January, 2012 - Kosair Shrine Temple

Meetings 1st and 3rd Tuesday
7:00 p.m. in the Yoshi room at
Kosair Temple
Chapter Dad
B. Shawn Warren 995-8293
Transportation Unit
- Roger Hines, Unit Secretary
Here’s a true story that tells what The Shrine is
all about. I am a member of a senior choral group
and have been for a number of years. We perform
at retirement/nursing homes, church groups, civic
clubs, etc. One day recently I wore a shirt to our
Thursday morning practice that had the Kosair/
Shrine logo on the front. After practice one of our
lady members came up to me and ask if she could
hug me. She then explained why: her daughter
was born with severe scoliosis. When the daughter
was around twelve years of age they started taking
her to the Lexington Shrine Orthopedic Hospital
and were told that due to the severity of her three
scoliosis curves it was highly unlikely she would
ever have children. The family then moved to the
Tampa, Florida area where she became a patient of
the Tampa Shrine Hospital. When she was fifteen
years of age Tampa fitted her with a molded body
brace which she wore for eighteen months. She
letter married and now has four children ranging
in age from eleven to seventeen years of age. And
that’s the reason her mother wanted to hug me, for
in her words “if it weren’t for the Shrine Hospitals
I would not be a Grandmother.”
We have several members who have some rather
serious health issues. Brad Clark is having back
surgery November 28th and will be unable to drive
for several months, Don Ward will be undergoing
radiation treatment on an out-patient basis and
Jim Stephens spent some unexpected time in the
hospital for a recurring problem. Here’s hoping
these Nobles have quick and full recoveries.
Several months ago I ceased including, as part
of the Transportation ‘Kolums’ article, the number
of miles we drive and the number of trips we take
per month. I thought nobody cared except for
our members. I was pleasantly surprised when
2011 Chief Rabban Dave Juergens asked that it
be included in future articles. So here goes: The
Unit had a rather busy month. We made 20 trips
and drove 5351 miles between October 19th and
November 15th. An average of 268 miles per trip.
Our longest trip was 553 miles and that was from
south central Kentucky to the Cincinnati Shrine
Burn Hospital and return.
All of this driving is making me tired so I’ll bid
you adieu until next month.
6 Kosair Kolums