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RAJAH SHRINE RAJAH SHRINE 4 Shriners International Published February, April, June, August, October, December P.O. Box 40, Blandon, PA 19510 Telephone: 610-916-9000 Fax: 610-916-9100 www.rajahshrine.org EDITOR Sam Ellis 2409 Treeline Drive Easton, PA 18040-7925 Phone: 610-390-6188 E-mail: Email: magazine@rajahshrine.org sellis4947@aol.com PHOTOGRAPHERS Carl Frey, William Quinn Lady Brenda Frees and Sam Ellis NOTICE TO ALL CORRESPONDENTS Maximum article size is 450 words. Copy deadline for the next issue of the Rajah News is MAY 10, 2019 NO EXCEPTIONS E-mail or Mail your article to Sam Ellis (Address Above) BOARD OF DIRECTORS ILLUSTRIOUS SIR MICHAEL J. ZERBE POTENTATE MARVIN J. MILLER CHIEF RABBAN WALTER G. NEWRUCK ASSISTANT RABBAN KRAIG LEIBY HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET DUANE A. DELLECKER ORIENTAL GUIDE RONALD F. RAPP, P.P. TREASURER LES A. WERLEY. RECORDER LES A. WERLEY BOARD OF DIRECTORS INSURANCE COMMITTEE Every Thursday Evening at the Rajah Shrine Complex Doors Open at 5:00 - Bingo Starts at 6:30 Open To The Public • Smoke Free • Refreshments Available for Purchase Proceeds Every benefit Thursday Rajah Shrine Evening and are at the not Rajah deductible Shrine as charitable Complexdonations. Doors Open at 5:00 - Bingo Starts at 6:30 • Open To The Public • Smoke Free • • Refreshments Available for Purchase • Proceeds After a benefit very busy Rajah week Shrine at and the circus, I’m sitting back and are looking not deductible at a busy as charitable rest of March donations. and April. But first the circus, I want to thank all the Nobles and their Ladies for all their hard work. As a team we can do anything and you proved that to be very true. RECORDER’S MESSAGE Les A. Werley With spring around the corner comes another parade season. Please review the Rajah Shrine manual, pages 3-6, for rules pertaining to parading. Also remember that you need written permission from the Potentate to participate in a parade. April 17, 2019 is a Stated Meeting at 7 p.m.; don’t forget dress is coat and tie and bring your fez and dues card too. April 19th is Good Friday Breakfast at the complex at 8 a.m. with the office closed for the day. We end the month with the Pote’s Trip to Williamsburg from April 26 to April 29, 2019. In between all those dates are many units and club meetings, bingo on Thursday nights and Easter. Please remember Ladies Basket Bingo on May 10, 2019 and The Hospital Crusade at Redner’s Markets, which is a Pote’s call, on Friday and Saturday, May 17 & 18, 2019. The office will be closed for Memorial Day on May 27, 2019. Wow we are busy! Please take some time to relax and enjoy your family and friends. Hope to see you at the complex! THE GETTEL PRESS “For ALL your Advertising Specialties and Promotional Products” Pens - Key Chains - Calendars - Pocket Planners Call us when ordering your event/banquet favors PHONE: 717-933-8512 REHRERSBURG, PA 19550 “Family owned and operated for more than 70 years” CEREMONIALS Mini-Ceremonials shall be at the discretion Potentate. To schedule, please contact the recorder at 610-916-9000.
Bryan Snyder CONCERT BAND How to Build Unity Within the Unit or Club Clearly, building meaningful relationships in your club or unit can have a positive impact on personal satisfaction and, as a result, success to the unit. On average, I would say our nobles spend about 20 hours a month performing duties for the club or unit. Officers spend even more time. So, it’s important to like what you do and who you work with. Accordingly, our noble volunteers who identify co-volunteers as friends (or even best friends) are seven times more likely to be engaged in their tasks. They are more likely to be satisfied and productive. Fortunately, building club unity just takes a little work…here is a formula to driving a successful unit. Step 1) Clearly Define Goals. “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.” It is important that every member of the unit knows and understands the goals. Without a clearly-defined finish line and plan to reach that finish line, everyone will ultimately run in different directions. Step 2) Clearly Define Roles. “Too many cooks spoil the broth.” This is just as true in the club or unit. Without clearly defined roles, productivity comes to a standstill. Too many leaders – too many voices – slows progress, leads to missed opportunities and unproductive behaviors, errors, and ultimately failures. Step 3) Establish Trust. “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” Trust is essential to an effective relationship and an effective team. We must trust our co-workers, our teammates. We must trust that they will do their jobs. We must trust that they will pull their own weight and add value to the unit. But building trust is not always easy. “Learning to trust is one of life’s most difficult tasks.” Trust must be earned, and this can take some time. Step 4) Encourage Open Communication. The ability to communicate clearly is critical, and yet it is something that many units take for granted. Keep in mind that blaming a lack of collaboration is just another way to escape unity and the unit fails. The general consensus of the club officers is that effective communication skills are more important now than ever before for the club’s success.” Step 5) Practice. Teamwork – unity – takes practice. And, sometimes, it is best to step outside of the clubs to improve productivity. Visit other clubs and witness their dynamics. Stop, think, communicate, adjust your plan of action on the fly, and ultimately fail once or twice before succeeding. Practice makes perfect. Continue to have fun. Come see our club unity at the Annual Pops Concert on Sunday, May 5th, 4 p.m. at the Rajah Complex Banquet Hall. Reserved tickets are available from any bandsmen. ATTENTION ALL NOBLES STATED MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 Please be advised that a stated meeting of the Nobility of the Rajah Shriners will be held at7:00 PM, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in the Banquet Hall at the Rajah Shriners Complex, 221 Orchard Road Reading, PA 19605. The business of the meeting will be to present to the body, discuss and vote, if necessary, on the following items: • To vote on candidates for creation, affiliation and restoration. • Any other business that may lawfully come before the body. Illustrious Sir Michael J. Zerbe, Potentate ATTEST: Les A. Werley, Recorder 5
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