140 year of Shriners
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
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Monday, December 23, 2013
United we can get our share of 10million Miles
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Shriners Hospitals for Children Receives Charity Navigator’s Highest Rating
December 18, 2013
Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charitable organization evaluator, has awarded Shriners Hospitals for Children® with its prestigious 4-star award. Such distinction recognizes Shriners Hospitals for Children for its sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. Only 25 percent of the evaluated charities have received the coveted 4-star award, thus signaling that Shriners Hospitals for Children outperforms the majority of charities in America.
“On behalf of Shriners Hospitals for Children, we are pleased to receive the 4-star distinction from Charity Navigator,” said John McCabe, executive vice president. “For more than 90 years, it has been a concerted effort to remain a prudent and responsible steward of our mission and charitable contributions.”
Charity Navigator applies data-driven analysis to provide donors with the essential information needed to make educated charitable choices. This unique and highly praised approach takes into account organization spending per dollars raised, program spending versus administrative and fundraising expenditures as well as the organization’s long-term financial health. Based upon the results across the various categories, Charity Navigator will assign the appropriate rating, ranging from one to four.
Douglas E. Maxwell, chairman of the board of trustees remarked, “Receipt of the 4-star award directly compliments our unwavering commitment to providing expert specialty pediatric care across all 22 locations of Shriners Hospitals for Children regardless of the families’ ability to pay for services. This award signifies the continued trust in our mission which has flourished since 1922.”
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. 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 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.
About Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is the most-utilized charity evaluator in America. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health, Accountability and Transparency of nearly 7,000 charities. Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America's charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 101, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452
Charity Navigator is the most-utilized charity evaluator in America. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health, Accountability and Transparency of nearly 7,000 charities. Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America's charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 101, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452
Shriners Hospitals for Children Media Contact:
Fabiana Lowe | Filowe(at)shrinenet(dot)org | 813-281-7164
Fabiana Lowe | Filowe(at)shrinenet(dot)org | 813-281-7164
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Debutante Ball Fundraiser for SHC
• Shriners Hospital for Children. The 2013 Debutante Ball will be Sunday at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento, with festivities beginning at 5:30 p.m. More than a perennial holiday event, the Deb Ball serves as a fundraiser for Shriners Hospital for Children. The 2012 ball raised $40,000 for the hospital. The 2013 debs and their university/college sites are: Carolina Marie Brown, Southern Methodist University; Kaitlyn Ford Cozens, University of Michigan; Virginia Anne Doherty, Loyola Marymount University; Ruth Ann Kaplan, Whittier College; Marisa Elena Kolokotronis, Brown University; Payton Catherine Ksidakis, Texas Christian University; Darci Sydney Naftulin, University of Colorado; Marea Newell, Bryn Mawr College; Casey Joy Parish, University of Alabama; Haylee Michelle Rademann, Washington and Lee University; Madelyn Victoria Rollofson, University of Arizona; Lauren Nicole Schaefer, Texas Christian University; Claire Louise Schauer, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Caroline Pauly Stauffer, Academy of Art University in San Francisco; Sophia Jiahn Weber, University of Washington; and Alexandria Meaghen Whaley, St. Mary’s College. Sharing the chair responsibilities are Margaret McKinnon and Christine Skreden. Inquiries may be directed to McKinnon at (916) 765-1060; mckinnon@surewest.net.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Fremont Shrine Club Raise $ for SHC
Local benefit for the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital with an Oakland Raider player raised $3,000
Accepting the check were, from left, Fremont County Shriners Jim Davis, Kevin Smith and Gerry Yennie. The check was presented by Billy Fabrizius of the Boot Bar and Jerry Bornhoft of Jerry Bornhoft Construction.
(Riverton, Wyo.) – The Fremont County Shriners received a $3,000 donation Monday afternoon from a benefit that featured Oakland Raiders Football player Rick Ackerman (#97) appearing locally to sign autographs and raise money for the Shriner’s Children Hospital.
The Shriners Hospital for Children is a network of 22 non-profit hospitals across North America that provide orthopedic, burn, spinal cord injury and clift lip and palate care to children under the age of 18 regardless of their ability to pay. The hospitals, owned and operated by Shriners Internation, are known as “The World’s Greatest Philanthropy.” The nearest Shriners Hospital is at Salt Lake City, which specializes in orthopedics, according to the Shriner’s Hospital website.
The benefit was organized by Jerry Channel and the Jared Rodgerson Band. The organizers also wished to thank Linton’s Big R, Kusel’s, Jerry Bornhoft, the Bergs, Herb Welsh and John and Ryan with Big D Construction and to all the folks who purchased tickets.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Al Bedoo Christmas Party
Shriners celebrate Christmas with children
Four year old Ben Herbst plays along with the Al Bedoo Oriental Band at the Shrine Auditorium during a Christmas party for Shriners Hospital patients and their families on Sunday.
As Santa Claus made his entrance at the Al Bedoo Shrine Christmas party Sunday in Billings, dozens of kids cheered and ran to greet him. The kids quickly surrounded the big guy as two children, one holding each of Santa’s hands, escorted him into the room.
The children knew what to do. They formed a line, single file, and patiently waited for their turn on Santa’s lap.
“So Merry Christmas!” Santa Claus said, settling into his chair.
One little boy dressed in blue slacks, a white shirt and a blue vest pointed to Santa’s head. “Nice hat,” he said.
Santa chatted with each child, sometimes two, on his knee, while older children, dressed as elves, handed out presents. Each bag had an apple, an orange, chocolate, erasers and pencils.
The party at the Al Bedoo Shrine auditorium was a chance for children and their parents and guests to celebrate the holidays with games, music and a lunch.
Paul Lechner, the potentate, or leader, of the local chapter, said, “We’re just having fun with our patients. Being a Shriner. Having fun. Helping kids.”
The Christmas party was the 16th annual event sponsored by the Al Bedoo Shrine Hospital Corps. The Shriners provide medical care at no cost to children at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Lechner said the local group supports the Shriners Hospital in Spokane, Wash.
The local Shriners help between 50 to 150 children in the Billings area, oftentimes by providing transportation to out-of-state hospitals, Lechner said.
The big fundraising event is the annual East-West football game that features all-star players from Montana high schools. This year, the event raised $146,000, Lechner said. In 2014, the game will be held in July in Laurel, he said.
About 50 of the Al Bedoo members, most of whom wore their trademark maroon Fezzes, participated in the party. The brass and oriental bands entertained the guests with music, while clowns played with the kids. Other members served a lunch of hot dogs, fried chicken, baked beans and salad.
Face painting was another popular activity.
Corbin Reed, a three-and-a-half-year-old from Columbus, sat on his mother’s lap while a woman painted a candy cane on his cheek.
This was the first year the Reed family has attended the party. Wendy Reed, Corbin’s mother, said the Shriners sent Corbin to a hospital in Sacramento, where he was treated for a hearing condition called microtia, in which his left ear did not fully form and he has no hearing on his left side.
The youngster is being treated with ear reconstruction and was fitted with a bone anchor hearing aid, Wendy Reed said. Corbin can hear normally with his right ear.
Older sister Meaghan held her little sister, Sarah, who also sported a candy cane on her cheek, and watched while it was Corbin’s turn.
They selected candy canes because, she said, “We just thought it would be the simplest.”
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