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Abe Wilkinson, CEO Elks Aidmore, Inc.
There was a little old lady who, every morning, stepped onto her front porch,
raised her arms to the sky and shouted, "PRAISE THE LORD"! One day an
atheist moved into the house next door. He became very irritated at the little
old lady. So, every morning, he would step onto his front porch after her and
yell, "THERE IS NO LORD"! Time passed, with the two of them carrying on this
way every day. One morning, in the middle of winter, the little old lady stepped
onto her front porch and shouted, "PRAISE THE LORD! Please Lord, I have no food
and I am starving. Provide for me, oh Lord." The next morning, she stepped
out onto her front porch and there were two huge bags of groceries sitting there.
"PRAISE THE LORD!" she cried out. "He has provided groceries for me!"
The atheist neighbor jumped out of the hedges and shouted, "THERE IS NO LORD!
I BOUGHT THOSE GROCERIES!!" The little old lady threw her arms up in the air
and shouted, "PRAISE THE LORD. He has provided me with groceries and made the
DEVIL pay for them!" Wouldn't it be nice if we could find a way to get someone
else (other than the devil, of course!) to cover our annual expenses at Elks Aidmore?
Unless we inherit a large estate or win the lottery, however, it is not very likely
to happen. With declining membership statewide, and limited revenues at the
local Elks Lodge and Auxiliary level, we must find new and creative ways to financially
sustain the programs we have built over the last several decades. Our newest
fundraising campaign might help us to do just that. "Eight for Aidmore" is based
on the premise that everyone on our mailing list can contribute at least $8 per
month to support Aidmore (click here for more
information). We recently mailed out over 6,000 Eight for Aidmore brochures.
Of course, we know that we will not have 100% participation (although it IS what
we pray for!), we can anticipate that those participating might give a little
more, so that we can average at least $8 per person. Envision what that could
mean…additional revenues of almost $600,000 annually to support the Aidmore legacy!
With additional visibility through social networking sites on the internet, we
can contact an additional 22,000 people. The possibilities are endless! But
it ALL starts with you, right now, as you read this article. What will your choice
be? Which decision will you make? We are thankful for the opportunity we have
been given to lead this wonderful ministry. In order to maintain our programs,
and reduce our dependency on state funding, we need your help. Now, more than
ever, we need your support and your prayers. For more information on the Elks
Aidmore programs, call 770.483.3535, e-mail abe@elksaidmore.net. TOP
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