Gary Van Dyke Our February meeting was at the Rialto Bar and Restaurant in St. John, Washington. There were 28 Nobles and Ladies present. What a great turnout and fun evening for very poor road conditions. The food was excellent with chicken fried steak and potatoes, gravy. Next WCSC Stated meeting will be March 8th at the Hilltop Restaurant and is the official Divan Visitation. Please everyone RSVP Jeff Wood at 509 569 3413 and include others attending. President Jeff Wood introduced his Lady Christina and asked Gary Van Dyke to discuss the Basketball Program. District 7- 2B tournaments are now going on at the West Valley High School in Spo-
Herb Postlewait Nobles, In the absence of Bob Valentine, the usual reporter, I am filling in. We would once again congratulate Greeter Stu Slinger for being the “Volunteer of the Year” at the hospital. There are more than 120 volunteers at the hospital, so this is quite an honor. Peter Brewer, hospital administrator, gave us an update on events at the hospital. Some exciting
kane Valley. All programs have been given to boys and girls teams. Program sales February 7th and 9th, to general public, were quite good with $390 in total sales. Fifty dollars was held out for Bank in District 9-B1 Tournaments starting February 13th at Colfax High School. Jeff introduced our Liaison Jon Lind. Jon introduced his Lady Sue. Jon gave the regards of Potentate Tom Richardson. Jon discussed the following: -Thanked WCSC for their entertainment at the February 1st El Katif Stated meeting. The Panhandle Cowboys provided excellent entertainment. -The Jewel of El Katif is being re-introduced. This is a very nice award for thanking individuals who commit time with their Clubs/Units and time with El Katif.
Current Scheduled events are: -Spokane Golf Show 2/18 thru 2/19/2017 -Spokane Home Show 3/10 thru 3/12/2017 -Big Horn Show 3/17 thru 3/20/2017 El Katif Freedom Raffle is now in progress. Only 1500 tickets printed. Top Seller wins a .22 Henry Rifle Masonic Edition. There will be 10 prizes, 10 guns and 1 Traeger Grill, or cash equivalent to win at July 22, 2017 Shrine Event Center drawing. Call Chase at office (624 2762) for tickets to sell. Only 3 books out at one time. The Auction is back. Blue Jeans and Bling Auction will be held on October 28th, 2017. Event will be held at Mirabeau Hotel.
Duck race is looming and help will be needed.
Spring Ceremonial will be April 29th, 2017 at
news about future possibilities and some continuing remodeling of the facility. The new Mantra for the hospital system is: “Lead the Mission”. SHC system goals are to serve more children at more locations and improve our “brand” and image and sustain the mission. The Greeters are proud to help accomplish these goals.
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We have lost some Greeters in the past year, and need to replace them. If you would like to see what our primary mission as Shriners is, up close and personal, please join us. There is nothing more heartwarming than to see the results of what our hospital does for chil-
Shriners Event Center. Adam Hergert, Membership Chairman, discussed membership. It is, as always, a huge task for the coming year and years. New ideas are emerging and will be utilized including more visitations to Masonic Lodges.
So join us for a great lunch at 11:30 and meeting at noon once a month at the hospital. We meet the day after the stated meeting. You can sit in even if you aren’t a Greeter.
Remember, we are all part of the Shrine membership committee. Wear something to advertise our fraternity, such as a Shrine hat, jacket or Tshirt. There are still many people who don’t know about our fraternity or our hospital.
Spread the joy!
Ask someone you know to become a Shriner 7