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News from the Maine Elks Association

Holiday Fundraiser for ENF & Scholarships

The Augusta Elks Lodge #964 Annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held on 11/15/25 and offers Free Admission and is open to the public from 9am to 2pm.

Over 40+ crafters will be highlighting their handmade creations!

Proceeds from the event benefit the Augusta Elks Scholarship Fund and the Elks National Foundation. There will be a raffle table of items donated by our generous crafters with all proceeds going to the Scholarship Fund.

The Kitchen will be open for Breakfast and Lunch with proceeds supporting the Augusta Elks Veterans Committee. There will be something for everyone on your gift list!

November 15th, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Augusta Elks Lodge #964, 397 Civic Center Dr
Augusta, Maine 04330

Jean Gotreau, 207 623-9623 or jeangotreau@gmail.com

Spotlight on Service: 2025 Bonus Grant Winners

Elks.org  We asked and Elks answered: This year’s Spotlight on Service supply drive was a record-breaking success! We received items from 932 individuals representing 632 Lodges, filling more than 70 large laundry bags and boxes with socks and 40 boxes with books.

The books were donated to Resurrection BookMobile, a service that provides books and literacy materials to students pre-K to 6th grade across the Kansas City area. With the help of Elks member Virginia DeBoard from Blue Springs, Mo., Lodge No. 2509, the socks were donated to individual veterans transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing, the Kansas City V.A., Fisher House, and roughly 10 Missouri Lodges for them to assist veterans in their own communities.

To ensure that the impact of this drive continues long after the Convention, every Lodge that donated was entered into a drawing to win a bonus $2,000 Community Investments Program grant. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the CIP, 20 bonus grants were given to Lodges.

Brenham, TX #979

Oak Lawn, IL  #2254

Lynwood, WA  #2171

Yuma, AZ  #476

Raton, NM  #865

Gateway-Gresham, OR  #1805

Fetus-Crystal City, MO  #1721

Burlington, VT  #916

Hackettstown, NJ  #2331

Winchester, KY  #2816

Cottage Grove, IL  #1904

Morristown, TN  #1667

Elk Grove, CA  #2577

Waterville, ME  #905

Joliet, IL  #296

Atchison, KS  #647

Rupert, ID  #2106

Kaukauna, WI  #962

Kenton, OH  #157

Sayre, PA  #1148

August Winning Calendars

Aug 2025 Calendar Winners

AugustTicket #AmountNameLodge
11482$25.00Mary Pushaw1008
21306$50.00Jim Margetts905
3239$50.00Patrick Dalton244
41304$25.00Jim Auclair905
51432$25.00Tyke McKay244
6247$25.00Renee' Hawthorne244
7543$25.00Renee O'Rourke2430
8505$25.00Ellen Grunblatt2430
9330$50.00Craig Johnson934
10667$50.00Nicola Culmo1521
11845$25.00Rojer Goudey188
12129$25.00Myra Drisko964
13596$25.00Joan Chatfield1293
14167$25.00Deny Hurd244
15861$25.00Victoria Doughty188
16987$50.00Lester Delano1470
17632$50.00Bob Loren835
18123$25.00Brandon Farrin964
19119$25.00Lauren Pease964
20287$25.00Janice Creighton244
21907$25.00Belinda Anderson1008
221399$25.00Tom Lane244
23650$50.00Reece Ivey835
24948$50.00Elois Vinoel1008
251186$25.00Dick Vigue905
26729$25.00Jill Parrett1521
2723$25.00Tammy Dow2743
28355$25.00Jane Caron1597
291498$25.00Kent Stanley2743
301326$50.00Tom Welch905
31250$50.00Dee Francis244
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Lodge Event for the Portland Community

Portland Elks Harvest Craft & Bake Sale 9am to 3pm Saturday, October 18th

Thirty-five local vendors will fill the Alden Ballroom with their crafts; lunch served in the Member’s Lounge; Bake Sale with lots of cakes, candies, cookies in the Foyer; Homemade Chicken Pot Pies while they last!!   Portland Elks #188, 1945 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04102

Contact Kim Toppi at (207) 329-0845 or ktoppi@maine.rr.com for more information

Elks contribute to Maine Veterans’ Home in Caribou, Maine.

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, Laurence Shorette, Maine Elks Association’s representative at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Caribou, Maine, presented to Melissa Graham, administrator of the nursing home, a check for $1,000.00 to assist in paying for entertainment activities for residents of that facility.
Shown above with Laurence is James Gehring, Maine Elks National Veterans Service Commission Assistant for the Northern District, and Tina Dougherty, Exalted Ruler of Presque Isle Lodge #1954.

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