It gives me great pleasure to accept the position as your new President of the Virginia Elks Association for the year 2011-2012. I thank you for the confidence that you have placed in me and I will do my best to live up to the challenges that we all face.
I am proud to follow in the footsteps of the State Presidents before me and will tap into their wisdom, experiences and support for help. I would like to thank everyone who has agreed to serve on a State or Lodge committee. With your help, our goals as Elk will be made easier.
This year my motto is going to be "Lets Talk". Communication is our lifeline. I will talk to the State Vice Presidents. They should talk to the State committee chairpersons. State chairpersons should talk to the District chairs. District chairs should talk to the Lodge chairs. Lodge chair should talk to their Lodge members. It should be a two-way conversation up and down the system to strengthen our efforts, improve our successes and support our neighborhoods.
As Georgianna and I travel around the state and country, we will with honor and dignity promote the Virginia Elks Association.
Fraternally,