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AL MENAH <strong>SHRINER</strong>S OASIS OF NASHVILLE DESERT OF TENNESSEE<br />
P.O. BOX 78545 • NASHVILLE, TN 37207 • 615.226.7766 • 1.877.505.7764<br />
VOLUME 36 • NUMBER 4 • (PUBLISHED MONTHLY EXCEPT JUNE & JULY) • <strong>APRIL</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
INSIDE<br />
INSIDE<br />
THIS ISSUE<br />
ISSUE<br />
Page 2<br />
Potentate’s Message<br />
Page 3<br />
Divan Messages<br />
Page 4<br />
Potentate’s Grand Ball<br />
Page 5<br />
Love To The Rescue<br />
Page 6-7<br />
Center News<br />
Page 8<br />
News From Lexington<br />
Page 10<br />
Notices<br />
From the Editor<br />
Page 11<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
Easter Egg Hunt<br />
Ladies Only<br />
Page 12-13<br />
Vidalia Onion Sales<br />
Page 14<br />
Sebastian The<br />
Superbuddy<br />
Back Page<br />
Black Camel<br />
Lexington Dedication<br />
Ceremony
Al Menah Temple<br />
Oasis of Nashville<br />
Desert of TennessEE<br />
P.O.Box 78545 •• Nashville, TN 37207<br />
Phones 1.615.226.7766<br />
1.877.505.7766<br />
www.almenahShriners.org<br />
The Publication Committee<br />
The Divan/Board of Directors<br />
Potentate .. ................... Frank Hester<br />
Chief Rabban .. .......... Horace Perkins III III<br />
Assistant Rabban .. .........Randy Williams<br />
High Priest & Prophet .. ......... Scott Jones<br />
Oriental Guide .. .......... Donnie Drayton<br />
Treasurer .. ....................... Wes Frye<br />
Recorder ...................Robert Daniel<br />
Editor ..................... Maurice Smith<br />
Published monthly except June and July<br />
www.almenahShriners.org<br />
PAST POTENTATES<br />
*Charles Barham<br />
*John E. E. Patton<br />
*V. K. K. Stevenson<br />
*John D. D. Whalley<br />
*W. F. F. Hunt<br />
* Jack Norman, Jr. Jr.<br />
*J. *J. Pink Lawrence<br />
*Albert Bennett<br />
*Ed R. R. Burr<br />
*Clyde R. R. Watson<br />
*J. *J. Harry Murphy<br />
*Marshall S. S. Whitley<br />
*Charles N. Rolfe<br />
*James J. J. White<br />
*Paul DeWitt<br />
*G. Cooper Holt<br />
*E. M. Kelly<br />
*J. *J. Coleman Hayes<br />
*Joseph Higgins<br />
*Donald R. R. Dunning<br />
*Ira E. E. Parker<br />
*J. *J. P. P. Foster<br />
*Martin S. S. Roberts<br />
*Gale Robinson<br />
*R. C. C. Derivaux<br />
*C. V. V. Cramb<br />
*Oren A. A. Oliver<br />
*J. *J. Nelson Bryan<br />
*Lee L. L. Gamble<br />
*Robert Battle<br />
*R. R. R. Clark<br />
*Jerry N. Tate<br />
*William Raine<br />
*Fred H. Gay, Jr. Jr.<br />
*Hugh F. F. Smith, Jr. Jr.<br />
James A. A. Campbell<br />
*W. A. A. Bryan<br />
*Claude G. Southall<br />
*Charles L. L. Cornelius<br />
*W. B. B. Lawson<br />
*W. Bush Herbert<br />
*Gale Robinson<br />
*Marshall Hotchkiss J. J. Dudley Phillips<br />
*Jess B. B. Templeton<br />
*M. Norris Jenkins<br />
*T. A. A. Springfield<br />
*James F. F. Scalf, Jr. Jr.<br />
*James G. Stahlman<br />
*William B. B. Jones<br />
*J. *J. Clark Akers<br />
Jack C. C. Phelps<br />
*R. E. E. Baulch<br />
*David P. P. Brumfield<br />
*Thomas E. E. Doss<br />
*Zack S. S. Parrish, Sr.<br />
Kerbela Temple ‘28<br />
*Robert E. E. Newman<br />
*Maurice Weinberger<br />
George Cook<br />
*S. N. Allen<br />
*R. Parker Graham<br />
*W. B. B. Hager<br />
H. Parker Toler<br />
*O. Lynn Meek<br />
*R. T. T. McNaney<br />
*Jack Norman<br />
James L. L. Ham<br />
*James J. J. Vaughn<br />
Charles H. Williams<br />
*C. H. Smith<br />
William D. D. Jones<br />
*Fred C. C. Laskey<br />
John L. L. Weaver, III<br />
*Ivo A. A. Burton<br />
Gale B. B. Robinson<br />
*T. W. Bray, Jr. Jr.<br />
Joe Bell<br />
*James R. R. Cox<br />
Ronny L. L. Greer<br />
*Paul R. R. Jarratt<br />
Charles E. E. Cardwell<br />
*J. *J. Sumpter Anderson J. J. Franklin “Jay” Scalf, III<br />
*Hugh W. Robertson<br />
Conley Dykes<br />
*M. T. T. Gossett<br />
David Smith<br />
*Joe C. C. Carr<br />
Jim Cain<br />
*James T. T. Hayes<br />
*Mike Martin<br />
*E. Lee Bennett<br />
Johnny Dudley<br />
*Orris E. E. Davis<br />
David Wantland<br />
*Raymond H. Leathers<br />
Melvin Meadows<br />
*Hilry H. Shaffer<br />
Dennis Belford<br />
*James N.<br />
David Vaughn<br />
Stansell<br />
Carl E. E. Barnes<br />
Mike Van Sant<br />
Jeff Head<br />
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** Deceased<br />
Spring is here and warmer weather is on the way. If you are like me, I am ready<br />
to be rid of the cold weather and look forward to warmer spring weather. If you<br />
haven’t noticed we are working hard to make improvements to our landscaping and<br />
some interior improvements as well. Most of these are the efforts of the Sheriff’s<br />
Department who provides the labor and the generosity of several Nobles who are<br />
donating materials and supplies. I would like to thank Chief Aide Ed Buckner, Deputy<br />
Chief Aide “Boo” Harrington, Kitchen Committee Chairman Ronnie Brown and our<br />
Building Committee Chairman Jim Campbell for helping with these projects.<br />
Last month we had our first parade, St. Patrick’s Day in Erin, Tennessee. Nobles<br />
I am so proud of the turnout from our units and clubs. Looking back from the front it<br />
looked like we were stretched out for a half of a mile!! A special thanks to Houston<br />
County Shrine Club for the great hospitality before the parade.<br />
We would like to welcome the Daughters of the Nile, Dynasty Amenna Temple<br />
# 164 to Nashville. After much hard work and dedication, the ladies of the Daughters<br />
of the Nile are now their own temple. Congratulations to Donna Isbell who was<br />
elected Queen and all the ladies who were elected to office.<br />
The Potentate’s Ball is April 7 th & 8 th . We hope you come out and join us for this<br />
special night.<br />
Don’t forget to bring the kids and grandkids to the Easter Egg Hunt on April 15 th .<br />
The Units and Clubs are geared up to make it a fun day for all.<br />
On May 21 st we will be going to Lexington Hospital’s Grand Opening. We have<br />
a bus chartered and you are welcome to ride along. The cost is $20.00 per person.<br />
Please RSVP to the office to reserve your seat. If you have not had a chance to visit<br />
one of our Hospitals for which we all work so hard for, this is your chance.<br />
I would like to again welcome all the new Nobles that have joined Al Menah this<br />
year. So far we have had 26 Master Masons join our fraternity and 25 Nobles have<br />
been restored. We have initiated several of these new Nobles at Shrine Club meetings<br />
and are willing to continue to do so. If you know of a Master Mason that is interested<br />
in joining our fraternity, let’s get them on board. Give me a call and we will be glad<br />
to come to your Shrine Club. The initiation fee is $100.00. Remember all you have<br />
to do is “Ask a Master Mason to be A Shriner”.<br />
Nobles and Ladies, thank you for all you do for Al Menah and our Shriners<br />
Hospitals for Children.<br />
Yours in the Faith,<br />
Frank Hester<br />
Potentate<br />
“Pride, Passion & Purpose”
From the desk of...<br />
CHIEF RABBAN <br />
I would like to start be thanking<br />
every Noble for what you do for<br />
Al Menah and the hospitals.<br />
Spring is here! Please come and<br />
enjoy the events we are having<br />
at the Temple.<br />
We are having great crowds<br />
at the Stated Meetings. All of<br />
you new Nobles please try to attend.<br />
Stated Meetings are the 3 rd Tuesday of each month.<br />
Dinner begins at 6:00pm. We will be looking for you.<br />
Please keep working on membership!<br />
Chief Rabban<br />
Horace Perkins, III<br />
ASSISTANT RABBAN <br />
This past month, Beth and I had the<br />
ASSISTANT RABBAN <br />
privilege of attending the Assistant<br />
Rabban seminar in Tampa,<br />
Florida. We learned a great deal<br />
and are glad to share that this<br />
ASSISTANT RABBAN <br />
group is excited and pumped<br />
for the Imperial Session in<br />
Nashville in 2019. Many of them<br />
are planning to come to town<br />
beforehand to check out hotels and our<br />
attractions to plan their Potentate’s trips and the best<br />
Imperial Session ever.<br />
As always, the Irish Day parade and fellowship in<br />
Erin was most enjoyable.<br />
We are excited to share that several new Nobles have<br />
been created since the beginning of the year.<br />
Hope to see everyone at the Potentate’s Ball and be<br />
sure to bring your children, grandchildren, and even the<br />
neighborhood kids to our always fun Easter Egg Hunt<br />
on Saturday, April 15.<br />
Keep in mind that our paper sale is fast approaching<br />
as well and with that our opportunity to raise money for<br />
our kids and share awareness of our awesome fraternity.<br />
Assistant Rabban<br />
Randy Williams<br />
HIGH PRIEST AND PROPHET <br />
We had a great turn out for the St.<br />
Patrick’s Day Parade in Erin, TN.<br />
I would like to give a big thank<br />
you to the Nobles of Houston<br />
County Shrine Club and our<br />
Brothers of Wisdom Lodge for<br />
an outstanding breakfast for the<br />
parade participants.<br />
The Paper Sale is fast approaching<br />
and we need all Nobles to help raise funds for our 22<br />
Shriners Hospital’s for Children. If you are not in a<br />
unit or club and need somewhere to work, just call<br />
the office or any Divan member and we will get you<br />
in contact your area representative.<br />
Remember the sick…. Give them a call or go visit<br />
them and always keep them in your prayers.<br />
High Priest and Prophet<br />
ORIENTAL GUIDE <br />
Scott Jones<br />
ORIENTAL GUIDE <br />
Good Day, Nobles!<br />
I will have you know that I have<br />
ORIENTAL GUIDE <br />
just returned from the Fount of<br />
All Knowledge, having been<br />
endowed with true wisdom,<br />
knowledge, and profound<br />
understanding. In other words,<br />
I went to Tampa and they talked<br />
about membership.<br />
On a serious note, I would appreciate it<br />
if you would join me in honoring 3 of our own: John<br />
Anderson, Leo Claytor, and Joe Stroud. These men<br />
have contributed a large part of their time to transporting<br />
our patients to and from the hospitals. Between them,<br />
they’ve made more than 400 trips and spent countless<br />
hours caring for our children. Please take the time to<br />
stop them, thank them, shake their hands, and let them<br />
know their service did not go unnoticed.<br />
Oriental Guide<br />
Donnie Drayton<br />
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Unforgettable, A Black Tie Affair<br />
Potentate’s Grand Ball<br />
Honoring<br />
Illustrious Sir Frank Hester and Lady Tracy<br />
Hospitality – Friday, April 7, <strong>2017</strong>, 4:00pm<br />
The Clarion Hotel<br />
211 North First Street, Nashville, TN<br />
Reception – Saturday, March 8, <strong>2017</strong>, 11:00am<br />
Presentation at 1:00pm<br />
The Clarion Hotel<br />
211 North First Street, Nashville, TN<br />
Ball Transportation to begin at 4:00pm (Social Hour & Pictures)<br />
Grand Procession: Promptly at 5:30pm<br />
Dinner: 6:00pm<br />
Ball: 8:00pm<br />
First bus back to the hotel: 10:00pm/ Last bus back to the hotel 11:30pm<br />
After Glow at The Clarion Hotel<br />
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Hi Supporter,<br />
In honor of National Doctors' Day, we'd like to share your words of gratitude for the incredible<br />
doctors who work at Shriners Hospitals for Children ® … so we've created an online quilt to<br />
display encouraging messages from you and other Shriners Hospitals friends!<br />
Please say "thank you" to our wonderful medical staff for the amazing work they do.<br />
National Doctors' Day was established by an act of Congress to recognize physicians for their<br />
contributions to our country — and, Supporter, our doctors are daily miracle workers for families<br />
with children suffering from severe burns, spinal cord injuries, cleft lip and palate, orthopaedic<br />
challenges and a host of rare disorders.<br />
And thanks to all the generous help we receive from you and other supporters, our talented<br />
physicians are able to deliver all this care to children regardless of the families' ability to pay.<br />
So please join me in celebrating our remarkable medical staff for the life-changing work they do!<br />
Go to https://lovetotherescue.org/quilt/ and leave your encouraging square.<br />
With gratitude,<br />
Chris L. Smith<br />
Chairman, Board of Directors<br />
Shriners Hospitals for Children ®<br />
P.S. Our doctors, who have dedicated their careers to helping children, will see all the comments left by<br />
supporters like you, giving them a real boost. Thank you for your words of support and for everything<br />
you do for Shriners Hospitals for Children!<br />
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CeNter<br />
NeWS<br />
Clowns<br />
What a amazing March! This year<br />
just keeps getting better.<br />
Captain Vernon “Jingles”<br />
Blackburn and Lady Trisha<br />
planned a date night for the<br />
Clowns at Chaffin’s Barn on the<br />
11th , and I must say we had a<br />
great time. The meal was superb,<br />
and the play was wonderful.<br />
On the 18th we had a most<br />
wonderful turn out of Al Menah<br />
Temple at Erin for the annual St.<br />
Patrick’s Day parade. The Fabulous<br />
Al Menah Clown Unit had 19<br />
clowns in make up! Way to start<br />
this year off right Clowns.<br />
March 31 st we head to Canton<br />
GA. for Mid-Winter and April 1st<br />
is competition. We’re all excited<br />
to bring back some trophies from<br />
Georgia, and to visit with brother<br />
Shriners there.<br />
April 8th is the Potentate’s Ball<br />
let’s have a great turn out to support<br />
Illustrious Frank Hester, and<br />
fellowship with our many guests<br />
that will be visiting our<br />
Temple.<br />
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April 15 is the Easter Egg hunt.<br />
We will be putting on our best<br />
makeup for the kids as they enjoy<br />
the many activities, and visit from<br />
the Easter Bunny.<br />
Brethren we have many sick,<br />
and many who need prayers. May<br />
we always be mindful of them in<br />
our devotions to God. May He<br />
bless them , heal them, and comfort<br />
them<br />
James “Puzzles” Chambers<br />
Secretary<br />
Lou Becker<br />
Legion of Honor<br />
What a beautiful parade we had in<br />
Erin, TN for St Patrick’s Day. All<br />
of you who<br />
came looked sharp and did a good<br />
job interacting with the crowd.<br />
Also Momma would have been<br />
proud of that breakfast, thanks to<br />
the Houston County Shrine Club<br />
and I loved seeing all that Irish<br />
green.<br />
The Saturday before St Patrick’s<br />
Day the Legion of Honor posted<br />
colors for the Hooligans at Al<br />
Menah. Another Irish green event<br />
and our guys did a great job there<br />
too.<br />
Remember the Easter Egg Hunt<br />
on April 15, <strong>2017</strong>. We all need<br />
to come out and support this and<br />
bring children. The Legion of<br />
Honor is tasked with assisting<br />
in the “Child Identification Program”,<br />
better known as “Chip”.<br />
We should arrive by 8:00am for<br />
instructions and we need as many<br />
of you as we can get to assist with<br />
this great and helpful program.<br />
We installed a new member in<br />
February. Noble James David<br />
Andrews is now a proud member<br />
of the Legion of Honor and we are<br />
proud to have him. Let’s all get<br />
acquainted and make him feel welcome<br />
as he begins to get involved<br />
in our activities.<br />
You may also be eligible to<br />
become a member of the Legion<br />
of Honor if you are a shriner and a<br />
military veteran. Ask any member<br />
for an application, I think you will<br />
be glad you did!<br />
Please continue to pray for our<br />
military men and women in harms<br />
way, all those less fortunate, the<br />
children and our hospitals.<br />
May God Bless,<br />
Roy Lindsey<br />
Commander<br />
Provost Guard<br />
The Erin parade is behind us for<br />
another year. We had a good turn<br />
out and I think everyone had a<br />
great time.<br />
The Provost Guard drill team is<br />
practicing getting ready the competition<br />
at Dixie in Panama City in<br />
May.<br />
The paper sale time is almost<br />
here so let make this a good year<br />
for the paper sale.<br />
Secretary<br />
Ken Loftis
Motor Corps<br />
Motor Corps Spring is finally<br />
here!!!<br />
“Life is something we all share,<br />
Just like oxygen, in the air.<br />
The way we live it,<br />
is up to us,<br />
With a negative<br />
or with a plus.<br />
Life is something,<br />
we should cherish,<br />
We never know,<br />
when we’ll perish.<br />
Live each and every<br />
single day,<br />
Smell the flowers,<br />
stop and play.<br />
Life is something,<br />
we’ve been blessed,<br />
Choice is yours,<br />
choose your quest.<br />
Follow your passions,<br />
and you’ll be fine,<br />
With the right attitude,<br />
you will shine!”<br />
April 15 Easter Egg Hunt<br />
Al Menah Shrine Center<br />
April 15 Motor Corps Dinner<br />
Outing –6:30 pm<br />
Cherokee Steak House<br />
and Marina<br />
450 Cherokee Dock Rd<br />
Lebanon, TN<br />
Happy Easter to All!!<br />
Till next time,<br />
Journalist<br />
“Fat Rabbit”, PC<br />
SHRINE CLUB NEWS<br />
Hendersonville Shrine Club<br />
Spring time is a busy time of the year<br />
for Al Menah Shriners. We have the<br />
Potentate’s Ball, Paper Sale, Easter<br />
Egg Hunt, Onion Sales and our parades.<br />
The Potentate’s Ball is Saturday,<br />
April 8 th at the Temple.<br />
Our Paper Sale is May 4 th – 7 th . I<br />
am praying for good weather and a<br />
good sale. We all know the obligation<br />
we took to work the Paper Sale<br />
if we can for the benefit of our kids<br />
and our Hospitals. We all know<br />
this is our biggest fund raiser of the<br />
year. If you live in our area and can<br />
help sell papers on any of the days<br />
mentioned, call me: Boyd Parnell<br />
at 615-598-1339. I will find you a<br />
place to work. We need your help.<br />
Our club will be selling Vidalia<br />
onions again this year. If you want<br />
to buy or help sell the onions, give<br />
me a call. We expect to get the onions<br />
in around May 10 th , depending<br />
on weather.<br />
If you live in our area and don’t<br />
belong to a Shrine Club, come<br />
on down for some good food and<br />
fellowship. Our next meeting is<br />
Monday, March 24 th . We meet at<br />
the Black-Eye-Pea, 164 East Main<br />
Street in Hendersonville. We meet<br />
at 6:00pm for fellowship and food<br />
and our meeting starts at 7:00pm.<br />
In closing, remember our Hospitals<br />
and our kids, those who have<br />
lost loved ones, those who are sick<br />
and unable to attend our meetings,<br />
our troops and our temple. Keep<br />
them all in your prayers.<br />
God Bless America.<br />
Boyd C. Parnell<br />
President<br />
Williamson County Shrine Club and<br />
Motor Division<br />
By the time you see this article our<br />
club will be getting organized for<br />
the paper sale. It will be May 4-5-<br />
6&7. I hope you plan to help! This<br />
is what we are all about, bringing in<br />
Dollars for the Shriners Hospitals<br />
for Children. Remember, we can<br />
sell Plaques all year long. We have<br />
lots of Plaques and stickers so just<br />
let us know how many you need?<br />
Our WCSC Motor Division attended<br />
the Erin St. Patrick’s Day<br />
Parade last Saturday. Don’t forget<br />
about the Franklin Rodeo Parade<br />
coming up on May 13. We will<br />
have breakfast hospitality at Hiram<br />
Lodge beginning at about 9:00am.<br />
The line up is at 11:00am with the<br />
parade beginning at High Noon.<br />
We hope you can come be in the Parade<br />
this year.<br />
If you don’t belong to a club already,<br />
come on down and visit with<br />
us on the third Thursday at Logan’s<br />
Steakhouse – 6:00 pm. We are<br />
looking for new members. You can<br />
visit us and see if you might want<br />
to join? Please remember to thank<br />
God every day for the freedom we<br />
enjoy in this Great Country!<br />
Shriners Help Children!<br />
Butch Mays<br />
Ambassador<br />
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Shriners Hospitals for Children attains 4-star Charity<br />
Navigator rating!<br />
Dear Friends and Supporters,<br />
I am proud to announce that Shriners Hospitals for Children has once again<br />
attained the highly coveted 4-star Charity Navigator rating for demonstrating<br />
strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency.<br />
Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that Shriners Hospitals for Children exceeds<br />
industry standards and outperforms most charities. This exceptional designation<br />
from Charity Navigator sets Shriners Hospitals for Children apart from its peers<br />
and demonstrates to the public our trustworthiness...only a quarter of rated<br />
charities achieve this distinction!<br />
The reason this 4-star designation is so powerful is because<br />
it distinguishes us from more than 1.5 million American<br />
charities. Charity Navigator distinguishes charities like ours<br />
for being an efficient and transparent organization. This<br />
gives donors greater confidence in the charitable decisions<br />
that they make. In addition, this year, Shriners Hospitals for<br />
Children was ranked the 91st largest charity in the world by<br />
The Chronincle of Philanthropy and the 53rd largest charity<br />
in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine.<br />
Thank you for your continued support.<br />
For the children,<br />
Dale Wallenius,MA, CFRE<br />
Director of Philanthropy<br />
Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center<br />
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Paper Sale Donation from Kroger<br />
On Monday, 7/18 Potentate Jeff Head and members of the Williamson<br />
County Shrine Club were with Kroger Management at their Belle<br />
Meade store where they presented a $1,000.00 to us for the Shrine<br />
Hospitals for Children. The Kroger Manager was an acquaintance of<br />
Scotty and Teresa Travis who put this together for the Al Menah Shrine<br />
Hospitals for Children Paper Sale.<br />
This is a portion of a message from Phyllis Berry, wife of this<br />
Kroger Store Manager, Michael Berry.<br />
Let me tell you, our son was a Shrine Hospital patient<br />
and we are forever grateful The experience was an<br />
awakening in humanity. The care was phenomenal. The<br />
friendship my family made. The support from the men in<br />
your fraternity was phenomenal. We thank you for all you<br />
and your members do for children across the country.<br />
Sincerely<br />
Phyllis Berry<br />
Fraternally,<br />
Butch Mayes, WCSC<br />
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Notices..............................................................................<br />
Did you know...<br />
We are sending the monthly Shriner out in the<br />
weekly email blast and only printing it quarterly?<br />
It is included in the email blast that is sent out each<br />
Sunday. This email list is also a way to let you<br />
know of events or the death of our nobles which<br />
are occurring between monthly meetings. We<br />
have asked people who are ok with receiving the<br />
Shriner in digital print to OPT-OUT of receiving<br />
the printed version.<br />
Please respond to the office with:<br />
1. Please remove me from the printed<br />
mailing list. I am okay receiving the<br />
Shriner digitally.<br />
2. Please add me to the email list.<br />
This email list also includes the digital copy<br />
of the Shriner. You can also opt out of the<br />
quarterly mailing list since you will get it each<br />
week if you want.<br />
Please call the office (615-226-7766) or send an<br />
email to april@almenahshriners.org with your<br />
change(s) if needed.<br />
(see blue arrow).<br />
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Upcoming Events<br />
(as of this publication)<br />
<strong>APRIL</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
MARCH <strong>2017</strong><br />
April 7 Potentate Ball Hospitality<br />
Fri/Sat 3/3-4 York Rite Festival<br />
April 8 Potentate’s Ball<br />
Fri 3/17 ST. PATRICK’S DAY<br />
April 15 Easter Egg hunt<br />
Sat 3/18 St. Patrick’s Day Parade,<br />
April 21-22 Scottish Rite Reunion<br />
Erin, TN<br />
April 28-29 Scottish Rite Reunion<br />
Wed/Thu 3/22-23 Grand Lodge<br />
April 29 AMT Hillbilly Gathering<br />
Mon-Fri 3/27-31 Paper Sale Caravan<br />
<strong>APRIL</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
MAY <strong>2017</strong><br />
Fri 4/7 Al Menah Potentate’s<br />
May 4-7 Paper Sale<br />
Ball Hospitality, Clarion Hotel<br />
May 11-13 Fun Fest<br />
Sat 4/8 Al Menah Potentate’s Ball<br />
May 21 Hospital Day - Lexington<br />
Thu 4/13 Maundy Thursday,<br />
Grand Lodge<br />
Sat 4/15 Easter Egg Hunt, 10:00 a.m.<br />
Sun 4/16<br />
EASTER<br />
Ladies Only!<br />
Spring is FINALLY here and we are so excited about<br />
Fri/Sat 4/21-22 Scottish Rite Reunion<br />
Fri/Sat 4/28-29 Scottish Rite Reunion<br />
the upcoming events. We hope you will come join us as<br />
you are able. As of this writing, preparations are being<br />
made for our Potentate’s Ball and it’s going to be an exciting<br />
night. We look forward to seeing you there for an<br />
“Unforgettable, Black Tie Affair”.<br />
We again would like to invite each lady to come<br />
out and join us on the Noble’s Stated Meeting night<br />
each month, the third Tuesday at 6:00pm. This month’s<br />
meeting will be on April 8th. We will have 50/50, door<br />
prizes and lots of other Fun! We hope you will come<br />
join us.<br />
We are working on some projects to support the<br />
Shriners Hospitals for Children Lexington and Cincinnati<br />
throughout <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
We are still collecting travel size board games i.e.<br />
Sorry, Trouble, Clue, Yahtzee, Connect Four and also<br />
card games i.e. Uno, Skip-Bo, etc. throughout the<br />
month of April. These items can be brought to the Ladies<br />
Meeting, temple office or given to any of the Divan<br />
Ladies.<br />
Currently donations are being accepted to sponsor<br />
Shrine patients to attend Burn Camp at Camp Ytiliba.<br />
The cost is $350 per week, per patient. We have already<br />
had one generous Noble and Lady provide a check to<br />
send one patient and we are hoping to send at least two<br />
more. What better cause than to be able to provide<br />
smiles to our Shrine patients.<br />
And don’t forget about our Easter Egg Hunt<br />
coming up on April 15th. Be sure to bring<br />
your kids, grandkids and friend’s kids for an<br />
“Egg-citing” time!<br />
Thank you!<br />
Lady Tracy Hester<br />
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Its Onion Time at Al Menah!<br />
Units and Clubs may use this form to provide information for ordering<br />
Onions Units for this fundraiser.<br />
Remember – Deadline for your orders is <strong>APRIL</strong> 18 th .<br />
Don’t miss this fundraising opportunity for your Unit or Club,<br />
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Noble’s use this form for taking your Onion orders.<br />
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SHARE YOUR<br />
love<br />
Scentsy will donate $8 from the sale<br />
of each Sebastian the Superbuddy<br />
and Love Heals Warmer to Shriners<br />
Hospitals for Children ® .<br />
Learn more at<br />
Scentsy.com/BeASuperbuddy<br />
#BEASUPERBUDDY<br />
SEBASTIAN THE SUPERBUDDY $35*<br />
Suited up and ready to save the day, Sebastian<br />
is here to send Love to the rescue ® on behalf<br />
of Shriners Hospitals for Children.<br />
Includes one Scent Pak.<br />
LOVE HEALS $35*<br />
6" tall, 25W<br />
shrinershospitalsforchildren.org<br />
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*Cannot be purchased using Half-Price Host Rewards, Perpetual Party<br />
Rewards or in Combine & Save.
NOTICe:<br />
ALL communications<br />
for the Shriner<br />
should be sent to<br />
editor.amsc@gmail.com<br />
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Jerry N. Williams<br />
12/07/1942 - 02/22/<strong>2017</strong><br />
Westmoreland, TN<br />
Nobles Visited By<br />
The Black Camel<br />
John M. West<br />
04/23/1951 - 03/01/<strong>2017</strong><br />
Gallatin, TN<br />
al MENaH TEMplE<br />
A.A.O.N.M.S.<br />
1354 BRICK CHURCH PIKE<br />
P. O. Box 78545<br />
NASHVILLE, TN 37207<br />
www.almenahshriners.org<br />
Nonprofit<br />
Organization<br />
U.S. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
Nashville, TN<br />
Permit No. 1731<br />
Harold E. Carter<br />
07/02/1949 - 02/23/<strong>2017</strong><br />
Lobelville, TN<br />
Clyde Daugherty<br />
04/10/1937 - 02/23/<strong>2017</strong><br />
Tullahoma, TN<br />
Donald C. Warden<br />
03/27/1929 - 03/12/<strong>2017</strong><br />
Brentwood, TN<br />
Joe H. Moore<br />
03/23/1928 - 03/23/<strong>2017</strong><br />
Springfield, TN<br />
Wallace L. Thompson<br />
05/30/1932 - 02/23/<strong>2017</strong><br />
Waverly, TN<br />
DEADLINE FOR <strong>APRIL</strong> MAY <strong>SHRINER</strong> IS IS MAR <strong>APRIL</strong> 15TH 19
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