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July 2020

Elk of the Year Jerry Perrault

Citizen of the Year Deb Dyson

Sweetheart of the Year Pat Raetz

Elk of the Month David Swanson

Officer of the Year David Workman

COMEDY

NIGHT

RESCHEDULED FOR: October 24 5 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Show

Comedian & Hypnotist Lori Fay

EVENT CHANGES DUE TO COVID-19

July 2020

The great automotive innovator and cor-porate CEO, Lee Iacocca once said, “There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your

business, know your [team.]” Iacocca was not alone in his opinion. Nearly 2500 years earlier, the ancient Chinese strat-egist and philosopher, Sun Tzu, had written the words, “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War" is considered required reading by many Fortune 500 execu-tives. This got me thinking about our Lodge and the needs of our members. How well do we know each other on a broad scale? What percentage of our Lodge are RVers? What do you like most about our Lodge? What do you like least? What are you looking forward to the most once our current restrictions have ended? Wouldn’t you like to know? I would! For that reason, I have taken the time to create a simple sur-vey that should take you about two minutes to complete. The survey is not anonymous, but it is private. The reason it is not anonymous is that, as the ER of the Lodge, I would like the opportunity to reach out to you and respond to any sug-gestions, concerns or questions you may have. In short, your responses are very important to me. The survey will be sent out as an email, the first week of Au-gust, and you will be able to reply directly from the email. The survey form is digital; therefore it will not be mailed using standard mail service. When you receive the email, please reply right away… it should only take about two minutes to complete. I will be sharing the overall (anonymized) results in an up-coming newsletter so we can all learn about our Lodge. I’m guessing we will discover things about ourselves that we did not know. I'm actually quite excited to see the many respons-es and how our discoveries will guide us moving forward. Thank you in advance for your participation. Warm Regards, ER David

From Our Exalted Ruler David Workman

A Wise Man Once Said...

Lodge Officers 2020/2021

Exalted Ruler .............. David Workman

Leading Knight ......... Melodie Chrysler

Loyal Knight .................. Allen Chrysler

Lecturing Knight . James Leitholf, PER

Secretary ...................... Sharon Belleu

Treasurer ............................ Joyce Ford

Tiler ................................. Diane Phillips

Inner Guard .................. Walter Pearson

Esquire ................................ Deb Dyson

Ast Esquire .................. Cathy Rayborn

Chaplain ........................... Dennis Keas

Presiding Justice ......... James Stewart

Vocalist ........................................ Open

Alt. to Grand Lodge ........... Tom Smith

Trustees 2020/2021 Chairman of the Board ...... Tom Smith

1st Year Trustee .................. Jim Sibble 2nd Year Trustee .......... Howard Dyson 3rd Year Trustee ................ Tom Smith 4th Year Trustee ............... Steve Shaw 5th Year Trustee ................... Al Ogilvie

District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler

Patricia Hamilton [email protected]

Lodge Building Corporation Chair .................................... Tom Smith Secretary ........................ Sharon Belleu Treasurer ............................ Joyce Ford

Vista Elks Club Club Manager ................. Rick Rathbun Asst Club Manager ......... Lori Harrison Cook ............................................. Chuy

PER Association President ....................... James Leitholf Secretary ...................... Mike Podsiadly Treasurer ............................ Tom Smith

RV Park Host

Al Okert [email protected]

(760) 330-1861

July 2020

Last month we learned that, with nearly 800,000 members and nearly 1,900 Lodges nationwide, Elks provide charitable services that help build stronger communities across the United States. The Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, helps Elks build stronger communities through programs that support youth, serve vet-erans, and meet needs in areas where Elks live and work (elks.org/enf).

One could think of the ENF as a six-spoked wheel, with the ENF as the hub, each of its sup-ported programs as a spoke, and the local lodges as the rim. None of them work ef-fectively without the other. This

month we look briefly at each of the six spokes and how our collective giving to the ENF sup-ports each program.

Hoop Shoot Program

The Elks have been developing true grit in kids through the Hoop Shoot program for nearly 50 years. For 2020-21, the Elks National Founda-tion allocated $1.2 million to fund the program.

Drug Awareness Program

Through the Elks National Drug Awareness Program, youth learn the importance of making healthy choices. For 2020-21, the Elks National Foundation allocated $1 million to fund the Drug Awareness Program, which includes a nation-wide speaking tour.

Veterans Service Commission

The Elks National Foundation ensures our vet-erans are never forgotten. In 2020-21, the ENF

granted $3.6 million to meet the needs of veter-ans through the Elks National Veterans Service Commission, including $1.3 million to help end veteran homelessness.

Elks National Foundation Lodge Grants

The Elks National Foundation allocated $14.6 million this year to fund the Community Invest-ments Program. Lodges meet local needs through grants that offer Elks opportunities to serve their community in ways that will raise the Lodge’s profile, energize the membership, en-courage former members to return to the fold, and gain the notice of people who want to be part of an organization that’s doing great things.

State Grants

In 2020-21, the Elks National Foundation will grant $10.1 million to state Elks associations. These grants help fund each state’s major char-itable projects.

Scholarships

In 2020-21, the Elks National Foundation will award $4.6 million in college scholarships, en-suring a bright future for our nation’s youth. As important members of the Elks family, Elks scholars have many social and service opportu-nities to connect with the Elks and one another.

In future articles, we will discover more about each program and how our lodge utilizes them to effect positive change for, and in, our com-munity.

For more information, please visit www.Elks.org/ENF

Melodie Chrysler ENF Committee Chairman

From our Grant Chairman Melodie Chrysler

What in the World is ENF? Part 2

http://www.Elks.org/ENF

July 2020

Committee Chairs

Americanism ................... Matt Way Audit & AccountingGary Van Nevel Bingo ....................... Doreen Kromer Charity .................. Melodie Chrysler Communication ..... David Workman Compliance ............... Allen Chrysler Disaster .............................. Trustees Elks Nat’l Vets Services . Jim Davis Elks National Fdn . Melodie Chrysler Facility ................................ Trustees Forum ........................ Sharon Belleu Fraternal ................. David Workman Grant Coordinator Melodie Chrysler House Committee . David Workman Interviews ............ Melodie Chrysler Lodge Picnics.................... Trustees Lodge Programs ...... Allen Chrysler Lodge Rentals ................................. ...... Myra Walker/Richard Sanborn Mediation ....................... Tom Smith Membership ........................ Officers Operation Hope ......... Rick Rathbun Paraphernalia ................ Deb Dyson Protocol ......................... Tom Smith Public Relations .... David Workman Renovation ................ Jerry Perrault Sickness & Distress . Diane Phillips Special NeedsDeb & Howard Dyson ..................... Joyce & Wayne Ford Volunteers ....................... Pat Raetz Youth ActivitiesJames Leitholf, PER

Photographer .............. Sandra Kay (760) 942-3778

www.sandrakay.com

VISTA LODGE CONTACT INFORMATION Sharon Belleu, Secretary [email protected] (760) 724-1968 Option 2

VISTA LODGE BULLETIN Connie Swanson, Editor

[email protected] (760) 724-1968 Option 3

Deadline for articles in “The Vista Elk” is the

15th of the preceding month.

CALLING ALL COOKS!

WE NEED YOU… To volunteer once a month to cook

Saturday Lunch or Sunday Breakfast! Call Pat Raetz today for details (760) 757-4973

CLASS OF JUNE 18th NEW MEMBERS

Victoria Rains David Slottje Don Vaughn Charlie Wade

July 2020

As all of you know, we are in flux with COVID-19. Many of our regular volun-teers are older or have medical issues that keep them from volunteering dur-ing this unprecedented time. Calling all able-bodied Elk’s to help us once a month or more for our ongoing Breakfasts, Lunches, and Dinners. What areas do we need help, you ask??? All Areas: Cooks, cook assistants, and food runners, to help us get the food out to our guests. We have urgent needs - if you can help please call Pat Raetz (760) 757-4973

NOTES FROM THE VOLUNTEER DESK

8/1 Darrell Diwell 8/2 Nicholas Leitholf 8/2 Jack Mc Clain 8/2 Ellen Rinehart 8/3 Bob Burggraf 8/3 Allen Hickerson 8/3 Barbara Hotze 8/3 David Martinez 8/4 Glenda Crowell 8/4 David Croy 8/4 Melissa Soulias 8/5 Thomas Bell 8/5 Mike Graham 8/6 Eric Bishop 8/7 Carroll Crannell 8/7 Helmut Ohnesorge 8/7 Diane Phillips 8/8 Randy Sawyer 8/9 Don Formiller 8/9 Phillip Palmieri 8/9 Tom Roy 8/9 Mark Shea 8/10 Lorie Sohaie 8/12 Paul Humphrey 8/12 Sandra Kinsler

8/13 Robert Lee 8/14 Robert Jones 8/14 Ron Lord Jr 8/14 Tom Walker 8/15 Vicki Ogilvie 8/15 Bart Pasini 8/16 Eugene Branning 8/16 Scott Cormany 8/16 Francis Roach 8/17 Frank D'Agostini 8/17 J Reichard 8/17 Thomas Severance 8/18 Christina Vaccaro 8/20 Dennis Enriquez 8/20 Danny Milosavljevic 8/20 Terry Webber 8/21 Robert Apodaca 8/21 Matthew Moyer 8/21 Gordon Peterson 8/21 Ryan Pettit 8/22 William Arnswald 8/22 Lori Fay 8/22 Clifford Mensch 8/22 Dale Serafin 8/22 Jerry Shiffer

8/22 Jerry VanAlfen 8/23 Len Brazinsky 8/23 Nancy Browning 8/23 Olivier Defernez 8/23 Nancy Elliott 8/23 Terry Wisniewski 8/24 Albert Belmontez 8/24 Gerry Wright 8/25 Bill Hart 8/25 Jeff Hotze 8/26 Richard Reminder 8/27 Stacy Cox 8/27 Marvyn Wald 8/27 Kathy Wessels 8/28 Walter Fisher 8/29 Brett Ferguson 8/29 Chuck Potter 8/29 David Workman 8/30 John Perkins 8/30 Helen Pietroforte 8/31 Joseph Farrell 8/31 C Jay Parkinson 8/31 Gary Prine

August 2020 Birthdays

Unifying America by ...

Charity and Patriotism

July 2020

There is a saying, “The bigger the challenge, the bigger the opportunity for growth.” As we enter the second half of a challenging year, we would like to present you with an opportunity for growth… growth that will support our community, encourage our Lodge members, and growth that will benefit our children with developmental issues. Here it is: The Purple Pig Coin-A-Day Challenge

1. Come by the Lodge and pick up a Purple Pig Piggy Bank

2. Drop a coin a day into the piggy bank 3. Keep it going every day through December 31,

2020. When your pig gets full, just bring it by the Lodge with your name and member number in it. Be sure to pick

up a new pig at the same time! You can also accumulate the coins in a jar and bring them by the Lodge office for Purple Pig. Or simply call the Lodge office to contribute using a credit card. Even in a year as difficult as 2020, we have so much to be thankful for. Give thanks in a tangible way, a-coin-a-day for the Purple Pig Charities. Our donations for the month of July totaled $604.47 and we cannot thank you all enough for your contributions! The winner of the 2 tickets for lunch at the Elks Club is Hugh McKinney!!! Thank you so much and you may pick up your certificates at the office. Thank you in advance, The Purple Pig Committee

Candy Maxey

FROM THE PURPLE PIG CHAIRMEN Carol Workman & Candy Maxey

THE COST IS SMALL –

THE REWARDS ARE GREAT

Anonymous $20.00 Donald Botsford $119.61 Patti Furtada $35.52 Victoria Hanes $50.00

Jack Jones $30.02 Cari Lott $8.05 Candy Maxey $18.45 Hugh McKinney $270.26

Social Club $15.38 Carol Workman $37.18

CHEA AWARD Nancy D’Tomaso was award-

ed by CHEA for her many years of service as the Purple Pig Chairman for our lodge.

Secretary Sharon Belleu pre-sented Nancy with her award at the June 18th lodge meet-ing. We love you, Nancy!

Save The Date Saturday, September 19, 2020

Annual Purple Pig Spaghetti Dinner

Details to follow in the next bulletin

July 2020

EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ~ UPDATES ON APP & VISTAELKS.ORG

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Lunch 11-2pm 1

Lodge Cleanup 10am (call Myra)

Saturday Lunch

Cook: Steve

Breakfast 8:30-12 2 Office 9-2pm 3 Office 9-2pm 4 Office 9-2pm 5 Office 9-2pm 6 Office 9-2pm 7 Lunch 11-2pm 8

Sunday Breakfast Cook: James

LODGE CLOSED

Chuy’s Choice Dinner 5-7pm

Lunch 11-2pm

Dinner 5-8:00pm New Limited Menu

Greeter: Jim/Lorraine

Lunch 11-2pm

Cook Your Own Steak

4-6:30pm on patio

Lodge Mtg. 7pm (NO DRINKS SERVED)

Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Tonya M

Saturday Lunch Cook: Richard


Sunday Breakfast Cook: Mario

LODGE CLOSED


Operation Hope BBQ 4:00pm

Lunch 11-2pm

Dinner 5-8:00pm New Limited Menu Greeter: Brenda

Lunch 11-2pm

Cook Your Own Steak

4-7pm on patio

House Meeting 6pm Board Meeting 7pm

Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Lyle/Brissalis

Saturday Lunch Cook: Byron


Sunday Breakfast Cook: Steve

LODGE CLOSED


NC Widow(er)s Mtg. 1:30-3:00

Lunch 11-2pm

Dinner 5-8:00pm New Limited Menu Greeter: Rosalie/

Sheila

Lunch 11-2pm

Cook Your Own Steak

4-6:30pm on patio

Lodge Meeting 7pm (NO DRINKS SERVED)

Lunch 11-2pm



Saturday Lunch Cook: Tain


Sunday Breakfast Cook: Jack

LODGE CLOSED

CWW Widow(er)s Bocce 4pm


Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Rose

Grasshopper’s Mtg. 1pm

Lunch 11-2pm

Cribbage 12-4pm

Cook Your Own Steak

4-7pm on patio

Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Lorie S

Saturday Lunch Cook: TBD

Breakfast 8:30-12 30 Office 9-2pm 31

Sunday Breakfast Cook: Tom

LODGE CLOSED

Bulletin Articles Due

Purple Pigs Due

Purple Pig Meeting 6:30

AUGUST 2020

July 2020

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Office 9-2pm 1 Office 9-2pm 2 Office 9-2pm 3 Office 9-2pm 4 Office 9-2pm 5


Lunch 11-2pm

Dinner 5-8:00pm New Limited Menu Greeter: Tonya M

Lunch 11-2pm

Cook Your Own Steak

4-6:30pm on patio

Lodge Mtg. 7pm

Bar/Patio close 7pm

Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Tonya M

Lodge Cleanup 10am (call Myra)

Saturday Lunch

Cook: Steve

Breakfast 8:30-12 6 OFFICE CLOSED 7 Office 9-2pm 8 Office 9-2pm 9 Office 9-2pm 10 Office 9-2pm 11 Lunch 11-2pm 12

Sunday Breakfast Cook: James

LODGE CLOSED

LABOR DAY Chuy’s Choice Dinner 5-7pm

Operation Hope BBQ 4:00pm

Lunch 11-2pm

Dinner 5-8:00pm New Limited Menu Greeter: Brenda

Lunch 11-2pm

Cook Your Own Steak

4-7pm on patio

House Meeting 6pm Board Meeting 7pm

Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Gail

Saturday Lunch

Cook: Richard


Sunday Breakfast Cook: Mario

LODGE CLOSED


NC Widow(er)s Mtg. 1:30-3:00

Lunch 11-2pm

Dinner 5-8:00pm New Limited Menu Greeter: Rosalie/

Sheila

Lunch 11-2pm

Cook Your Own Steak

4-6:30pm on patio

Lodge Meeting 7pm Bar/Patio close 7pm

Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Lyle/Brisallis

Saturday Lunch Cook: Byron


Sunday Breakfast Cook: Steve

LODGE CLOSED

CWW Widowe(er)s Bocce 4pm


Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Rose

Grasshopper’s Mtg. 1pm

Lunch 11-2pm

Cribbage 12-4pm

Cook Your Own Steak

4-7pm on patio

Lunch 11-2pm


Greeter: Lorie S

Saturday Lunch Cook: Tain

Breakfast 8:30-12 27 Office 9-2pm 28 Office 9-2pm 29 Office 9-2pm 30

Sunday Breakfast

Cook: Jack

LODGE CLOSED Chuy’s Choice Dinner 5-7pm

Lunch 11-2pm



Bulletin Articles Due

Purple Pigs Due

Purple Pig Meeting 6:30

EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ~ UPDATES ON APP & VISTAELKS.ORG

September 2020

July 2020

The Benevolence of Bingo

In keeping with the Elks benevolent nature, Bin-

go night is NOT just an evening of fun and

games, it is a major fundraiser for our lodge! All

the “profits” from Bingo are restricted funds and

can only be distributed to charities designated by

our Board of Trustees. So, when Bingo night

opens again, please, come join the fun and help

your community at the same time.

This past year the funds went to several worthy

organizations:

$2,500 to Women’s First Step House North

County – This special organization provides a

safe affordable environment for women recover-

ing from addiction, giving these women a second

chance at life.

$2,000 to Veterans Stand Down – This is a fast

paced and successful program to help homeless

veterans navigate through necessary services to

regain their place in the community! Last year,

they successfully placed 30 veterans off the

streets and into bridge or permanent housing!

They also provide needed emergency services

such as food and clothing and health screening

for veterans.

$1,000 to REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship

Program – This non-profit therapeutic horse-

manship program is located in Fallbrook, CA.

Children and adults with disabilities learn how to

ride horses and have fun doing it. While on a

moving horse, a rider experiences rhythmic

movement similar to the human gait. This acti-

vates the part of the brain that controls move-

ment, which helps the rider develop better bal-

ance and increased strength. I was fortunate

enough to deliver our donation check to

REINS and meet some of the horses and pro-

gram leaders. It was an amazing place.

$2,000 County of San Diego Sheriff Depart-

ment K9 Division – This unit is responsible for

the training of Search and Rescue canines. It is

estimated that a single dog team can be as ef-

fective as 20 to 30 trained human searchers in

locating a missing person in a given time frame.

So, to all the Bingo players, thank you for com-

ing and playing Bingo at our Lodge! You ena-

bled the Vista Elks Lodge to give a total of

$7,500 to worthy local charities this past year.

Also, to all the volunteers that work at Bingo, a

hearty thank you to each one of you from our

homeless veterans, recovering women, disabled

adults and children and all the families helped by

K-9 rescue dogs.

With Bingo...it is a win-win! Players have fun

while helping those in need.

Thank you!

Joyce Ford, Treasurer

Joyce Ford, Treasurer, delivering a $1,000 donation to REINS Executive Director, Debbie Shinner.

Sharon Belleu, Secretary, David Workman, Exalted Ruler and Melodie Chrysler, Esteemed Leading Knight, presenting a $2,000 donation to County of San Diego Sheriff Department K-9 Division

Representative, Sgt. James McConnaughy.

July 2020

Vista Elks Lodge 65th Birthday Celebration July 9th Cook Your Own Steak Night

July 2020

July 2020

The Vista Elks Grasshoppers Camping Group:

Woods Valley Campground Sept. 11, 12 & 13 Hosted by Bud Hill

Pala Casino RV Resort Oct. 7, 8 & 9 Hosted by Dick & Marlys Vosburgh

August 26 @ 1pm: Meeting at the Vista Elks Lodge in the Conference Room

Questions? Want to join? Call Tom Keene (760) 518-8428

Renovation Committee Progress continues to be made to the front parking lot. Large telephone poles have been positioned to help bring order to the parking area and to hopefully prevent people from coming on the property and doing donuts in the gravel. Another safety feature added to the lot is the blacktop apron that will keep the gravel back and pre-vent skidding as members enter and exit the driveway. The potholes at the entrance of the driveway were also patched. Lookin’ good!

July 2020

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July 2020

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