We Care We Share
We Care We Share is our latest program, led by Ken Williams which reaches out to the Western Slope. The link contains all the details and the checks have been issued and received, for a total of $12,800. The only exception is the scholarship which we continue to work on. As I may have mentioned […]
Committee Updates – March 2021
The Lodge is donating a total of $12,800 to two organizations serving veterans on the Western Slope: the VA Western Colorado Health Care System and the VFW Post 3981 in Grand Junction. The funds will be used to provide meals, food boxes, hygiene boxes and clothing for needy veterans and Appreciation Bags for the residents […]
VFW Auxiliary 3981
VFW Auxiliary 3981, Grand Junction, CO, Treasurer Judy Ladue and Beth Long , Activities Director of the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home in Rifle, CO get ready to distribute Appreciation Bags to the veterans in the home purchased with funds provided by Aspen Elks Lodge #224.
Committee Updates – February 2021
Despite the COVID shutdown we’ve managed to find a way to reach out and support our Veterans, as part of our new “We care, We share” project. Our Women Veterans Program led by Karen Carner and Peg Briscoe, found a way to help these Veterans. They discovered that our hospitalized Women Veterans, in Grand Junction, […]
Honor Flights
The Aspen Elks Lodge is proud to sponsor the Honor Flights Program.
2020 Winter Sports Clinic
2020 Winter Sports Clinic Volunteer Information Ramp Crew – Build, distribute, collect and maintain approximately 400 access ramps for wheelchairs. Fifty new ramps have been built for use this year and another 50 will be built for 2020. Ramps are distributed to event sites and picked up afterwards. We will need distribution help Friday March […]
2019 Drug Awareness Night
Save the Date: 2019 Drug Awareness Night Saturday, October 5, 2019 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Join us for an expert panel discussion and Q&A, designed to inform parents and community members about the risks and dangers of controlled substances – complete with free snacks, refreshments, and a lot of educational activities for the kids. […]
2019 Essay & Video Contests
for the video contest. The winners and award ceremony will be at the Drug Awareness Night. 1st Place: New Apple iPad and case 2nd Place: TBA 3rd Place: TBA The deadline for both contest categories is Friday, September 27th at 11:59 p.m. MST
Other News from our Veterans Service Committee – March 2019
Welcome fellow Elks to the March edition of your Veteran Service Committee Newsletter. The Winter Sports Clinic (WSC) is fast approaching and sign up sheets are available at the Lodge. This event the “Largest of its kind in the World” can be a life changing experience for not only our Veterans but also for Volunteers. […]
2019 Winter Sports Clinic
The first week of April, our Lodge and community helped host 400 Veterans visiting Aspen/Snowmass for the 33rd Annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic. Over 300 Volunteers contributed more than 4000 hours of their time and drove their personal vehicles over 8000 miles. In addition, Volunteers prepared, cooked, served and cleaned up after slightly […]