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D O N O R R E L AT I O N S New Steering Committee for Donor Relations P H I L I P C . T H R A S H E R , P. P. , D O N O R R E L AT I O N S C H A I R M A N IIn 2008, your Murat Donor Relations Committee for Shriners Hospitals for Children (“SHC”) is launching a comprehensive effort to reach as many potential donors in the next three years as possible. At present, that involves creating eight new committees to handle the eight branches of our efforts: Voluntary Annual Gifts, Major Individual Donors, Foundations, Corporations, Major Fund-Raising Events, Telemedicine Clinic, Speakers Bureau, and Donor Recognition Dinner. In order to better manage those eight committees, and any others that may be assigned to the Donor Relations Committee as a whole, we have decided to appoint a Steering Committee to function as a board of directors: setting policy, coordinating activities among the eight committees, working with the Divan, selecting personnel, interacting with SHC in Tampa, and so forth. The Nobles who have graciously consented to take their valuable time to serve on the Steering Committee are as follows: William S. Spyr, Philip C. Thrasher, Larry D. Jefferson, Alex L. Rogers, Gary W. Lewis, Michael R. St. Pierre, and George Proctor. The Steering Committee will meet on the second Tuesday of each month and anyone with any ideas about fundraising or wishing to be appointed to a committee as a volunteer, should feel free to contact the Murat Office at 635-2433 or any of these Nobles. We are still in the recruiting phase of setting up the Donor Relations committees. At present, we have chairmen for most of the committees, but we still need two chairmen: Voluntary Annual Gift and Major Fund-Raising Events. Both are big and important jobs and will require men who can devote many hours to the task. We estimate that we will need one man in each Club and Unit for Voluntary Annual Gift, and we are about one-half filled. The Major Fund-Raising Events Committee will expand and contract in size depending on which events are being activated; however, at the present time we have no chairman, so there are no events being planned or activated. Nonetheless, if you are interested in being involved in setting up and running golf tournaments, bowling tournaments, fishing tournaments, running or other sporting events, etc., for the purpose of raising money for SHC, please call me and I will place you on the Major Fund-Raising Committee for future work. If you would like more information about either of these committees and what it will take to be an effective chairman, please contact me at 686-4773 during normal business hours. Being in the recruiting phase, we are also looking for good volunteers to serve on the eight committees. We estimate that we will need one good man for each county, and about five in Marion County, to serve on the Speakers Bureau. We will need about four more experienced men to help on Major Gifts (from individuals) and four more experienced men to help on Foundations (grant writing and meetings). The Corporations Committee could use as many good men as volunteer, including Nobles outside Marion County, who are interested in meeting with corporations in their local areas, such as Wal-Mart, Target, Starbucks, etc. We are about full on the Donor Recognition Dinner Committee and could use another good man or two on the Telemedicine Clinic Committee. Nobles, we are embarking on this task for two reasons: (1) Raise much more new net money for SHC because the Endowment Fund cannot pay for the increases in our costs of providing vital medical services to our accepted patients; and (2) Raise awareness of SHC and Shrinedom within all of our communities. We are finding that more new members join because of SHC than because of the fraternal activities. We should use that information to our advantage by promoting SHC, and it will surely result in more new members. Thus, through your efforts, Murat will succeed along with SHC. This is a rare opportunity to be at the beginning of a great new adventure in Murat history. Together we can create traditions of service and awareness that will hopefully live well beyond our appointed times. Come join with us by calling me now at (317) 686-4773 or emailing me at thrasher@indiana-attorneys.com. Thanks. 20 THE MURAT MAGAZINE
Mini-Mystics of Johnson County Dave Alspaugh The Shriners representing the Mini-Mystics parade team have generally been bundled up against the cold winds of winter. As the days rolled by in February, they suddenly become alive. The Club hosted a work day, and several members showed up at Brian Biehn’s house with their trailers and cars. When the day was done, six of the Car under repair. miniature cars were ready to make the long trip to Ft. Myers, FL. The Club loaded Joe Inabnitt’s trailer with five of the little cars, and Dan Gillahan took the reins to drive them to Florida. Bob Torrance would meet the team in Ft. Myers, bringing the sixth car. February 26 at 7 p.m. the Mike Pearcy presenting Dan Gillahan with Shriner of the Year award. Mini-Mystics opened the 2008 parade season by performing in the Edison Electric Light Parade. This was the fifth time that the Mini-Mystics have traveled south to participate in Joe Inabnitt with Brian Biehn, his personal aide. Plaque for most Active Parade Unit in 2007. the parade. You might say we’re becoming “regulars” at the Araba Temple in Ft. Myers. We would like to thank them for the parking and hospitality. This parade is our start to defending the Most Active for 2007 in Parade Participation. The only bad thing about this parade … it’s an awful long drive back from sun and beaches to the cold of Indiana. Oh well! Got to get back and prepare for those April parades. Every year the president of the Club has the honor of presenting one of the members with the Mini-Mystic “Man of the Year.” The selection for 2007 was Dan Gillahan. Besides taking part in almost every parade in 2007, he hauled the wrecker along with his car to the parades. Dan was also right there whenever help was needed. On top of all this Shriner work, he was very busy with his lodge. Good job, Dan and congratulations from all your fellow drivers. To all our members, Sherri is taking reservations for Kerbela Fun Fest at Pigeon Forge as well as the Imperial in St. Louis. Don’t drag your feet … the rooms are going fast. Both of these events are relatively close by; let’s show everyone what good Shriners we are representing the Murat Temple and the Johnson County Shrine Club. As I write an article, things “pop” into my thought patterns and I have to let them out. Don’t ask me where they come from, they just do. For instance, how much deeper would the ocean be without sponges? Or, what’s the speed of dark? Another one that bugs me is what happens if you get scared half to death, twice? We still need help with BINGO Tuesday evenings as well as Saturday mornings. We need people to work BINGO. Come out and give President Ray Miller the help he needs. Any help is greatly appreciated. Well, I guess it’s time to wind this up. I’m off to have some fun and hopefully help some kids. See you next issue. Directors Staff Gerald Frost Greetings Nobles and Friends, Do you believe it? It is March already and it has been a busy two months. We have completed election and installation of officers, attended the Potentate’s Ball, and completed the staffing of the Murat Shrine Circus. What a year so far with many more activities on our agenda for 2008. The Directors Staff manned our circus booth with more than 25 people over the four-day event. We received outstanding cooperation from our Directors in staffing the booth with several (non-Shriner volunteers) assisting. Thank you all for your support in this very important event for the Murat Shrine. Looking forward to all your help next year as well. Please thank all outside volunteers for all the help they provided. We are currently finalizing the plans for the (SDA) Shrine Directors Association Convention in Milwaukee, WI, April 9-13. Every Director is encouraged to attend if possible. The Directors Staff will have great participation from our Illustrious Potentate and his Divan at this year’s (SDA) as we have in the past. We welcome all to attend this fine learning experience and the fun that comes with Shrinedom. If you need more information, please contact Ron William and Mike Adams as soon as possible since time is getting close. This summer’s Directors Staff picnic date has been selected and approved. Please update your roster books for Saturday, August 30. More information and directions will follow at a later date as we get closer to the picnic. We will have an honored guest attending this year’s event. Just a reminder: 2008 dues are due. Please contact Dick Smith with any questions, (317) 791-8691. We hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to a great year. To everyone who went south for the winter (Willy Roost), hope you all enjoy the warm weather. It’s been cold up here. May the Shrine tradition continue … we are never too busy, “Shriners Having Fun and Helping Kids.” MARCH 2008 21
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