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When is our turn? (Shrine Band in Frankenmuth)
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Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind international health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs. Children up to the age of 18 with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment at no charge – regardless of financial need. Take a tour of some of our Shriners Hospitals for Children. Each tour is led by three Shriners Hospitals for Children patients. If you know of a child Shriners Hospitals might be able to help, please call our toll-free patient referral line: In the U.S.: 800.237.5055In Canada: 800.361.7256
Shriners Hospital Videos
There are several more on the right hand side that you can click on
that are listed to watch.
Please pass them on to your friends both nonshriners and
shriners.
I will have more for you on another e-mail
Roy F. Kinne, Board of Governors
Chicago Shrine Hospital for children
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Meet Connor
Having no prior indication of the condition, Jack and Kelly Wright were stunned when their son, Connor, was born May 27, 2006, with a bilateral cleft lip and palate (CLP). The Wrights were not sure of their next step.
“Our emotions ran the full gamut,” says Kelly, “we were shocked, scared, upset and confused.”
Shortly after arriving home from the hospital, a local Shriner told Jack and Kelly of Shriners Hospitals for Children – Chicago. The family’s first visit confirmed their prenotion that the hospital was a special place: the staff provided the information, support, and care that the Wrights were looking for.
Connor’s initial CLP team was comparable to a small army! By meeting with a psychologist, dentist, orthodontist, plastic surgeon, surgical nurse, social worker and audiologist, the Wrights felt as though questions were thoroughly answered and their choices laid out for them. Mary O’Gara, director of the cleft/craniofacial team at the Chicago Shriners Hospital, explained the Wrights options at length and clarified what the family should be looking for in a doctor and medical care.
To date Connor has had his lip and palate repaired as well as three sets of ear tubes. Connor, or “C-man”, can be found riding his bike, swimming, and hitting the golf ball. A family who loves sports and the outdoors, summer nights call for grilled cheeseburgers and smores at the Wright household.
“Shriners hospital is all about making the child feel healthy, normal, and special. Every visit is filled with doctors who know Connor’s name and who know our family,” says Kelly.
The Wrights are quick to express their gratitude for Connor’s care, and have spearheaded an annual golf tournament fundraiser to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. The event tied in perfectly with the family’s athletic expertise.
“Shriners hospital was an answer to our prayers. Not only did we feel we were able to provide our son the best treatment for immediate care, but we also knew we would be able to provide him with long-term care,” says Kelly, “That is the most unimaginable comfort for our family of five.”
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Masonic
Trivia Brother,
I enjoyed the trivia section of your page and I would like to add something I didn’t see. The Moon is under the jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas having been claimed by Brother Buzz Aldren by special dispensation of Grand Master J. Guy Smith. For more info on tranquility lodge #2000 go to http://tl2k.org/.
Bro. Jimmy Cowan MM San Marcos #342 AF&AM San Marcos, TX
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MEMBERSHIP The Masonic Lodge or Order has several philanthropies which we sponsor. These include the Masonic Home (now known as the Michigan Pathways) for Masons & Widows of Masons. The different orders of Masonry support the Eye Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes, Children’s Learning Center (which works with children with dyslexia), and others. Once a man becomes a member of Shrine, the philanthropy
is “Shriner Hospitals for Children”. We support 22 Shrine Hospitals in
North America. No parent or
patient from birth to 18 years old has ever been charged for any examination
or surgery Our Shrine Center is
one of 191 Shrine Centers in North America which supports the “World’s
Greatest Philanthropy”. The Shrine will spend $596 million dollars for the
free care of children for the 2004 year. Our first Shrine Hospital was built
in Shreveport, LA. in 1922 and
since that time we have spent approximately $6.5 Billion dollars for
treating 6,824,375 children.
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One of my masonic friends e mailed this to me, I thought I would pass it on to my friends.. Over the centuries many well known men have been members of our Noble Craft. For a few moments, please allow your imaginations to run wild and consider what may take place at the Installation of The Celestial Lodge, otherwise known as the Grand Lodge Above. Even though it was late fall, there was a warm breeze blowing and the sun was setting behind the Lodge Hall. Gathered in the parking lot filled with their works were Bros Henry Ford, Ransom Olds, Walter Chrysler, John Willys and Andre Citroen. The only vehicle missing was Bro Hart Massey's tractor. Greeting members in the entrance hall was Bro Cliff Arquette of Charley Weaver fame and Bro Ed Wynn. In the boardroom, a group of senior DeMolays were gathered including Bros Walter Disney, Chet Huntley, Wendell Corey, Van Johnson, Robert Cummings, John Steinbeck, Fred McMurray and John Cameron Swayze. King Gillette, razor in hand, passed the lodge caretaker who was having a minor problem with his vacuum cleaner, which was quickly cleared up with the help of its inventor, Bro Frank Hoover, while at the other end of the hallway Bros Emmett Kelly, Clyde Beatty and all seven of the Ringling Bros were discussing the Shrine Circus. Taking a quick look into the Banquet Hall, Bros John Molson, Frederick Pabst and Joseph Schlitz were busy rolling in some kegs of beer for Bros Sam Bronfman, late President of Seagrams Distillers, who was setting up the bar for the Festive Board to follow the Ceremony. Bro Colonel Harland Sanders was cooking up a storm in the kitchen and it was an easy guess as to what the evening meal would consist of . The orchestra members for the dance to follow the Banquet were tuning. Members of this All-Star group included leader Paul Whiteman, WC Hardy, Nat King Cole, Irving Berlin, George M Cohan, Cyril Stapleton, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Al Jolson. Tonight's performance would be M.C.ed by Bros Arthur Godfrey and Danny Thomas. Magical Bros Harry Houdini and Harry Blackstone were setting up their props while Bros WC Fields, Oliver Hardy, Bud Abbott, Harpo Marx, and Foster Brooks were fine tuning their comedy routines for tonight's show which was being produced by Bros Cecil B DeMille, Flo Ziegfeld, Louis B Mayer, Hall Wallis and DW Griffiths. A number of sports celebrities were gathering together, including Bros Abe Saperstein, creator of the Harlem Globetrotters, who was explaining his version of the game to Bro James Naismith, the inventor of the game. They were joined by baseballers Bros Charles Ebbetts, Ty Cobb, Branch Rickey and Cy Young, the first pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. A little further along the hall was an array of masons dressed in knee breeches, lace cuffs and powdered wigs, others in tuxedos, including Bros Kit Carson, Davey Crockett and Buffalo Bill Cody, clad in their familiar buckskins, Chiefs Crazy Bull, Tecumseh and Joseph Brant in their native attire. Most colourful are the military uniforms of Lord Nelson, Lord Cornwallis, Captain James Cook, the Duke of Wellington and John Paul Jones. I was gazing in awe at these members of Celestial Lodge, when the Grand Master, MW Bro Harry Truman, appeared from the preparation room accompanied by Bros John Jacob Astor, Luther Burbank, JC Penney, Adlai Stevenson and Jennings Bryan. Bro John Diefenbaker had just signed the Tyler's Register with one of Bro John Shaeffer's pens. He was accompanied by Bros Robert Borden and RB Bennett. fellow Canadian Prime Ministers, and by Bro Joe Smallwood of Newfoundland. At this time, the Tyler, Bro J Edgar Hoover, informed the brethren that the meeting was about to come to order. On entering the lodge room the brethren were greeted by the Inner Guard, Bro Paul Revere. Seated already were polar explorers, Robert F Scott of England and Bro Richard E Bird of the United States, together with Matthew G Perky and Canada's Henry Larsen. Bro Charles Lindbergh could be seen in deep conversation with Bros Hap Arnold, Gus Grissom, Eddie Rickenbaker and Charles Kingsford-smith. From the Junior Warden's station came a burst of laughter. Bro Will Rogers had brought broad smiles to the faces of the Royal personages gathered around him, including George 1, Frederick the .Great, Gustav V of Sweden and George VI. To the right of the Junior Warden's chair, architect Sir Christopher Wren was joined by Statue of Liberty sculptor, Frederic Bartholdi. Bros Norman Vincent Peale and Peter Marshall, who would assume the Chaplain's duties this evening, were in conversation with the DuPonts, Peter and Victor, and the Rothschilds, James and Nathan. Gathered around the Secretary's desk, Bro Rudyard Kipling was discussing the evening's proceedings with Bro Robert Burns, who was to give one of the Charges assisted by Bro Mark Twain. Also taking part were Bros Conan Doyle, Walter Scott, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope and Robert Service. The Grand Organist, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was discussing last minute changes with Bros Gilbert and Sullivan. Bros Clark Gable, Peter Sellers, Wallace Beery, Douglas Fairbanks and Brian Donleavy were discussing boxing with champions Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson and Sugar Ray Robinson. Another small group, in the persons of Bros John Wayne, Hoot Gibson and Tom Mix, were listening to Bro William Thaddeus Phillips, also known as Butch Cassidy. The founding members, Bros George Washington, Sir John A MacDonald, Guiseppe Garibaldi, Benito Jaurez, John Hancock and Ben Franklin were seated in the East. They have been joined by Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore. The Generals, Omar Bradley, Jimmy Doolittle, George C Marshall, John Pershing and Douglas McArthur, take their seats next to Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. The Lodge Treasurer, Bro Henry Knox was busy collecting dues from Bros Thomas E Dewey and William McKinley. The Master, MW Bro HRH The Duke of Connaught, has rapped the gavel to call the Lodge to order and it is now time for us to depart. With one last took at this brilliant assembly, one wonders what the public's perception of Freemasonry might be if they were able to visit such a lodge. Have a great day, Brother Morley |
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