My Brothers & Sisters,
I appeal to you to support this most worthy cause(AOH picnic - see ad later in this Elks Tale). In the past Flemington Elks has had a good representation and has come away feeling very rewarded for their attending. Checks should be made payable to: NJ State Elks Charities inc. Memo " The Army of Hope".

Please mail or bring your Check to the Lodge @

Flemington Elks Lodge # 1928
Attn: National Service Committee
165 Rt 31 South, PO Box 261
Flemington, NJ 08822

For tickets or donation Information, please contact myself (908-735-5460) or e-mail me @ m.n.fanelli@comcast.net . If you can not attend, please consider making a donation as indicated above or place it in either The National Service slot at the Lodge or in The Grill Room Jar. Any donation is appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Fraternally,

Mauro N. Fanelli, PER
National Service Veterans Committee

AMERICANISM REPORT

On June 11th our lodge held a Flag Retirement Ceremony at the Ewing Farm on Thatcher's Hill Road. Organized by Trustee Rick Decker, this is the first ceremony that we've sponsored in a few years. Close to 300 pounds of flags were ceremoniously burned on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The flags had been collected and stored in the lodge's basement over the past several years. Helping us out at the ceremony were members of the Ewing family, a local Boy Scout troop, a Civil War Reenactment team, and our local firefighters. A huge "thank you" goes out to Rick for organizing the event, and to the lodge and auxiliary members who attended the service. Photographs can be found on our web site and elsewhere in this Elks Tale.

Respectfully Submitted,

Rich Lavagno
Exalted Ruler

For More Information, consult our Grand Lodge site: http://www.elks.org/vets/

Also to Find out more about the Elks National Veterans Memorial, click here!

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