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Announcements & Upcoming Events at a Glance!!
(All Lodge 957 activities in detail can be found on the “Events” page)

  • Wednesday, 1/28 @ 5:00 pm – Wednesday Night Dinner – Menu: Kielbasa sandwich with potato salad, garden salad and dessert. $12. Sign-up sheet at the lodge or on Facebook. Payment at lodge only. Fundraiser to benefit the Cub Scout Pack 322.
  • Friday, 1/30 @ 6:00 pm –Friday Fun Nights – Menu: TBD. Also check the lodge Facebook site for updates! Payment at the lodge only. Krazy Chris’s Karaoke
  • Monday, 2/2 @ 6:00 pm – Steak Night – Reservations and ticket sales close on Wed, January 28th at noon. $25
  • Wednesday, 2/4 @ 5:00 pm – Wednesday Night Dinner – Menu: TBA. $15. Sign-up sheet at the lodge or on Facebook. Payment at lodge only.| Lodge Meeting @ 7:00 pm
  • Friday, 2/6 @ 6:00 pm –Friday Fun Nights – Menu: TBA. $15 Also check the lodge Facebook site for updates! Live music with Martin Piggott.
  • Monday, 2/9 @ 5:00 pm – Mary’s Meatloaf Monday – Includes mashed potatoes, veggie and a roll. $15 A signup sheet is located in the bar area. Mary’s meatloaf will be featured on the 2nd Monday of each month.
  • Wednesday 2/11 @ 6:00 pm – Irish Night Committee Meeting – Volunteers welcome!!
  • Friday, 2/13 @ 6:00 pm –Friday Fun Nights – Menu: TBA. $15 Also check the lodge Facebook site for updates! Trivia with Quizmaster Steve starting at 7 pm.
  • Saturday, 2/14 @ 6:00 pm – Valentine’s Night Sweetheart Dinner – Your choice of either steak, shrimp or surf and turf. Paired with whipped mashed potatoes, seasonal veggies and a dessert. $30 per person or $60 a couple. (Reservations are required!! You Must Pre Order) Sign-up sheet at the lodge or on Facebook. Payment at lodge or by clicking here to pay online. Click here to view a flyer.
  • Sunday, 2/15 @ Noon – Old Timers Initiation Ritual – Lunch at 1:00 pm
  • Wednesday, 2/18 @ 5:00 pm – Wednesday Night Dinner – Menu: TBA. $15. Sign-up sheet at the lodge or on Facebook. Payment at lodge only.| Lodge Meeting @ 7:00 pm | Open Mic Night (TBD)
  • Friday, 2/20 @ 6:00 pm –Friday Fun Nights – Menu: Fried Dough Night. $7 Also check the lodge Facebook site for updates!
  • Saturday, 2/21 @ 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm – New Britain Elks 957 Bowling Fundraiser – held at Callahan’s Bowl-A-Rama in Newington. $30 per bowler in teams of four. Ticket price includes three games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, pitcher of soda, 50/50 raffle and more! Registration will be from 4:00 – 5:00 pm. Proceeds will go towards State Major Projects and the Special Olympics. Registration forms available at the lodge or you can also pay here online.
  • Tuesday, 2/24 @ 5:00 pm – Taco Night – Three tacos for $7.00 until we run out!!
  • Friday, 2/27 @ 6:00 pm –Friday Fun Nights – Menu: Pasta Dinner to benefit the Cub Scouts Pack 322. $10 Also check the lodge Facebook site for updates!
  • Sunday, 3/15 @ 3:00 pm – Irish Night – $25 per person. Apps in the parlor at 3 pm and dinner in the downstairs hall at 4 pm. Traditional Irish nachos, corned beef and cabbage, roasted potatoes, Irish soda bread and a dessert. Proceeds to benefit the building fund. Tickets will be sold at the lodge or by clicking here to pay online.
  • Sunday, 3/29 @ 3:00 pm – New Britain Elks 957 day at the Wolf Pack vs. Charlotte Checkers at the Peoples Bank Arena. Tickets will be $25 each and will will be all sitting in Section 202. Tickets will be sold online and at the lodge bar until March 20th. You must provide your email address when paying so Jim Searle, PER can email you your tickets. Save the date more details to come…
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Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members. Eligibility requirements are outlined below.


Application deadline is February 2, 2026, 11:59 a.m. Pacific Time. NOTE: This is NOON, mid-day, Pacific time. Click here for more information and to apply!

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Please consider donating to the Elk’s ENF through New Britain Lodge 957. Contact Mark Pruzin PER for more information on how to donate. You can donate online here and make sure to type Elk’s ENF donation in the comments box. Read more on the Elks ENF!!
The New Britain Elks Lodge 957 now accepts online dinner ticket purchases, donations and annual membership dues!!

UPCOMING MONTHS EVENTS AT A GLANCE

LODGE HOURS OF OPERATION The lodge will be open later for events and meetings. The current lodge/bar hours are as follows:
(subject to change…..closing time could vary depending on how busy the lodge is )

Monday
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wednesday
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday
11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

ELKS LODGE 957 OFFICERS 2025-2026:

Open Trustee Position
Exalted Ruler:Timothy Bodine
Esteemed Leading Knight:Patrick Buden Sr.
Esteemed Loyal Knight:Michelle Bouffard
Esteemed Lecturing Knight:Robert Martinchek Jr.
Secretary:Paul Tesz, PER
Treasurer:Stuart Topliff, PER & Northwest DDGER
Esquire:James Searle , PER
Chaplain:Peter Morran, LM
Inner Guard:Shanon Tomassone
Tiler:Thomas DiPinto, PER
Organist:Virginia Osborne
Trustee:Steve Shubat, Chairman
Trustee:John Wilkinson, PER, LM
Trustee:Dennis Baker
Trustee:Dorothy DiLernia
Trustee:John Leone
Associate Trustee:Andy Jortner
House Committee Chairperson:Shanon Tomassone, PER
Hall Rental Coordinator:John Wilkinson
Lodge Email Contact:Paul Tesz, PER
Lodge Webmaster Contact:Brian Martinchek

MEETING SCHEDULE

LODGE – First & third Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETING – second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING – one Saturday of each month at 9:00 am

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