SYRIAN SHRINE WEEKLY BLAST

NOBLES, LADIES AND FRIENDS

DON’T FORGET THE DEADLINE FOR THE 2017

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS IS SATURDAY, JANUARY 14,

2017 & THE RESERVATON DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 30, 2016

YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS ALL OF THE FUNDRAISING EVENTS GOING ON AT

SYRIAN THIS YEAR BY VISITING SYRIAN SHRINES WEBSITE

WWW.SYRIANSHRINE.ORG

NOBLES – IF YOU HAVE A NEW ADDRESS MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT THE OFFICE – YOUR MAIL WILL GET TO YOU IN A MORE TIMELY FASHION

WEBFEZ INTRODUCTION

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER FOR THE WEBFEZ, THERE ARE

INSTRUCTIONS ATTACHED BUT IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS REGISTERING

CALL THE SHRINE OFFICE AND SOMEONE CAN HELP YOU

2017 DUES PAYMENTS

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MONTHLY DUES PAYMENTS FOR YOUR 2017 DUES –

ATTACHED IS THE FORM TO SIGN UP, ANY PROBLEMS JUST CALL THE SHRINE

OFFICE AND SOMEONE CAN HELP YOU

UPCOMING EVENTS AT SYRIAN SHRINE

January 6 PAPER CRUSADE APPRECIATION DINNER AND CELEBRATION OF

LIFE – NOBLE ROB SMITH AND HIS LADY VICKI WOULD LIKE

TO INVITE THE WIDOW’S OF THE NOBLES THAT SYRIAN LOST

IN 2016 TO BE OUR GUEST AT THIS DINNER – RESERVATIONS

ARE A MUST AND DEADLINE IS JANUARY 3, 2017 – CALL THE

SHRINE OFFICE @ 513-751-3800 MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 9:00

– 3:00 SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR DETAILS

January 14 2017 INSTALLATION – SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 – CINCINNATI

MASONIC CENTER – 317 E. 5TH STREET COST IS $20.00 PER

PERSON – RESERVATIONS MUST BE IN BY JANUARY 6, 2017

SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR DETAILS

January 21 BINGO & BREAKFAST - SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR DETAILS

January 28 2017 CIRCUS KICKOFF PARTY – MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW

February 3-5 2017 SHRINE CIRCUS – BB&T ARENA at Northern Kentucky University

CALL AND GET YOUR TICKETS AT THE SHRINE CIRCUS OFFICE

513-751-4717 – THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE OFFICE MONDAY

THRU FRIDAY 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

February 25 BOWL FOR THE BENEVOLENCE FUND – TOURNMENT AT

WESTERN BOWL FEBRUARY 25TH 12:00 – 4:00 - $10.00 PER

BOWLER FOR 3 GAMES SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR DETAILS

SHRINE CIRCUS 2017 KICKOFF PARTY WITH CHICK-FIL-A ADVERTISING

PARTNER

As in the past this is a free event for all and a great way to purchase your Shrine Circus tickets for

Circus 2017 February 3, 4, and 5, 2017 at the BB & T Arena, Northern Kentucky University.

The Circus Kickoff Party is Saturday January 28, 2016.

This will be held at the Syrian Shrine Center from Noon to 4:00 pm

We have two participating CHICK-FIL-A stores that will supply the kickoff party with 300 sandwiches.

Voice of America, Tylersville Rd. and Mason Montgomery.

If we run out we will be supplied with gift cards for one free chicken sandwich. We will have hot dogs

and all the usual goodies for everyone to munch on.

The Circus Office will be open and selling tickets for the entire four hours. Please bring your friends

relatives, and children to this very special Circus Kickoff party.

As usual the Syrian Clowns will be there performing and up to their BE A CLOWN THINGS THEY DO

The famous CHICK-FIL-A Cow will be joining us at the Syrian Shrine Center January 28, 2017 as well

as at the arena during the Friday night performance on February 3, 2017 and two performances on

Saturday February 4, 2017.

Please watch for any updates on Circus 2017 Kickoff Party in future Blasts

Any Questions Please Call

Art Weingartner

513-703-9959

Circus Director

Bruce Pendleton

859-445-6829

Assistant Circus Director

CIRCUS 2017 NEEDS SUPPORT FROM THE NOBLES

In my course of travels the past few weeks many, many nobles have told me they have NOT bought their tickets yet to

Circus 2017.

Please take this seriously. The Syrian Shrine Circus ticket sales office is down about $l7, 000.00 from 2016 Circus. At

$l0.00 per ticket that is l700 tickets. We have to get it rolling. We did it last year in 2016

We have sold already close to 3000 tickets so with your help and a good box office year at the BB&T, Arena we can

have a profitable Circus. The Radio and TV advertising has begun. We are in one Family Magazine which is a free

publication that a tremendous amount of women with children pickup and respond to.

We need your help to spread the word Circus 2017 is only 3l days away.

Please consider getting your tickets soon to ensure better seating.

Again please spread the word, get the circus office phones ringing and ordering tickets.

We thank all those that have purchased tickets thus far you have been a huge help.

Top priority with only 3l days left is to purchase tickets.

If you have purchased tickets please consider a Mom and Dad’s donation if you haven’t made that

We need the support of all the nobility.

You all came through at the close of the activity book for Circus 2017 to make it profitable. Please support Circus 2017

by buying your tickets now.

Thank You so much

Please respond, please act, please buy your tickets

Art Weingartner

Reigning Potentate until January 14, 2017

Circus Director - 2017

513-703-9959

Bruce Pendleton

Assistant Circus Director

859-445-6829

Shrine Circus Ticket Sales Office

513-751-4717

CIRCUS 2017 RADIO ADVERTISING

LISTEN UP

Mixed 94.9 starts & B-l05 will be kicking in

Family four packs of tickets will be given away this weekend

Tell your friends to tune in they might win

Please stay tuned to the blast for Circus Advertising updates

MOM AND DADS CIRCUS 2017 DONATIONS NEEDED

We thank everyone that has made donations to the Mom and Dad’s efforts

We need to send more underprivileged kids to the Circus. Times being what they

are we are getting more requests to help kids get to a premier circus performance

than usual

Please if you haven’t made a Mom and Dad's donation for Circus 2017 please

consider doing so

We are in a holiday season of giving now. You have flyers, as well as flyers in the

Shriek

Please send in any amount - It all helps

Bruce Pendleton has done a great job promoting this effort so far

Donations are down at this moment from last year. All the focus has been on the

activity book and that is now closed

Please consider reviewing your spendable cash and consider the Mom and Dad’s

Circus 2017 fund

Thanks again. We need your support. Any questions call

Art Weingartner

Potentate 2016

Circus Director 2017

Bruce Pendleton

Assistant Circus Director 2017

REVISED CIRCUS POLICY

HELLO ILL SIRS / DIVAN/TRUSTEES/ NOBLES and LADIES ALL

The following Revised Circus policy for Circus 2017 will go into effect as soon as possible

2017 Circus workers/volunteers and special guests will come in with a free comp ticket, provided by

the Circus Committee. All workers/volunteers and Special guests with comp tickets will receive a

wristband to enter the hospitality room, all others will need to come down the steps or elevator and

enter though front of the hospitably room at the BB&T Center.

This year, we will only be using the dock entrance for loading and unloading – NO ADMISSIONS.

We are asking all the Unit Directors and Club Presidents, etc. to submit to the Shrine office to the

attention of the Assistant Director (Bruce Pendleton) a list of people needed as workers/volunteer’s,

you could also put in Circus mailbox at Temple front door.

The Circus committee and I would like to see this list by September 12, 2016. The free comp tickets

will be distributed starting January 2, 2017, to Nobles workers/volunteer’s, in good standing.

OUR 2017 CIRCUS REMAINS A FUNDRAISER

The Circus Committee, as we have in the past, are counting on your support of the mom and dad’s

donations, the buying of Circus tickets, bringing in Activity book ads and one liners, as most have

already been doing over the past several years

The Circus Committee has also added a group sale section in the HORSESHOE (only) for $7.00 a seat

at the BB&T for groups of 15 or more seats.

Please work HORSESHOE group sales though our Shrine ticket office only

Thanks again for everyone’s support for the 2017 Circus

Please call or email any thoughts to djbruce@fuse.net or 859-445-6829

Sincerely,

Art Weingartner

2016 Potentate

2017 Circus Director

Bruce Pendleton

Assistant Circus Director-Circus 2017

2016 SHRINE CIRCUS

MOM & DAD’S CLUB

NAME___________________________________________

MEMBER#_____________________

INCLUDE MY DONATION FOR THE SPECIAL

PERFORMANCE FOR OUR CHILDREN

_____$10 _____$20 _____$30

_____$40 _____$50 _____Other

MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: SYRIAN CIRCUS FUND

9730 READING ROAD, CINCINNATI, OH 45215

Attn: Bruce Pendleton

NET PROCEEDS FROM MOM & DAD’S CLUB ARE FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN

ATTENDING CIRCUS

UNUSED PROCEEDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO SHRINE HOSPITAL

TRANSPORTATION FUND

CIRCUS INFORMATION

2017 SILVER, GOLD & PLATINUM CIRCUS PACKAGES

(SEE THE ATTACHED PAPERWORK ON THESE PACKAGES

WE STILL HAVE CIRCUS HATS FOR SALE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED

CIRCUS HATS - $20.00 EACH – CONTACT THE SYRIAN SHRINE CLOWNS OR

CONTACT THE SHRINE OFFICE FOR PURCHASING A HAT

YOU CAN CONTINUE TO GIVE TO THE MOM & DAD’S PROGRAM THROUGH

OUT THE YEAR

IS A BLANK MOM & DAD’S FORM, FEEL FREE TO PRINT THIS OUT AND

GET DONATIONS FOR THE MOM & DAD’S CLUB, MAIL FORM, CHECK OR CREDIT

CARD INFORMATION TO:

SYRIAN SHRINE CIRCUS

9730 READING ROAD

CINCINNATI, OH 45215

CINCINNATI SHRINE PAPER CRUSADE PLAQUE PROGRAM

SYRIAN SHRINE HAS STARTED A PAPER CRUSADE PLAQUE PROGRAM

– FOR $100.00 YOU WILL RECEIVE A NEW PLAQUE WITH YOUR

NAME AND THE YEAR ON IT THEN EACH YEAR YOU CAN PURCHASE

ANOTHER YEAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL $100.00 - SEE THE ATTACHED

INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU AND/OR YOUR BUSINESS CAN

PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO SHOW

YOUR APPRECIATION TO OUR HOSPITAL

SYRIAN HAS THE SCENTSY WARMERS THAT IMPERIAL IS

PROMOTING HERE IN THE OFFICE

THE WARMER IS $40.00 WHICH INCLUDES THE SHIPPING AND TAXES

AND ALONG WITH EACH WARMER YOU GET A FREE SCENTSY BAR – WE

HAVE A FEW CHOICES ON THE BARS SO COME AND GET YOUR WARMER

AND A BAR FOR $40.00 BEFORE THE SUPPLY RUNS OUT

THESE MAKE GREAT FOR, TEACHERS, BOSSES, FAMILY MEMBERS OR

YOURSELF

SYRIAN SHRINE UNIT & CLUB INFORMATION

MUSTANG UNIT

All Nobles,

We are very excited to have the opportunity to bring back the former "Desert Riders" Mustang's. It has taken

a lot of work to get a few of the cars back into good running order over the past winter. Our group is looking

forward to participating and parading with everyone in the coming 2016 season. If anyone is interested in getting

some information on joining, please contact our director Don Brockman @513-518-8201, or the Assistant

Director Jeremy Chaney @513-967-5459. The plan is for us to meet the second Wednesday of every month.

Also, it has been a struggle to find parts for these cars due to the age of the cars. We are trying to reach out

to anyone who used to be in the unit that may have some old parts laying around they would like to give back to

the unit. Again we are excited to participate and grow this Mustang's unit throughout the 2016 season, and

welcome anyone who is interested in joining.

Thank You,

Mustangs

PAST POTENTATES PP LUNCHEON Illustrious Sirs:

KEEPING LOOKING FOR AN UPDATE TO THE PAST POTENTAES LUNCH

FOR 2017

IF YOU OR YOUR UNIT/CLUB HAVE ANYTHING TO PUT INTO THE WEEKLY

BLAST, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE STAFF @513-751-3800 OR E-MAIL

OFFICE@SYRIANSHRINE.ORG

We still have Ball Caps, Pins, Watches and License Plate Brackets in the office

that are for sale and available in the Shrine Office or if you need it mailed, we

can also do that for a small fee – See the flyers that are attached for the

following:

Spatula’s - $25.00 each – THERE IS ONLY 1 MASON SPATULA’S LEFT AND WE HAVE

ORDERED A NEW SUPPLY OF THE SHRINER SPATULA’S

Hospital Hats - $25.00 each - SEE ATTACHED FLYER

Shriners Tumbler - $15.00 each - SEE ATTACHED FLYER

Shriners Hospitals for Children Ball Cap - $25.00 each

“I’m an Owner” This pin will tell the world that you are part owner of 22 Shrine Hospitals - $10.00 each

“Shrine Watch with Masonic Working Tools” - $98.50 - What a great Birthday gift for yourself or

just because gift

“PROUD TO BE A SHRINER” $11.00 each License Plate Bracket

SHRIEK ARTICLES Remember that all articles need to be into the Shriek Editor, Gary Caudill no later than the 10th of each month,

send all articles to caudillpote2002@gmail.com or you can also send them to office@syrianshrine.org and

they will be forwarded on to Gary. Shriek articles are due to Gary no later than the 10th OF EACH MONTH

REMINDER - Pastor Jim Beattie We have a new Chaplain for Syrian this year, Jim Beattie so if you know of anyone that has passed away, in the

hospital or sick, please contact Jim @ Home - 513-860-3715 or Cell - 513-324-8810 or by email @

jaybee@cinci.rr.com or contact the Shrine office @ 751-3800 or office@syrianshrine.org

WEBSITES If you have not already done so, you should register yourself on the Shriners Village Website

www.shrinersvillage.com all you need is your Temple Membership number, which is located on your dues card,

and then you create your own password. This website is packed full of information pertaining to functions about

various events through Shriners International and the hospitals throughout.

Remember to visit our websites: www.syrianshrine.org www.shrinersvillage.com and www.beashrinernow.com. For

information or questions on any of these websites, please contact the Business Office Monday thru Friday 9:00

a.m. - 3:00 p.m. @ 513-751-3800 ext. 1, there is a lot of information concerning various events going on all over

with Imperial Headquarters and other Shrine Temples

If you are having trouble opening any of the attachments, please contact the Business Office @ 513-751-3800

01/03/2017

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