Welcome To the Rochester, NH Elks Lodge #1393
Serving the Lilac City for 124 years!
Visiting Elk Members always welcome!
Click on Facilities and / or Newsletter to see our operating hours.
MEMBERS NOTICE: SPECIAL LODGE MEETING ON JULY 10th, 2024
There will be a Special Lodge meeting on July 10th for the purpose of proposing a motion to borrow money to replace the Lodge roof. Following this meeting, a letter will be sent to all members containing the written motion that was presented at this Lodge meeting. The letter will inform the members of the date of the Lodge meeting which this motion will be voted on.
Any questions, contact the Lodge Secretary, Norm Gervais at (603) 332-9700 Ext. 2 or email at sec1393@metrocast.net.
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Welcome to our Lodge Webpage!
Mark Guilmett, Exalted Ruler
2024-2025
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer months and staying cool. I want to sincerely thank all our Elk members who have volunteered their time on the many past events that make our functions a success. We plan to have many more upcoming events for all our members to enjoy and attend throughout the year. A big thank you goes out to members who helped with setting up the flags at the Rochester commons for the Flags of Valor for Memorial Day. It looked spectacular. We also held a huge yard sale and took in a good amount of funds to apply to our roof fund. On June 1st a group of members went to Copper Cannon in Bethlehem to renovate a couple cabins and various other updates to the camp. It’s a rewarding experience when Elk members help prepare Copper Cannon for the many kids that attend this camp. We also had a wonderful Flag Day presentation. If you’ve never been to our Flag Day, I highly recommend you witness the ritual. Deb & I accompanied with Peter and Tisha Ducharme and Matt and Beth Sanborn will be traveling to Austin TX the first week in July for the National Convention. Congratulations to Peter Ducharme and Matt Sanborn, who will be competing at the national level for the 11 o’clock toast and the flag ritual contest. We wish them all the best. Many activities coming up for you to partake in. On July 13th our lodge will be hosting the annual Tri-Lodge games with the Dover and Portsmouth Lodges. Come and participate in the many games, socializing and enjoy a free meal. It’s a lot of fun and we need you to help us win the trophy. Also, watch for the sign-up sheet for our first Carnival on July 27th for Elk member’s children and grandchildren ages 12 and under.
Again, thank you to all the volunteers who add so much time and effort that makes our events happen for all our members.
One Team, One Fight!
Sincerely and fraternally yours, Mark Guilmett, Exalted Ruler, PER
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Lodge Officers and PERs 2024-2025
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Our July-August 2024 Newsletter is posted under the "News" tab
on the left hand side of this page. Click on "Lodge 1393 Home".
Attention Members - Pay your dues online!
Go to the "More Info" Tab and click on "Pay Dues Online".
If you have issues with the dues payment online, please contact
the Lodge Secretary, Norman Gervais at 603-332-9700, option 2.
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Rochester Elks #1393 - 2019 Non Profit of the Year!
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FEELING LUCKY?
We have five electronic gaming machines in operation.
Come in and give them a spin!
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Keno & other games from the NH Lottery are also available in our Lounge!
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Our Original Elks Lodge!
The Wallace Mansion was the first home of the Rochester Elks #1393 circa 1926, located on South Main Street.
Check out the Lodge History to find out more about this!
Click the "More Info" tab on the left hand side of this page.
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Present Day Main Entrance on a Snowy New Year's Eve!
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Front Entrance Area of Elks #1393 looking towards Columbus Avenue
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Next Lodge meeting will be Wednesday, July 10th at 7PM.
Note: July 10th will be a special meeting to discuss the proposed funding to replace our roof.
FREE DOOR PRIZE IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP # IS DRAWN AND YOU ARE AT THE MEETING! THE MONEY PRIZE GROWS EVERY MEETING UNTIL IT IS HIT!
LODGE MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAYS OF THE MONTH EXCEPT FOR JULY AND AUGUST (4TH WEDNESDAY ONLY) at 7 PM AND USUALLY LAST LESS THAN AN HOUR.
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Elks National Foundation
Norman Gervais, PER, Lodge Secretary and
Rochester, NH Elks National Foundation Chairman
Members - Our Grant Programs are thriving at Rochester Lodge #1393 thanks to your continued generosity regarding the Elks National Foundation. We appreciate that so much and are looking forward to another great year for the ENF and the programs it supports.
Rochester #1393 has again exceeded the Grand Lodge Per Capita Goal for 2023-2024 with a final tabulation of $9.831 per member and total donations of $9477.31. We also won the State "Chairman's Challenge" Award for the fifth year in a row! Congratulations to our Lodge Chairman Norm Gervais for these accomplishments and to all the Members who support this fine program.
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Important Info for Members
In accordance with State Liquor Laws, all non-members MUST BE SIGNED IN by a member. This includes spouses or significant others. A Member can sign in up to four (4) guests. Members who sign in a guest are responsible for their guest. Guest must leave when the sponsoring member leaves, unless another member signs the guest in and assumes the responsibility for that guest. NOTE: DELINQUENT or UNAFFILIATED (dropped) Elks CANNOT be signed in as a guest. If delinquent, they must pay their dues, if unaffiliated (dropped), they must be reinstated.
REMEMBER – If your guest is not your spouse or significant other, and they live within the jurisdiction of this Lodge, you can only sign them in three times – after that they must either join the Lodge or stop coming in as a guest.
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Charitable Giving & Elks Programs
You made a difference in the 2023-2024 Lodge Year!
In the Lodge Year ending 3/31/2024, the Rochester Elks #1393 performed volunteer work that resulted in Non Cash Donations valued at $97,292.00 dollars and Cash Donations amounting to $21,044.00 dollars! Our Elk Programs involved over 1,782 Participants. In addition, members also traveled 34.985 miles and logged over 4,949 hours doing our volunteer work and making the city of Rochester a better community due to these efforts. Thanks to everyone who was involved! To see the complete breakdown of our efforts, please click on the Charity Records Tab on the left!
Dues Dues Dues Dues
Please pay your dues NOW for 2024-2025!
April 1st, 2024 is the start of our new Lodge Year.
New key card is in effect as of April 1st, 2024!!
If you ring the buzzer to gain entrance to the Lodge, you must show your membership card to the bartender on duty before you can be served. Please use your membership card to get into the Lodge. Please don't make the bartender buzz you in. We are a private organization and we must verify you are a member.
INOTE: Grand Lodge has raised their per-capita dues by another $5.00 to off-set an increase in Lodges Liability Insurance rates. Due to several multi-million dollar law suits which were filed against several Elks Lodges, the insurance portion of the per-capita will be$22.00 per member. You will see this $5.00 increase when you pay your 2024-2025 Dues. Our dues will be $96.50 for Regular Members and $56.50 for Life Members.
Funds received in excess of these amounts will be deposited in the Lodge Charity Fund, unless otherwise requested.
To pay your dues online with a credit or debit card, go to: https://search.revopay.com/elkslodge then type “Rochester” in the block and select your Lodge, then click the “here” link to go to the payment page. Important: Please put 00 in front of your membership #. Otherwise the system will not recognize you. Please contact our Secretary Norm Gervais if you have an issue with paying your dues online.
SPECIAL NOTE:
IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING YOUR NEWSLETTER BY POSTAL MAIL, PLEASE CONSIDER RECEIVING IT BY EMAIL. SIMPLY SEND AN EMAIL TO: sec1393@metrocast.net AND REQUEST YOUR NEWSLETTER BE SENT BY EMAIL. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND MEMBERSHIP NUMBER IN THE EMAIL.
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120 CLUB ! Tickets Available!
Free parties in September and March with a great meal and a chance to win prizes every week, including grand prizes at the parties! $20.00 gets you in!
Don’t forget to pick up and pay for your 120 Club tickets, they’re available behind the bar. If you’re not paid, you can’t win!
If you do not belong to the 120 Club, and would like to, you’re in luck – tickets are available.
Contact Harry or Jan Tagen.
Simply put your name, membership number and telephone number on a piece of paper, state that you would like to join the 120 club, and drop it in the dues box. You will be contacted.
Karaoke!
Watch our Facebook Page & Newsletter for Upcoming Dates!
Members and Guests!
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GUEST REGISTER - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please observe the proper sign in procedure when signing in your guests. Make sure you include the date, your name, your membership number at the left, and to the right your guest’s full name, and the city or town and state where they reside. Please write legibly! Officials from the Liquor Commission periodically inspect this guest register. A messy, shoddy, or improperly completed guest register can jeopardize our liquor license. Please take the time to complete it neatly and properly. Thank You.
For a complete listing of Lodge Events, month by month, click on the Calendar Tab, located on the left hand side of the Home Page. The newsletter also has a calendar for events taking place in that particular month.