Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement #40010349 Official Publication of <strong>Mocha</strong> Temple www.mochashriners.org Published 4 times a year Statement of Purpose: To allow members to share items of interest while promoting our commitment to children <strong>and</strong> the interests of <strong>Mocha</strong> Centre. Editor: Dennis Cook, 519-842-3064 Editor Emeritus: Gerry Stephenson Public Relations: Richard Jones, 519-433-6991 Office: Sharron Miller, Susan Rock <strong>and</strong> Jody Axford 468 Colborne St. London, ON N6B 2T3 Phone: 519-672-1391 mochashriners@rogers.com Fax: 672-7723 Lounge: 672-2043 ELECTED DIVAN <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Potentate</strong>: <strong>Kevin</strong> M. <strong>Wilson</strong> 102-8888 Riverside Dr. E., Windsor, ON N8S 1H2 Home: 519-948-9851 kbarbson@cogeco.ca Chief Rabban: Barry Snider 500 Bluestream Rd., Waterloo, ON N2K 3B1 Home: 519-885-2076 barry.snider@sympatico.ca Assistant Rabban: Jack Cumming RR#2, Dobbington, ON N0H 1L0 Home: 519-353-5556 hjcumming@brucetelecom.com High Priest & Prophet: Dave Fickling 14 Wadsworth St., London, ON N5V 2R2 Home: 519-451-6724 ficks@rogers.com Oriental Guide: Robert Parker 225 Ensign Cres., London, ON N6J 4T9 Home: 519-680-0032 parkerrob@rogers.com Treasurer: Dave Fahrner, PP 149 Norm<strong>and</strong>y Gardens, London, ON N6H 4B3 Home: 519-641-4998 fahrner@sympatico.ca Recorder: Jeff Brown 216 Seldon St., Thamesford, ON N0M 2M0 Home: 519-285-2042 2.browns@rogers.com APPOINTED Chaplain: Rev. Canon Michael Farr 519-396-8284 First Ceremonial Master: Gary Maycock 519-353-4808 Second Ceremonial Master: Jim Thomsen 519-495-1882 Marshall: Craig Kealey 519-389-4187 Parade Marshall: Darrin Wettlaufer 519-690-1128 Captain of the Guard: Earl Rudd 519-438-3693 Outer Guard: Bill Baxter 519-348-8000 Chief Aide: Norm Camp 519-858-3500 Director’s Staff: Doug McConnell 519-652-5147 Membership Chairman: Dwight Coughlan 519-666-3672 Property - Inside: Bent Andersen 519-672-7408 Property - Outside: Jim McFadden 519-660-0185 <strong>Potentate</strong>’s Report Dear Nobles <strong>and</strong> Ladies, It is indeed a great honour <strong>and</strong> a privilege to have been elected <strong>and</strong> installed as your <strong>Potentate</strong> for the year <strong>2009</strong>. I am very excited about the prospects for this year. It is also very humbling <strong>and</strong> gratifying to think you have honoured me with this high office of trust <strong>and</strong> great responsibility. I pledge to you that I will dedicate myself as your <strong>Potentate</strong> <strong>and</strong> represent you <strong>and</strong> all of <strong>Mocha</strong> to the very best of my ability. There will be many wonderful opportunities available for each of us to participate in, especially spreading the story of the Shrine <strong>and</strong> Masonry in general to all those who are not presently members of our great fraternity. My challenge to you is to grasp this opportunity <strong>and</strong> reach out <strong>and</strong> let us watch as <strong>Mocha</strong> grows. Reach out to your sons, gr<strong>and</strong>sons, neighbours <strong>and</strong> your friends. Let them know how proud you are to be a <strong>Mocha</strong> Shriner <strong>and</strong> let them know all the positives that masonry <strong>and</strong> the shrine has done for you. Describe to them the warm feelings you as a member receive when you help support the “Worlds Greatest Philanthropy”, <strong>Shriners</strong> Helping Children <strong>and</strong> <strong>Shriners</strong> Hospitals for Children. On a personal note, I would also like to thank you for electing a great leadership team that has a passion for the success <strong>and</strong> future of <strong>Mocha</strong> <strong>Shriners</strong>. This team is committed to continue the progress that they have already begun. As a Divan they will continue to strive for the betterment of our great <strong>Mocha</strong> Shrine. We are continuing our hard work of recruiting new members, in retaining our present membership <strong>and</strong> also reinstating those who have dropped out for various reasons. It is our sincere desire to attain a positive membership gain for <strong>2009</strong>. This can only be done with the complete participation of each of you. I would like to challenge each noble of <strong>Mocha</strong> <strong>Shriners</strong> to commit to recruiting at least one new member this year <strong>and</strong> at the same time commit to bringing back one inactive member that you may personally know. Last but not least commit yourself to the best of your ability to be actively involved within this great philanthropy. As we are now into the New Year, your <strong>Potentate</strong> <strong>and</strong> Divan will be open to all suggestions that will help us move forward. Remember if we all work together as a team, we will accomplish a great deal. In closing let me again thank you for the trust <strong>and</strong> confidence that you have placed in me. <strong>Lady</strong> Barb <strong>and</strong> I, wish you <strong>and</strong> your family good health, <strong>and</strong> happiness as we all start our journey through this year together. Let <strong>Mocha</strong> Shine in <strong>2009</strong>! Yours in the Faith <strong>Kevin</strong> <strong>Wilson</strong>, <strong>Potentate</strong> ❖ <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Potentate</strong> <strong>and</strong> Divan ❖ <strong>Potentate</strong>’s Trip ❖ Spring Ceremonial ❖ Canadian Hospital Report ❖ New Unit - Keystone Kops ❖ MSPOTS Update ❖ Many good articles from clubs <strong>and</strong> units Look through <strong>and</strong> find out! Page 2 February <strong>2009</strong> MOCHA NEWS
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