Scimitar The Volume 17 Issue 187 The Rhode Island Shriners Newsletter
The SCIMITAR is published monthly by the Rhode Island Shriners One Rhodes Place, Cranston, Rhode Island 02905. Editor-in-Chief Robert O Brien RHODE ISLAND SHRINERS One Rhodes Place, Cranston, R I 02905 Toll free 1-888-A CHILD 5 Web Site: www.rishriners.com Telephone: (401) 467-7100 Office Extensions: Potentate/CEO, Glenn Medeiros, Sr...#14 Recorder, Paul Healy...#16 Secretary, Pat Deitch...#10 Treasurer, Bryan Martin...#15 Bookkeeper, Elaine Williams...#18 Sales, Hillary Williamson...#13 Bar...#11 Kitchen...#12 Patrick Gordon...#17 Chef Chris...#19 Charities (Sue Bowering)...#21 Charities (Leon Knudsen)...#25 ELECTED OFFICERS 2016 Potentate...Glenn E. Medeiros Sr. Chief Rabban...Domenic DiStefano Assistant Rabban...Louis Sherman High Priest & Prophet...Donald Williamson Oriental Guide...Robert St. Jean Treasurer...Bryan Martin Recorder...Paul Healy APPOINTED OFFICERS 2016 First Ceremonial Master...Christopher Dilorio Second Ceremonial Master...Timothy Culhane Marshall...Norman Messinger Captain of the Guard...David Bradley Chief Director...Robert Chase Personal Aide...Frank DiMascio Chief Aide...Michael Barboza Public Relations Chairman...Clark Cate From the Recorder's Desk Brother Nobles please be advised of the following dates as they are important to the well being of our Shrine Center. On October 24th at 7:30 Pm we will hold our quarterly Stated Meeting. Any new or unfinished business will be discussed at this meeting. On Monday November 28th at 7:30 PM we will conduct the Annual Budget Meeting. Chief Rabban Domenic DeStefano will present his budget for the year 2017. Please attend and give your support to our future Potentate. On Monday January 2, 2017 we will conduct our Annual Meeting. Please note that the starting time of this meeting will be at 7:00 PM, a half hour earlier than normal. The usual nominatting, balloting, and electing will take place at this meeting. This is your opportunity to voice your opinion with the process as required by the By-Laws of your organization. Please take advantage of your responsibility to participate in the governance of your orginganization. A pub menu will be available in the bar area during all of the above events. On another note, we have been informed by Imperial that they have started to mail the 2017 Dues Notice. Beginning in October they will send to Nobles who have paid their dues either a 2017 Shrine Card for those that have not yet received one or a 2017 renewal sticker for those who have received their plastic membership card. The process will be similar to last year. Every 2 weeks the WEBFEZ database will be checked and members who have paid will be sent to the printer for generation of the sticker or card. Print processing and mailing can take up to 30 days for the Noble to receive his sticker or card. Your co-operation with patience is greatly appreciated. As with last years delay and mistakes will occur and the office will assist in correcting any issues with this process. Please allow sufficient time by sending your payment as early as possible. Please remember that the time frames are being clearly spelled out in advance. Fraternally Yours: Paul M. Healy / Recorder STATED MEETING October 24, 2016 Notice is hereby given that a Stated Meeting of the Rhode Island Shriners, will be held on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 7:30 PM. Meeting will be held in the Imperial Room at the Rhode Island Shriners. A Pub Menu will be available in the Restaurant from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. The Ill. Potentate encourages all Nobles to attend this meeting and assist in the operation of their organization. A membership card for the Year 2016 is necessary for admission to the meeting. ATTEST: Paul M. Healy Recorder Ill. Glenn Medeiros, Sr. Potentate 2
Please join us for the October Shrine Ladies Luncheon Wednesday, October 12, 2016 11:30 am Social ~ 12:00 pm Luncheon Hostesses: Mrs. Geri Rapson & Mrs. Melissa Bigelli SEATED LUNCHEON MENU Reservations are required, and must be received By October 10, 2016. 401.467.7100 Choice of Entrée (Selected in Advance): - Shepard s Pie - Bourbon Burger w/ FF - Chicken Francaise served with Mashed Potatoes & Veg du Jour Apple Crisp topped with Vanilla Ice Cream Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Tea, & Soda $15.00 pp includes Gratuity & Taxes THE IMPERIAL ROOM At One Rhodes Place One Rhodes Place ~ Cranston, RI 401.467.7100 ~ www.rishriners.com Thank you for your support!!! 3
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Pyramid Shrine Visitation Pyramid Shrine Visitation Divan 6:30 pm Submission for the November Scimitar Due Tomorrow Legion of Honor Director s Staff 7:00 pm Ladies Luncheon 11:30 am Appreciation Dinner 6:00 pm Legion of Honor Spaghetti Dinner 6:00 pm Temple Guard 11:00 am Stated Meeting 7:30 PM. Artisan s/ Motor Corps Clown Unit 9:30 am Divan 6:30 pm Submission for the December Scimitar Due Tomorrow Legion of Honor Ladies Luncheon 11:30 am Artisan s/ Motor Corps Temple Guard 11:00 am Director s Staff 7:00 pm Thanksgiving FEZ-TIVAL OF TREES Clown Unit 9:30 am FEZ-TIVAL OF TREES 5
Rhode Island Rainbow Girls THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU to all of our Masonic Family and especially Grand Lodge for your support over the last four years as we prepared for Supreme Assembly 2016 in our own Providence. We were excited to welcome 1404 girls and adults from around the world to our own little state. All six New England jurisdictions joined together to make this a huge success. Thank you to the Shrine for the great tote bags and some of the contents in them. We truly appreciated your support. We heard nothing but compliments about our state, our Masonic Youth Center, the food during the convention, and the warmth and hospitality of those people in Rhode Island. Everyone was really impressed by the support of our Grand Lodge and said a special thank you for the barbeque and the fire works. Many of the girls from the middle of the country had never seen any part of the Atlantic Ocean and our beautiful bay. We were also very excited when our opening and closing ritual team earned SECOND place in the International Ritual competition. This was our first time competing in the team category. The girls are already talking about having a team participate in 2018 in Hampton, Virginia. Our next big adventure is the Be our guest dinner and dance on Saturday, November 5th at Grand Lodge. Tickets are only $20 and may be obtained by calling Grand Charity, Amanda Grace, 401-207-6636 or her advisor, Mom Kristen Lawson, at 401-556-5986. All tickets must be paid for. Checks should be made out to the Rhode Island Rainbow Girls Foundation. Dinner at 5 PM with dancing until 9 PM. The proceeds will go to this year s charity, MADD. We look forward to many of our Masonic family members supporting us in this venture. Our annual Grand Cross of Color luncheon will be held on Sunday, November 13th at 1 PM at Chelos on Post Road in Warwick. This is a members only event. Notices went out in September. If you didn t receive yours, please contact Mom Lynn at rirainbowgirls@aol.com. The Junior Grand Executive Committee From the Desk of Fezzy the Artisan Welcome all to October! The Artisans Steak fry was a huge success. If you missed it, you missed a great $20.00 meal with very tender steak, cooked to order. Thanks to the Chief for the expert grilling, and all the Artisans that helped with setup-breakdown, or showed up for the meal. Thanks also to the kitchen staff, and bar tenders for their support. Speaking of meals, this is a good time to plug the After the Holidays Game Dinner. If you have not been, it is a wonderful meal from which no one leaves hungry. I will be plugging this for the next few months, but now is a good time to start. We came close to a sellout last year, and would like to see the sellout this time. We have 2 parades left for the season, and would like to see as many Artisans attend as possible. Columbus Day in Providence, and autumn fest in Woonsocket. I have had to work every year on the Woonsocket parade day, but will attend this year for the first time. Please make it yours too, if you have not been before. If you need information on parades, or any activities, please attend the next meeting. We meet on the 4th Thursday each month, except for November, and December (one week earlier). November meeting will be on the 17th, and December meeting on the 15th. If you have questions, suggestions, or how to join the Artisans, please send me an email at this address: striderdav@yahoo.com Fraternally, Fezzy 6
Advanced Burn Life Support program offered at the Boston Shriners Hospital To further its commitment to educating clinicians and emergency responders, Shriners Hospitals for Children Boston offers an American Burn Association approved Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) program. The one-day course focuses on stabilization treatments for burn patients within the first 24 hours of injury. The format consists of a half-day lecture that includes hands-on training with real burn injury scenarios, as well as interactive and written exams. Courses are available at Shriners Hospitals for Children Boston or at off-site locations by request. Rich Grady, RN, nurse manager of the acute care unit at the Boston Shriners Hospital has been an instructor for more than four years and leads the team of Shriners ABLS facilitators. Milagros Troche, support services supervisor at the Boston Shriners Hospital was recently appointed course coordinator. All instructors are certified by the American Burn Association. The skills course participants learn in this ABLS program can prove to be lifesaving. For example, when a person sustains a severe burn injury, it is essential that fluid levels be maintained during transport. An EMS responder from New Hampshire recently transported a patient to the Boston Shriners Hospital and informed Grady that he applied the fluids training he learned from the Shriners Hospital team during a course just a month earlier during the transport of the patient. His experience underscores how important it is that first responders and emergency room staff have access to this important training. For more information about upcoming course dates and fees, please contact course coordinators: Milagros Troche at 617-371-4855 Rich Grady at 617-371-4792 7
The SCIMITAR Rhode Island Shriners One Rhodes Place Cranston, R I 02905 Up-Coming Events: October 12, 2016 ~ Ladies Luncheon October 14, 2016 ~ Shrine Appreciation Dinner October 21, 2016 ~ Legion of Honor Spaghetti Dinner October 24, 2016 ~ Shrine Stated Meeting Parades Sunday, October 9th ~ Federal Hill, Columbus Day Monday, October 10th ~ Woonsocket AutumnFest News from the Grand Lodge of RI Saturday, October 8, 2016, 7:30 PM Grand Master s Visitation to Roger Williams Lodge #9 (Northern District) Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 7:30 PM Grand Master s Visitation to St. John s #1 Providence (Metro District) Don t Forget The Hearts Friday Nights 6-8 pm