Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge Charity Ball

'Fun'd Raisers

ER's Grand Convention Going Away Party

The monies raised during this pay for sending the Exalted Ruler to the yearly Grand Lodge Convention. Since the Convention this year was in Orlando Florida, our theme was Disney world. And, ah, what more fun than celebrating the Haunted Mansion.

Here was our dinner performance to entertain our members. The ghouls were (left to right) Terry Gicking, David Naccarato, and Catherine Koeritz, all Past Exalted Rulers.

Charity Ball

Every fall the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge holds an annual Charity Ball to raise funds for the purpose of providing local families with holiday cheer. With over 70 "baskets" containing food and gifts the effort is appreciated throughout the valley.

Each year the event is created through the imagination and efforts of the Esteemed Leading Knight and his/her team.

Here's Catherine Koeritz, PER, to show what was raffled:

This year's "Love Boat" cruise took place on October 10, 2009 and was a huge success - this was the latest write-up sent to our members:

On Saturday Oct. 10th, 2009. the SS Elk Love Boat took a cruise for charity from the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge #2477, raising over $5,000 for charity which was used to furnish over 70 food baskets for needy families on the Christmas holiday.

Tickets were presold and over 85 members and guests responded. Raffle tickets were mailed out for raffle prizes and the big winner got to use a condo in Hawaii for one week donated by Jay (PER) and Myrna Block. Additional money was raised by having memento pictures taken and printed in-house as the party was going on.

Entertainment was provided by the members singing songs at the cruises destinations: New Orleans, Savanna, Hawaii, Cancun, and Alaska and New York.