Visiting the Elks National Home T
HINKING about moving to the Elks National Home? The Elks National Home welcomes Elks visitors any time of year for tours and overnight stays. For overnight guests, rooms and three meals are available for $50 (plus tax) per person or $65 (plus tax) per couple. Walk-in guests are welcome from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekends.
For more information about the Elks National Home, visit the Home on the Internet at
http://www.elkshome.org/index.html. To schedule a tour or overnight accommodations, call 540-586-8232 or 1-800-552-4140 or e-mail the Home at
ENHome@elkshome.org. —AB
nurse, but she loves working with older people. “I was raised primarily by my grandmother, and when I was in the sixth grade, my grandfather had his first stroke. Before I left for school, I made sure he’d taken his medicine. This job is my ministry.” Martha “Martie” Slaughter, of the Bedford, Virginia, Lodge, is another staff member who is passionate about sharing her skills with the Elks at the Elks National Home. A registered dietician with a master’s degree in health care administration from Baylor University, Slaughter was the
first female administrator of the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and retired from the US Navy’s Medical Service Corps with the rank of captain. The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is the US Navy’s oldest continuously operating hospital and delivers health care to 420,000 active- duty service personnel, their families, and military retirees, so Slaughter is well qualified for her work at the Elks National Home.
In conjunction with a committee that includes Dr. Plamondon, Mutter, Food Service Supervisor Kenny Starks, representatives from the cooking and wait staff, and a resident of the Home, Slaughter plans the Home’s menus. “I really push veg- etables, and we buy as much local food as we can,” she says. “We have peaches, strawberries, and blueberries
when they’re in season. Sometimes I eat with our residents to get their input. Good food is such a key element here. When residents need modifica- tions in their menus, I work closely with the kitchen to make sure those changes are made.”
The Home welcomes large-quantity food donations. The Virginia Elks Association has donated generously to a fruit fund for several years, while the Vermont Elks Association annu- ally gives thirteen gallons of maple syrup to the Elks National Home, and the Florida State Elks Association sends a truckload of fresh citrus fruit every Christmas. Since the Home is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,
Far more than just another retirement community, the Elks National Home offers a unique and special privilege to Elks. it gratefully accepts individual
donations, memorials, bequests, and gifts-in-kind.
For nearly 110 years the Elks National Home has been bringing Elks from all across the United States to Virginia. Far more than just another retirement community, the Elks National Home offers a unique and special privilege to Elks, with an attractiveness that goes far beyond its seven-hole golf course, beautiful dining room, and scenic surroundings. Originally a symbol of the Order’s benevolence toward its fellow members, it has grown into a comfortable place with excellent medical care and an expert staff, a place where Elks can retire among friends. ■
l With its lofty, arched ceiling and beautiful hardwood floor, the Elks National Home’s dining room is a festive place where residents can eat three meals a day.
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