The Presidents Corner

Fellow Elk Members,

The Spring meeting at Callaway Gardens started with us having the pleasure of helping host the Grand Exalter Ruler Louis Sulsberger and his wife Beth, along with Florida State President David Lake and his wife Kathy, and our state sponsor, Past Grand Exalter Ruler Val Bates and his wife Claudia. After having a beautiful southern day with the above guest touring and dining, John, Petite, Leonell and I were ready to spring forward.

The Georgia Elks Lodges and Ladies Auxiliaries joined in the rest of the weekend giving monetary gifts at the joint meeting to Aidmore. The Elks Committees added by giving reports showing accomplishments of their time doing “Elks Care Elks Share” projects that received awards for hard work all over the state of Georgia. While on the subject of Elks Aidmore and contributions I would like to encourage every Lodge to support our state project, Aidmore Children’s Center. Your support of ENF with every dollar donated we can receive back $1.80 per-capita for our state projects. This will go a long way in all of our efforts to do our Elk work and duties in our great state.

The new officers showed great interest in our Exalted Ruler Academy. The time they gave for the weekend should really pay off back at the lodges helping strengthen Elk leadership. The District Deputy clinics have also added to the new and old officers knowledge of the Grand Lodge.

Working together this year with President-Elect John Yost and his wife Petite, I know he has his year 2008-2009 planned to keep Georgia Elkdom on the move.

Time seems to be flying past us. The Georgia Elks Annual Meeting is soon approaching. Leonell and I are approaching the end of our years of traveling to your lodges in the position of a great honor. Our thanks go out to you for your help in keeping the work of Elks in the communities in our great state of Georgia. We will see you all at Jekyll Island in June.

Elks Care and Georgia Elks Share.

Fraternally,

C. V. Alligood
President, Georgia Elks Association