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Elk of the Month

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Tracy, thank you from all of us at the lodge for your efforts on our behalf around our facility.  You’ve stepped up and said I want to help, ran for a trustee position, volunteered your time to our House Committee and spend countless hours doing things that need to be done around our lodge.

Tracy Redding – Thank you!  Your efforts this year are amazing and are encouraging your fellow members to step up and volunteer to help out around the lodge. Well done and thank you from the Past Exalted Ruler Association and your fellow lodge members.

Elk of the Month!

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Duane, thank you from all of us at the lodge for your efforts each and every year to create such an amazing event that brings our membership together and builds much needed funds for charity..  You catch the dinner in Alaska, bring it to Seattle, clean, fillet, prep, season and cook!

From the bay to our lodge tables you have made the Ballard Elks Yearly Salmon dinner happen for 11 years now and even during our trying pandemic you stepped up and made it happen.

Duane Stensland – Thank you!  Your efforts this year, and all these years prior, are amazing and are encouraging your fellow members to get together for dinner, to have fun and to volunteer to help out around the lodge. Well done and thank you from the Past Exalted Ruler Association and your fellow lodge members.

 

Elk of the Month

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We’re doing the covid catch up on recognizing our members that have done so much over this past year and deserve our thanks

Erik, we’re coming up on almost a year since you became a Past Exalted Ruler and it’s almost like you immediately fell back into your active volunteering membership role you enjoyed during those years before becoming and officer.

Erik Howes, our Baby Past Exalted Ruler, finished his year as Exalted Ruler with our lodge closing due to the pandemic but he didn’t let that slow him down.  He immediately switched his focus to being an exemplary volunteer and you saw him out helping with landscaping during the summer, helping with the Legacy Brick program, and often when you didn’t see him it was because he was slaving away in the back of the house helping produce many of those delicious drive through meals we’ve had at the lodge

Erik – Thank you!  Your efforts, this year are amazing, you’ve motivated your friends and family to come help and are encouraging those around you to have fun and volunteer to help out around the lodge. Well done and thank you from the Past Exalted Ruler Association and your fellow lodge members.

 

Elk of the Month

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We’re doing the covid catch up on recognizing our members that have done so much over this past year and deserve our thanks

Cliffie, thank you from all of us at the lodge for your efforts throughout this pandemic.  You’ve put in an amazing amount of time helping get the downstairs bar open and running, you’ve donated money and materials to make it better for our membership and even have jumped in the kitchen to help out as needed. That St. Patty’s day dinner was amazing, by the way…

Our member Cliff Shipp has jumped in, often at the last minute, to help make sure our lodge succeeds and is open for our membership to safely and comfortably enjoy.

Cliffie – Thank you!  Your efforts, this year are amazing and are encouraging those around you to have fun and volunteer to help out around the lodge. Well done and thank you from the Past Exalted Ruler Association and your fellow lodge members.

Elk of the Month

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We’re doing the covid catch up on recognizing our members that have done so much over this past year and deserve our thanks

What amazing things can be said about the efforts of our members Johnny and Mae?  This powerful and positive pair pull stuff off at our lodge each and every year that makes all of us proud to be members of the Ballard Elks Lodge.  2020-2021 was no different!

Johnny Muzevic (P.E.R.) & Mae Moldenhauer ran a stellar Christmas Basket program despite of, and honestly in dire need because of, our covid pandemic.  As well, they are spending countless hours helping out at our volunteer run Secret Beach Bar, often showing up at closing time to simply put things away and help clean up and lock up the building

Johnny & Mae – Thank you!  Your efforts, this year and each and every year are encouraging those around you to have fun and volunteer to help out around the lodge.  Your years of service are warmly noted and we look forward to many more to come.  Well done and thank you from the Past Exalted Ruler Association and your fellow lodge members.

Elk of the Month

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We’re doing the covid catch up on recognizing our members that have done so much over this past year and deserve our thanks

The enthusiastic volunteer work by our new member Mary LaCoste shows her enthusiasm in becoming a member and the opportunities available to all of us if we step up and say “What Can I Do?”  Mary joined our lodge virtually this past November and since joining continues to ask what she can do for the lodge to help out.

We would be remiss in our duties as Past Exalted Rulers to ignore the contributions of time and energy that Mary has brought to our beloved lodge so quickly after becoming a member.

Mary LaCoste – Thank you!  Your efforts you are helping build the energy Ballard needs to come out of this pandemic shining and is encouraging those around you to have fun and volunteer to help out around the lodge no matter how long they have been a member.  Well done and thank you from the Past Exalted Ruler Association and your fellow lodge members.

Elks Saturday Night Dinner – Nov 7

Elks Saturday Night Dinner – Nov 7

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Elks Saturday Night Dinner at the Lodge

Our first annual Elks Saturday Night Dinner fundraiser brought to you by the Ballard Elks Lodge Past Exalted Ruler Association.

When: November 7th, 2020 5 pm to Close, last dinner plates served at 8pm

Where: Downstairs at the Ballard Elks Lodge

What:  Prime Rib Dinner with sides (yes, we will have a vegetarian option available so all can enjoy the space and support our lodge)

How much:  $20 per person for dinner, No Host basic beer & wine bar available with Manhattan drink special.  Take-out is available via special request.

Tickets:  Limited availability!

Please purchase your tickets at the lodge or reserve your space via email to theassociation@ballardelks.org and bring your payment to the door.

Who:  Members, family and their invited guests.  Tables are each limited to 6 people, standing/walking/socializing discouraged away from tables due to covid guidelines.

Dress:  Table settings will be made to be as nice as possible within our budget, please be considerate in your attire.

 

WHY:

Here is the big one, Why?  Why we are doing this is simple – to raise funds for the lodge while doing something fun for our membership.  Your lodge Past Exalted Ruler Association recognizes our lodge is struggling financially without our regular event income and we want to do something about it.

In true Elks fashion The Association is creating something fun for the membership while raising money for charity – only this time the Charity is our own lodge.  Elks fellowship and our facility has given so much to each and every one of us over the years, 827 now needs our help for its very survival.

Organizations like ours are not eligible for forgivable loans or business grants and our taxes still need to be paid to the tune of over $110k per year.

Please consider joining us on November 7th to enjoy your lodge and see some of your fellow members, albeit at nearby tables, and help your lodge survive these times will having an enjoyable dinner served in our downstairs space.

The social quarters will be open as well on November 7th if you would prefer to order off the menu and enjoy something besides Uncle Nestor’s famous Manhattan’s.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Please email theassociation@ballardelks.org to volunteer

Movember at the Ballard Elks

Movember at the Ballard Elks

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VIEW THE EVENT PAGE HERE

 

VIEW THE EVENT PAGE HERE

Ballard Elks Paddling Club’s – BEPC Halloween Paddling Race & Costume Contest

Ballard Elks Paddling Club’s – BEPC Halloween Paddling Race & Costume Contest

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BEPC Halloween Paddling Race

Here is a reminder that registration for the BEPC Halloween Paddling Race is open, and the forecast is good!

The BEPC Halloween Paddling Race will be a fundraiser for Rainier Scholars, a comprehensive 12-year program that provides access and opportunity by bringing together academic preparation, leadership development and personalized support for hard-working, low-income students of color.

Open to all human powered water craft – SUP, kayak, surf ski, outrigger, prone, peddle, etc.

Covid-19: The race format follows Phase 2 guidelines. Distancing and masks will be practiced on shore with distancing on-water. We ask that there’s no loitering on the beach before/after the race.

There will be a long course (~12k) and a 5k short course, with a mandatory safety meeting at 9:30AM on Saturday, October 31. Costumes are optional and highly encouraged! All racers must pre-register at the link below:

https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=224609

2020 Season Prizes
After the Halloween Race (whether you participate or not) stop by our booth in the parking lot. We will have some announcements about our fundraising efforts, a “standings” report for the summer 2020 race season, and best of all — PRIZES for everyone.

Big thanks to our sponsors for donating awesome gifts: Kavu, Northwest Outdoor Center, Ray’s Boathouse and Urban Surf.

Questions? bepc827@gmail.com