Shriners International Awareness Day June 6th

Hello Nobles.  

Shriners everywhere should mark their calendars and make plans to participate in Shriners International Awareness Day on June 6. The date recognizes the day the Imperial Council was formed – June 6, 1876,

On this day every year, Shriners are asked to wear their fez, if appropriate, or hat, shirt, pin or other item with the fraternal logo to help recognize fellow Shriners and increase awareness of Shriners International. 

 Shriners Hospitals for Children® - wants you to know how important you are to us! 

Whether it is driving a child to receive care at our hospital, taking a group on a tour, fundraising to help continue providing expert pediatric orthopaedic care to families, lending your talents to a department or simply bringing a smile to a child’s face, our Shriners efforts on behalf of our children go beyond measure. 

Zelzah Shriners in Las Vegas will be Celebration Shrine Awareness on June 8th with a Screening  Clinic , Child ID and program with many City Officals and Doctors from the Shriners Hospital.

What is your Shrine Temple, Unit, Club doing?

On June 6  and the weekend we will be on the lookout for a little something special from you in recognition of Shriners International Awareness Day, and the whole year long! Be proud of your great fraternity. Be proud of the work you do.

Fundraising Events that Benefit Shriners Hospital for Children- No. Calif.

Music! Sports! Food & Fun!

2013 Fundraising Events that benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children® - Northern California

“A Tropical Affair” Firefighters Gala Saturday, June 22nd • 6 - 11 p.m.
Outdoor Event • 21 and Over
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California Will feature music and a variety of food & beverages provided by local business sponsors ffburn.org/2013-gala

Friday Alfresco
July 26th • 5 - 8 p.m.
Will feature live local music and fabulous food vendors on-site
$10 for General Public & $5 for Club Members BogleWinery.com

Summer Band Block Parties
July 6th & August 3rd Open Air Live Music and Raffle CrepeEscapeSacramento.com

Tuesday, October 1st
Greater Sacramento Area
Volunteer to make a positive difference in the lives of children.

For more information, contact Mindy Tran (916) 453-2321 or mtran@shrinenet.org

3rd Annual Shriners Hospitals for Children Gala & Golf Tournament
Sunday, October 20th & Monday, October 21st Granite Bay Golf Club Sacramentoadja.com 

Outdoor Degree on a Plateau

Brethren all,

 

St. John Lodge No. 18 in Pioche, Nevada will be holding a rather unique event on August 10, 2013.  We will be holding a combined special communication to receive and welcome Most Worshipful Richard M. "Mike" Hoaglin on his Official Visit and also be conferring a Master Mason Degree outdoors at a mine site located just outside of Pioche.  Because of scheduling problems on the original date for the OV the Grand Master thought that doing some different would be fun!  This will be a joint visitation with Caliente Lodge No. 38.

 

We would like to welcome as many of you who would like to make the drive to Pioche to make this special event a real experience.  First, know that the dress for everyone will be VERY casual and comfortable.  In August the temperature at 6,800 feet is about 20 degrees lower than Las Vegas, but out in the sun it is still very warm.  Everyone should wear wide brim hats to protect the head, the ears from the sun.  Several brothers brought umbrellas to protect from the sun last year.  The site is on a plateau overlooking a vast valley, you can almost see all the way to Utah from the site, it is truly beautiful, almost breath taking.

A lite lunch will be provided, usually Jim Kelley's specially prepared hot dogs and other snacks.  We will have plenty of iced down bottled water, but you are welcome to bring a small ice chest if you like.  You can bring your own comfortable chair too, but we will have metal folding chairs available.

The plan is to meet at the Lodge building in downtown Pioche at 10:15 A. M. and then caravan out to the mine site where the Lodge will be set up.  We try and keep the set up close in, small so everyone can hear what is going on.

Following the reception of the Grand Master, his Grand Officers and his address we will then proceed to do the Master Mason degree on Steve Lineroad, the brother of the Junior Warden in St. John Lodge.

I am in charge of putting together a degree team and am asking for anyone who would like to participate in the degree work to send me an email and let me know what you would like to do.  Some parts have already been filled, but we like to have stand-bys just in case.  The Grand Master is going to do the lecture for the degree.

Last  year we had a nice crowd for the outdoor degree and we hope to have more Brothers come up this year because it is such a unique event.  It will be a great day of fellowship on the mountain!

Also, if your Lodge is planning on attending, give me a heads up on just how many may be coming so Jim Kelley can make sure we have ample supplies on hand to see that everyone gets fed.  Prince Hall Masons visited us last year and we hope they come back this year.  We have extended invitations to Cedar City and St. George lodges as well.

More information will be made available as we get closer to the event.  But make your plans now and make your intentions known as early as you can, we want to be prepared.

 

Mike Reinhardt P. M.

avoicemike@aol.com

mreinhardt@fletcherjones.com

oasislodge41@aol.com

Miracle League Baseball

SALT LAKE CITY – Children with disabilities make up the Miracle League Baseball team sponsored by Shriners Hospitals for Children, and many of the children wouldn’t have ever had the chance to play a team sport without the league.

Matt Killpack’s son Davy has spina bifida, which makes it hard for him to stand and walk. Killpack said that doesn’t stop Davy from trying new things, like baseball.

“I remember the first week we came to this league and this game, we had never really done much with Davy and baseball,” he said. “He sat up in his wheel chair holding the bat. They give them as many balls as he needed. First pitch he gets that bat up there and gets a hit all by himself— it was the best feeling in the world.”

Recreational Therapist Andrea Maurer, Shriners Hospitals for Children, said she works to come up with ways to make sports and other activities fun for children with disabilities.

“I feel like everyone is so individual, so the biggest challenge is finding something within the community that really caters to the individual because everyone has different needs and different ability levels, and I feel that’s our biggest challenge,” she said.

The league plays games each Sunday during the fall and spring, and they don’t exactly keep score. Parents said their kids wouldn’t get the chance to play sport if the league wasn’t there for them.

Nine-year-old Max Brown said he enjoys playing baseball in the league.

“Well, being out there is fun, and it’s always a great time,” he said

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Shriners to offer free screenings Clinic for children set Saturday

ST. GEORGE — Free screenings will be offered to children with bone, muscle or joint problems Saturday as part of an outreach service by Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Screening chairman Doug Prettyman, an active member of the Dixie Shrine Club, said the hospital offers screenings for orthopedic conditions such as osteogenesis, cerebral palsy, limb deformities, rickets, spine conditions and even sports injuries.

“What we do in these screening clinics is we try to get as many kids locally to have the doctors evaluate them so we can send them up and get them into the hospital (for treatment),” Prettyman said.

Mike Babcock, director of public relations at the Salt Lake City Shriners Hospital for Children, said once doctors determine whether a child has an ailment, a referral is made.

“All of our services are provided regardless of the family’s ability to pay,” Babcock said. “We’ve got case managers and financial counselors at the hospital who handle that. Essentially, what we’re trying to do is put families’ minds at ease and give them options.”

Prettyman recalled a child who started treatment at Shriners when he was 10.

“He had both legs amputated, so they put him in prostheses,” Prettyman said. “When he graduated, the hospital put him in brand new prostheses, and he went out and served his mission.”

No appointment is necessary for the screening clinic, but Prettyman suggested parents bring any medical documentation of their child’s condition that they have.

“Once (a child is accepted by the hospital), if parents don’t have money to get their child there and back, and if they have a child that’s in real dire need, we do have a fund to get them gas money to get there or a bus ticket (for a parent and the child) if they don’t have a vehicle,” Prettyman said.

Approximately 10 children and their parents attended the last screening, and Prettyman is hoping there will be more who come in this weekend.

“I’d love to see 20-30 kids leave here; that’s my goal,” Prettyman said. “I don’t know if we’ll get them all, but I’m hoping.”

Prettyman said he abides by a saying used by Shriners for years: “No man ever stood so tall as when he stood to help a child.”

“My goal and our goal is if a child needs help, let’s help that child,” Prettyman said. “It’s one of the greatest benefits and greatest joys I’ve ever had. (The hospital) continuously trying to improve and figure out how to do things better.”

The screening clinic will be at the Doctor’s Free Clinic, 1036 E. Riverside Drive, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information about the screenings, call Prettyman at 986-4132.

Alki Masons honor West Seattle’s talented juniors

By Ty Swenson

05/21/2013 

In a tradition reaching back 35 years, the Alki Masonic Lodge held their Annual School Awards on May 20 to honor the hard work, both in the classroom and the community, of eight juniors each from Chief Sealth and West Seattle High School.

In the words of the Mason’s, “The purpose of this School Awards Program is to recognize, and thus stimulate, participation in Public School Education. The Masonic Fraternity has long supported the public school system as one of the basic necessities in maintaining the American Ideal of Democracy.”

Mason Martin Monk, who ran the show, said the 35th anniversary was a special one for him since he had received the award 35 years ago as a student at West Seattle High School.

In addition to a plaque honoring their achievements, the juniors also received $200. After the first 16 recipients were announced (and who in turn announced the support of their family and friends in attendance), the Mason’s unveiled their four winners out of that group (a boy and girl from each school) who receive additional scholarship funds and are entered into the Mason’s statewide scholarship competition.

The eight recipients from each school were hand-picked by school staff, and the eventual winners were picked by the Masons.

Here are the winners (In bold italics are the 2013 Top Boys and Girls):

Chief Sealth International High School:
Tasha Addington-Ferris
Izac Bauer
Nicole Carter
Miquel Castillo
Eileen Lee
Oscar Mwaba
Christina Nguyen
Matthew Wo

West Seattle High School:
Megan Antalan
Baylee Corey
Regine Fernandez
Lukas Irwin
Myka Kielbon
Matthew Lee
Michael Lee
Phi-Khanh Pham

Also in attendance were last year’s winners, who each spoke and gave the junior’s good advice on preparing for college in the year to come. Past winners included Mariah Rubio-Reboca and Sean Umeda from Chief Sealth, and Keitaro Hallberg and Michiko Yoshino from West Seattle High School.

Shriners National Disaster Relief Fund

Shriners Parade: Shriners National Disaster Relief Fund

Do you want to help the Shriners in the Oklahoma Tornado area?

You can help! Checks may be made payable to the "National Disaster Relief Fund" and mailed to Shriners Int'l Headquarters, ATTN: Relief Fund 2900 Rocky Point Dr. Tampa, Fl, 33607. Donations are not tax-deductible.

Williams, Az Memorial

Greetings all,

As a Misfits and YCSC member it has been brought to my attention that the MisFits and the YCSC parade trailer have received an approved activity request from the EZ Shrine Center and Potentate to ride in the Williams, AZ Memorial parade this coming Saturday 05.25.2013. Line up is at 10:00am on 9th Street in Williams. 9th St. is between the Family Dollar store and the Motel 6. We will all line up on 9th St. and un-load our vehicles in order to ride in the parade.

Those Nobles wishing to ride on the YCSC Parade trailer please contact Noble Jim Stanfield or NP Richard  Those MisFits wishing to ride please contact Noble Jim Robinson 

parade or NP Richard . We have been in contact with Noble Jim Pitts with the Transportation Unit and they might be able to come up with some members also. Please have a great day.

Hersh Eaton

Butte,Mt

RILEY — Friends of Mrs. LeeAnn Riley are asked to celebrate her life this Monday at Duggan Dolan Mortuary. Visitation begins at noon and services will begin at 1 p.m. Memorials are asked to be given to the Shriners Children’s Hospital, Spokane, or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

ACM Lifting Lives My Cause: Luke Bryan - Shriners Hospitals

CM Lifting Lives is giving Luke Bryan a $10,000 donation to share with his favorite charity, Shriners Hospitals.
Follow this link to Luke Bruan /Shriners Hospitals for Children on You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKKHfJJVdt4

Hospital Achieves Top Scores on Patient Satisfaction Survey

 May , 2013      A hearty congratulations to the environmental services department and patient access team — which includes the schedulers, registration, financial counseling and outside services — for achieving fantastic scoring in the latest reporting from the Press Ganey survey group. 

The 99th percentile is reached by receiving the highest possible score on patient survey. The scores received are then compared against other hospitals in the west coast region as well as other Shriners Hospitals for Children®.

Parents have the opportunity to anonymously comment in addition to assigning a rating number in the survey about their hospital experience. The following are a few of the comments that led to the great scoring for the environmental services department,  “We got a five star room, very clean, complete and awesome bed. Also very comfortable for families as well - thank you for thinking of families when you designed the room.” “The room was so cute and clean. You have wonderful, friendly and warm hearted environmental services staff! Thank you!!” and “Everything looks organized and clean.”

The patient access team received the following comments as just of the few of the examples for why they received the 99th percentile scoring, “The person at registration was very friendly. Due to our early check in time, there was no waiting.”  “Registrar was extremely friendly & helpful.” “Your admission girls are great, we LOVE Gloria, but everyone was polite & professional.” “Very friendly, welcoming, kind and courteous. Keep up the awesome work.”

The departments celebrated their achievement with a special lunch hosted by the performance improvement department.    

About Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenShriners Hospitals for Children is changing lives every day 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. For more information, visit shrinershospitalsforchildren.org.

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.

About Press GaneyRecognized as a leader in performance improvement for nearly 30 years, Press Ganey partners with more than 10,000 health care organizations worldwide to create and sustain high-performing organizations, and, ultimately, improve the overall patient experience.  For more information, visit pressganey.com.

Josephine County Shrine Dinner/Boatnik Parade

THE ANNUAL PICNIC AFTER THE BOATNIK PARADE WILL NOT BE HELD THIS YEAR. 
THE FIRE BRIGADE WILL HAVE DINNER AT ELMER'S 175 AGNESS AVE GRANTS PASS OREGON. 541 474 0740 ON THE 25th  OF MAY 2013 RSVP BY 23 MAY 2013.
 
THE CLOWNS FROM BEN ALI SHRINE WILL BE HERE FOR THE EVENT
 
THIS WILL BE NO-HOST EVENT ---THE SOCIAL HOUR WILL BE AT 5:30 PM DINNER 6:30
 
THE MENU (ATTACHED) IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR REVIEW.
 
THE PRICE IS 14.00 DOLLARS/PER PERSON INCLUDES NON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE (COFFEE,TEA,OR SODA) DESSERT AND TIP

JOIN US SATURDAY NIGHT

Join us at http://scottishrite.org anytime from 6pm to Midnight (Eastern Daylight Time) and watch the live webcast. You can make a donation during the event by calling our toll-free number, 855–289–4200, or anytime online.

East/West Game Dinner

JOSEPHINE COUNTY SHRINE CLUB WILL BE HOSTING THE ANNUAL EAST-WEST PLAYERS
FOOTBALL DINNER ON Wednesday  May 15th AT THE GRANTS PASS MASONIC LODGE. THERE WILL BE 9 (NINE) PLAYERS/FAMILIES AND 3 (THREE) COACHES/FAMILIES BOTH FROM JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES.
 
THE DINNER WILL BE PREPARED BY THE "DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE" AND 15.00 DOLLARS PER PERSON. THE DINNER WILL BE AT 6:30 PM
 
I WISH TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE SHRINE CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT
 
IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED PLEASE CALL ILL SIR ROBERT HAMILTON PP (541 476 4985) OR ILL SIR JACK ADAMS PP (541 761 0322)

Hunter Nielsen is magnetized and loving it

Humboldt Beacon

Posted:   05/09/2013 09:29:34 AM PDT

Click photo to enlarge

Heather Nyberg-Schlotzhauer

Beacon Correspondent

After a very successful garage and bake sale, Hunter Nielsen, with his loved ones by his side, made the journey down to Shriners Hospital to have his reciprocal magnetized vest fitted.

Nine-year-old Hunter suffers from pectus excavatum, also known as funnel chest. As a result of the condition, Hunter's sternum has sunk deeper into his body as he grows, pushing his heart toward his spine. This creates difficulty with eating, swallowing and breathing, and is a source of chronic pain.

Hunter said, “I was scared at first because I thought the doctor was going to have to do surgery again to put this part on, but he didn't.”

The new vest has a recognizable weight to it and collects data in addition to pulling the surgically placed reciprocal magnet -- and Hunter's chest -- outward.

The original surgery took place over a month ago. The vest had to wait for a month before it could be fitted. This wait was to allow time for Hunter's body to heal from the surgery which placed a back plate on the inner side of his ribcage and then wired it to the reciprocal magnet on the outer part of his ribcage under the skin.

The vest goes on the outside of a plain shirt with no graphics due to graphics blocking the data. In addition the vest is very warm and does cause some discomfort to the skin.

Doctors have assured Hunter that there will be minimal pain to remove the magnets.

Hunter's mom, Tiffany Nielsen, said things have been going great with the vest.

”We have had it for two weeks and already I can see improvement in the movement of his chest bone,” she said. “Hunter has so much more energy and is eating way better now since some of the pressure on his stomach and lungs has been relieved already.”

Hunter says the operation has already improved his life.

”I used to barely eat anything and now I am going back for seconds,” Hunter said. “I have so much more energy.”

The Nielsens looking into the future are planning to have another garage sale in August to continue to offset the expenses.

”It was awesome,” Hunter said of the garage sale. “We had so many people there and they were all very nice.”

Anyone interested in helping in any way can contact Jim and Tiffany Nielsen at 725-2580.

Photo caption:

Heather Nyberg-Schlotzhauer/Beacon

Hunter Nielsen relaxes outside his Fortuna home sporting his new vest, which has helped give him newfound energy and appetite.

Fez Head Fred Rocks

Have you seen the Fez head Dance? Check it out and follow his this summer as he travels the country!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XLqqfBpuPY

Dr. Tine Palmeri, Shriners Hospital- Northern Calif

Shriners Burn Surgeon Dr. Tina Palmieri, Assistant Chief of Burns at Shriners Hospital & Director of the UC Davis Burn Center, has just completed her term as president of the American Burn Association. Her work is remarkable on many fronts and we will talk with her about how events in our lives impact the delivery of health care. She is an expert in emergency response, a practicing proponent of collaboration, a researcher heading a center for outcomes research here in Sacramento, a stellar record of achievement in burn prevention.


Please cut & past this link to hear Dr. Palmieri
https://ia801701.us.archive.org/20/items/Insight-130430/Insight-130430c2.mp3