Elks Lodge 823

Seahawks Club Kickoff 5:15 PM
2025-12-18 16:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Seahawks Club is back! $35 for the New Season!
VS. LA Rams, Kickoff 5:15 PM
Lounge opens at 4 PM.
Food TBD, might be a potluck – meet in the lounge with your fellow Elk Members.
Hawks Club membership is $35 and can be paid in the Lounge or the Office. These funds pay for our subscription to Red Zone and other costs of running the Hawks Club.
When the Seahawks score a touchdown, members will receive a ticket for a free drink (Soft drink, a beer, box wine, or well drink only). Due to state rules, a maximum of 5 free drink tickets will be issued to each member per game. Drink tickets must be used during the game timeline: 1 hour before, during, and 1 hour after or before the kickoff of the next Hawks Club meet-up. Drink tickets have no value during regular lodge hours.
When the opposing team scores, everyone is requested to deposit .50¢ in the Hawks Club Bank.
Non-members are encouraged to participate with us.
For more details, contact Diane Nelson or MJ Benner.
Check out the Seahawks’ 2025 Schedule here:
https://www.seahawks.com/schedule/

Sack Lunch Social 11AM - 1PM
2025-12-18 11:00 - 13:00
When: Thursday, December 18th
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Where: The Stag Bar

What Is It?: Bring your lunch with you and meet in the Stag Bar to enjoy lunch together.

Stay and chat, play cards, cribbage, or other board games.

The lodge will provide coffee, water, and cookies.
We will try to have this social group meet every 3rd Thursday.

SlimJims Band 7PM
2025-12-17 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-03 18:00 - 21:00
The dance is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Wednesday.
Mixing an eclectic variety of popular music with unconventional “B-side” hits. The Slim Jims put their alternative upbeat twist on over five decades of quality American roots music.
Come early to get a seat, as early as 6 PM. The lounge offers Bar Bingo from 6-8 PM.
*Cover is $6 for Elk members and $10 for the general public.
See Blast on Tuesdays or Facebook for food options.
Lounge opens at 4 PM

Bar Card Bingo 6PM
2025-12-17 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-03 18:00 - 21:00
Bar Card Bingo every Wednesday. All are welcome!
Bar Bingo is played with playing cards. It costs $1.00 for three cards. An app randomly picks cards; if you “match,” you flip over that card. When all three cards (in one row) are flipped, you have a Bingo!
Lots of members are there to help you play! Come on down, but be careful…..you might have too much fun!
See Blast on Tuesdays or Facebook for food options.
Lounge opens at 4PM

Taco Tuesday!
2025-12-16 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-09 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-02 17:00 - 19:00
Come to the Lodge for Taco Tuesday!
Food: tacos (hard and soft shell), quesadillas, chips, and taco salad.
Salsa, sour cream, and guacamole sides.

Seahawks Club Kickoff 1:25PM
2025-12-14 12:00 - 16:00
The Seahawks Club is back! $35 for the New Season!
VS. Indianapolis Colts, Kickoff 1:25 PM
Potluck 12 – 4 PM, bring your favorite dish, and meet in the lounge with your fellow Elk Members.
Hawks Club membership is $35 and can be paid in the Lounge or the Office. These funds pay for our subscription to Red Zone and other costs of running the Hawks Club.
When the Seahawks score a touchdown, members will receive a ticket for a free drink (Soft drink, a beer, box wine, or well drink only). Due to state rules, a maximum of 5 free drink tickets will be issued to each member per game. Drink tickets must be used during the game timeline: 1 hour before, during, and 1 hour after or before the kickoff of the next Hawks Club meet-up. Drink tickets have no value during regular lodge hours.
When the opposing team scores, everyone is requested to deposit .50¢ in the Hawks Club Bank.
Non-members are encouraged to participate with us.
For more details, contact Diane Nelson or MJ Benner.
Check out the Seahawks’ 2025 Schedule here:
https://www.seahawks.com/schedule/

Elks Memorial Service 11AM
2025-12-14 11:00 - 12:00
Elks Memorial Service

On Saturday, December 14th at 11:00 am, we invite you to join us for our Annual Elks Memorial Service as we come together to honor and remember our absent members whom we have lost this past year.

This meaningful Elks ritual is a time for reflection, gratitude, and remembrance. Your presence is a heartfelt way to show respect and support for our members and their families.

Please stay following the service for cake and coffee, and then keep the fellowship going with the Seahawks Club gathering in the Lounge afterward.
All members are welcome. We look forward to sharing this special time together.

Elk Races 7PM
2025-12-12 19:00 - 21:00
We are starting Elk Races on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month. (Unless otherwise listed)
For anyone who has not yet participated in Elk Racing, it’s another low-stakes gambling game.

Participants bet between $1-5 on one or more elks (six total)
Odds are calculated based on the number of bets per elk; Elk #1 might pay 2/1 ($2 for every $1 bet); Elk #4 might pay 10/1 ($10 for every $1 bet)
Dice are rolled to move the elks progressively along the spots on their lane
The First Elk to cross the finish line is the winner, and all who bet on this elk are paid out based on the odds

*On Friday nights, the kitchen is closed unless otherwise noted in Blast/Facebook. Members and Guests are allowed to bring food in or have it delivered.

Queen of Hearts
2025-12-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-05 18:00 - 20:00
Queen of Hearts is back! It will be held every Friday night.

Ticket sales will begin on Friday from 6 PM to 8 PM.
The drawing will be at 8:00 PM.
Friday’s Pot = $TBD
*Eligible Players:
Open to Elk members, visiting Elks, as well as Emblem Club members.
A valid Elks/Emblem Club ID must be presented to purchase tickets.
**Must be present to win.

Christmas Rock Painting Party 5PM
2025-12-11 17:00 - 20:00
Christmas Rock Painting Party!

Thursday, December 11 • 5–8 PMIn the Stag Bar

Come hang out with fellow Elks and get creative painting rocks with fun Christmas themes!No experience needed — we’ll have supplies ready, bring your imagination and a smile.

It’s a Potluck! Bring a dish to share while you paint and mingle. Donations accepted for Children’s Therapy.

Let’s relax, create, and celebrate the cozy season together.

Taska & the Party Band 7PM
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00
The dance is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Wednesday.
Each band member has a passion for the art of music and has made this journey into a career. For this group, they don’t just bring the music, they bring the party!
Come early to get a seat, as early as 6 PM. The lounge offers Bar Bingo from 6-8PM.
*Cover is $6 for Elk members and $10 for the general public.
See Blast on Tuesdays or Facebook for food options.
Lounge opens at 4 PM

Dinner & Wine-O Bingo 5:30PM
2025-12-10 18:00 - 21:00
Join us in a fundraiser for Caroline Bradwell’s WSEA Presidential Year!

You’re invited to a special fundraising evening in support of South District VP Caroline Bradwell for her Presidential Year in WSEA.
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Location: Vancouver Elks Lodge #823
Schedule:
5:30–6:00 PM – Cocktails 6:00–7:00 PM – Dinner & Dessert 7:00–9:00 PM – Wine-O Bingo, Raffles & Door Prizes

Early Bird Special:$30 until 12/2After 12/2: $35
Get your tickets in the office or here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/fundraising-event-for-caroline-bradwell
Each ticket includes a delicious dinner, Smoked Pork Steaks (donated by Ben Braden), fresh vegetables, scalloped potatoes, and dessert, as well as three games of Wine-O Bingo.Wine-O Bingo MC’d by Jennifer Braden.

*Additional Wine-O games may be sold separately if time permits.

The lounge opens at 4 PM, so come early, grab a drink, and mingle!

Enjoy an evening of wine prizes, raffle baskets, and plenty of fun—all while supporting Caroline for her WSEA Presidential year!
*All proceeds and donations will go to Caroline’s WSEA Presidential Year!

Lodge Meeting 7PM
2025-12-09 19:00 - 21:00
The lounge opens at 4 PM, closes during meetings, then re-opens after the meeting until 10 PM.
Food: Taco Tuesday! Come down for some tacos, quesadillas, taquitos, chips, and salsa.

Activities Meeting 5:30 PM
2025-12-09 17:30 - 18:30
Our Activities Meeting will be on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 5:30 PM, before the Lodge Meeting.
This meeting is to coordinate activities for all the Committees and Officer functions.
All Lodge Officers/Trustees and Committee Chairs should plan on attending. All Committee Members can also attend, or anyone wanting to be on a committee can attend.
*In the Stag Bar, unless there’s an event in there, then the Dining Room.

CMB/Board Meeting 6PM
2025-12-08 18:00 - 20:00
CMB/Board meetings will be held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. (Monday before Lodge Meetings)
In the Board Room. All members are welcome to attend.

Seahawks Club Kickoff 10:00 AM
2025-12-07 09:00 - 14:00
The Seahawks Club is back! $35 for the New Season!
VS. Atlanta Falcons, Kickoff 10:00 AM
Breakfast $10; come in and have breakfast with your fellow members. *You do not need to be in the Seahawks Club to come for breakfast.
Hawks Club membership is $35 and can be paid in the Lounge or the Office. These funds pay for our subscription to Red Zone and other costs of running the Hawks Club.
When the Seahawks score a touchdown, members will receive a ticket for a free drink (Soft drink, a beer, box wine, or well drink only). Due to state rules, a maximum of 5 free drink tickets will be issued to each member per game. Drink tickets must be used during the game timeline: 1 hour before, during, and 1 hour after or before the kickoff of the next Hawks Club meet-up. Drink tickets have no value during regular lodge hours.
When the opposing team scores, everyone is requested to deposit .50¢ in the Hawks Club Bank.
Non-members are encouraged to participate with us.
For more details, contact Diane Nelson or MJ Benner.
Check out the Seahawks’ 2025 Schedule here:
https://www.seahawks.com/schedule/

Christmas Karaoke 7PM
2025-12-06 19:00 - 21:00
Are you a singer? Come on down, we want to hear you sing!!
Not a singer? THAT’S OK! Come on down and listen to our Elk Members, friends, and family sing.
Come early for Christmas crafts, Tom & Jerry Party in the Stag bar, then meet in the lounge for Karaoke!

Tom & Jerry Party 5PM
2025-12-06 17:00 - 21:00
The Vancouver Elks have a long tradition of serving the Tom and Jerry Drink as a competition between the PERs and the Officers of the lodge as to which group serves the best Tom and Jerry. You vote with your dollars as a fundraiser for the lodge.
Tom and Jerry is a traditional Christmastime cocktail in the United States, sometimes attributed to British writer and professional boxing journalist Pierce Egan in the 1820s. It is a variant of eggnog with brandy and rum added, served hot, usually in a mug or a bowl. (Wikipedia)
We want to herald in the holiday season by serving you, our Elks Members and closest friends, Tom and Jerry!
A Silent Auction starting at 6 PM will also be part of the fun! We will also have some Christmas crafts and Karaoke!
Can’t wait to see you there!

Elk Town Music 7PM
2025-12-05 19:00 - 21:00
Emblem Club Dinner starts the night at 6 PM. Then stick around for a great night of music, dancing, and fellowship! Music starts at 7:00 PMFeaturing your favorite hits from our Elk Town Music DJ Requests welcome — help create the fun!

Come early, wear red for R.E.D. Night, and show your support for our deployed Service Members.

Want to help DJ or share ideas to make this monthly event even better? Contact PER Ron Taylor.

Emblem Club Dinner 6PM
2025-12-05 18:00 - 21:00
Dinner is served 6 – 7:00 PM
Pork Loin, fall veggies, and oven-roasted potatoes, $20
(Includes roll with butter, Salad Bar, homemade dessert, and coffee and tea included).
We will have DJ Ron Taylor playing music in the lounge. 7-9 PM All are welcome. You don’t have to be a dancer, just come and enjoy the music!
*Please make reservations in the office. 360-256-0823
*Lounge opens at 4 PM.

BINGO 6:30PM
2025-12-04 18:00 - 21:00
REAL BINGO is now every other week! NEW START TIME 6:30 PM
Packet sales begin at 6 PM, Game starts at 6:30 PM!

*This event is open to Elks members and their guests! The lounge opens at 4 PM, and Bingo starts at 6 PM.

Check the Blast or Facebook for food available in the week.

Christmas Decorating Party 6PM
2025-12-04 18:00 - 21:00
Help get the Lodge festive for Christmas! Come and help us decorate!

Thursday, Dec 4th, 6PM
*Come when you can and help us decorate. Last year, we spent 2 days decorating.
This year, we only have 1 day. All help is appreciated!

Officer Meeting 6:30PM
2025-12-02 18:30 - 19:30
Officer Meeting/Ritual Practice
6:30 PM

Seahawks Club Kickoff 1:05PM
2025-11-30 12:00 - 16:00
The Seahawks Club is back! $35 for the New Season!
VS. Minnesota Vikings, Kickoff 1:05 PM
Potluck 12 – 4 PM, bring your favorite dish, and meet in the lounge with your fellow Elk Members.
Hawks Club membership is $35 and can be paid in the Lounge or the Office. These funds pay for our subscription to Red Zone and other costs of running the Hawks Club.
When the Seahawks score a touchdown, members will receive a ticket for a free drink (Soft drink, a beer, box wine, or well drink only). Due to state rules, a maximum of 5 free drink tickets will be issued to each member per game. Drink tickets must be used during the game timeline: 1 hour before, during, and 1 hour after or before the kickoff of the next Hawks Club meet-up. Drink tickets have no value during regular lodge hours.
When the opposing team scores, everyone is requested to deposit .50¢ in the Hawks Club Bank.
Non-members are encouraged to participate with us.
For more details, contact Diane Nelson or MJ Benner.
Check out the Seahawks’ 2025 Schedule here:
https://www.seahawks.com/schedule/

Lodge Closed - Happy Thanksgiving!
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-29
Lodge Closed due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
