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document.write("<b>B.P.O.E. #2581 Members.</b><br/>");
document.write("I highly recommend you drop your membership if you are not actively participating in the lodge. You can save your annual dues (because it doesn't go towards Charity) or use it to pay for better charitable organizations.");
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document.write("<b>Here is what happened.</b><br/>");
document.write("In March of 2009, I requested and received an");
document.write("'Absolute Dimit' from the Elks Lodge. I requested the 'Absolute Dimit' in order to remove myself from its roles to prevent Elks Lodge 2581 from paying the 'Grand Lodge' and 'WSEA' membership dues in my name. This would have allowed me a possible come back in 2010. My other option was to just quit and be dropped from the roles for non-payment and thus cause Elks Lodge 2581 to maintain me on the role for a year and thus pay the Grand Lodge and WSEA fees.");
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document.write("On June 28th 2009 I sought to have breakfast during there 'open to the public' Breakfast. I ordered my breakfast and coffee. After receiving my coffee and after Hal Gunn talked to Betty (Elks Secretary and Cook). Betty came out of the kitchen and asked me to leave because I wasn't a member (Just a day after she had asked me to come back to the lodge). I was told that if I hadn't requested the 'Absolute Dimit' then it would be alright. She had also asked me (the previous day) to re-join so I could be allowed to ");
document.write("work on there computers. I declined the request to rejoin but offered to help with any computer problems they might have had (until today (6/28/09)). <b>Now I will NEVER help the Elks Lodge.</b><br /><br />");
document.write("This was very humiliating, as there were numerous guests having breakfast. She could have waited till I ate and then took me aside and told me her problem. She was later informed by a PER that contacted the Grand Lodge about this, that she was WRONG, as I tried to explain to her how WRONG she was. For this reason, I have decided (with regret), not to except any computer jobs with any Elk members. There are other computer consultants in Ocean Shores, Hoquiam, and Aberdeen and would request you go to them. For those whom have used me in the past, I apologize. Good luck to all and 'Thank You' for your past patronage.<br /><br />");
document.write("I believe the Elk's membership has dropped and is continuing to drop, going below 400. This is not enough to sustain the lodge for any long period of time. Only about 30 to 60 members are benefiting from the other members who just dutifully pay their annual fees. <b>If you are not actively involved in B.P.O.E. 2581, please consider dropping from the roles and use your money for, what I believe to be, BETTER Charity Organizations. You can still donate to the Elks by going to the elks.org website and donate without having to join this local lodge.</b></br>");
document.write("P.S. On a couple of occasions that I'm aware of, this lodge has purposely hidden Large donor contributions from the majority of its members and put theses funds into their 'Building Funds' so only the Trustees can dictate what they want to do with it. If you don't believe me, just ask Valdez and Sage (A Professional Service Corporation, Attorneys at Law).");
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