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As the New Elk year begins
I would like to say that I am
very excited to be starting
the new fraternal year,
2017-2018. We have an
awesome slate of officers -
some who are returning
and some who are new.
Please join me in congratu-
lating them and welcoming
them to their respective
offices and positions. Our
Officer Installation is
Sunday, April 2nd for all
who would like to come.
In recent months, we've
had many new members
join us, and it's creating a
vibrant energy in the lodge
which, I'm sure that you'll
agree, is very refreshing.
As Elks, we are all a part of
the same team, and we
share the same vision. I
look forward to a remarka-
ble year in which we will be
celebrating our 50th anni-
versary in September, and,
as we begin our year, our
lodge calendar is filling up
quickly with many
sensational events. Lodge
# 2370 is a lodge that is
very busy and is striving to
create new beginnings
during this coming Elk
year. There are many
things happening in April
alone for those who wish
to get involved.
I would also like to take
this opportunity to give
sincere thanks to all of the
outgoing officers and com-
mittee chairs for their
dedication and faithful
service to our lodge, to the
Central District, and to our
Order. I encourage you to
remain involved and to
assist the new officers and
committee chairs, in any
way possible, during this
time of transition.
As we install our new slate
of officers and welcome
our new committee chairs,
we pray that they are
ready, willing, able, and
eager to assume their
positions here at the lodge
and to make a difference
to all those we serve.
Remember that the key to
keeping our lodge moving
forward is our member-
ship! Membership, Mem-
bership, Membership, and
Elks leading the way! An
active membership is key
to any lodge remaining
open and doing the good
work that Elks do.
On April 22nd, East Bruns-
wick lodge will be hosting a
Special Needs Charity Ball
for two very special
Ambassadors from our
district. One of the ambas-
sadors, Zachary Nemeth,
was sponsored by our
lodge, and I am hoping
that members from this
lodge will make every
effort to attend this event.
This will be a black tie
affair.
Finally, please remember
that social media is for fun
and is a way for us to get
the word out about what
we do in our lodge and in
our communities.
God bless America and
God bless our troops and
keep them safe!
Fraternally,
ER Denise Brucato
F R O M T H E D E S K O F T H E E X A L T E D R U L E R
“VIEWS” FROM THE LODGE ON THE LAKE
East Brunswick Elks Lodge 2370
21 Oakmont Avenue
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
WWW.EBELKS.COM
OFFICERS
Exalted Ruler: D. Brucato
Leading Knight: A. Joy Bloom
Loyal Knight: A. Schneider
Lecturing Knight: R. Huddock
Secretary: J. Scaduto, PVP
Treasurer: M. Coller
Esquire: J. Alfinito
Chaplain: A. Brucato
Inner Guard: J. Lebosky
Tiler: C. Hancocks
Justice: D. Lonski
TRUSTEES:
3 Y R TRUSTEE: J. Hancocks
2 YR TRUSTEE : M. Walko
1 YR TRUSTEE: D. DiMatteo
WE’RE ON THE WEB!
V I S I T U S A T :
EAST BRUNSWICK LODG E
W W W . E B E L K S . C OM
N J S T A T E E L K S :
W W W . N J E L K S . ORG
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 Officer
Installation
2PM Bar
Opens 1PM
3 4 5 Wings
N Things
7PM
6 Lodge
Meeting
8PM
7 Jeff
Love Con-
cert 7PM
8
9 Bar Open
1PM
Mother’s
Day
10 11 Special
Needs Craft
Nite 730PM
12 Wings
N Things
7PM
13 House
Meeting
7:30PM
14 Good
Friday Pota-
to Pancake
Nite 7PM
15 Break-
fast w/the
Easter
Bunny 9AM
16 17 18 19 Wings
N Things
7PM
20 Lodge
Meeting
8PM
21 Friday
Nite B’Day
Bash 7PM
22 District
Charity Ball
7PM
23 24 25 Special
Needs Craft
Nite 730PM
26 Wings
N Things
7PM
27 28 29 Vets
Nite of Blues
7PM
30
April 2017
Events at a Glance
Lodge Officer Installation April 2,2017
“Jeff Love” Community/Lodge Fundraising Event April 7, 2017
Youth Recognition Dinner May 5, 2017
Car Show Special Needs Fuundraiser May 6, 2017 (Rain date May 7th)
“Raise the Roof” Fundraiser May 20, 2017
Memorial Day Picnic May 28, 2017
NJ State Convention June 1-4, 2017
Flag Day Ceremony June 14, 2017
SECRETARY’S MESSAGE: Joan Scaduto, PVP/Secretary
Happy Spring! It’s the start of a new Elk Year. I will have the full year end report next month as we are ex-
pecting to initiate five new members on March 26th.
Remember: Dues payments are now due. The key lock is changed as of April 1, 2017. If you did not renew your dues, you
will no longer have access to the lodge with your key card and you will not have membership privileges. Please send in your
dues as soon as possible. Please pay and if you’re having problems paying, please contact me or the Exalted Ruler and we
can arrange something.
Please also note that your membership card is given to you when you pay your dues for a reason- it shows that you are a
member of our lodge and that you are entitled to all its rights and privileges. You should keep this membership card with
you at all times and use it to gain admittance to the lodge when we are open. Too often, our bartenders find themselves
having to admit a member who rings the bell and we know that member has his/her card on them. This is very unfair to the
bartender on duty, especially when the bar is busy. You have your card – USE IT to open the front door. If the bartender is
busy, you may have to wait before being buzzed in.
Wishing you all a Happy Easter/Happy Passover!
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: Joan Scaduto, Lodge Govt. Relations Chairperson ENF
Please give your Government Relations forms to me within one month from having your event. The report
is easy to do. I always have the forms with me at meetings. I will try to get a few in the box upstairs. The infor-
mation needed is as follows:
# of participants
# of Elks
# of helpers
# of Elk miles
#of helper miles
# of Elk hours
# of helper hours
Any cash or non-cash contributions.
If you have any questions about this, please contact me at 732-567-6671 or e-mail me at
[email protected] Thank you
ENF: Joan Scaduto, Lodge Chairperson for ENF
Our new Elk year starts again on April 1st, 2016. It’s time to think about your contributions to ENF. They are so easy to do. Just go on-line to www.elks.org and click on ENF and you can make your contribution immediately. Remember one pledge of $100 paid over 10 years is all it takes. And there are one-time donations that are always appreciated.
This past year, we received four grants from ENF – Gratitude Grant, Freedom Grant and the Bea-con Grant in the amount of $2,000 each and the Promise Grant in the amount of $2,500. We used the Gratitude Grant to send five high school students to the Peer Leadership Conference in February; we used the Freedom Grant to purchase brand new clothing for our veterans at Lyons Hospital and the Menlo Park Veterans Home; and the Beacon Grant was used to help support our Feed the Hungry program. The Promise Grant was used for a community-wide Halloween Party for our youth and special needs chil-dren, which was extremely successful.
We will apply for these Grants again this year.
Thanks again for your support to ENF. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at 732-567-6671 or email me at [email protected]
YOUTH ACTIVITIES: Aimee
Schneider, Chair
Our Annual “Breakfast with Easter
Bunny” holiday event will be held at
our lodge on Saturday, April 15th from 9:00 am -12:00
pm. The Easter Bunny will arrive promptly at 10:30 am.
The cost is $10.00 and children under 10 are FREE!
Please bring a nonperishable to donate for needy fami-
lies of East Brunswick. Reservation are a must for
“Breakfast with the Easter Bunny”! Please RSVP to Al-
ecia Bloom @ (908)239-6442, [email protected]
or contact the lodge at 21 Oakmont Ave, East Brunswick
NJ 08816, 732-821-9527 to leave a message. See Fly-
er for more details.
Spread the word: During the first week in May, we will be
celebrating “Youth Week” in our lodge and in our Central
District. Our committee is currently planning a Youth So-
cial night and other fun activities to commemorate the
youth of East Brunswick. Stay tuned for more infor-
mation.
Our Annual Batter’s Up competition will be held at Heav-
enly Farms Field on Friday, June 30th (July 7th-rain date)
starting promptly at 5:30 pm. Children of the ages 5-15
may sign up to participate in this FREE event by June 25,
2017. Please contact Odessa Clayton @ (732)595-
5904 or [email protected]. Winners will also
have the opportunity to compete again in our Central
District level of competition.
Special Needs:
John Alfinito/Kathleen Hyland,
Co-Chairs
Mark your calendar for April 22, 2017 for the District
Special Needs Committee Charity Ball honoring Zachary
Nemeth and Nick Buchek at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge
#2370. Tickets are $25.00, see John Alfinito or
Kathleen for tickets. Don’t miss the chance to
dress up and dance the night away.
Americanism: June Irey, Chair
Thank you all for coming out for the Citizen of the Year dinner. It was a great success & a good time was had by all. I want to thank everyone who helped me make this event a success! Congratulations to our Citizen of the Year, Alecia Joy Bloom!
God bless us all, God bless our troops and God bless America!!!
Veteran Svcs/ Army of Hope: Annie
Brucato, Chair
Army of Hope: The Central District is running a
bus trip to the 911 Memorial in May. The infor-
mation is attached in Sandy's flier. Colleen Mur-
phy will present this to the membership this
Thursday at our lodge meeting. We are hoping to
fill a lot of buses. Collen will take care of collect-
ing the names and checks from our membership.
(See attached flyer.)
Veteran Svcs: We will begin to
purchase a Welcome Home Kit
with the 200.00 donation from the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Milltown
American Legion Post 25. We are
expecting more donations and will purchase
more Welcome Home Kits as soon as we receive
them. We will keep all of the receipts and submit
them to ENVSCC for reimbursement. We are go-
ing to Menlo Park to play bingo on March 28th
and will talk with George about the items for the
Welcome Home Kits. (On a personal note, I want
to thank Colleen Murphy & Andrea Evans for
stepping up to represent these committees in our
lodge in my absence. I appreciate your support
more than I can say. Annie Brucato)
It’s also that time of year when we come out to
recognize our public servants as Public Servant
Appreciation Week rolls in, for their outstanding
service to our community in our Nite of Blues fea-
turing Tommy & Friends. It also helps to raise
money for our Veterans. Tell your friends, come
out, enjoy & help others because that’s how East
Brunswick rolls. See flyer for more details.
Public Service Appreciation Week
Veteran Svcs Fundraiser Event Presents
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OFFICER & ELK OF THE YEAR, 2016!
Thank you for your hard work & dedication!
Officer of the Year: Denise Brucato, ER
Elk of the Year: Chris Hancocks
To Our March Officer & Elk of the Month! Well Done!
Officer of the Month: Annie Brucato
Elk of the Month: Lisa Lee
April Birthdays
1 – Caroline Molinaro
4 - Allen Cadavero
5 – Bruce Ohlendorf
Jeanne Philpitt
Maryann Singleton
8 – Steven Moccio
9 – Jessica Taylor
George A. Bours
10 – Barry Sollish
Anthony Nigro
12 – George Labik
16 – Robert Ahlers
Raymond Fodor
Donna Jeffs
Patricia Myers – Hancocks
John F. Sturdy, Jr.
18 – Alan Carmy
21 – David Lonski
Anna Marie Brucato
25 – John Trotta
Come join us for your birthday celebra-
tion. Just show your driver’s license and
your membership card to get your free
drink during your birthday month.
Sickness & Distress: Keep Annie Brucato in your prayers. She's due to come back to NJ after recuperating from her injury in late April.
Kevin Massaro's brother is seriously ill and in the hospital. Please keep him in your prayers.
Dennis Peck's mother is seriously ill. Alice Leonhardt’s sister Fran needs prayers for healing. Keep Dennis & Alice in your prayers for strength & comfort.
Feed the Hungry: Aimee Schneider, Committee Member
The committee members want to take this time to THANK Ja-
net Messina for her time as our Committee Chairperson. She
was an inspiration to us all. The members took the initiative to
continue with this year’s Easter Deliveries. According to the
new updated list, there are about 20 families who will receive
Easter Dinner food baskets. Thank you to Andrea Evans who is
currently collecting non-perishable food items through her con-
nections with a local East Brunswick Relate agencies. Anyone
who want to make a monetary donation towards this year’s
deliveries, please see Denise, E.R.
The committee members will meet on Wednesday 4/5/17 at
7:30 pm to assemble the all the food baskets. Deliver these
food items will occur on the morning of April 8th at 9:00 am.
Please see Aimee or Andrea if you would like to volunteer to-
wards any part this year’s Feed the Hungry Dinner food pro-
ject.
Convention: Martin & Laura Good, Co-Chairs
Happy Spring! The St. Patrick's Day party went well. Everyone had a nice time. We made $650.00. Our budget is on track. We will have a couple Friday night dinners to help pay for shirts for the members marching in the parade.
The work on the float as begun. Volunteers are appreciated. Come join the fun especially if you have a talent for it. .
Don't forget to submit your final payment for Wildwood. It is due by May 1st.
Scholarship News: Marian Walko, Chair
The Most Valuable Student Scholarship national finalists were announced recently, and I
am proud to report that one of the applicants from our lodge was chosen as a finalist. In
our district, three boys and two girls moved on to the national level for judging. In addi-
tion to our applicant who is a senior at East Brunswick Township High School, three stu-
dents from Woodbridge lodge, and one student from Watchung Hills lodge will be ad-
vancing. These students will be in the running for scholarships ranging from $4,000 to
$50,000. Congratulations and best of luck to all!
April Bartender Schedule
April 2 Sunday Installation Marian
April 5 Wednesday Wings & Things Joan
April 6 Thursday Lodge Meeting Lisa
April 7 Friday Jeff Love Benefit Ale,Aim,Mar
April 9 Sunday Sunday Fun Day Alecia
April 12 Wednesday Wings & Things Lisa
April 13 Thursday House Meeting Joan
April 14 Friday Parades Dinner* Marian
April 15 Saturday Breakfast w/Bunny** Chris
April 16 Sunday HAPPY EASTER Closed
April 19 Wednesday Wings & Things Joan
April 20 Thursday Lodge Meeting Lisa
April 21 Friday Friday Night Dinner Marian
April 22 Saturday District Special Needs Gala Ale, Mar
April 23 Sunday Sunday Fun Day Alecia
April 26 Wednesday Wings & Things Joan
April 28 Friday Friday Night Dinner Aimee
April 29 Saturday Appreciation Day Ale, Mar
April 30 Sunday Sunday Fun Day Chris
*Bar opens at 5 p.m. on Good Friday, April 14. **Bar opens at noon on April 15.
911 Memorial Trip Sponsored by Central District Army of Hope
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2017
Included: Roundtrip Charted Bus, Admission ticket to 911 Museum, Reflecting Pools
Not Included: Lunch (affordable lunch options will be provided)
Departure: 10AM, Leave NY: 4PM
Prices:
Adults (18-64) $55.00
Seniors (65+) $49.00, proof of age suggested
Youth (7-17) $47.00, must be accompanied by an adult.
College $51.00, must have institution issued ID
Vets/Active $31.00, must have valid ID
Example of Payment: One Adult-$55.00, Youth $47.00 and Vet $31.00 =$133.00
Open to all Elks and non members. Departure Lodge to be determined.
If interested in going please put your name on the signup sheet. Payment is required at the time of signup and
is non refundable unless the tour is cancelled. All checks must be made out to: Central District Army of Hope.
PARADES COMMITTEE: Rich Huddock, Chair
THE THEME THIS YEAR for 2017: NEW JERSEY ELKS “SHARE THE PRIDE”
Our next fundraising event will be held on Good Friday, April 14th. Alice will be making her homemade potato pancakes and I'm sure the kitchen chairs
will be providing a fish fry as well. Take-out orders are available on the potato pancakes. We hope to have the lodge open early on Good Friday at
5:00pm. We are currently working on getting new lodge shirts that can be worn in the parade. Details will be forthcoming. Next Parade meet-
ing....April 10th – Metuchen
Some heads up information: The State Convention Parade will be held Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Wildwood, New Jersey. If you are attending the Con-
vention, it is desired that you plan to participate in the parade; either walking or riding.
What is mandatory for us in the parade:
2 banner carriers - 4 in the American Section
one Exalted Ruler - one Lodge Esquire
and the membership
Zachary will be riding as the Special Needs Ambassador
Our Persons of the Year will be riding – we will need a car and driver
Laura, Jim and company have started to get together to work on our float and more details will follow on this via e-mails. We will have Winslow Twp.
High School Marching Band once again. Remember, the monies we pay them for marching for us goes towards their scholarship awards at gradua-
tion time.
We are in the second division this year which means we are in the 2nd half of the parade. Details will follow next month. You get to sleep a little later
Saturday morning. Also, remember we will need cars to drive us up to our assigned street in No. Wildwood.
UPDATE ON
EAST BRUNSWICK 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
6:00 – 11:00PM
Tickets: $50.00/pp (open bar, cocktail hour – followed by dinner/dancing)
Dress will be: black tie optional
Things are moving along as planned. Members have started to sell and return their ticket stubs and monies. Remember, if you do not
think you will be able to sell your tickets, please return them to the lodge.
We will begin to solicit for our ad journal starting in May/June. Letters will be mailed to all lodges in the State as well as all lodge vendors.
We will also be asking the membership to ask their local business owners to take an ad, i.e. accountant, hairdressers, mechanics, dentist,
etc.; in other words, any businesses you deal with frequently.
Ads are priced accordingly at:
Boosters - $10.00 (name in the back)
¼ page - 25.00 (business card)
½ page - 50.00
full page - 100.00
To reserve your dinner tickets, drop me an e-mail ([email protected]), then send payment to lodge with check made payable to the EB
Elks Lodge #2370. Once payment is received, we will mail back or hold at the door for you. Remember, these efforts are an attempt to
defray the costs of this event for your lodge....at your lodge. If you have any questions, please do not hestitate to contact me.
Fraternally in Elkdom,
Alice Leonhardt
PER President, PDDGER
HOUSE COMMITTEE: Alecia Bloom, Chair
The House committee last met on March 9th and we discussed all upcoming events. I will have the final House numbers
for fraternal year 2016-2017 at the next lodge meeting.
I am very honored to be serving as your House Committee Chair and I thank ER, Denise for the appointment! I would like to
thank Alice for all her dedication and hard work over these last few years as House Committee Chair and I will be looking to
her for guidance. Those are some huge shoes to fill and I hope that I can serve you all as well as she did! Thank you Alice!
We are securing more and more rentals but that also means the lodge needs more hosts to cover these events. Please
consider being a lodge host . I know I will be asked to be added to this list. Please contact Alice ([email protected]) if
interested.
Many on the House committee will be helping with our lodge installation on April 2nd, the Community/Lodge "Jeff Love"
event on April 7th as well as the Bunny Breakfast on the 15th. The lodge will be having its annual Memorial Day Picnic on
May 28th and information on that will be forthcoming. We hope to finalize the entertainment for this picnic at our next
meeting.
As you already know, the lodge will need a new roof and we will be planning fundraisers to help cover as much of the costs
as possible. Lastly, I hope that your sales of our "Super 50/50"'s are going well. Please contact Alice if you wish to have
additional tickets.
HOUSE COMMITTEE House Chair: Alecia Joy Bloom
Banquet Chair: Alice Leonhardt PDDGER
Secretary: Joan Scaduto PVP
Bar Manager: Marian Walko
Kitchen Co-Chairs: Tom Evegan/Lisa Lee
June Irey
Rich Huddock
Alecia Joy Bloom
Caroline Molinaro
Chris Hancocks
Colleen Murphy
Jeannie Lebosky
Aimee Schneider
HALL AVAILABLE: MEMBERS, YOUR HALL IS AVAILABLE TO YOU AT A
DISCOUNTED PRICE.
CONTACT ALICE LEONHARDT, PDDGER [email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Adopt a Road: Gus Bunn
Americanism: June Irey
Audit/Accounting: Daphna Langballe
Army of Hope: Annie Brucato
Banquet Chair: Alice Leonhardt PDDGER
Bar Manager: Marian Walko
Bldg & Grounds: John Alfinito
Drug Awareness: Denise Brucato, ER
Communications: Alice Leonhardt, PDDGER
Convention: Martin/Laura Good
Feed the Hungry: Denise Brucato, ER
Financial Advisor: Pete Zinchuck
Government Relations: Joan Scaduto, PVP
House Chair: Alecia Joy Bloom
Hoop Shoot: Aimee Schneider
Hospital Equipment: Chris Hancocks
Indoctrination Training: Joan Scaduto, PVP
Internet/Webmaster: Annie Brucato
Kitchen Chairs: Tom Evegan/Lisa Lee
Lodge Activities: Denise Brucato ER
Membership/Retention: Joan Scaduto PVP
National Foundation: Joan Scaduto, PVP
National Veterans Svcs: Annie Brucato
Newsletter Editor: Annie Brucato
Parades: Rich Huddock
Public Relations: Alecia Joy Bloom/Laura Good
Ritual: Joan Scaduto PVP/Alice Leonhardt PDDGER
Scholarships: Marian Walko
Special Children: John Alfinito/Kathleen Hyland
Youth Activities: Aimee Schneider /Odessa Clayton
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