Person County native John Bullock was installed as the 121st President of the North Carolina State Elks Association in late June. His father, William Bullock was elected State President of the Elks for the 1996-97 year.
They become the first father-son duo to be elected President in the History of the North Carolina State Elks Association. John has served in many different capacities in the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks. He currently serves as Exalted Ruler of Roxboro Lodge #2005 which is his fourth year in that role. He has served as District Vice President for East Central District, Esquire to the District Deputy and District Deputy to the Grand Exalted Ruler. He was elected unanimously as President-Elect at the 2019 North Carolina Spring Elks Convention in Wilmington.
District Deputy Clinics – 2020 – 2021 North Carolina State Elks
August Clinics Date Location:
East Central 8/9/20 Virtual Meeting using Zoom
West Central 8/16/20 Virtual Meeting
East 8/23/20 Virtual Meeting
West 8/30/20 Virtual Meeting
To meet the needs of our members and comply with the laws of the State of North Carolina the meetings in August will be using Zoom, for you to participate with your computer with a camera or your iPhone or other devices so equipped.
The Lodges need to provide to your District Deputy the email addresses and names of the Officers required to attend a DD Clinic. Please also identify the person doing the financial work. If there is an email address for a computer or device to be used by other members at the Lodge, please invite them to join the Zoom Meeting.
A Grand Lodge District Deputy meeting without spending travel time, without risking your health and that of your fellow members, and a chance to get updates and ask questions, could be a good opportunity. Let’s try and see how it works.
John Boyd, SDGER
Dear NCSEA members,
Today North Carolina is moving to Phase 2 reopening. The restrictions of this phase are not as lenient as we had originally planned for. Mass gathering limits remain at no more than 10 people indoors.
With this restriction, we have no choice but to cancel our state convention meeting that was scheduled for Saturday, June 13, at the High Point Lodge. While this is very disappointing, we must always make the health and well being of our members a priority.
The NCSEA Board of Directors will be meeting next week with Sponsor Frost to determine how we will be handling the business of this meeting – mainly the installation of our 2020-2021 officers and approving our budget for the upcoming year. All decisions will be communicated to our Lodges as quickly as possible.
Please continue to be safe and look after each other!
Shari Driscoll, NCSEA President
The Calabash Elks Lodge recently donated $3,000 to the Brunswick County Senior Resource Center in Calabash, NC to support their Meals’ Programs, which are currently stressed during the State-Imposed COVID-19 Virus “Stay-at-Home” order. The project was funded by a grant provided by the “Elks National Foundation” the Charitable Arm of the Order of Elks.
During “Normal” times, the center serves about 70 “Congregate Lunches” at the Center in Calabash each weekday to seniors over 60-years old, and delivers “Meals-on-Wheels” to those home-bound seniors who qualify for the service. During this special “Stay-at-Home” time, Courtney Bledsoe, the Center’s Director, told us they are suppling 130 Meals/Day for Curb-Side Pick-Up, and delivering another 70 Meals/Day to shut-ins. Additionally, they are collecting boxes of food for their “Supplementary Food” program.
Pictured L-R: David Foulds, the Calabash Elks Lodge’s Treasurer; Bob Paoletti, Past Exalted Ruler and Trustee; Courtney Bledsoe, Senior Center Director; Tom Friewald, Exalted Ruler of the Calabash Elks Lodge; Mark Kerr, Chairman, Board-of-Directors; and Juanita Adams, Past Exalted Ruler and Chairperson for the Elks National Foundation Committee.
