Eagles Newsletter May 2016

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Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie #3947

1300 Caprice Dr. Castle Rock, CO 80109

303-688-3947

May 2016 Newsletter Volume 2016, Issue 5

essage from Our Presidents

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

This is our last letter as your WorthyPresident and Madam President and wewould like to take this opportunity to thankthe members, officers, trustees, employeesand friends of Castle Rock EaglesAerie#3947 for the enjoyable andrewarding opportunity to serve an importantcommunity organization that deserves togrow and prosper. We reaped the harvest

of critical volunteers; men and women whowere willing to serve in an official capacityor to be an ongoing unofficial resource tothe Club. Thank you all.

We look forward to supporting the newleaders and the work of the Club in thefuture. As with the many Presidents beforeus, “People Helping People” guides our EaglesClub, so to our fellow members we say: Get

Involved - It is your Club and in order for itto continue, it relies on each of you to beinvolved.

Again, thank you and we look forward toseeing you around the Club,

Your Worthy President Tracy Hermanand

Madam President Melissa Ayler-Hill

TH NKFUL GOODBYE

We, the members of the Fraternal Order ofEagles Aerie #3947 and its Auxiliary, would

like to thank our Officers and Trustees fortheir dedication and hard work over the past

year. It is not an easy thing to give up hoursand hours of time with family and career tohelp us keep our Aerie running. Your effortshave not gone unnoticed and we appreciateall that you have done.

We look forward to another great year at

Aerie #3947 as we prepare to elect a newgroup of officers and a trustee. We areespecially grateful to those who make thecommitment to return for yet another yearof guiding us in our fundraisers, specialactivities, and operations. Your commitmentis appreciated.

Update on proposed revisions

to our by laws:

Both revised versions to our By-Laws wereadopted by at least a two-thirds vote of allmember of the Aerie present and voting atthe last meeting. The locally approvedrevised By-Laws will be submitted induplicate to the Grand Aerie. Onceapproved by the Grand Aerie they shallbecome effective.


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VOTING DAYS ARE HERE!

Voting for our newofficers and atrustee will be heldin the Social Room

from 11:00am to7:00pm on May 10th.

Election results will be confirmedduring the Aerie meeting on May 10th at 7:00pm.

Auxiliary Elections will be during theMay 10th meeting. If all positions areunopposed, an election may not be

necessary.

Did You Miss An Activity?

Please check thecalendar so you canarrange to join us forour special activities asa participant and/or avolunteer.

Wednesdays are Burgers & Bingo nights.Linda’s Burgers are servedfrom 5:00pm-7:30pm. Bingo starts at 6:00pm and is agame of Straight-line Bingoand Blackout Bingo all in onegame. So DON’T clear your

card/s after the Straight-line win becausewe keep going for the Blackout winner! It’s

$2 per card or 3 cards for $5. Take thenight off from cooking and come have somefun!

Mother’s Day Brunch – May 8th – Moms eat free! Meals are $6 and mealsfor children under 12 are $3.Come on in early. We’ll be serving from

10:30am-12:30pm. Come spoil MOM!

Volunteers needed!Contact Tracy to

volunteer:[email protected]. (Volunteers will need to show up at9:30am on the 8th. Thank you!

CLUB SPRING

CLEAN UP DAY!

May 14th 8:00am

We need Members to help with the interiorand exterior cleaning of our Club. “With

many hands comes light work.” Please

encourage your fellow members to join you inhelping us to beautify our Club and prepare

for the springand summer.Just show up!We need you.

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A Bit of News

Our Eagles Club is now selling 20 lb.bags of ice for $1. If you want abunch, please call in advance.

Reminder: There is no parking across

the street from the Aerie before6:00pm. There is a new tenant in thebuilding. He says it’s okay to parkthere after 6:00 and on weekends andholidays. We are grateful and thankfulfor that!

FACEBOOK – A great way to keep upwith all things #3947. We add photos,

updates, and event information. Find usat Fraternal Order of Eagles 3947 .

NEWSLETTER – Want it emailed to you? Send an email to:[email protected] In the subject line: Newsletter email In the message: Include your name andemail address .

Smokers – Please use the containers infront of the building for your “butts”. Thank you.

Can We Find You?

Do we have your correct

address and contact information

on file? Please make sure we

can keep in touch with you –

wherever you may be. Call us at

303-688-3947 or write us, but please let us

know. You can contact the Aerie Secretary,

Paula, at: [email protected]

or the Auxiliary Secretary, Bonnie, at:

[email protected].

Reception all

Do you need a large room in order tocelebrate a special event with your familyand friends? We have a wonderful hallfor rent. We also have a commercial

kitchen and a private bar!

Call the Club and ask for Lezlie. She cangive you all the details. 303-688-3947.

CLUB HOURSMonday: 11am – 6pm*

Tuesday through

Thursday: 11am – 8pm*

Friday: 11am – 9pm*

Saturday and

Sunday: 10am – 8pm*

*Closing time will be later if there are six

or more members, guests, or customerspresent or if there is a special eventscheduled. Our Social Room hours are based on the participation of our members.If there are fewer than six people in theSocial Room, we may close early due to theoperating expenses involved in remainingopen.

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You Can Help

Our Fun and

Numbers

Grow!

We like to recruit new

members so invite your friends and family toexperience our Club and encourage them to become a “People Helping People” member!*** Remember our credo regarding bringingguests to the Club:

“1st time as a guest,2nd time as a friend,3rd time as a member.”

Ask our social room staff for an application for your friends and family . We’d love to havethem join us.

Tree of

Life

Jim and Joni Mattox would like to offer

their heartfelt thanks to everyone whohas called, visited, and prayed for Jim’srecovery from a stroke suffered on April12th. He is now in rehab and on the mend.He is hoping to be home soon.

Sylvia Brownell is in the hospital. Wewish her a speedy recovery as well.

We hope to see all of these membersback in the Club soon.

Stay well everyone. Spring is here andsummer is not far off. It’s time to getout and enjoy our wonderful Colorado outof doors.

NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

Do you have an announcement or message you wish to share with yourfellow brothers and sisters in ourmonthly newsletter?Please email them to Joni at:

[email protected] or pick up a newsletter form from your favorite friendly bartender.

Come to the Aerie andenjoy a delicious meal onFridays before they’re

gone! Every other Friday Brentand Linda take turnscooking up some

scrumptious meals. Brent does our steakdinners and Linda surprises us with a variety ofculinary delights.You can check the calendar for steak nights andyou can call the Club to find out what’s cookingon Linda’s Fridays.

Friday Dinner Nights also offer one game ofBLACKOUT BINGO. Cards are $2 each or 3cards for $5. Come have some fun at yourClub!

(The last regularly scheduled dinner will be

May 20th

. Linda may surprise us with a few

during the summer.)

DON’T FORGET TO SIGN UP

FOR FRIDAY DINNERS

Please ask one of the bartenders for the sign uplist so our dinner staffknow if you’re planning

on eating a Fridaydinner. We need a goodhead count so we are sure to have enoughfood to feed everyone. See you Friday!

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SAVE THESE DATES: [*Note: There are no Kentucky Derby Activities this month.]

June 4th – Our 36th Anniversary CelebrationJune 5th – Elephant Rock Bike Race – Volunteers NeededJune 19th – Father’s Day


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If we’ve missed listing your birthday, please contact the Aerie Secretary.

Eagles Newsletter May 2016

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