Sickness & Distress

If you know of anyone suffering Sickness & Distress, please notify the Exalted Ruler or Leading Knight.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hoop Shoot Appreciation

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people for their effort to make the Hoop Shoot on January 4, 2010 a great success:
Rich Kelly, Rich Hasson, John Istvan, Doris Nowottnick, Wayne Becraft, Bruce Peck, Hal Davis, Dawn Owens, and the help from
the Knights of Columbus. We had 47 boys and girls from ages 8 thru 13. They all had a great time at the Shoot, and the Pizza party
held at the Knights of Columbus.

Thank you!

Gary W. Steen, Exalted Ruler

Thanks for Sunday Football Food

A special thanks goes out to all those who helped me with Sunday Football Food: Mary Lynn, Jordan, Bill Pitcher, Carol H., Dennis S.,
Pete F., Jim Vane, Verna. And thank you Jason, Linda, Tom and Maureen for filling in when I couldn't be there. Just maybe, with a
better team next year, there will be a bigger crowd in the lounge.

Thank you,

Gary W. Steen, Exalted Ruler

Superbowl XLIV Party Information

The Pro Football season is underway and again this year our lodge will attempt to have two Super Bowl Raffles. Each entry entitles you and one guest to attend the February 7th, 2010 Super Bowl Party.

Your $65.00 commitment will give you the opportunity to win (4) four Grand Prizes and (16) sixteen secondary prizes per ticket. The party includes the game on a ten foot jumbo screen, a delicious two hour buffet before the game, and hot dogs, chili, snacks, etc at half time plus six beverage tickets. For a $20.00 per person donation payable at the door you can attend the “Party” which includes everything EXCEPT the raffles plus (3) three beverage tickets.

In order to finalize all the information required to set up the raffles, etc. I am requesting that all previous participants make their commitments by 12/31/09. The deadline for ALL entries is 1/19/10—multiple entries are welcome.

Doors open at 4pm: buffet served from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Game starts at 6:30pm.

Proceeds from this event will be donated to local charities.

Make checks payable to BPOE #2309, memo to SB XLIV and mail or drop off at the lodge in an envelope marked Super Bowl.

If you have any questions; contact Hal Davis at 410-721-3389 or contact Linda Smith at the lodge at 301-261-3260.

Reminder - Game Room Use

Please remember that during scheduled play of the
Shuffleboard or Pool League no other activities are permitted during these times. This rule was passed by the House Committee last year.

Thank you. Wayne Becraft-House Committee Chairman

BINGO IS BACK

Bingo is Back. Ladies of the Elks Auxiliary Bingo - Come Join Us! Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month.

Early Birds 7pm, Regular Bingo 7:30pm,

All Volunteers are Welcome!

Please see Linda Smith.

WEBSITE RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE

The Grand Lodge of the Elks has awarded Bowie Elks #2309 Website with a 3-STAR RECOGNITION award!

Congratulations to us!!! And thanks to all who contribute to this effort.

Click on the photo to the right to enlarge the award certificate.

CALL FOR COMFORT BAG ITEMS

Veteran Affairs Committee

As we continue to make our visits to the Baltimore VA Medical Center to distribute comfort bags
to our Veterans we are in need of the following items to make these comfort bags more useful:

Men and Women's full length white socks, Word Puzzle books, disposable razors (10-packs),
BIC ink pens (10-packs), baseball caps and trial sizes of shampoos and mouthwashes.

Please bring them to the Lodge and drop them in the box in the corner of the social quarters.

Thanks in advance from Doris Nowottnick, Bob Simon, Noreen Simon, Mary Venable,
and Wayne Becraft.

BUCKET OF BEER SPECIAL

5 for the price of 4 - ALL THE TIME

Updating Your Membership Information

If you have moved or changed phone numbers or changed your email address, please make sure the Lodge Secretary, Bruce Mello, has your new information.

Book Worms Welcome
By now you all know we were blessed with a large donation of books.   I will be starting a "borrow" bookcase in the game room.   Please feel free to borrow and read as many books as you like and when you're done please bring them back so others can enjoy them.   If you have any books you want to donate, please let me know.   I would like to thank Al Stanziale for the donation of the bookshelf.

Thank You, Joyce Glaze

WEBSITE NEWS

The website will be updated monthly and more often if necessary.   Anyone who has items to be added to the website, questions, comments, ideas, or corrections should email them to PLWilber@verizon.net, or call LaVerne Wilber at 301-262-5038.   If you have large photo files to submit please call 301-262-5038 to make special arrangements.

Each submission should state whether it is to be added to the website as soon as possible or with the monthly update.   Any member who would like to be notified when the website is updated, send your email address to PLWilber@verizon.net

ATTENTION MEMBERS:

Please remember to have your guest sign in and that the guest must leave when you leave.

ATTENTION MEMBERS:

By Decree of the House Committee: The Bartenders are authorized to deny service to any member or guest, as they deem necessary. This is for the safety of the member, the Lodge, and the bartender.