Elf Khurafeh Shrine Center Arabian Knights · on October 25, 2015 at Pulaski Hall for a day of Fun and Games Noon til 3:00 PM at 6525 Weiss St. , Saginaw, MI 48605 “Wear a Custume”

Elf Khurafeh Shrine Center

ArabianKnights

VOLUME 40 - ISSUE 5 - BI-MONTHLY - OCTOBER 2015

Come join Ill. Sir Charles Frisby and Lady Dee

on October 25, 2015 at Pulaski Hall

for a day of Fun and GamesNoon til 3:00 PM

at 6525 Weiss St. , Saginaw, MI 48605

“Wear a Custume”Food, Door Prizes, and Face Painting

Bring the whole family and your friends

Everyone is welcome

Tickets are available at the door“Halloween Party”12 and older $5.00

under 12 years of age is FREE

Halloween Party

Elf Khurafeh Shrine CenterArabian Knightswww.ekshrine.com

[email protected]

Fax 1-810-686-2782P.O. Box 1 - Clio, MI 48420

Deadline Next Edition: November 10, 2015

Published Bi-MonthlyEditor: Danny N. SchultzPhone 1-810-262-1641

Email: [email protected]

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Potentate’s Message

Elf Khurafeh CenterNow Accepts

Credit Card Payments!- Pay your dues with a credit card

- Pay for circus noble tickets- Almost any payment to the Shrine Center can now be made using your

credit card

Call Betty Kincaid at(810) 686-2641

2016 CASH CALENDARNobles & Ladies,The 2016 CASH CALENDARS have been on sale since August. This year we are hoping to sell all 1200 of them. In order to do that we will need your help. Everyone knows someone who would buy a 2016 CASH CALENDAR all you have to do is ask them. Don’t forget the 15% commission your unit or club will get for each calendar you sell. Good

luck and Sell, Sell, Sell.

Greetings Nobles, Although the year is fast coming to an end, we still have many events scheduled. Although First Lady Dee and I will be gone the first part of October on our Potentate’s trip, a beautiful cruise of the New England/Canada area, on our return it will be business as usual. Our October business meeting will be at Pulaski Hall at 7p with dinner at 6p. If you haven’t been to a meeting lately, come on out for some great socializing with the Nobles and learn of the great projects and activities going on at your Shrine Temple. Our annual Shrine Circus kick-off is scheduled on October 21 at Circus Park. We will open at 6p with a meal and then an informational period chaired by Chief Rabban Dave Karcher and Circus chairman P.P. Ron Stanley. Many changes have been made due to new owners of the Flint area arena. Make

sure you don’t miss this very important informative session. Remember, the success of our circuses depends on the efforts of the nobility. Your assistance is needed to insure success. October 23/24 are the dates for the fall Scottish Rite session at Consistory. This is a very fine time to renew your friendship with your Scottish Rite brothers and ask a brother to join an important part of our Masonic family. Our annual Halloween party will be on the 25th of October at Pulaski Hall. Information can be found in this issue of the Arabian Knights. Nobles, I would like to thank all of the clubs/units and nobles for their support on our plaque and paper sales. The donations you have made to our hospitals and transportation has been nothing but outstanding. This is a tremendous assist in getting our children the excellent treatment and care provided by Shriners Hospitals. Keep up the good work. With the completion of the repair, staining, and replace-ment of the picnic tables, our pavilion project is now complete. If you haven’t seen the improvements, stop by and take a peek. I know you will like what you see. Nobles, our fall ceremonial at Circus Park on November 7th is fast approaching. Please try to bring a candidate or two. Membership is key to our existence. We are going to put a strong membership committee together in the near future with some interesting incentives to those who bring in new nobles.Our telemed room is almost complete and we have partnered with Covenant Hospital in Saginaw for tech and medical support. Assistant Rabban Bill Harper has put in many hours on this project and is to be commended. Many other nobles have also been active by doing research, raising funds and spreading the word about this important endeavor. We are planning an open house when the telemed room becomes operational. This will be a good time to witness the equipment in action. What a fantastic addition to our Shrine Center this will be. Please attend as many of our social events as you can. Without your support we cannot succeed. So in closing, remember to honor your Blue Lodges and also remember a brother in need.

Yours in the FaithChuck Frisby

Potentate, EKS

Elf Khurafeh Shrine CenterArabian Knightswww.ekshrine.com

[email protected]

Fax 1-810-686-2782P.O. Box 1 - Clio, MI 48420

Deadline Next Edition: September 10, 2015

Published Bi-MonthlyEditor: Danny N. SchultzPhone 1-810-262-1641

Email [email protected]

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Potentate’s Message

Elf Khurafeh CenterNow Accepts

Credit Card Payments!- Pay your dues with a credit card

- Pay for circus noble tickets- Almost any payment to the Shrine Center can now be made using your

credit card

Call Betty Kincaid at(810) 686-2641

Greetings Nobles, As you read this article, our year is quickly coming to an end. Your labors have resulted in many successes this year and without your support and contributions, none of this would have been possible. Our pavilion was completed after years of neglect. What a great improvement. We even had a local Boy Scout work-ing on his Eagle Scout project re-finish the picnic tables and do some landscaping around the pavilion. What a difference !! Our tele-med room is finished and we are now in the process of ap-plying for grants and assistance for the equipment necessary to

complete the project. Thank you so much for the units which had to relocate their equip-ment and also those who volunteered their time to make this move happen. Our June ceremonial resulted in welcoming 17 new Nobles to our fraternity. Thanks to the sup-port of our Nobles, this was a great time. I cannot thank the participating units and clubs for their support. Nobles, we still have some fun events scheduled for the rest of the year. Our family picnic on August 16th will be a blast. Please attend, bring your family and friends, and most of all, bring a potential candidate to show off our Shrine fellowship and family fun. Remember, no charge for this event. No excuse for not coming at that price !! The GLSA on September 16 -20th sponsored by Zenobia Shrine at Perrysburg, Ohio, is also fast approaching. Details can be found in this issue of the Arabian Knights with instructions and schedule of events. The GLSA has assigned us to the Holiday Inn Express which is right across the street from the host hotel.The rates are less expensive and we will provide transportation to and from if necessary. Those of you going on the Potentates Cruise in October, if you have not received information on the trip by now, please let Dee or me know so we can forward any needed informa-tion to you. Please plan on attending our Halloween Kids party October 25th at Pulaski Hall in Saginaw. Lets have another blow out party like our Easter Party which saw a record 400 + attend. The more the merrier. Let us show who and what the Shriners are all about. Lets stop being the best kept secret and become the best known secret. Nobles, our September meeting will be in Saginaw rather than Circus Park. Please attend the business meetings. We are short on members at our meetings and I do not think that 40-50 members should speak for 1500+. It is YOUR Shrine Center, please support it. I will be visiting clubs and units until my term is up. If you have a special function, please let me know. I will try my best to attend. Until then, please support your Blue Lodges and keep in your prayers and thoughts those who cannot attend.

Yours in the Faith, Charles Frisby - Potentate, Elf Khurafeh Shriners

OCTOBER 2015 ARABIAN KNIGHTS PAGE 3

Recorder’s Message

ARABIAN KNIGHTS ARICLES

Nobles & Ladies, please send all future communications for the Arabian Knights magazine to [email protected]

Please make this change in your computer ASAP. I will continue both email addresses for the rest of this year, but starting in January 2016 only the new one will be used.

TY, Dan Schultz

Greetings Nobles, Welcome to Fall and also to the 4th quarter of our Shrine Year. News from Shriners International is that dues cards will be mailed from Tampa along with dues notices. We will receive a permanent dues card. Each year when you pay your invoice for dues you will receive a colored sticker to attach to the permanent card showing your dues are cur-rent. PLEASE REMEMBER, dues cards are being mailed from Shriners International in Tampa, FL., so look for your

card and invoice in the mail. More on this as we get the information from Tampa. Cash Calendars are available from the office to sell to family and friends or give as gifts, just call and let us know how many you need. They’re selling for the same price as always, $20.00. Nobles we have some important dates in October; 4th-10th Potentates Cruise, 14th Business Meeting in Saginaw, 21st Circus Kick Off at Circus Park(6pm), 25th Halloween Party at Saginaw. Please Nobles remember to get petitions in for the Nov. 7th Ceremonial at Circus Park. A Ladies Luncheon is planned also with the Ceremonial, so let the Ladies know and bring them along. Nobles, dues are to be paid by Jan. 1st of each year and we still have 162 Nobles who have not paid this year. Please pay so we will not be required to suspend you from membership, if you need to pay by payments call the of-fice and talk to Clarence. Election of 2016 Officers is December 9th in Saginaw at Pulaski Hall. Dinner at 6:00 pm, Meeting at 7:00 pm... Nobles we would like you to be a part of choosing the leaders of Elf Khurafeh Shrine for the future. Also, we will have the major 50/50 drawing that night until we have a winner. We would like to congratulate Noble and past Saginaw Circus Director, William C. Meyer on receiving the Thirty-Third Degree September 1, 2015 in Indianapolis, by the Scottish Rite Supreme Council, NMJ of A for his dedi-cated service to the Scottish Rite.

Fraternally, Clarence W. Meyer, Jr., P.P., Recorder


Elected Divan 2015

2015 PotentateCharles FrisbyLady Delores

[email protected] 2371 Tittabawassee Rd.

Alger, MI 48610 Ph# 989-345-5296

Chief RabbanDavid Karcher

Lady JaniceChief [email protected]

9333 Dodge Rd,Montrose, MI 48457 Ph# 810-639-6884

Asst. RabbanWilliam Harper

Lady Janet [email protected]

2085 Whispering Waters Flushing, MI 48433 Ph# 810-487-2112

High Priest & ProphetRobert L Swartwood

Lady [email protected] 11190 N. Linden Rd

Clio,MI 48420 Ph#810-686-4425

Oriental GuideRyan StanleyLady Tammy

[email protected] 4313 Esta Dr.

Flint, MI 48506 Ph# 810-250-2616

TreasurerRobert Conlay

Lady [email protected]

1450 Sauk Ln.Saginaw, MI 48638Ph# 989-793-9911

RecorderClarence Meyer, Jr., P.P.


P.O Box#1Clio, MI 48420

Ph# 810-686-2641 Ext#4

Appointed Divan 2015

1st Ceremonial Master John E. Arnold


2152 White Eagle PassSwartz Creek, MI 48473

Ph# 810-397-3360

2nd Ceremonial MasterJohn BerryLady Vickie

[email protected] Thayer

Freeland, MI.48623 Ph# 989-708-6295

Director GeneralFranklin Maestaz

Lady Patrica3459 Loder Ct.

Burton,MI 48519Ph#810-814-4434

MarshalChristopher S Biazza


12025 E. Richfield Rd. Davison, MI 48423Ph#810-397-4328

Captain of the GuardPhilip Brack

Lady [email protected] Old Farm Rd

Flint, MI 48507Ph#810-577-3316

Outer GuardPhilip R James

Lady Cathy [email protected]

P.O Box 400 Clio, MI 48420

Ph# 810-965-1581

Chaplain Ronald Stanley ,P.P


4099 N. Genesee RdFlint, MI.48506

Ph# 810-736-6061

Chief Aide Jim DameronLady Sandie

[email protected] 3333 E. Pierson Rd

Flint, MI 48506Ph# 810-625-9520


Henry Wandrie, Webmaster hands Ill. Sir Frisby a check for $200 from the sale of the

Shriner’s decanter.

Chris Biazza, Marshal gives our Potentate profits from the Annual Car Show, $830.00

2nd Ceremonial Master John Berry handing a check to Recorder Clarence Meyer, P.P. for $122.00 donated by the Home Depot for the

participation of Shrine Clowns and Tall Shriners Units

Bob Kinde hands over $3000 for the sale of Papers and Plaques from the Huron Shrine

Club

Business Meeting

Pictured right is Eagle Scout Nick Weld with Henry Wandrie, web-master and Potentate Charles Frisby. Nick was commissioned to refurbish the picnic tables at Circus Park as his project to achieve the Eagle Scout Ranking. With the help of Henry and the donations of the Arab Patrol and the the Military Patrol the project was completed in time for the EKS Fam-

ily Picnic.


Dort Federal Event Center3501 Lapeer Rd. - Flint, MI 48503

(810) 744-0580Jan 20th - Jan 24th

Business Meeting and Election of OfficersWednesday, December 11, 2013 - 7:00 P.M

Pulaski Hall, 6525 Weiss St. in SaginawImperial Code - Section 325.11

(a) Electioneering. A candidate for an elected office in a Shrine Temple may print, publish and circulate during the year he is seeking the elected office, a resume consisting of his educational background, his vocational history, and his Masonic and Shrine record. Except as provided in the prior sentence, the printing, publication, circulating or distributing of resolutions, letters, telegrams, tickets, email or other devices, by a unit, club, noble or group of nobles, suggesting, recommending, opposing, or continuing the name of proposed candidates for office in the temple is prohibited.(b) Expenditures Prohibited. The expenditure of money for gifts, favors, or entertainment on behalf of a candidate for elected office is prohibited.(c) Violation. For any violation of (a) or (b), the Imperial Potentate may suspend any offending noble, and he may declare the election of officers void and order a new election.(d) Notice. At least one week prior to the annual meeting of any election, the temple recorder shall mail to each memeber a notice thereof containing this section.A Noble may not be admitted to his own or any other temple unless he exhibits to the temple to which he desires admittance, an official shrine card for the then current year. Signed: Charles Frisby, Potentate Attest: Clarence Meyer, Jr., P.P., Recorder

Refreshments 6:00 PM - Wear Your Fez Be sure to have your 2015 dues card

# WINNER SELLER UNIT/CLUB AMOUNT#996 ROGER SHARP EUGENE REID FENTON SC 25.00#93 GARY STROUP DAVE SHOULTZ CLOWNS 25.00#367 SHIRLEY LUPTON D ROE/N LUPTON RITUAL. CAST 500.00#807 JOE SMITH BILL FORD DIR. STAFF 25.00#1059 DANIEL VAGO BOB MEYER NMSC 25.00#1067 DAN SCHIRLE BOB MEYER NMSC 25.00#670 RUTH COPE EUGENE REID FENTON SC 100.00#1086 JOAN JOHNSON MEYER BOB MEYER NMSC 25.00#597 ALAN WOLFGANG RON GARDNER ARAB PATROL 25.00#779 GREG CARTWRIGHT CHRIS BIAZZA DIR STAFF 25.00#857 JAMES ANDERSON MIKE ZIRKLE HIGHLANDERS 100.00#1125 DAVE SHOULTZ DAVE SHOULTZ CLOWNS 25.00#614 TOM BERTSCHY EUGENE REID FENTON SC 25.00#277 KATHY MICHALIK JACKIE ROARK OSCODA 25.00#940 IRENE PECK JIM PECK SHIAW SC 100.00#1181 JOHN SHANO ARAB PATROL 25.00#941 ED ERNST JIM PECK SHIAW SC 25.00#64 JACK&CELIA CRARY DAN HELMER CLOWNS 25.00


Fenton Shrine Club The Fenton Shrine Club will hold its October meeting on the 8th at the Fenton V.F.W. We open at 5:30 and serve dinner at 6:30. Dinners are still $10 with a donation bar. Call Bill Richardson at 810-694-8121 for a head count if possible. Ladies are always welcome! We will round out this year with meetings on November 12th (Elec-tion of Officers) and December 10th (Installation of Officers). As usual the Club will be dark in January due to the area circuses. We will start off the new club year on February 11th.

Best wishes to all as we enter our fall holiday season!Richard Dennis, Secretary

# WINNER SELLER UNIT/CLUB AMOUNT#768 LARRY FROMWILLER CHRIS BIAZZA DAVISON SC 100.00#501 JOHN LASS 25.00#778 ANGEL MOLINA CHRIS BIAZZA DIR STAFF 25.00#217 TIM BIRCH AL BROTHERTON RIT CAST 25.00#514 GINGER DAVEY GREG DOSTAL MIDLAND SC 100.00#889 ROBERT SCHULTZ DAN SCHULTZ DIVAN 25.00#15 LARRY LUCHENBILL H. WANDRIE OUTHOUSE #2 25.00#915 BILL BEGAN BILL LULHAM SHIA. 25.00#163 DENNIS SPENCER RON GARDNER ARAB PATROL 100.00#472 MARYANN LESTER ROD ROBERTSON LAPEER 25.00#245 THOMAS FITCH MARTIN ESTEP OSCODA 25.00#681 EMORY WENZEL EMORY WENZEL OASIS 25.00#641 ROBERT STOUT EUGENE REID FENTON 100.00#944 JIM PECK JIM PECK SHIA 25.00#326 ANGELA KELLOGG K MARSH RIT CAST 25.00#1050 CARL BOHY FRANK GREEN LASC 25.00#954 TONYIA BESKO G BESKO TSV 100.00#348 BRIAN LUPTON ROE/LUPTON RIT CAST 25.00

AUGUST 2015 CASH CALENDAR WINNERS

JULY 2015 CASH CALENDAR WINNERS


Foster Kids Day

TKat , AU and Shef making Balloon for the Kids

Shef with a hat for the lady

New Fez Cleaner

Ill Sir Receiving a $500 Check from the AuSable Shrine Club, Pres. Bruce Zalobsky from their Paper Sales. Ill Sir giving AuSable Shrine Club Pres. Bruce Zalobsky the First Potentate’s Certificate of Appreciation for all they

have done for him.

AuSable Shrine Club


FAMILY PICNIC

Train Rides for Kids of all ages

Ladies playing Bingo

HP & P Swartwood

misses again

Dunk Tank

Face Painting by LeDias Clowns of El Said

Court


2015 Fall CeremonialSaturday, November 7, 2016 at Circus Park

First Line signers should accompany their candidate Nobles, Our November ceremonial is fast approaching. If you are planning on having a candidate, and I sure hope you do, please get their petitions in to Recorder Meyer as soon as possible. This will accelerate the process of paper-work and help for a smoother registration. If any Noble had a registered can-didate that was unable to make it to our June ceremonial, we will honor those conditions offered and will welcome them into our great philanthropy. Ladies are welcome to the First section and to the fezzing. A luncheon in Frankenmuth is in the planning stage for the Ladies. Sorry Ladies, the cost for lunch is not included. Cost for the Nobles lunch is $12.00. Please fill out the coupon below and submit it before October 26th so we will be able to order the appropri-ate number of meals.The following schedule is tentative at this time and may change.

Ladies Luncheon Fall Ceremonial - November 7th, 2015Place: Bavarian Inn Lodge - 1 Covered Bridge Lane, Frankenmuth, MI

Time: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Cost: $16 PP, Chicken Buffet. We are gathering to welcome our new Shrine Ladies, come out and enjoy the day, have a wonderful lunch, we will have basket raffles, do a little shopping, then return to Circus park for a Fezzing Ceremony for our newest Shriners. Tickets can be ordered thru Circus park, call 1-800-686-2641, or fill out form and return with payment to Circus Park. Please order by Oct. 30th 2015.

CEREMONIAL SCHEDULE 9-10a - Registration 2-3p - 2nd Section 10-11:30a - First Section 4-5p - Fezzing 12-1p - Lunch 5-? - Social 1-2p - Rod of Aaron DegreeSo grab those candidates and come on out for a great day and some good old fashioned Shriner welcome to our newly created Nobles.

Yours in the Faith,Chuck Frisby - Potentate. EKS

For tickets mail to:Elf Khurafeh Shrine Center, Box 1, Clio, MI 48420

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name__________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________

City/St/Zip______________________________________________________

Phone (s) _______________________________________________________Ladies Luncheon $16.00 (Include with coupon)

Mens Lunch $12.00 (Include with coupon)Credit Cards accepted, call 810-686-2641


THANK YOU TO OASIS SHRINE CLUB,

On August 22, 2015 there was a storm that took out the power at Circus Park and damaged the compressor in the big refrigerator in the kitchen. The compressor was only 3 months old and this was not covered with a warranty, Oasis Shrine Club bought a Brand New Delfield 43.5 re-

frigerator, again Thank You Oasis Shrine Club!

Halloween PartyPlease join Clan 55 Hillbilly Gals for a night of Spook-billy fun!

Friday, October 16th7:00PM- 12:00AM

Dom Polaski of Flint Hall3415 N. Linden Road, Flint

(corner of Pierson and Linden)

Ticket $15 per person / $25 per couplePlus an unwrapped toy for donation

to the Children’s Hospitals

Costumes PreferredGet your best spooky hillbilly on!

Public Welcome - 21 and over please

Games - Silent Auction - 50/50DJ - Door Prizes - Raffles

Food - Beer - Set ups

For More Information or Tickets 810-391-3848


Greetings from the Motorcycle Drill Team. We have had a very busy summer. The Team picked over 20 parades to perform in this summer. As you might know, Michigan has a short riding season compared to some other states, but thankfully we don’t have the extreme heats that go with the longer riding seasons. We are still in need of more riders, as our numbers keep dwindling. One member sold his bike due to medical issues, one is involved in moving grandkids between states, and one came to the opinion that kid games should be left for the kids after he broke his leg, therefore miss-ing the rest of the riding season. What luck we have had. At least we have not had any crashes and don’t want any. Sooo, if you know of anyone that may be interested in playing in the street with his 1000cc or larger full dress motorcycle, please give him our info. There are a number of individuals that would like to help the Shrine and our cause, but need the nudge to get going on that aspiration. To practice for doing our maneuvers, tell them to do u-turns, and they are ready to go; it’s that simple. We are now in company with a new Indian motorcycle, Ron Grundberg of Metamora had a refute with a certain popular bike company, and got an Indian motorcycle. He is in love with the new bike and handles it very well, and since he has received his name bar for his uniform, he is referred to as “Broken Arrow” less often. A small contingent of the Team are going to the Great Lakes conference and competition. As we did not have time to practice for this competition, we will be going to Perrysburg, Ohio as assist persons, and may try our hand at the obstacle course competition only. We will proudly announce any winnings. The pictures submitted in the last issue of the Arabian Knight paper and this months; are courtesy of a long time friend Mandy Rindhage of Oxford, MI. Mandy has become our un-official but very consistant photographer, and assist in clearing the roadway of parade specta-tors so we can safely perform our maneuvers. A BIG shout out to Mandy and Thank you. As we are closing in on our last parade for the season (in Caro) we still look forward to that nice day for just another ride. We don’t have to go anywhere particular, just go for a ride. As winter sets in, most of our Team members are involved in other Masonic and civic endeavors which fills the void of riding, but not quite…

Fraternally Biking, MOTORCYCLE DRILL TEAM W.J. Duncan SECRETARY/ TREASURER

MOTORCYCLE DRILL TEAM

DeathsRichard E. Campbell, Owosso, 7-26-2015

John H. Byers, Swartz Creek, 8-8-2015Stephan Kras, Brenham, TX, 8-10-2015 Leroy T. Johnson, Lewiston, 8-14-2015

Homer “George” Gibson, Grand Blanc, 8-16-2015 Douglas Jack Crary, Flint, 8-26-2015

Charles E. Blackhurst, Columbiaville, 8-26-2015 Erwin J. Craig, Alma, 8-31-2015

Gerald A. Barber, Saginaw, 9-1-2015


HARRISVILLE PARADE

Sarge was on duty!


Just what’s going on in that room at Circus Park?Or the other title could be what is TeleMedicine and why should Elf

Khurafeh be involved in that issue? The easy answer to both questions is Elf Khurafeh and TeleMedicine is the next logical step to our responsibilities to “our kids.’ As Shriners our Philanthropic focus has always been to the care of those children who have been burned or suffer from the result of orthopedic issues. We formally treat these children from birth sometimes until they reach the age of 18 or until our World Class physicians feel we have provided them with the best life possible. Individual Shrine Centers raise money for our Hospitals and we transport these children to the hospitals for treatment. For the parents of these children the treatment is without regard to the parent’s ability to pay for their children’s care. Enter now technology. Some of us watched our television sets as Neil Arm-strong walked on the moon. Think back to that evening and the excitement and pride we all experienced. Now take a deep breath all you “old guys” and remember Walter Cronkite telling us that Armstrong’s pulse rate only raised slightly. How did he know? Armstrong was linked through a very primitive form of TeleMedicine. All that became public to us in 1969 almost 46 years ago. We are not the first; however, Elf Khurafeh is on the threshold of changing the way we aid in the treatment of our “Shrine Kids.” Simply put a Physician in Chicago, who is also licensed in Michigan, will check over his or her patient in “real time” using the TeleMedicine equipment at Circus Park. These will be patients who are able to be seen through the Elf Khurafeh Tele- Medicine facility. Not all patients will be appropriate and the physician will select pa-tients who are able to be seen using this facility. There are 2 different monitors for the Doctor to review and our patient can speak with the Doctor no differently than using the speaker mode on a cell phone. We will have a trained person to assist the Doctor at the Tele Med Room who will carry out the physician’s (in Chicago) instructions. Since the Doctor can see everything on the High Definition monitors and watch how the patient reacts and moves, the appointment outcome is no different except there is no 10 hours of driving, no hotel expense, no necessary loss of 2 days’ work for the parents and the expense of replacing a van every 5 years will change for the future. In researching our Transportation Expenses over the last 4 years we found that almost half of the “kids” we transport are for what the Hospital considers checkups. These checkups can take as little as 10 minutes to a long as less than a half hour. Then 2 drivers, a child and a parent are back in the Shrine Van for a 5 hour trip back to Michi-gan after a dinner on the road. TeleMedicine can potentially save our Shrine Center approximately a Million Dollars over the next 10 years. This savings will allow Elf Khurafeh the option of expanding our services to other areas. This will not eliminate the need for Transportation Drivers since we will continue to have a need for our Shrine Kids to go to Chicago and Cincinnati and now to Circus Park. The new Tele Medicine effort may also eliminate the need for Transportation to purchase a new van each year. There has been significant support from some of our Clubs and Units to get this project off the ground and there is a need for some volunteers to act as Greeters when we start seeing children. Initially we can project a couple days a month to start and there is some interest from Shrine Centers other than Elf Khurafeh to join in to take advantage of the potential savings. At this time only one doctor in Chicago is creden-tialed to practice in Michigan however, there is an effort to add more doctors to be able to utilize our efforts. We will be having an Open House for all Nobles and our community Friends to introduce our latest venture. The dates will be announced and all are invited. If you are in the area between now and then stop in and take a look at what your Elf Khurafeh leadership is doing.


Elf Khurafeh Shrine Center - Webmaster Message!Online message every month starting April, 2015

Well here we go looking forward to spring, even more than usual! The website has taken on the body of many different aspects of our Shrine Center! Every month new units and clubs take advantage of the up to date informa-tion they can provide to their members!

Illustrious Potentate Charles Frisby’s calendar of events on his message page has been met with over whelming approval! With it you can browse into the entire year of his term and see the advanced proposed and scheduled events of his year by every unit and club that has made their activities known to the shrine center by either a e-mail to [email protected] , [email protected] , or mailing to Elf Khurafeh Shrine Center , P.O Box 1 , Clio,Mi 48420! We have new pages for several of our unit and clubs and can be accessed by going to Unit and Club page and clicking on name! Those unit and clubs that have pages, remember it is your responsibility to provide up to date information to your members! New Shrine prospects are surfing our site every day to see if they can fit their busy lives into our GREAT ORGINAZATION that benefits Kids! DON’T LET THEM FALL THRU THE CRACKS by not providing the information on your Unit or Club!!

Communication is and always had been the key to our success!Remember it’s your website – make it work for our kids’ sake!

Henry Wandrie - Webmaster

HOSPITAL DRIVERS UNITDear Nobles and Members of the Hospital Drivers Unit: Please do not forget to attend our upcoming Safety Seminars in September and October. They are followed by a general meeting for all the drivers. Opportunity to meet each other and get information there. Saturday, September 26th at 9 AM we will meet at Pulaski Hall in Saginaw Township. Coffee and doughnuts to be provided. We will then hold our last meeting of the year in October on the 31st at Circus Park. Also on Saturday morning at 9 AM.The meeting after our Safety presentation, will involve election of officers. IF any nominees are interested let someone know you have an interest and we will enter your name. We hope to have some nominees for office entered in at the meeting in Septem-ber. We currently have one entered to replace Dennis Judd who is moving to Florida and will be unable to continue in his role as VP. I would welcome any Shriner Driver who is interested in taking on more of an administrative role and gladly place their names in nomination. Postcards will be mailed within the next week to also remind all of the meetings.

Respectfully Submitted Robert Carlson - Secretary/Treasurer

Hospital Drivers Unit - Elf Khurafeh Shrine

Oasis Shrine ClubOctober 1st Meeting - Cocktails at 6 Dinner at 7 - Open to the ladiesNovember 5th Meeting - Cocktails at 6 dinner at 7 - Open to ladies

December 5th Installation of officers/Christmas party At Circus ParkThis is open to the public doors open at 5 dinner at 6

Tickets are 25.00 each and for more information and to get your tickets please call Bob Hardin at 810-516-6375 or Rob Dickinson at 810-275-3838

(Oasis will not have a meeting December 3rd)Craft show will be at Circus Park December 12th & 13th

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