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Pote’s NotesWe sure are lucky to be ShrinersFirst, I want to express my heartfeltthank you for electing me as yourPotentate for 2013. This is not aresponsibility I take lightly. I will workevery day to keep Osman as one of thebest Shrine Temples in all of ShrinersInternational.I’ll be honest with you and let youknow I am a little afraid about how I willdo. But I think a little fear is good. I hopeit keeps me on my toes. I’ve got some bigshoes to fill, with FrankSpeavak becoming thenewest member of the PastPotentate’s Club. Osman hasreally benefitted from hisleadership and I know noone has benefitted morethan me. If I had a nickelevery time I would ask him“Hey Frank! Now what do Ineed to do?” I’d have a lot ofnickels. I’m glad he and Joanhave become such goodfriends with Terrie and me.I’m sure I will still be saying,“Hey Frank, now what?”The theme for 2013 isWe sure are lucky to beShriners. I really mean that. Whenever Igo out to an event that is non-Shrine ornon-Masonic related, all I think about ishow much more fun we have at ourevents. I always tell the uninformed thatnobody has more fun than Shriners. Terrieand I have planned and are still planningwhat we hope will be funevents.That leads up to my nextitem. This year I am going tomake every effort to helpOsman improve in gettingmembers — not only getting newmembers but retaining current members.Recently Mike Nehm and I attended themembership seminar in Tampa. It was mysecond time and Mike’s first. After theWe won’t soon forget the incredible Dancing Divan, whoentertained at the Rochester Christmas Party, and can be seen athttp://www.jibjab.com/view/jVH_0XfPSVGuOUMZ8OXYCg?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_urlseminar Mike and I came home and wewere all excited and we feel like we got alot of great information and could hardlywait to get going. We are going to startputting together agreat membershipteam. Currently themembership team is theappointed Divan with the 1stCeremonial Master as theChairman. While this hasworked in the past, a point thatwas made in Tampa is that themembership chair should not be amember of the Divan.I hope you all saw my “want ad” in thelast Osman paper. I know it sounded alittle like a joke but I can assure you thatmembership is no joking matter.While in Tampa, we learned thatfor the first time since the early1900s Shriners International willdrop below 300,000 members.That is unacceptable. The boardof directors informed us that ifwe want to keep this greatorganization and our wonderfulphilanthropy alive it will be up tous. So I will continue to put thewant ad in our newsletter until Iget someone to take membershipand really give it their all. As thead stated, no experience needed.We will do everything possible tomake the job and the chairman asuccess. As I said earlier, failure isnot an option.Again thank you for your support andjust remember, we sure are lucky to beShriners.Es Selamu AleikumDon Harmsen, Potentate 2013In This Issue . . .Oh, Those Christmas Ties! - 2New Outer Guard- 4Potentate’s Reception - 4C&U Seminar - 5Winter Carnival Parade - 5Big Tent Event pics - 6 & 32From the Ticket Booth - 7Hospital Report - 8Stated Meeting Minutes - 8Parade to Glory - 10Club & Unit Reports - 12Me Pitcher Taker - 25January Birthdays - 25Osman Womens Auxiliary - 26Patient Referral Process - 27Daughters of the Nile - 28Paper Supporters -29Calendar -30Kids Christmas Party pics - 31Official Monthly Publication of Osman A.A.O.N.M.S.2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, St. Paul, MN 55121(651) 452-5660 • Fax (651) 683-0231osmanshrine.org• E-mail: doreen@OsmanShrine.orgAll communications regarding editorial content or advertisingshould be addressed to the Editor at the address above.Published in the interest of Osman Shrine.Osman Shrine Office StaffDoreen LynchOffice ManagerEllen MaineAssistant Office ManagerDoreen@OsmanShrine.org Ellen@OsmanShrine.orgJ a n u a r y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 3