Meet our new members initiated at our May 22nd meeting. Make sure to welcome them and thank them for joining our lodge.
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its annual Mother’s Day breakfast and to honor one of its members as mother of the year. This year’s honoree was Aim’ee Carroll. She is an active member of the community, volunteer not only at Elks lodge but working with the local Veterans organization, secretary of the North Coast Employers Advisory Council and Autism Alliance. In the past she was active with the PTA and coached a teen soccer team. She is Vice President of Carbonneau Tile here in Eureka. When she is not working or volunteering, she enjoys fishing, hunting, boating, water and snow skiing. Pictured with family, front row left to right: her father, Pierre Carbonneau; her husband Scott; Honoree Aim’ee; Elks Exalted Ruler, Barry Smiht and her daughter in law, Haley. Back row sons; Kaeden, Skylar and
Branden. Not pictured, daughter Keylei, who is attending UC Davis.
Welcome to our newest members
Welcome to our newest members initiated at our April 17th meeting. When they visit the lodge introduce yourself and thank them for joining.
123rd Annual Installation of Officers
Eureka Elks lodge No.652 held its 123rd annual installation of officers on Saturday March 23rd. The lodge was established in 1901. The first lodge was on Second Street, the present location of the Green Lilly Restaurant. They then moved to the corner on H and 5th Streets, the Umpqua Bank location. In the mid 1970’s they moved to their current location, 445 Herrick Avenue. They are one of the most active lodges in California, with over fourteen hundred members.
Pictured from left to right, front row; Secretary, Ernie Nunes: Lecturing Knight, Brian Smith: Loyal Knight, Larry Vance; Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith; Leading Knight, Nina Strang; Organist, Gina Black and Treasurer, William Lambo. Back row: Esquire, Robert Gillmore; Tiler, Marissa Vaudo; Inner Guard, Dana Harris; Chaplain, Jerry Stewart; Lodge Trustees; Alan Bobillot, Sherie Bialous, Danny Rickman, Scotty Thomason and Brett Engel.
Welcome New Members
Pictured are the new members to the lodge, initiated on March 20. Make sure to greet them and introduce yourself when they visit the lodge.
Food For People Donation
Pictured from left to right:
Elk Jack Harris; Food for People Executive Director, Carly Robbins, Elk Pierre Carbonnau
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 donated $4,000.00 to ” Food for People”, the designated Food Bank for Humboldt County. Food for People coordinates distribution of food countywide of over 16,000 meals a month by providing individuals and households with the emergency and supplemental food they need through a variety of hunger relief programs.
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its annual awards night dinner on March 10th. The evening, hosted by the lodge is to recognize members that volunteer their time to the lodge and community. The lodge volunteers work in the kitchen preparing meals, serving in the dining room and lounge. They also work at maintaining the building, grounds and RV park. The lodge depends on these members and thank them for their support. Pictured from left to right: Elks of the Year, Howard Ritter; Citizen of the Year, Jack Harris; Lodge Exalted Ruler, Shawn Doebel; Volunteer of the Year, Jeri Long and Officer of the Year, Danny Rickman.
Elks National Drug Awareness Program Poster and Essay Contest Winners for 2024
The Elks Annual Drug Program provides kids and young adults the opportunity to express their feelings on rejecting peer pressure and what it means to be drug free through their participation in the Drug Awareness Program’s Poster/Essay and Video contest. Entries progress through local Lodges, District, State and National competition. The 2024 local winners were from Pacific View Charter School Third Grader, Lila Brazil for her Poster and from Sunny Brea Middel School Eighth Grader, Simon Zagone for his Essay. Each receive a cash award of $100.00 from the Eureka Elks Lodge and $100.00 gift card for placing First in the North Coast District, with a Certificate of Achievement Award. Pictured from left to right: Lodge Chairman, Jack Harris; Lodge Exalted Ruler, Shawn Doebel; Essay winner, Simon Zagone and in front Poster winner, Lila Brazil.
Elks Lodge Christmas Celebration
Veterans Car & Motorcycle Show
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its Veterans Car & Motorcycle Show on Saturday, September 23rd. Over 200 attended the events with 69 cars, motorcycles and trucks on display. The event brought in over $4,500.00 for funds to help local veterans with dinners, warm clothes , boots and rain gear for winter. Also, to help supplement food needs & veterans pantry & clinic.
Pictured from left to right are the Elk volunteers that put on the program: Jack Harris, Louise Harris, Anne Poole, Joe Massie, Dan Rickman, Ernie Nunes, Pierre Carbonneau and Sheri Schaal. Front Barry Smith and Kevin Christie.