“Tugboat Fund”. I ask you to be prepared for my visitwith a little donation if you so wish. I am totally overwhelmedso far and I thank everyone very much whohas supported my project. The Fund for Childrenthanks you.At this time I would like to give my sincere appreciationto my fellow <strong>Elks</strong> and Royal Purple members servingon the Grand Executive, Provincial Associations,National Committees, and those active in their Lodgesgiving <strong>of</strong> their time and effort promoting the <strong>Elks</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Canada</strong>.My theme for the yearis “Sailing into theFuture with Integrityand Pride”.It is based on values andpromotion <strong>of</strong> our Order.We all have good valuesthat we use every day andwe all have pride, however,sometimes we do notexpress it enough. Pridemeans to tell everyone <strong>of</strong> our past history and achievements,and the great support we show in helping othersin our communities. Pride is also asking ourfriends, our acquaintances, our family members, oursons and daughters, our wives, to come join us. Useyour pride as a membership recruitment tool. Withinour Order we have a great many members who areproud to belong, however, they seldom seem to beaggressive enough to ask others to join. If our Order isto flourish over the next 100 years we need to retainour current members and ask new people to join.Please try to do your part to help in our future success.home Lodge), July 24-26, 2012. We are looking forwardto a large number attending. Please registerearly and maybe you will be the lucky winner <strong>of</strong> theearly bird draw to help with your expenses. I am lookingforward to meeting with you all again and renewingfriendships. Please come by and say hello. Comeenjoy yourselves and have some fun with old and newfriends.Bev and I are looking forward to our upcoming visitsand attending many <strong>of</strong> our Provincial Conferences.Due to scheduling conflicts, I will not be able to attendall <strong>of</strong> them. I will be attending some national sportsand fundraising events, and we look forward to seeingas many <strong>of</strong> you as possible.To all the members we have met and visited with overthe past 4 months, I wish to again express our heartfeltthanks and gratitude for your very warm welcomeand hospitality. Your gift <strong>of</strong> friendship is amazing andvery much appreciated. We can truly say we are proudto be <strong>Elks</strong> and what a great Order we belong to.The holiday season is now over and we trust everyoneenjoyed their family and friends. I would like to wisheveryone a very Happy and Prosperous New Year for2012 and let’s celebrate our 100 th Anniversary <strong>of</strong> the<strong>Elks</strong> throughout <strong>Canada</strong> with Pride.R. Jerry WernickeGrand Exalted Ruler<strong>Elks</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>This year our National Convention is to be held inbeautiful British Columbia in the City <strong>of</strong> Chilliwack (my2013 NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AWARDEDTO GRANDE PRAIRIE <strong>ELK</strong>S LODGE No. 285The Grand and Supreme Executives fully endorsed the bid from GrandePrairie <strong>Elks</strong> Lodge No. 285 to host the 2013 <strong>Elks</strong> and Royal PurpleNational Conventions from July 15 th - 18 th , 2013. The host committee,under the chairmanship <strong>of</strong> Brother Bruce McKillop have provided excellentfacilities to host the conventions and are planning for a great time for thedelegates. The registration fee has been set at $195.00 and for the firsttime will include ALL lunches, c<strong>of</strong>fee breaks, suppers and banquets for all3 days. It’s going to be a good one!!!!6
DONATIONS RECEIVED2011JERRY’S TUGBOAT FUNDSeptember7 Chilliwack #48 $ 122.0011 Regional Convention Meeting 23.0019 Lake Cowichan #293 66.0021 Alberni Valley #101 20.5022 Courtenay #60 64.0024 Nanaimo #26 – 95 th Anniversary 173.50469.00October3 Morden #478 121.004 Gladstone #317 130.005 Elkhorn #381 262.005 Elkhorn Mayor Roland Gagnon 500.006 Esterhazy #459 111.0010 Nipawin #251 87.0011 La Ronge #554 142.0013 Wilkie #568 82.0015 Saskatchewan WalkathonRon Potter (body viewing) 74.0017 Hanley #153 212.0018 Kyle #169 234.0020 Indian Head #385 188.0025 Moosomin #340 98.0026 Benito #458 90.0031 St. Walburg #389 215.002,546.00November6 Regina Grand ExecutiveRon Potter (body viewing) 85.00Dennis Ellingboe 50.007 Delburne #206 280.008 Wainwright #22 160.009 Carstairs #556 240.0010 Ponoka #561 175.0011 Edmonton #11 75.0011 Heisler #305 150.0017 Medicine Hall #412 65.0021 Drayton Valley #391 185.0022 Benalto #404 65.001,530.00December6 Chilliwack #48Jerry Wernicke 100.00Gordon Morford 100.00200.00TOTAL TO END OFDECEMBER 2011 $4,745.00THANK YOU TO “EVERYONE” WHO HASCONTRIBUTED TO THIS FUND7