usf2_13127Welcome to the Central District nwjersyeb_32411

powmia Lodges in our District vfw_flag
( Click on the Lodge for more information )

Carteret 2235 | Colonia 2282| East Brunswick 2370 | Edison 2487 | Metuchen 1914

New Brunswick 324  | Piscataway 2414 | South Amboy 784

South Plainfield 2298 | Watchung Hills 885| Woodbridge 2116

( Click on the Link for more information )

 

camera_icon

Photo Album

 ENF Donations by State

icon_form

Meeting sign in sheet

newsletter_sm

Newsletter                                                  

camera_icon

Photo Album 1

enfnewlogosm ENF Donation Form

icon_form

Prayer for Meetings

calendr4

District Calendar    

 camera_icon Photo Album enfnewlogosm Grand Lodge ENF roundtable

Having a round table

mapicon Lodge Directions

 


 

District Leaders

Francis J. Decibus PSDGER

Peter D. Smith PGLC/PSP

District Dignitaries

Mike Finney VP

Christine Sauer DDGER

Betty  Bellance State Trustee 

     

a_elkline

eka-elks-webpic1

 

About our Site

We would like to welcome you to the Central District web site, the most read website in the State. Here you will find information on what's going on in the District. From District meetings, Lodge meetings which are on the links above, to when the next Lodge event is. If there is a Lodge event you would like to post on the calendar, just click on "District Author". Or if your e-mail is not setup to do that, no problem; here is my e-mail address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Note: make sure you put your event in subject field of your e-mail so I know its for the website.

Thanks for visiting our website.

Central District Author Scott Dunham PER


a_elkline

MikeFinneymed.jpg - 11.03 kB

 

Vice President message for February 2025

I would just like to thank you all for the hard work that you have put forth this year! Please keep up the good work with bringing in new members and catching up on lapsed memberships. There is still so much more to be accomplished during the last few months of our fraternal year. 

My second VP meeting was held on January 28th, at Piscataway Lodge. The meeting was very informative and well attended. Our District Committee Chair reports kept everyone updated on their current and upcoming activities. Please keep in mind that if a Lodge Chair cannot make a District meeting, it is their responsibility to inform the Exalted Ruler to ensure that someone from the Lodge is represented. 

The New Jersey State Path and Peer Leadership conference is scheduled for the weekend of February 7th – February 9th at Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, NJ. The Path Program is for the younger children that consists of a half-day program where they are able to listen to various presentations. High school students will enjoy a positive, fun and informative weekend at Peer Leadership where they not only walk away with tons of knowledge, they also walk away with making some new friends. If you have never attended, I suggest you stop by and listen to some of the speakers as they are very moving. Thank you, District Chair, Jeanine Sieber for your hard work and dedication and to all the volunteers that agreed to make this weekend a success.

Other dates to be aware of are, Sunday, February 2th, the State Hoop Shoot will be held at South Plainfield High School, with registration starting at 8:00 a.m.  Thank you, Hank Hart, for your hard work and dedication to the Hoop Shoot program, Barbara Muller would be proud and good luck to all the winners.

Read across America is the first week of March.  The State Soccer Shoot was held on January 11th and the winners will be moving on to the Mid-Atlantic Soccer Shoot which is scheduled for the weekend of March 7th – March 9th, followed by our Citizen of the Year Dinner which will be held at Woodbridge Lodge on March 8th, thank you Maddie Lenox for your years of dedication to the Americanism Committee.

Colonia Lodge/Central District hosted a Meet the Candidates night on Friday, January 17th.  State President candidates, Bill Dow of Kearny-Bellview Lodge and Ron Subrizi of Rutherford Lodge presented their visions for the next year and fielded questions from the district.  Vice President candidates, Dan Pencak from Piscataway Lodge and Allen Hartland from New Brunswick Lodge also presented their visions for the District and also fielded questions. The State vote will be held on Sunday, March 2nd and will be held at Colonia Lodge from 2:00-4:00.  Please remind all PER’s to come out to vote and have their cards with them.

Colonia Lodge hosted the first Central District Chili Cook Off on Saturday, January 18th, where the first- place winner will be representing the Central District at the State Chili Cook Off which will be held at Woodbridge Lodge on February 16th at 2:00.  I would like to congratulate all the winners of the lodge cook offs, and offer a special congratulations to the winners of the District Cook Off, 1st place and going to the State Cook Off is Aimee Malave of Edison Lodge, 2nd place, Jesse Schmidt of Piscataway Lodge and 3rd place, Scott Baron of Colonia Lodge. It was a great turnout for our first District Cook Off, and I hope that this is a tradition that we will continue with.  Let’s all show our support for Aimee by coming out, tasting, and voting at the State Cook Off.

Happy Valentine's Day to all. 

God bless our troops, God Bless the Elks, God Bless our Special Children and God Bless America. 

Fraternally, 

Michael Finney

Vice President Central District

a_elkline

Message from the District Deputy GER – February 2025

Hello Central District, happy February.  We are well into the last quarter of the Lodge year, and it is a busy time for all.  Hopefully, you were able to attend my Clinic on January 13, 2025 at which time we discussed the many chores and loose ends that are needed to be finalized and the many decisions we must make for the new Elk year beginning April 1.

We have many Elks who have performed their duties and have gone beyond their duties to make our year a success.  One way to recognize these Elks is to award them with “Elk of the Year”, “Officer of the Year” and “Citizen of the Year”.  Submissions for these rewards must be filed by March 31, 2025 and the awards forms can be accessed in CLMS2Web. 

Membership is another point of focus that should be mentioned.  Initiating all candidates waiting by March 31, 2025 is a must.  Right now, as it stands the Membership Marketing Committee is projecting an additional 90,000 new Members to the rolls this fraternal year. As of January 15th, we had 1,008 candidates waiting to join in New Jersey. Membership retention, reaching out personally to delinquent members and keeping them on our lodge membership rolls is also another area that we should be working on in the next couple of weeks.

Government Relations is what maintains our tax-exempt status.  It is never too late to record all of the volunteer miles, hours and monetary donations for events and activities at our lodges. Please wrap up your reporting so we can beat our 2023-2024 figure of $504 million of charitable contributions. Also, in the next few weeks your ENF donations that have not been submitted, should be.  Any grants that are still not completed and the final paperwork should be done as well.

Lastly, but not least one of the most important decisions that should be carefully examined is the selection, nomination and election of the 2025-2026 slate of officers.  Your input and selection of who will lead your lodge in the upcoming year will have a lasting effect on your lodge’s success in the future.

Quote of the Month- “Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid”-Ronald Reagan

Fraternally,

Christine Sauer DDGER

 

 
 
calendr4 

 

To see our District calendar please click here