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Search for Abu Bekr Shriners Download 200,000+ brand logos in vector format for free http://www.logoeps.com/ 2 June 2018 Abu Bekr News Abu Bekr Temple Potentate's the original governing body of the Shriners our heritage and your own unique story of fraternity, was founded. To honor this being a Shriner, as well as our philanthropy’s Shriners International Message important milestone in our history, Shriners mission to improve the lives of children Oasis of Sioux City International has declared June 6 as and make the world a better place. During Desert of Iowa Just a short note this month and then back to the field. Parade season is Shriners International Awareness Day. On this time, we hope you also take the time 820 Nebraska Street this day, nobles everywhere are encouraged to reflect on why the fraternity is important Sioux City, Iowa 51101 underway and the first Temple Movement Phone 712-255-7991 is around the corner. We will be in Washta to celebrate their great fraternity and to you personally, and why you became a Fax 712-255-4113 on July 7th, more details on page 3. Hope to raise awareness of its importance in their member. We are all a part of the greatest see everyone there. communities. organization in the world – we should Abu Bekr News Keep on eye on the calendar for all the The leadership of Shriners International be proud to share our enthusiasm for the June 2018 upcoming events. I'll report back on my is mindful that June 6 is also honored as fraternity with the world around us, and Volume 68, Issue 6 progress next month, hopefully I'm not still D-Day, the day in 1944 when Allied forces Shriners International Awareness Day running back and forth across the dirt. landed on the beach in Normandy to begin is a great opportunity to do so. We hope Spud the invasion of northern France. While that every Shriner and every temple will Elected Divan Shriners International certainly honors the participate in this important opportunity Larry Janssen Membership valor and courage of everyone who served to honor our fraternity. Potentate Abu Bekr membership goal for 2018 on D-Day, many historic events happen is bring in 47 new members or recreate on a single day; and June 6 also holds a TC-SHC Board of Todd Saunders old members that were suspended or have separate, special meaning for our fraternity. A Time to Honor and Celebrate Our Governors Chief Rabban demitted. As of today we are setting at 40% Greeting Nobles and Ladies, here is the complete but we still need 28 more before Rich Heritage Sheldon Menin On June 6, Shriners International asks latest news for your Twin Cities Shriners June 30th 2018. So we need everyone to Hospital for Children. The Joint Boards at do a major drive and get new members all nobles to publicly display their pride Assistant Rabban in their fraternity by wearing a fez (when Headquarters have engaged a consultant in or talk the suspended and or demitted that has been specifically evaluating the Wayne Rieckmann members to get back in. We need them and appropriate), hat, shirt, lapel pin, or other item with the Shriners International logo. Shriners Hospitals in the Twin Cities, High Priest & Prophet most of all the kids need them to keep the Spokane, Cincinnati, and Boston. The Shrine Hospital going. In addition to wearing Shriner apparel, Michael Pickett Shriners International also encourages consultants have shared some preliminary Oriental Guide Shriners all temples and Shrine clubs to organize information of their findings with the special events at their temples and in their Joint Boards and the Board of Governors Kent W. Kolbe International communities to honor our fraternity’s for each of these four Shrine Hospitals. Treasurer incredible history and achievements, and Specifically, the consultants have evaluated Awareness Day invite others to participate, as well. Along the metrics of our Twin Cities SHC and Joe Petersen, P.P. Get Ready to Share Your Fraternal with increasing awareness, these events ranked our performance vs. industry Recorder Pride on June 6th. will also support membership efforts, standards for pediatric orthopedic care. On June 6, 1876, the Imperial Council, because the more information we share The Staff and Board are currently looking with our communities about Shriners into several partnership opportunities in Appointed Divan International, the more potential we build both the Twin Cities and other locations Larry Davis for membership growth. Participating in in our catchment area. The mantra of the Cellular: (712) 389-1452 502 Huntington Ct. this international day of recognition will Joint Boards is to, “treat more kids, in more 1st Ceremonial Master Like us on facebook Sgt. Bluff, IA 51054 motivate potential members to learn more places, for less money”. To achieve this goal Richard Porter about us, and also inspire our current our Twin Cities SHC will be transitioning members to become more involved. from an inpatient surgical hospital to a 2nd Ceremonial Master Shriners International Awareness Day clinic model where we will partner with Jeff Zook is the perfect opportunity to showcase another organization to provide the our pride; share information about our world-class pediatric orthopedic care we Director fraternity and the benefits of becoming have provided for the last 98 years. Given Colin Ross part of an organization dedicated to fun, the confidential nature of the discussion Marshal fellowship and philanthropy; and highlight currently underway, at this time I am the different ways our organizations impact unable to share any specific details. In preparation for the upcoming Gary Janssen Past Master the world around us. On this day, we ask you to honor our history by sharing both Imperial Session, your Twin Cities Board Captain of the Guard Morningside Lodge 615 of Governors has approved and submitted Dwight Dirks legislation that will be on the official call at the Imperial Session. The legislation, Outer Guard on which I am one of the sponsors, would Mark Schopke allow the Board of Governors of the Twin Chaplain Cities SHC and the Boards of Directors and Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children to be authorized to reach a decision on all materials for Abu Bekr News relocating the Twin Cities SHC. As the Shriners Hospitals by-laws currently due by third Monday of read it takes a 2/3 affirmative vote of the every month to: Colorado Representatives voting at the Imperial Session to move the location of a email: [email protected] Shrine Hospital from its current location. take to temple office This legislation would actually strengthen the Nobility’s control over the future of the or mail to: TC-SHC. At the 2009 Imperial Session, the Abu Bekr News Colorado Representatives authorized the PO Box 3347, Sioux City, IA 51102 Joint Boards of Trustees for SHC to have sweeping authority to manage change the Abu Bekr News June 2018 3 scope of service of our Shrine Hospitals. As be in Portland and Tampa. The new POPS be taking place over the next 6-12 months. decline in membership. it currently stands the Joint Boards could labs will not be located in a SHC but will As we move forward together the message It was concluded that there is a need effectively shut down a SHC location by be located in a freestanding facility. There is the same, our TC-SHC will continue to to place more emphasis on the needs of issuing an edict that a SHC change its model have been issues at the current locations provide the very best pediatric orthopedic children and the hospitals. A suggestion of service or through the allocation of regarding fabrication dust, air quality care for our patients. It is our mission to of using new programs concerning the funding in support of hospital operations. issues, and transportation of prosthetics assist our staff in referring new patients and children and hospital by using DVD’S. Similar legislation will be on the official to patients around the world. We will still to continue to work to support our Twin Everyone agreed that the commercials call from the Tampa SHC and there will be have our O&P technicians at our TC-SHC Cities SHC. If you have questions, feel free being televised has made people much other numerous items of legislation from facility but we will no longer do the custom to call me anytime at 712-574-0650. Thank more aware of the hospitals with the other Shrine Hospital Boards of Governors. fabrication that is currently done for the you for all you do to support Shriners children’s programs availability. It will be a very busy legislative Imperial Twin Cities, Chicago, Lexington, and St.