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 […]
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 […]
2019 Colorado Veterans Service Training
The Elks National Veterans Service Commission 2019 Colorado Veterans Service Training held at the Aspen Elks Lodge # 224 on June 1st, 2019 summit was comprised of leadership from several Colorado Elks Lodges Veterans Service Committees. Cathy Larson President of the Colorado Elks Association and Veterans Service Committee Chair Troy Erickson were both present. The […]
Westin in Snowmass Needs Volunteers for DAV
The Winter Sports Clinic is returning to Snowmass Village on Saturday, March 30, 2019. As host for the event, the Westin Snowmass Resort is excited to welcome back the National Disabled Veterans and all participants.We are looking for volunteers for the following days and shifts.Breakfast – Monday, April 1, 2019 through Friday, April 5, 2019 – […]