Connecticut Past Exalted Rulers Association
The Connect Elks Past Exalted Rulers Association provides the Peter T. Affatato/CT. PER Association Scholarship each year to a Connecticut student in need. In addition, the association makes yearly donations to the a Connecticut charity, the CEA Major Projects, and to the Elks National Foundation in the name of the newly installed Grand Exalted Ruler.
PER Association Officers 2023-2024
| President: | Lysa Molnar PER | Putnam, Lodge No. 574 |
| 1st Vice President: | Ray Dunbar PDD | Branford Lodge No. 1939 |
| 2nd Vice President: | Tom Smith DDGER | Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 |
| 3rd Vice President: | Justin Fedler DDGER | Meriden Lodge No. 35 |
| 4th Vice President: | Carolyn Vallee PER | Westbrook Lodge No. 1784 |
| Secretary: | Jamie Sienna PDD | Wethersfield-Rocky Hill Lodge Lodge No. 2308 |
| Treasurer: | Edward Baranyai Jr. PDD | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
| Chaplain: | Richard A. Poole PER | Middletown Lodge No. 771 |
| Sergeant at Arms: | Jim Eccleston PER | Putnam Lodge No. 573 |
| Inner Guard: | Thomas Matthews PER | Winsted Lodge No. 844 |
PER Association Committees
By-laws – Stuart Topliff PER
Fundraising – Louise Maynard PER
Education & Workshops – Lisa Morissette PER
Public Relations – Martha Deegan PER
Membership – Joshua Gray DDGER
By-Law Amendment Vote
A vote on the Proposal to add Meritorious Service Award to be moved from Mid-year to Annual Convention for clarification purposes.
Article 5, Section 4 currently reads;
SECTION 4 – Awards for Meritorious Service. The President and the Vice-Presidents in their respective districts shall be chairman of the awards Committee, and each shall have the power to appoint two members to the Awards Committee to select one member of this Association who has performed meritorious service for its district, for the Connecticut Past Exalted Rulers Association, for the Connecticut Elks Association, or the Grand Lodge of our Order, to be their nominee for an award from this Association. In order to be eligible for such a nomination, the member so selected must currently be a member in good standing of a subordinate Lodge in the district from which his nomination is presented.
If approved, it would be amended to read;
SECTION 4 – Awards for Meritorious Service to be presented at annual state convention award night. The President and the Vice-Presidents in their respective districts shall be chairman of the awards Committee, and each shall have the power to appoint two members to the Awards Committee to select one member of this Association who has performed meritorious service for its district, for the Connecticut Past Exalted Rulers Association, for the Connecticut Elks Association, or the Grand Lodge of our Order, to be their nominee for an award from this Association. In order to be eligible for such a nomination, the member so selected must currently be a member in good standing of a subordinate Lodge in the district from which his nomination is presented. Award to be presented at annual state convention award night.
Meeting topics will be provided closer to the meeting date.
Minutes from the May 21, 2023 meeting are now available.
May 21, 2023
Minutes from the February 15, 2023 meeting are now available.
February 15, 2023