PA² Board of Directors News
Members all,
First, if you are reading this article and haven’t paid your dues – please do so. This is money that we use to support the lodge.
PA2 began its new year on April 6th with the Installation of Officers for the upcoming year.
I want to congratulate Marc Godman, our new Exalted Ruler, and his slate of officers and wish everyone a terrific year.
As Chairman of the Board for 24-25 years, I hope to build on the great start that PA2 Lodge #325 has made in our new building. I want to thank Ken Hines for his great leadership and devotion over the past year. We are looking for a new trustee, and I would like to thank Jay Erickson for his past work with the trustees.
One of the new challenges we face is the division of power and hierarchy within the lodge. Our club manager, Anna Steele, is doing a great job but is not in charge of the complaints department. If you have concerns, complaints, or even compliments, these should be expressed at lodge meetings (2nd/4th Wednesdays), house committee meetings (3rd Wednesday), or Board meetings (1st Wednesdays).
We are in the final weekends of hosting the Elks National Bowling Tournament. If you can, we can always use extra hands on Friday, Sat Nites, and/or Sat/Sun at Oak Lanes.
The lodge is working on its social media presence; our Facebook page and email blasts are a great way to keep up with what is going on at YOUR lodge and the calendar in this newsletter.
I look forward to next year's challenge and have high hopes for Plymouth-Ann Arbor Lodge #325's future.
Fraternally
Patrick Howard PER
Feb. 2024
Hello everyone,
Well, the lodge is humming, and we can get the rest of the lodge completed soon. The membership is growing, the lodge is well-accepted in the community, and fun things are happening there.
To improve profit and loss, we need the members' support to come to the events that have had hours of preparation for you, our members, to enjoy and also for the lodge to prosper from!!!
For the new Officers, please be the leaders, be seen often at the lodge events, and always lead by example!
Make Plymouth-Ann Arbor the best it can be.
This is my last newsletter article as the outgoing COB. Please help support the officers in the lodge; it is always a significant undertaking and a definite volunteer position, and it takes a considerable amount of their time!!!!!!!!
Thanks
Ken Hines
April 2022
Hello Members,
Well as dealing with any government entities, Wayne County has caused us to have a topographical survey to discover our underground detention at the property. This has added an additional 8 weeks to the timeline. We are slowly checking the boxes to get us closer to the quote process. That has been completed along with the land-scape design. Joe our architect is finalizing the site plans for approval. We hope to deliver the site plans to the city for approval with the next week and a half.
When we get this approval, bids will go out and the pro-ject will take off. Check out the updates on the website at plyaa325.com. I would like to say welcome to our new members on the building committee, Dave Fisher, and Geno Grabinski, they have been a great help moving the project forward the best we can.
The House Committee is meeting now to develop the new direction at the new lodge. Some of these topics are how we will fit in with the City of Plymouth, needs at the new lodge, token programs and all the new directions our lodge needs to be a vital part of our new home. We will also be looking at becoming a member of the Plym-outh Chamber and The Old Village Team as things move forward.
The Board of Directors are just getting back together as new bills are starting to show up at the new property. It will be important for all to get up to speed as the con-struction starts to move at a fever pace. We will have to keep our fingers on the “cost to budget” and make those decisions necessary to make sure we stay on track.
I want to thank Bruce Stark for taking on the newsletter, communication is so important. Thanks Bruce!
It is going to be an exciting year at Plymouth-Ann Arbor 325, there will be plenty for all to do!!!! Come join us and be part of the excitement.
Remember to visit the website at PlyAA325.com for up-dates as the are available, meeting places, times, and lo-cations.
Ken Hines, Chairman of the Board
11/10/2021
Hello Everyone,
Just a quick update on the building progress.
We are in the site development process. Our architect is developing the site plan to present to the city for a change of use approval.
He was able to retrieve plans that were available from the city and save use the cost of a survey of the property. A $2800 save and every penny counts.
Once the approval of the city has been obtained, the designs and bidding can start.
House and Trustees meeting will resume on a regular basis to start determining the direction of our lodge.
This is a very exciting time for all of us here at Plymouth-Ann Arbor 325!!!!
Ken Hines, COB
Plymouth - Ann Arbor Special Vote Meeting
RESULTS OF THE
January 13th, 2021 - 7pm
52 VOTES FOR THE SALE
0 AGAINST THE SALE