3500 SW 104th
Beaverton, OR 97005
Phone: 503-646-6116
FAX: 503-643-9525
We accept torn, tattered and faded old flags to be respectfully retired at our annual ceremony held on Memorial Day.
Flags to be retired may be brought to one of two places
Submitted by Dick Hardy, Chairman of the Meadowood Speech Camp Committee
We want to thank the members who volunteered over the extended Memorial Day weekend to repair and rebuild winter damage at the Meadowood Speech and Hearing Camp.
Hunters in twenty-one states are now gathering animal hides for the Veterans Leather Program, one of the most visible activities of the Elks. For nearly 60 years, Elks have collected hides of deer, caribou, antelope, and, yes, elk. Hides are salted, stacked, shrink-wrapped and shipped to a Utah tannery for processing. Then, fingerless wheelchair gloves, along with finished leather for use in crafts programs, are sent to veterans' medical facilities across the country.
"It's a way to remember veterans' sacrifices, to assist them in occupational therapy and to help them get on with everyday life, Charles Cutshaw, national chairman of the Elks' program, told the Associated Press. "People have the impression that everything in a VA hospital is provided [by the government], but that's not true," Cutshaw said.
Last year, Elks distributed about 2,400 pairs of gloves, including many to wheelchair athletes. Elks are also the only source of leather for the crafting of wallets, belts and clothing in the VA's occupational therapy program – "something to occupy their minds and their muscles," adds Cutshaw.
Do you have any obsolete cell phones around the house? And you hate to just throw them away? Do we have a deal for you! And you can help the Lodge at the same time.
We are now collecting unused cell phones. We are partnering with a company that recycles cell phones, and will pay us up to $50 per phone. They accept the handset and battery only – no accessories or chargers.
After we collect about 35 phones, we ship them to the company, at their expense, and within four business days they mail us a check. Our Lodge office has a price list with their prices paid for every cell phone, car phone, or wireless phone.
This is an ideal way for our Lodge to make some money. So donate your unused phones, tell your neighbors, friends, and relatives to round up theirs and bring them to the Lodge office.
Total
revenue for June was $153.80 – Very Good! Keep
bringing in those cans and bottles with $.05 deposit on them.
Thanks!!
O. K. (Keith) Jacques
Chairman, Cans for Charity
Yes, it's fun – but our ongoing competition with the Gateway Elks Lodge to collect beverage, soup, and chili can pull-tabs is more than just friendly rivalry. Thanks to all of you who have contributed to this program we donated $300.00 to the Casey Eye Institute!
Your collection can be turned in at the Lodge office.