As of Friday, May 22nd, the Lounge and grill has reopened under our normal operating hours. You will see we have some changes in the Lounge, including new seating arrangements and requirements to maintain Social Distancing all in efforts to keep everyone safe and healthy. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has presented unprecedented challenges for all of us and has already made a major impact on all of our lives. Schools are closed, restaurants have been closed, many businesses are still closed, and some people are still working from home. Now that the Lounge and Grill have “reopened,” it does not mean that our Elks Lodge was totally shut down during the last couple of months. The House Committee has been cleaning, painting, and making much needed repairs around the facility. The Pool Committee has been hard at it preparing the pool, replacing pumps, painting, and cleaning. All to ensure that the Lodge is a safe and enjoyable place for all of us.

April was the start of the new Elk year for all Elks Lodges. This means new faces in key places like our new Elk Officers, our various Committees Chairpersons and Committee Members. I’m honored to be the Exalted Ruler for the High Points Elks Lodge # 1155 and I’m looking forward to all the great opportunities we will have for this upcoming year.

I would like to introduce you to High Point Elks Lodge Officers for this year:
Tim Hight – Exalted Ruler
Phil Driscoll– Leading Knight
Kevin Scott – Loyal Knight
Vanessa Slack – Lecturing Knight
Shari Driscoll – Secretary
Deanna Vernon – Treasurer
Mark Vernon – Esquire
Steve Perdue – Inner Guard
Chick Overby – Tyler
Tommy Frazier – Chaplain

I would like to acknowledge and thank those who are chairing our Committees/Auxiliaries this year:
House Committee – Ben Adams & Tom Adams
Membership – Doug Orcutt
Veterans – Phil Driscoll
Ladies Auxiliary President – Theresa Franklin
Americanism – Deanna Vernon
Antlers Program – Melissa Butner
News Letter Editor – Whitney Cook
Public Relations / Webmaster / Social Media – TBD
Pool – Tom Connolly
Swim Team – Char Edwards

Remember all of us are Members and without these volunteers, the Lodge could not function. Be sure to thank them for their efforts. Please contact me or the office if you would like to get involved with any committees.

Stay safe, hope to see you at the Lodge very soon.

Please be sure to check out the rest of this newsletter, our website, Facebook page, and weekly email blast for more info.

Upcoming Events – hpelks.com/upcoming
E-blast Sign Up – hpelks.com/subscribe
Social Media – hpelks.com/social
Event Calendar – hpelks.com/calendar

Congratulations to Tom Day for being named our May Elk of the Month.

I hope to see you at our Lodge soon!!!

Fraternally yours,
Tim Hight
Exalted Ruler