NEWS

News from the Maine Elks Association

Note from the Coastal Soccer Chairman

by | Oct 12, 2024

  On September 15, volunteers and shooters headed to Shulman Park in Brunswick.

  The Bath,Rockland and Sanford Lodges had shooters. Bath had 4,Rockland had 8 and Sanford had 7 Shooters.  At the end of the morning we had 8 moving onto the State Shoot. 

   On Tursday it came out 2 of the original winners could not go on, so the second  place champions moved up.
   A big Thank You to the volunteers from the three lodges, and a very special Thank you to the Brunswick Lodge for hosting the event. Rod ,Mike  and Brad were great .
  Today October 5th ,we are preparing  for  the state shoot in Waterville at 10. Good Luck to all of the contestants.
Alan Heal, Coastal District Soccer Cairman

Septemer 6th MEA Soccer Shoot is in the Books

by | Oct 12, 2024

Denise and I attended the State Soccer Shoot last weekend. We want to thank the Waterville Lodge, Nikole Nadeau, and her entire team of volunteers. It was a wonderful experience watching the kids compete. All the kids did a great job, and it was always a pleasure catching up with our Elk friends. We look forward to seeing everyone in Farmington this upcoming weekend.”

Photos from the State Shoot are now available for use in lodge Bulletins or to share with our competitors’ families.  Enjoy!

Mike Hannigan
MEA President 2024-25

AED Donated to the Portland Elks Lodge

by | Oct 2, 2024

On September 25, 2024, Elk member and founder of the Westbrook Strong 5K Foundation, Gary Rairdon, presented to ER Joe Winschel a new AED device for the Portland Lodge 188. Gary and Laurie Rairdon started the Westbrook Strong 5K Road Race in 2013 after the death of their son Matthew. Matt was a graduate of Saint Joseph’s College School of Nursing and was employed as an ER nurse at Mercy Hospital at the time of his death.

The road race was started in his memory and now a decade later, the Matthew Rairdon Scholarship Fund at Saint Joseph’s College is given annually to a nursing student. In addition, they continue to purchase medical equipment for Mercy Hospital and most recently started supporting other businesses in the community close to their hearts. When the Portland, ME Lodge looked into purchasing an AED machine, Gary and Laurie quickly stepped in, and the Westbrook Strong 5K Foundation agreed to purchase the equipment. The Westbrook, ME Fire Department has offered to do an on-site training for Elk members now that the device has been received by the Lodge.

Fall State meeting is Near

by | Oct 1, 2024

Wow, can you believe how quickly fall is flying by?   The second meeting of the Maine Elks association is only a couple of weeks away.   It will be held in Farmington on October 13th.
A couple of reminders: 
First email your reports to  maineelks.sec@gmail.com before the meeting, it really helps with keeping the minutes.
Second, we did a great job getting through all the reports in a timely manner in Portland.  I’m working hard to make my report as concise as possible and I know you guys are too.  Just keep in mind if you find yourself saying “just one more thing” ask yourself if it’s necessary.  If you say “oh and just one more” more than once, consolidate your report.
We don’t have to hit them with every detail every time, just an important message you want to stick.  With only about 3 minutes per report (myself included), remind them of things like due dates, recent changes, and brief summaries.
Remember to use the website to continually update all the details you’d love to have time to discuss at a meeting.  In a perfect world the web site should be a bigger audience than a state meeting.
Your hard work is greatly appreciated and I look forward to seeing all of you in Farmington.  I am attaching the order of business to this email.  If you are going to be absent please let me know so I can plan.
Keep up the good work.
Mike
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