Month: May 2016

Flags For Heroes

To All Great Basin Elks Members:

For our Flag Day event this year, the membership has agreed to assist in the Flags for Heros event taking place on May 28 – May 30.  Attached is an informational flier that outlines the event.  Danny Alexander, our Veterans Services Chairman, is organizing a work party from the Great Basin Elks to put flags up and take them down during the Memorial Day weekend.  The following is information from Danny for anyone that wishes to participate.

Put up the flags – 0800, Friday May 27th

Take down the flags – 0800, Tuesday May 31st

Everyone should meet at the Spring Creek High School Parking Lot on both days.

FlagsforHeros2016flier

Next Meeting Thursday 26 May

Please join us this Thursday for our monthly meeting with a social hour.  Doors open at 5 p.m.  Dinner will start at 6 p.m. (See below.)  Our guest speakers are two of our scholarship recipients.  The regular meeting will start at 7 p.m. and we will have initiations.
Food: 
Taco Night!  Bring stuff for tacos, meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, green chilis, salsa, taco shells, and tortillas and anything else you like on your taco.  A pan of refried beans will be brought by our Food Master.

Next Meeting Thursday 12 May

The doors will open at 5:00 PM and there will be a speaker at 6:00 PM from the Division of Child & Family Services in Elko to tell us about their mission and services.  Please plan to bring a dessert to be raffled.  The raffle drawing will be performed at 6:30 PM, before the meeting starts at 7:00 PM.
To honor Mother’s Day we will have a dessert raffle and donate the proceeds to the local Women’s Shelter in honor or our Elk women and Mother’s Day.