June 2nd, 2017 - DARE Picnic
The Kinderhook Elks Lodge #2530 prepared the annual picnic for the Ichabod Crane 2017 D.A.R.E (DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION) graduating class, their family members and other community guests.
April 1st, 2017 - Installation of Officers
Installation of officers for the 2017-18 year took place on Saturday, April 1st. The event was packed with close to 100 members and guests attending.
March 26th, 2017 - Easter Bunny
The sun was shining when the Easter Bunny visited the Kinderhook Village bandstand this year. Soft toys were raffled while ice cream and candy were dispensed to children. Our Easter Bunny also posed for photos with the children.
April 1st, 2017 - Installation of Officers
Installation of officers for the 2017-18 year took place on Saturday, April 1st. The event was packed with close to 100 members and guests attending.
February 18th, 2017 - New Member Initiation
On Saturday afternoon two new members were initiated into the Kinderhook Elks. This was the first initiation of the year and was performed by past exalted rulers. We were very honored to have, as guests, our District Deputy, along with the ER, Chaplain, and one other member of the Rensselaer Lodge.
January 14th, 2017 - District Hoop Shoot
The 2017 district hoop shoot was held in Ichabod Crane High School gymnasium. Kinderhook Lodge had two winners that will pass on to the NY State regional hoop shoot. Riley Strobel won in the girls 8-9 age group and Nick Franco won in the boys 12-13 group. The tie-breaker for the boys 8-9 age group was a nail-biter that went to three rounds before a winner emerged.
February 14th, 2017 - Community Dinner
On Tuesday evening, the PERs association provided a roast beef dinner to more than 70 community residents at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Valatie. Community dinners is a program of St. Luke's that runs from January through March each year. Every Tuesday evening, a local orgnaization steps up to serve a meal.
December 18th, 2016 - Special Needs Lunch with Santa
Kinderhook Elks arranged for Santa and one of his elves to visit the Lodge to have lunch with local, special-needs families. Small gifts were handed out and everyone had their photo taken with Santa.
December 17th, 2016 - Marion Stegmann
After a week of preparations, the Marion Stegmann deliveries were made on Saturday morning. This is the first year under new committee chairman, Ben McEwan. In spite of bad weather and treacherous road conditions, the event was a success, with food and gifts delivered to 275 families.
December 11th, 2016 - Hoop Shoot
The 2016 Hoop Shoot was held on Sunday, December 11th at the Chatham High School gymnasium. There were 24 boys and girls in attendance. Chairman for this event was SVP Chris Akers, Co-chairman PER Joel Dyslin and District Chairman, PSVP Rich Belcher.
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