachusetts
Elks Association
Email Informational Special
Update - 9-24-09
Today is:The Festival Of The Festival Of
Latest Novelties in the United States
Here is a Link for the
2010 Elks Midwinter Cruise
Son of Worcester Elks Member Honored by Red
Sox
At the recent Elks Night at Fenway on
August 28, 2009, the son of Worcester Elks member, Paul Gunnerson,
Sr. was honored both by the members of the Worcester Lodge #243 and
by the Red Sox staff at Fenway.
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Gunnerson Jr. has
completed four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and is soon to
return for a 5th. Paul Turner, PER, organizer of the Worcester trip
to Fenway, presented Sgt. Gunnerson with a plaque in gratitude for
his service to our country on behalf of the Worcester Lodge. Sgt.
Gunnerson received a standing ovation from the 100 members and
guests traveling to Fenway for the game that night from the
Worcester Lodge.
Once at Fenway Sgt. Gunnerson along with his family, including his son Mitchell on his first trip to Fenway, were given great seats behind home plate in the EMC box section. Mitch got an autographed ball from "Big Papi" and Paul Jr. was given a signed and personalized ball from pitcher Tim Wakefield, who normally does not sign balls, but is very big on veterans. Also hats and shirts from the Red Sox Foundation were given.
Once at Fenway Sgt. Gunnerson along with his family, including his son Mitchell on his first trip to Fenway, were given great seats behind home plate in the EMC box section. Mitch got an autographed ball from "Big Papi" and Paul Jr. was given a signed and personalized ball from pitcher Tim Wakefield, who normally does not sign balls, but is very big on veterans. Also hats and shirts from the Red Sox Foundation were given.
Pictured Above: Sgt. Gunnerson was
further honored by a Welcome Home mention on the jumbotron during
the game. It was truly a night the Gunnersons will never forget.
Pictured Above: being presented his Elks
Certificate, L-R Mitchell Gunnerson, Sgt. Paul Gunnerson, Jr., and
Paul Turner, PER
Worcester Lodge also donated two
tickets to the recent Red Sox game at Elks Night at Fenway to
their local Boys/Girls Club. A member of the staff, Ian
Witt, plus one of the members of the Worcester Boys/Girls Club,
Shivani Kumar, were treated to a night at the Red Sox including
the bus trip to the game and a box lunch at the Lodge before the
game. The Worcester Lodge has worked with the Boys/Girls Club in
the past, serving meals through their Kids Cafe program to needy
boys and girls.
(Pictured at Fenway 8-28-09 photo l
to r: Shivani Kumar and Ian Witt)
Thank You From Karen Norton - Hostess of Our Hospitality Room In Portland, OR
I would like to give a BIG THANK YOU
to all who helped me in the Hospitality Room in Portland. It was a
great time and I could not have done it with out all of you. Also we
collected $1,070.00 for our Charities. It will be splint between the
Scholarships and Veterans. Thank you all again.
The
date is fast approaching and we are finalizing the preparations
for the arrival of our Grand Exalted Ruler James Nichelson
and our Hospitality Room at the Mansfield Holiday Inn for the
weekend of October 2nd and 3rd.
If you
are planning on bringing a food or drink item, can you please
contact me at
dopey2149@aol.com This will help to ensure we don't get too
much of one thing. Any and all donations are greatly
appreciated!
Let's
have a great room for all of us and our Guests of Honor.
Karen Norton Hospitality Room Chairman.
Winthrop Lodge #1078 Takes Veterans on Boat
Cruise
Recently, The Winthrop Lodge of Elks shared a
great day with the Veterans from the Chelsea Soldiers Home. A bus
arrived at the Winthrop Publis Boat Landing only to find we were taking
a cruise around Boston Harbor on a converted WW II U.S. Naval vessel.
Future Elk Members Kathy and Tim Gover donated their boat and crew which
really surprised the Veterans. The Massport fire boat, Mass. State
Police patrol boat and fellow Elks were our escorts. This was followed
by music, food, bingo, scratch tickets and great conversation back at
the Lodge.
Pictured Above: L-R Exalted
Ruler Johnny Floyd, Irene Digiovanni, Captain Tim Gover, First Mate
Kathy Gover and Dick Thistle Above: Jesse, Steve and Joshua
Rosenthal holding Winthrop Lodge Banner.
MA Elks At Pawtucket Red Sox
Once again this year, we had a sell out
for the MA Elks at PawSox Game. A great time was had by all, even
if the home team lost, it was a picture perfect day to see a ball
game.
Pictured Above L-R: Jim Faulk, Quincy
Lodge Asst. Vetrans Committee Chairman with Stephen Aucoin, State
Chairman for Ma Elks Day at the Paw Sox.