2008 Murat Divan

Brown County Shrine Club
Gail Raehn
Our gang meets on the second
Tuesday of each month at the Brown
County Inn in Nashville at 6 p.m., allowing
members time to grab a bite or a
brew and gather informally before moving
to our meeting room at 7 p.m. Our
February meeting was loaded with discussion
following the attendance of the
Potentate’s Leadership Conference in
January at the Murat by our president,
Harry Bond, and vice president, Gail
Raehn. This is believed to be the second
oldest Murat county club in Indiana,
which is shrinking in size way too fast.
Upon receiving word of the Club’s poor
health, Harry Bond made it a goal to not
only keep the Club alive, but to also
grow it; so he contacted his friend for
help, Gail Raehn, who agreed to the
goals. Both are fairly new to Shrine
leadership but intend to give it their all.
With all the knowledge gained at the
Leadership Conference, the agenda was
set. At our February meeting, Harry discussed
fundraising through the Paper
Crusade and Plaque sales in addition to
assigning responsibilities for our other
fundraiser: our June 7 Car/Truck Show
to be held on the streets of Nashville.
We are looking forward to hosting this
event, and all Clubs and Units are invited.
Don’t tell anyone but we happen to
have an “in” with the judges and feel
any Shrine Club or Unit that attends will
probably be able to earn a trophy.
Now, please pay attention: If you
would like to join us and let us know
you plan to be there by May 15, we will
be able to cast some special trophies –
please call Harry at (812) 988-6128 or
Gail at (812) 988-6119 so we can plan
for you. There will be food, music, trophies,
cars, trucks and some really special
vehicles. Also in the February meeting,
we asked for a volunteer which was
gladly jumped at. This allowed our
appointment of a membership leader, a
new position in our Club. The role of
this position is to keep us all focused on
new members, to contact other Clubs
and Units to see what their recruitment
program is like, and help us on a path of
historical growth. We also spoke about
upcoming special Murat events like the
Shrine Circus and asked anyone who
wanted to volunteer to help to contact
the office. In addition, there was talk of
the Fun Fest in Pigeon Forge and the
Potentate’s “Meet Us in St. Louis”
Program at the Imperial Council Session.
There were also other important items
discussed and the meeting only lasted
until 3 a.m. (just kidding but if you
would have seen the agenda …).
If you are a brother living in our
area or close by and would like to join
our little Club in the hills, drop by any of
our meetings or contact us through
Harry at (812) 988-6128 or Gail at (812)
988-6119. Any and all Shriners are, of
course, welcome to join us as a member
or just visit with us at any of our meetings.
Remember Clubs and Units, contact
us by May 15 so we can make plans
for your “entry” at our
Car/Truck/Specialty Show on June 7.
We believe our Illustrious Sir Potentate
Ronald Elliott has sent a flyer for our
show to everyone asking for your support
of our venture.
Mini-Cycles
Russ Butters
Caravan Club
Jim Moore
Officers of the Club are: Jim
Moore, President; Deo Carter, First Vice
President; Ron Frank, Second Vice
President; Jay Warmouth, Treasurer;
Joe Smith, Chaplain; and Ray Gotshall,
Program Chairman.
Please join us on any Thursday
for food, fun and fellowship. We have
very interesting speakers from all walks
of life that we know you will enjoy. In
addition, we have a nice buffet/luncheon.
In simple words, we will do
almost anything to entertain you.
Everyone is welcome: ladies, family,
friends, etc. Please come join us!
It’s March already and soon
it will be time to start parade season
again.
As of this writing, the only
parades we have heard from are
Plainfield, IN, changing the date of
their parade to October 4, 2008.
The other parade is the Imperial in
St. Louis, stating that it will be a
night parade, around 7 p.m.
To find out more about our
Enjoy your Shrine by joining a Unit or Club at Murat.
You are cordially invited to join the…
MURAT MINI-CYCLE CLUB
We are a “family-oriented” motorized parade unit.
The Fun Club
Phone 831-4683or882-0482
forinformation
Russ Butters • Dale Dougherty
Club, go to the Shrine website. We are still looking for more Shriners and their families
to join our Club, having fun parading, helping the children in our Shrine Hospitals.
We do approximately 25 or more parades each year in Indiana and other states.
It’s now time to start repairing our mini-cycles for the 2008 parade season.
May 1-4 is Kerbela Fun Fest in Pigeon Forge, TN.
If you are planning on attending the Imperial in St. Louis (Monday, June 20 –
July 3), the deadline for signing up is May 15, 2008. It is only 226 miles one way to
St. Louis.
April 5 is the Murat Ceremonial Ringmaster’s Banquet.
Still on our sick list is Bertha Hood.
Our meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at the Shrine Club at 7 p.m.
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