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My Fellow Elks,
I hope everyone is well and having a great year.
Time is flying by and we must now get ready for the Fall Workshop for 2025.
This year the FW and DD Clinic will be at the Isleta Casino and Resort as previously stated at the
Spring Convention. The Dates are 13th and 14th of September with availability to arrive on the
12th.
As in last year, there is a registration fee associated with this Fall Workshop. It is $20 and you
can register on the website and the form will immediately go to the State Secretary. You can
also pay the fee with PayPal. The State Secretary will have the registration table open starting
Saturday morning. You can utilize the online form from the NMELKS.COM website in which
PayPal is automatic, or you can search PayPal by using the nmeasecretary@gmail.com email
address, or search New Mexico Elks Association.
Room rates are $149 for King and Queen rooms and $169 for the Junior Suites. The code to lock
in these rates is FAL0925. The phone numbers are 505-848-1999 or 50-724-3800.
We will be having one hospitality room for the State on Saturday night in the Ballroom with
entertainment hosted by President Ferri.
There will be a portable bar set up by Isleta Casino and Resort and we will not be allowing
anyone to bring in their own alcohol to the hospitality room downstairs. Now, saying that, what
you do in your own sleeping rooms is up to you, but as far as an official hospitality room there is
only one for the whole state.
Saturday will be President Ferri’s Fall Workshop and Sunday will be the DD Clinic.
Any questions or comments, feel free to contact me, cjhill3@msn.com.
Johnny Hilliard, PSP, Chair
NMEA Convention Committee

Thank you to all the attended the DD clinic at Isleta last week.  I encourage every Lodge to include social media policy in their new member orientation and please look for slide presentation to take back for Lodge Officer Training.

Sincerely,

Jon Fouser DDGER Northwest New Mexico 

New Mexico had a remarkable improvement in ranking from 23rd in 2023 to 16th which resulted in much better section assignment for the 159th Grand Lodge Convention held in Austin, TX this year.  Congratulations to everyone on continued growth in New Mexico this year!

Congratulations to all the newly installed State officers. This will be a great year !!

New Mexico Elks have done an incredible job with membership this year!  Thank you to everyone who proposed, investigated and initiated a new member this year.  I look forward to providing details at Spring Convention.

Sincerely and Fraternally- Jon

Elk friends, who is in charge of the deer skins for the leather Gloves?  

Would like to Post a Heartfelt Thank You to Grand Lodge for the New Member Indoctrination Video!  Hope you have all seen it!