Regular meetings are the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30. Directors meeting is the last Wednesday of the month at 6:30. July 2007 meeting moved to the next week because of the holiday.

The Auxiliary was formed in 1994 to assist the Elks Lodge in activities and charity fund raisers. There are seven executive officers plus the membership, which has committees to oversee designated projects. Membership is open to the spouse / or fiancee of an Elk in good standing and widows of deceased Elks in good standing at the time of their death. Required age is 21.

Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Auxiliary may obtain an application from any Auxiliary officer or member, complete it and return it to the lodge.

In the lounge, the Auxiliary maintains a bulletin board that keeps you informed of the most recently completed and upcoming projects. Above the board is our mission statement:

To build strength in the Lodge through the unity of families of lodge members. To further the interest and activities of the Lodge in any way we can. To extend our hands to new families, involve spouses, fiancees, and children in events, and help needy people in the community.

In the past year the Auxiliary donated over $4000.00 to charities in our community. In addition to our fundraisers, we have 3 annual children's parties that are free of charge to Elk members and their families.

For more information contact the lodge office at 336-786-2061

November News

Hi everyone,

I want to thank all the Auxiliary and Elks members who helped out the Flat Rock Ruritan Club at their ground steak sandwich stand during the Autumn Leaves Festival. Most everyone had a good time. It was told to me that they came to work and a party broke out. Only the Elks could do that!

For our efforts, the Ruritans presented a $500 check to the Auxiliary. The Auxiliary, in turn, presented a $250 check to the Veterans Committee, who also helped during the festival. The Flat Rock Ruritan Club also donated an additional $200.00 to the Veterans Committee to use toward their Veterans Ceremony on November 8th.

On December 6th at 6:30 p.m., the Auxiliary will be getting together for our Christmas dinner. This year it will be in the dining room at Marilyn's. Everyone is invited but we need to have an estimate of how many are going to attend so we will have enough seating reserved. We will post a sign-up sheet in the lounge. I hope you all will come and fellowship with us.

On October 2nd, the Auxiliary donated a flagpole with an American flag to the Children's Center. It was dedicated in memory of Adam Marion. We were honored to have Donnie and Pam Marion (Adam's parents) attend the dedication ceremony. Several staff and board members of the Center also attended. Mark Alderman placed a marker with Adam's name and other dedication information on it in front of the flagpole. Susan Hemric, Mark Alderman, and I spoke at the event.

Our next meeting will be Thursday November 13th at 7:30 p.m. in the back lounge. Meeting on the second Thursday of each month will allow the Auxiliary meeting to coincide with the Lodge meeting. That way, we can have dinner with our husbands and then we can go to our meeting and he can go to his.

The auxiliary member of the month to be honored is Shannon Marion. She found the flag pole we needed for the children's center. She didn't like the flag that came with the pole so she bought a better one. We want only the best for the children's center. She ordered the plaque for the pole and picked it up. Tommy went and cemented it in the ground and placed the pole (thank you Tommy). The whole Marion bunch worked the Autumn Leaves Festival. (That was the party that broke out) She helps keep me straight and she advises me on a lot of things. All this and a 60 hour a week job. She worked constantly on the golf committee and now the veteran's committee. When do you sleep? Oh hey, she's the secretary for the auxiliary, too. She is a true friend. Shannon enjoy your parking this month.

50/50 winner----Sharon O'Neal
$25.00 winner -Barbara Badgett

Friends always,
Barbara Badgett

October News

Hi everyone,

In November will be changing our meeting night to the 2nd Thursday in the month at 7:30 p.m.. We are changing to Thursdays when the Elks meet so that spouses can go to the Lodge on the same night and perhaps have dinner together and then go to their individual meetings We will meet in the back lobby downstairs. This will also help the ladies that go to church on Wednesdays. Now they will be able to come, too. I hope this is good for everyone.

In October the only thing we have planned is to help the Flat Rock Ruritan Club with the Autumn Leaves Festival. They are paying us to help and we are giving half of the money to the Veterans Committee to help them with the Veterans Ceremony in November If you like to help please call me I'll sign you up.789-2265

A special sympathy goes out to Sharon O'Neal on the passing of her father.

We are also buying and placing an American Flag and flag pole at the Children's Center in honor of Adam Marion.

This month's honored member of the month to get special parking is everyone that helped out with the kid's pool party. We had a good time and great pizza .Thank you Papa John's and Dominoes for donating the pizzas again this year..

October's meeting will stay the same-Wednesday, October 1st at 6:30 p.m

50/50 winner was Sue Goin
$25.00 winner-Shannon Marion (donated back for the flag pole)

Hope to see everyone soon.

Friends always,
Barbara Badgett