Spokane Shriners Hospital for Children- New Tech

New high tech cameras help Shriners’ patients walk

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by SHAWN CHITNIS & KREM.com

KREM.com

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 5:28 PM

Updated today at 8:20 AM

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Staff at Shriners Hospital for Children showed off new technology on Tuesday to treat children struggling with disabilities.

Doctors unveiled a newly updated laboratory to help children struggling to walk. Laboratory technicians said the technology used is already found in video games. The Movement Analysis Laboratory incorporates cameras, sensors and markers which created 3D models of patients.

Doctors use the technology to identify which surgeries will improve a patient's walking. Patients referred to the new technology as life-changing.

"I have noticed a huge difference,” said Parker Hollingshead, “before it was always hard for me to get from place to place.”

Hollingshead is a patient at Shriners Hospital for Children. She said the technology and surgeries made her walking smoother. Hollingshead now uses less energy as a result.

The laboratory treats about 180 patients, on average, between the ages of 5 and 21 each year. 

Lecture: Medical Ethics, Faith, Culture and Public Policy

Monday, January 21, 2013

(SACRAMENTO) John Patrick, M.D., professor emeritus in Clinical Nutrition, Department of Biochemistry & Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa, is the guest speaker of this lecture focusing on how cultural beliefs impact medical treatment. The lecture will be held in the first floor auditorium at Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Northern California, on Sunday, January 27 at 1 p.m.

Dr. Patrick lectures frequently on the treatment of childhood nutritional deficiency and related diseases, which are the focus of his research. He has assisted in the development and training programs in Central Africa that deal with childhood protein-energy malnutrition.

Please RSVP to 916-453-2041 or e-mail Ncal.education@shrinenet.org.

The lecture is approved for 1 CME credit and meets the qualifications for 1 CME for MFCC and or LCSW, as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

About Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenShriners Hospitals for Children is changing lives everyday through innovative pediatric specialty care, world-class research and outstanding medical education. Our 22 facilities, located in the United States, Canada and Mexico, provide advanced care for children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate.

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.

New on Energy Way

ThisIsReno

The Kerak Shrine Temple off of Energy Way served as the venue for a gathering of the members of the Kerak Shrine and other dignitaries as they observed their annual installation of officers this past Saturday evening. The Kerak Shrine Temple of Reno, saw local Masons and Shriners joined by their family members to honor the incoming officers and directors.

Saturday’s ceremony officially presented the elected officers for the Kerak Shrine for the 2013 year who are: Illustrious Sir Richard “Dick” Hawkins Potentate (President), Chief Rabban Gene Fox (VP of the Circus), Assistant Rabban Lerry Chalfant (VP of Hospital Relations), High Priest & Prophet Bill Earnhardt (VP of Marketing), and Oriental Guide Jasper Allen Jacobs (VP of Membership).

The evening also included the swearing in of 1st Ceremonial Master David Hamilton, 2nd Ceremonial Cody Conway, Marshal Don Clukey, Director General Glen Chandler, Chief Aide Rod Stahl, Assistant Aides Bob Hall & Dwain Thornton, Executive Aide Michael Fox, Screening Clinic Director Michael O’Leary, Captain of the Guard Frank Jones, Outer Guards Darrell Norman, Bill Kausler & Erik Roberts, Photographer Skip Pounds, and Keeper of the Flame Ted Lokke.

Among those in attendance for the ceremony were Shriner Potentates and representatives from Sacramento, San Francisco and Livermore. Along with the local Rainbow Girls (A youth group for young ladies between 12 and 20) and Daughters of the Nile (For ladies related to members of the Shrine).

The Shriners work very hard to support “The World’s Greatest Philanthropy”, our twenty-two orthopedic and burn center hospitals are located through North American. Children under the age of 18 receive the best medical care possible, no child is every turned away because of their parents inability to pay for any treatment received in a Shrine Hospital regardless of race, creed or relationship to a Shriner.

All Shriners are members of the Freemason Fraternity. Freemasonry believes in Charity, Truth, and Faith. If you would like to know more about becoming a Shriner you can contact us at (775) 856-3330, Kerak@sbcglobal.net or go to www.KerakShrine.com

Burn Awareness Week Feb 3-9 2013

Shriners Hospitals for Children Reaffirms Commitment to Burn Prevention through Annual Campaign

Campaign Focuses on Burn Awareness at Home

“At Shriners Hospitals for Children, preventing burn injuries and providing burn awareness education is a concerted, continuous effort,” said Kenneth Guidera, M.D., chief medical officer, Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Feb. 3-9, 2013 is Burn Awareness Week, and during this week, Shriners Hospitals for Children® will begin its annual burn prevention campaign. This year’s focus is on teaching children to “Be Burn Aware,” especially at home. The effort will include materials for children, as well as both general awareness and scald prevention information for parents and other concerned adults. Scald injuries are one of the most prevalent, and preventable, types of burn injuries occurring in homes. Information and materials pertaining to the effort can be found on the health care system’s website dedicated to burn awareness and prevention http://www.burnawareness.org.

Homes are the sites of thousands of burn injuries to children every year, including scalds and fire-related injuries. Many of these incidents could have been easily prevented by following and implementing some basic safety tips.

“At Shriners Hospitals for Children, preventing burn injuries and providing burn awareness education is a concerted, continuous effort,” said Kenneth Guidera, M.D., chief medical officer, Shriners Hospitals for Children. “In 2013, our campaign, ‘Be Burn Aware,’ focuses on teaching children ways to avoid burn injuries at home, with a particular emphasis on scalds. Scald injuries account for a large percentage of pediatric burn injuries, and many of them are preventable.”

The campaign again uses two popular and child-friendly characters to showcase and share our messages: Boots and Brewster – a caped, cuddly bear and a googly-eyed teapot. In the materials, the pair leads children through the various rooms of a house, pointing out dangers, and how to easily correct or avoid them.

“Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to improving the lives of children,” said Richard Kagan, M.D., chief of staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children — Cincinnati and member of the physician executive team. “Many burn injuries that occur in the home are easily preventable; we hope that our ongoing awareness and prevention campaigns will reduce the incidence of these injuries.”

Previous years’ efforts have emphasized prevention of gasoline and gasoline-related burn and scald injuries.

Shriners Hospitals for Children encourages everyone concerned with keeping children safe to visithttp://www.burnawareness.org for important burn prevention tips and information on how to order the free materials, some of which are available in both English and Spanish.

About Shriners Hospitals for Children
Shriners Hospitals for Children is changing lives every day through innovative pediatric specialty care, world-class research and outstanding medical education. The 22 facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico provide advanced care for children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Stan "The Man" Musial

 Nobles and friends of the hospital,

As Cardinals fans nationwide mourn the loss and the celebrate the life of Stan “The Man” Musial, we here at Shriners Hospitals for Children join in with our special memories.

On Sunday, local NBC station KSKD (Channel 5) called us and asked if we had memories and pictures to share. Of course, we were happy to oblige.

Our former Administrator, Carolyn Golden, gave up her Sunday afternoon to share her memories of Musial’s visits here. The story aired Monday night during the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. news. A link is below. (this link was provided by our media monitoring service, and may not work for everyone).

http://67.214.100.182/Player.aspx?ClipId=,S,201301,e66d2d11-217d-4250-a9b1-dc2dc135e4ff&ReqServer=NDS5%5cNDS5&QueryName=Shriners%20Clip%20Report&Offset=261&Time=12gf(74cb74f(7Hf(74f(74nb74fH74frl&E=12gYr7zcb7Hc(7I7(7vcr*Hl2Wzcrl&EM=Please%20contact%20orders@media-watch.tv%20to%20obtain%20a%20copy%20of%20this%20segment.&rai=217200B0-5489-4FBB-8228-8E1F1493BF07&ran=Media-Watch&roi=217200B0-5489-4FBB-8228-8E1F1493BF07&ron=Media-Watch&run=Molly%20Reed&rut=Admin&pbp=N

If that link doesn’t work for you, here’s the story that aired at 10 p.m., which also features another charity:

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/358204/3/Stan-Musials-charity-work-with-children

The PR Department would like to thank the following, in addition to Carolyn and Steve Golden, for helping with the story and giving up part of their weekend to help make this story happen at the last minute:

·         Sam Reading: For coming in to pull photos and video used in the story.

·         Wayne Woolf, from Maintenance, who helped us get into storage spaces to find some of our Musial memorabilia

·         Moolah Shriners Dennis Burkholder, Brad Seger and Joe Long for coming in and lending a hand.

Tammy M. Robbins
Director of Public and Community Relations
Shriners Hospitals for Children^® —  St. Louis

Burn Awareness Week is Feb. 3-9, 2013;

 Shriners Hospitals for Children will use the week to kick off a year-long campaign focused on teaching adults and children to “Be Burn Aware,” especially at home.

Shriners Hospitals for Children and Shriners International are committed to raising awareness about burn prevention and to reducing the number of burn injuries to children.

Please Help in this program and post Burn Awareness Week is Feb. 3-9, 2013; in you Temple.Unit.Club news letters and E-mails

Crab Feed

February 1st 2013     Klamath Falls Shrine Club Crab Feed
Where: Scottish Rite Temple  632 Walnut, Klarnath Falls OR .
Time: 6prn Social Hour    7pm Dinner
Nobles, family and their invited guests only!
$25.00 per person
RSVP by January 25th to Richard Card at 541-882-4972 or Lance Lesueur at 541-891-4843
If you want chicken please advise when you RSVP!!!!!!

This will be our February dinner meeting and the Potentate Visitation. March 6 th
meeting will be at King Wah on Pershing Way

If you haven't paid your 2013 K Falls Shrine Club Dues PLEASE send $10 to PO Box 21
Ie Falls OR 97601

Registration for Returning Volunteers

Watch for your invitation to register to volunteer for the inaugural year of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open as we go to the FedExCup, October 14-October 20, 2013 at TPC Summerlin. Registration will be open to returning volunteers ONLY. Your personal invitation will be emailed to you on Friday, January 18th. Committees will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Guarantee your spot and save m0ney by registering early! Volunteer pricing will increase to $55 after February 28th and $60 after April 30th.

New This Year  *The golf course will be closed to the general public on Monday and Tuesday, October 14 and 15 as we will host several private events. * In addition to your  Standard or Upgraded Volunteer Package, we will be offering you the chance to purchase a Tournament Vest for $35.  Thank you for your continued support of Shriners Hospitals for Children. We look forward to seeing you in October!

A Letter from Mom-Starting off East/West game week

East-West Shrine Game Visit at Shriners Hospital for Children, Tampa

Hello Nobles. I wanted to share this email below with you. It is from one of our patient ambassador’s moms who attended the EW player visit this past weekend. It is a wonderful testimony and I thought you would enjoy reading it. Thank you for all of your efforts on behalf of this amazing mission!

Sincerely,Jamie L. Parker, M.A.M.
Public Relations Specialist, Tampa Shriners Hospital for Children

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Jamie, I just had to share with you how much we enjoyed the East-West visit yesterday!  Even though Jerry, Jessica & I have been coming to Shriners since January 24, 2006, this was only our 2nd East-West visit.  

After we signed permission for pictures at the entrance, I thought it was cool that we received a card with the web site name on it where we will find pictures from the day!  Then we were approached by a very friendly Shriner who led us through the line to get a hat &; shirt &; football.  Then he led us downstairs to the cafeteria where a lovely lunch was provided!  I wasn't expecting an actual meal!!  It was very tasty!   

Then Jessie got to fish for an adorable stuffed Panda Bear & then get a football tattoo & a flower painting on her arm. When we were waiting a little while for the boys to come down the stairs, 

I was thinking that when we came in 2011 it seemed like a really long time from the time we arrived by 11:30 until the boys came.  We were waiting in the lobby trying to keep kids occupied, as well as the adults. And then once downstairs it seemed like we were waiting forever in line waiting for them to get down the stairs. 

 Yesterday, we were so occupied and greeted with the usual Shriners charm, but it just seemed like everyone was even more helpful than usual, and the time just seemed to fly!  Jessie, Jerry & I had so much fun I just had to let you know about it! 

 From the photo area, and craft areas & the Busch Gardens birds & the sports & music, etc., everything just seemed so well planned out! We got a picture with the Imperial Potentate & pics with Jess surrounded by lots of the college boys!!  We had 2 special experiences with gentleman from the West team.  We even got a picture with one in the photo area to remember how sweet he was when he & Jessie were drawing a playground picture together.  

The other boy lifted Jessie several times to try to make a basket... and she finally did!  She loved meeting the Bucs cheerleaders & the high school cheerleaders, too.  Jess likes her hat & shirt & football with signatures.  

So thanks again, Jamie and all who had a hand in putting together such a special day, for being a part of an awesome organization as Shriners Hospital!  We all had a great time & just felt the need to tell you about it!!

Eileen 

Las Vegas Children's Medical Advocacy

We network...We help each other...We join forces to help our kids!

There's Still Time . . . .

Be sure to RSVP!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Presenting: 

  

Tami Belt

 

Blue Cube Marketing Solutions

"It Pays to be Good" ...a Charity's case for community engagement

  

 

Dr. Kit Song

Chief of Staff

Shriners Hospital for Children - Los Angeles

5:30pm               Check In, Networking and Light Dinner        

6- 7:30pm          Meeting and Program

Zelzah Shrine  Hall         

2222 W. Mesquite

Easy access- corner of Rancho & Mesquite just off US95

Easy parking in the big rear parking lot

 Please RSVP to jyork@candlelightersnv.org

Special BreakfastFund Raiser

Sunday 1/13/13

FRIENDLY REMINDER OF SPECIAL FUND RAISER FOR FELLOW MASON, SAM SOLORIO.  HIS DAUGHTER SARAH Who NEEDS MEDICAL CARE THAT OUR GREAT HOSPITAL DOES NOT DO. SO WE NEED TO HELP SAM AND HIS DAUGHTER BY COMING TO BREAKFAST AT

 APPLEBEE'S  699 N. STEPHANIE ST. HENDERSON, NV  TIME 8-11AM.  STEPHANIE AND SUNSET AREA

APPLEBEE'S HAS ALLOWED THIS SPECIAL FUND RAISER TO BE HELD BEFORE THEY OPEN ROUTINELY.  SO PLEASE COME DURING THESE HOURS. BREAKFAST IS 10.00 A PERSON BUT A LITTLE MORE TIP DONATION IS ALWAYS WELCOME. I WOULD HAVE SAID APPRECIATED BUT THAT IS A BIG WORD FOR ME.

Fraternally

Joe Alvarado

Sierra Masons Install New Officers

OAKHURST - The Sierra Masonic Lodge No. 788 welcomed members, families and friends as they installed their new officers on Dec. 29, 2012.

Raymond Baker, Inspector for the 606th Masonic district, was also onhand for the ceremonies, which were followed by a luncheon.

The Masonic Family proudly supports our public school system by presenting scholarships to qualified graduating students, installing flag poles and presenting flags, and conducting cornerstone ceremonies for new construction.

Lodge meetings are held at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of every month, beginning with breakfast at 8 a.m. at the Masonic Hall, 40216 Highway 49 in Oakhurst.

New officers pictured are: Top Row - Ernie Lautsch Senior Steward, John Lautsch Junior Steward, John Signes Senior Warden, Dave Myers Junior Deacon, Erland Myers Tiler, Richard Huber Treasurer. Bottom Row - Darren Stearns Senior Deacon, Tom Barrans Chaplain, Alan Lagunoff Master, Marshall Allen Junior Warden, Bill Bastion Secretary, Bill Schlichting Marshall. (click photo to enlarge)

To learn more about the Masons and all they do for their communities, visithttp://www.freemason.org/index.htm.

For information regarding meetings or activities, call the secretary at (559)683-4359 or the Master at (559)683-4749.

Feb. 5th Free Pancakes

IHOP offering free pancakes Feb. 5 to benefit Shriners

Sun-News report

LAS CRUCES - Batter up, breakfast lovers! IHOP will once again invite guests to enjoy free pancakes during National Pancake Day on February 5, while raising money for Shriners Hospitals. On this day, the restaurant chain hopes to raise $3 million.

During National Pancake Day, the company's largest philanthropic event of the year, more than 1,500 IHOP restaurants across the country will invite guests to enjoy a complimentary stack of IHOP's signature delicious buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Guests will be encouraged to make a voluntary contribution to the local Shriners Hospitals or other local charities.

This will mark the eighth year that IHOP has held National Pancake Day, which to date has raised more than $10 million dollars for Shriners Hospitals and other local charities. In 2012 alone, IHOP raised more than $3 million for Shriners Hospitals and other charities.

For more information on National Pancake Day, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com.

There are several IHOP stories in Texas & Colorado that also Support the Shriners Hospitals for Children. if your IHOP suports Shriners let us know. Thank You,Shriners Parade

Burbank Shrine Club gets new Leaders

On the Town: Shriners embrace leaders

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( Courtesy photo / January 8, 2013 ) Enjoying the festivities of Sunday's installation ceremony are, from left, Nataly and Dave Williams with Dave Chernik and Suzy and Hannah Williams. Among the members of the Burbank Shrine Club who participated in last week's installation of officers and directors were, from left, Norm Furman, Simon McIlroy and Steve Harris. (Courtesy photo / January 8, 2013)

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·       By David Laurell

January 8, 2013 | 9:47 p.m.

The Castaway Restaurant served as the venue for a gathering of the members of the Burbank Shrine Club as they observed their annual installation of officers this past Sunday evening. The event, which also included an official visit from Shrine Potentate, the Illustrious Sir Dave Chernik of the Al Malaikah Shrine Temple of Los Angeles, saw local Masons and Shrinersjoined by their family members to both honor the incoming officers and directors and show their appreciation to the outgoing 2012 leadership.

Sunday's ceremony saw Chernik install Dave Williams as president, S. Joseph Naber as 1st vice president, James Laage as 2nd vice president, Daniel Hood as 3rd vice president Sterling Lockett as treasurer and Jeremy Chongco as secretary. The evening also included the seating of the club's 2013 board of directors: Williams, Dale Dodge, Christopher Barnes, Steve Harris, Herbert Rohwer and Norm Furman.

Among those in attendance for the ceremony were David Sizemore, Vernon Ross, Jim Woodburn and his wife, Merle, who served as Burbank's city clerk in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and members of newly installed President Williams' family including his wife, Nataly, and daughters, Suzy and Hannah.

This past year saw Burbank Masons and Shriners welcome many visitors from other lodges around the country and the world, children and teachers from local schools and Grand Master Frank Loui for their table lodge. The organization's focus for 2012 was on their continued help to many individuals and organizations with their Child ID program, a blood drive, CPR classes and support of the Midnight Mission.

One of the programs the Masons and Shriners embraced this past year, Raising A Reader, is a national nonprofit organization that helps families build and sustain literacy routines in their homes. During 2012, the organization served 118,000 children and families by rotating bright red bags filled with award-winning books into children's homes on a weekly basis. The group pairs this rotation with parent training and information on how to effectively share books to promote family literacy habits, language and literacy skills, and a love of learning. Families are also connected with their local public library, and children receive a blue book bag at the end of the program to keep so that they can continue the practice of borrowing books and build a lifelong habit of reading.

The Burbank Shrine Club, under the jurisdiction of L.A's Al Malaikah Shrine, has been a part of the Burbank Masonic family for many decades. Burbank's Lodge No. 406 of Free and Accepted Masons received a dispensation from the California Grand Lodge to form a Lodge in Burbank in 1909. The first home of the Burbank Masonic Lodge was in a building on South San Fernando Road. The lodge moved to its second location on Olive Avenue near City Hall in 1931, and then to its current home on Glenoaks Boulevard in 2000.

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DAVID LAURELL can be reached by e-mail dlaurell@aol.com or (818) 563-1007.