聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 This year, Kisbey's Kalvin Nankivell was elected president of the Saskatchewan Elks. There are currently 57聽 Elks Lodges in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Elks Foundation Corporation is a registered charity that links Saskatchewan Elks and Royal Purple Elks Lodges across the province and promotes and supports the needs of individuals and communities through a variety of programs and services. These include supporting the Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehab Center (SPARC) as well as 135 Saskatchewan Elks Seniors Homes. A longtime member of the Moose Mountain #483 Elks Lodge, Nankivell delivered this address, outlining his aims for his 2017-2018 term as president:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 would like to thank all the Elks of the province for giving me the opportunity to be president for the ensuing year. I look forward to travelling to all corners of this great province and meeting new and old friends. Sister June has set the bar very high for the expectations of President.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 My theme for this year is 'Making a Positive Difference'. There are all types of differences in the world, but the positive ones are the ones we strive for in Elkdom. Anything at all that helps children or our fellow man is聽 positive difference.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I would like to take this opportunity to thank Estevan Lodge #113 for hosting a very successful conference. They say they do things cowboy style and evidently, it works very well for them. I feel everybody was well looked after and had a great time.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I feel we have an excellent Executive, and one of the biggest challenges this year is to raise more funds for SPARC (Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehab Center) and at the same time, not forget or cut back on our pledge for the Fund for Children. We need everyone to look for new and innovative ways to raise these funds, and I feel with the cooperation between the Elks and Royal Purple Elks, this will be a very successful year.鈥�
