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Ormond Elks installs new exalted ruler, names Citizen, Officer, and Elk of the Year

This year's installation of officers banquet also included the annual awards and recognition ceremony.

By Jack Barger, past exalted ruler of Ormond Beach Elks Lodge
| 6:00 p.m. May 15, 2024

Sherman Burres, certificate of recognition recipient; Joseph R. Brozyna, newly installed Lodge president; Michael W. Chandler, outgoing Lodge president; Scott Gautakis, Elk of the Year; and Steve Brozyna, Officer of the Year. Courtesy photo

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Joseph R. Brozyna, was installed as the lodge president or exalted ruler of Ormond Beach Elks Lodge No. 2193, for 2024-2025 lodge year on April 30.

This year's installation of officers banquet also included the annual awards and recognition ceremony to honor those individuals who worked so hard to make the past lodge year a success. Brozyna has previously advanced through all the chairs as a lodge officer and is currently a member of the East Central District ritual team. He splits his employment time between the family owned Artisan Custom Builders business, and Tomlinson Aviation, where he is a certified flight instructor.

Citizen of the Year Randy McDonald, and outgoing Lodge President Michael Chandler. Courtesy photo

The local Lodge also named Scott Gutauckis as its Elk of the Year; Steve Brozyna, a lodge trustee and chairman of the board of directors, as its Officer of the Year; and Randy McDonald, a longtime Ormond Beach resident and volunteer for the Jerry Doliner Food Bank and the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties, was named the Distinguished Citizen of the Year.

A Certificate of Recognition was also presented to Lodge Trustee Sherman Burres for his efforts in assisting the Lodge during the 2023-2024 lodge year.