Archer Lodge starts the year off right with a Community Breakfast held at the Community Center on January 1st. The event begins around 8:30 a.m. with everyone bringing a breakfast dish - sausage biscuits, ham and eggs, bacon, muffins, orange juice, mmmmmmm - anyway, you can smell the food for miles. There is also a short program introducing the community leaders, welcoming new guests, distributing awards for last year's accomplishments, and inducting new "Archer Lodge-i-ans" into the community. What a way to start the new year by having breakfast with your neighbors!

The Archer Lodge Community Center held its first Reverse Raffle in 2003.  The grand prize was $10,000.  This event was the insight of a senior at Clayton High School, Jenna Castleberry, and was used as her Senior Project.  The scope of her project was volunteerism in a small community versus a large community and what you can accomplish.  Her event raised close to $9,000 for the Community Center Building Fund.  We were all very proud of her efforts and applaud her for doing such a fine deed for her community.  She is now attending Campbell University. 

The Community Center voted to make this a yearly event which is held the last Friday in February.

The "Family Fun Day" at Archer Lodge is just what the name implies - good old-fashioned family fun.

The morning starts off around 8:00 a.m. with a "Road Race" with trophies awarded to the winners. There are always lots of "walkers" too, and any individual of any age may enter. There is a registration fee which entitles you to a family fun day T-shirt for taking part in the road race. There is a parade held at 11:00 a.m. which is great fun for everyone, so decorate your own entry and be a part of the parade. During the day, there are lots of activities: lunch consisting of B-B-Q from the annual Pig Cook Off Contest, games for the children, homemade ice cream, cake walk, ball games, horseshoe tournaments (with a trophy awarded to the winner).

There is also a mayor election held throughout the day and the announcement of the winner during the evening events. The evening entertainment is held around 7:00 p.m. before the fireworks which are a spectacular view drawings crowds of people. It is the only time during the year Archer Lodge has a traffic jam! Make sure to thank our Volunteer Fire Department who make this event safe and fun for all.