Vt. Elks State President visits Springfield lodge

Recently, the 2015/2016, Vt. Elks State President, Fred Dusablon of Burlington Lodge #916 visited Springfield Elks Lodge #1560.
Related story: Springfield Elks Lodge #1560 annual memorial service
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Vt. Elks State President visits Springfield lodge #1560 Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 3:17pm Welcoming Vt. Elks State President Fred Dusalbon of Burlington Lodge #916 are l to r; Jacky Goodrich, State Tiler Moe Decelles, Exalted Ruler Vicki Siliski with a gift of a Vt. Teddybear from State President Fred Dusalbon and Beth Dusalbon. Photo Provided SPRINGFIELD, Vt. - Recently, the 2015/2016, Vt. Elks State President, Fred Dusablon of Burlington Lodge #916 visited Springfield Elks Lodge #1560. He was welcomed by newly elected Exalted Ruler Vicki Siliski and some of her fellow officers. During his visit, he spoke with the Springfield officers about Elkdom and how the Vt. Elks Major Project, “Silver Towers Camp for kids” in Ripton, Vt., was doing. During the 2015 camp year, they had 499 campers attend with 16 more not attending for various reasons. He expressed his thoughts on how the Elks are looking forward to regaining membership lost by instructing Lodges to campaign better for new members. As always, he told how at National Convention in July that was the number one priority, to get new members. He told those in attendance that he would like to commend the Springfield Lodge for their recent award of $2500 from ENF. During his visit, the Springfield Lodge presented the Springfield Family Center with a check for $2,000 and the Springfield Youth football program with an additional $500. These awards were made possible from the funds received from an Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant that is given to worthwhile community programs. Springfield Elks Lodge #1560 annual memorial service Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 3:21pm SPRINGFIELD, Vt. - Annually, every Elks Lodge in the country holds a Memorial Service for their members who passed during the past year, on the first Sunday in December. This year Springfield Elks Lodge will be remembering seven members who have passed during 2015. Family members have been invited to attend this event at 10 a.m. on December 6th along with anyone else who is a current member, relative or friend of the departed. Deceased members for this year’s Memorial Service are as follows; Robert N. Eames, Theodor Call PER, James Paul LM, Prentice Hammond, Robert Childs Jr., Thomas Hays LM and Gerald Nickerson LM. The Memorial Service ritual lasts about twenty minutes and the Elks will be serving coffee and pastries after the service.