May is the month to recognize first responders (The people who rush in while others rush out...). Lincoln Lodge #80 will be celebrating First Responders with a dinner on Saturday, May 3. There will be honorees from the Nebraska State Patrol, Lancaster Sheriffs Office, Lincoln Police Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Police, and Lincoln Fire and Rescue. Come out and help us celebrate their sacrifice and dedication to keep us safe from all that life throws at us. The dinner will have stories about the honored recipients experiences in the job they perform on a daily basis.
At the end of April, I will have returned from the Elk's State Spring convention in Kearney, with some new information about Elkdom to help our Lodge be more prosperous and grow, with new and old members alike, to offer more amenities, but it all takes money and people to help volunteer. Remember we are all looking for new members but we need our proposers to help guide the new members in what they can do to help out with items around the Lodge. To help them get in contact with 15995 fellow members in the know.
It takes all of us to make our Lodge stand out in Lincoln, where there is a lot of opportunities to volunteer and donate money at places other than our Lodge. I would like to thank all the proposers that brought in NEW members over this last year and we are off to another Great year bringing in new members. So as always Keep the EOG handy, get active and just have fun.
- E.R. Troy Pedersen, Lincoln Lodge #80
Grand Exalted Ruler
A Message from the Grand Exalted Ruler
Hon. Douglas A. Schiefer
Big June weekend celebrates the US flag, fathers
It's Grand Lodge Convention time! We will be getting together from June 29 to July 2 in Kansas City, Missouri. I hope to see you at the convention.
Please take advantage of all the wonderful seminars, meetings, and ceremonies. Visit the exhibit halls and booths and spend time with other states' gatherings and events to meet Elks from across America. States come together to discuss and swap their best ideas. Elks Care — Elks Share is our motto.
Flag Day on Saturday, June 14, is an important mandatory service for Elks. It's a great way to involve local Scout groups and JROTC teams to participate in your ceremony. Invite veterans to attend and participate during the ceremony. Pass out flag pins. Our flag is precious to us as Elks, and we need to display it with reverence and dignity.
Our fathers are also precious to us. Father's Day is on Sunday, June 15. My father and my grandfathers were Elks, and they started the legacy for me and my son and sons-in-law. I am proud to say that I got my dedication to service from what I saw my father and grandfathers do. Thank the dads in your life.
It's been an amazing honor and privilege to serve you and our great Order as Grand Exalted Ruler for 2024-2025. Thank you all.
God bless you, God bless our troops, and God bless America!
Secretary Laurie Montag
In the last newsletters, I boosted the Revopay website for paying dues. I also mentioned that Grand Lodge was in the process of changing payment providers. Well, folks, that has not gone at all smoothly. The new website is still not up and working, and Revopay is gone. Fortunately, for those of you who would like to take care of your dues with a credit or debit card, our lodge has a solution – we can use the same processor we use at the Corker. Please get hold of me if you would like to do this, and we can work through it together.
As I’ve said before, our lodge year starts April 1 every year. If you are in the habit of paying your dues after April 1, you are in effect delinquent. At the lodge, we give you until May 1 to get those dues paid, but after that, we reserve the right to restrict access to lodge activities until your dues are paid. As of this writing, 51 of our members are delinquent. Dues are the lifeblood of the lodge. In fact, we have already paid the Grand Lodge per capita for every one of our members. Please get your dues paid!
We do have one reason for rejoicing – for the first time in very many years, perhaps even EVER, Lodge 80 ended the year with NO DELINQUENT MEMBERS, meaning we did not terminate any members for non-payment! That is very cool! Thank you all for helping to make that happen!
As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions or need assistance with all things Elk. There is voicemail on the lodge phone, or you may contact me as below. See you at the Lodge!
Laurie Montag / secretary@elks80.org / 402.202.6673 by text or phone Laurie Montag / secretary@elks80.org / 402.202.6673 by text or phone.
Leading Knight Dr William Jackson
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Loyal Knight Tami Nordman
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Lecturing Knight Dave Shoff
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Karaoke, May 16th 6:00-9:00pm Bring a goodie to share.
Saturday, June 7th Meat Loaf Dinner Meatloaf, green beans, mashed potatoes and dessert. Cost will be $14.00 per person. This is a well great dinner to celebrate the arrival of summer! Come and share a great dinner and celebrate with you fellow Elks! Social hour: 5:30pm Dinner: 6:30pm
Saturday, July 19th Summer Cookout! Mark your calendars for July 19th as the Lodge celebrates summer with a BBQ cookout Hamburgers, Brats, Corn on the cob, & Peach cobbler. Bring your friends and family, celebrate with you fellow Elks. As we enjoy the heat of summer, camaraderie and good fellowship. Social hour: 5:30pm Dinner: 6:30pm $14.00 per person.
The lodge was informed that the Elk-O-Gram newsletter is available to current Elk members only.
With that in mind, it was decided to have members log on to the website to view the EOG.
In order to log on to the website, you will need to register a user id and password to obtain access.
To register, click on the words "Logon - Members only" in the upper right hand corner of a elks80.org web page. You will be taken to the logon page.
On logon page click on the "No password, please Register" words in the bottom right of the logon page. You wil be taken to the Registration form.
On the registration page, You will need to enter data in each field to create your password. This data must match the data that is on the CLMS (The Grand Elks Lodge database.) If you have problems with obtaining a password, please contact the webmaster (link at the bottom of every elks80 web page).
After you obtain your user credentials, return to the logon page and log on. You will then see a link to the newsletters on the menu on the left side of the screen.
Thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
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To All Lodge #80 Membership
The Covid-19 pandemic has truly disrupted and changed our lives in unprecedented ways. Places we used to visit or frequent have changed as we have. We all need to adjust to the new norm.
If you look around Lincoln, you can see the economic impact that we are currently experiencing. For the first time in my life I was left with a very unsettling feeling going to the grocery store and discovering shelf's that had no product on them or please limit yourself to 1, signs.
Even our lodge is struggling to make ends meet. We were given an increase in our property valuation, we were closed for several months, we did not have meals or events scheduled. Revenue that used to flow was nonexistent.
We had to do something. Since we had very limited resources coming in, we had to find ways to reduce costs. One way was to ask the County Tax commissioners to grant us a tax exemption, I am very sure that you have heard the term Quid Pro Quo. (This for that) So in exchange for a considerable savings (to all of us) we had to give up some hours of operation. We did not have to lay off any current employees we simply did not replace, again saving us a large chunk of money. We changed supply companies, soon cable companies, pest control companies and other things just to name a few.
We are making these changes to stay within our financial constraints and to be good Stewards of your money.
I appreciate your understanding. I am looking forward to seeing you all soon
Protect childhood with tenderness, old age with respect, cherish with reverence
the memory of those who have passed.
