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Legion of Honor
Greetings Nobles of
the Legion of Honor. I
hope you had a
wonderful Holiday! In
December we initiated a
new Osman Noble and
Legion of Honor
member. Please welcome
Jim Moore Wiley Davis. He is a
veteran and a member of
Dakota Lodge #7 in Hastings. He worked
at the Circus last year in cotton candy. This
year we hope to get him to carry colors too!
Welcome Wiley!
The Legion of Honor is proud to
recognize new Divan Member Sean
Gardiner! Sean will begin his travels to the
Potentate of Osman Shrine this year. Once
again, the Legion of Honor is placing one
of it’s own in the line. Congratulations
Sean!
Our first 2012 parade was Jan 28th at
the Winter Carnival! Thanks to all who
stepped up to represent Osman and the
Legion members at the Annual Meeting: Captain Ricque Beslin, Jim Moore, John
Thordsen and Norm Hodge.
Legion.
We will have attended the Club and
Unit February meeting at our hospital. Our
new officers had a chance to meet and greet
our new members. Our officers will attend
the Feb 7th Circus meeting to understand
all the plans and support needed to make
another Osman Circus a success.
Don’t forget the Ladies Brunch and the
Ceremonial following lunch, on Feb 26th.
We need to be present and carry colors, if
needed, plus meet and introduce more new
Shriners to the LOH.
Circus, Circus, Circus, is our next major
2012 activity. Please put the dates on your
calendar, March 29th through April 1st.
Our February meeting is still planned
for Feb 16th at the Mendota VFW.
With Honor and Pride
Commander Jim Moore
Shriners Hospitals for Children in the Rose Bowl Parade
2012 began with an exciting event –
the Tournament of Roses Parade seen by
millions of spectators around the world.
Imperial Potentate Mike Severe rode on
our health care system’s float, along with
national patient ambassador Kate
Hickman, Los Angeles patient Marius
Woodward, Chairman of the Board of
Trustees Doug Maxwell, Imperial Sirs
Wayne Lachut and Raoul Frevel, and
Illustrious Sirs Peter Rippenstein and
Robert Secoy.
During the parade, a nice surprise was
seeing our other national patient
ambassador, Alissa Perkins and her family,
in the crowd cheering for us.
Televised on ABC, NBC, CBS and
HGTV networks, the parade brought our
organization a tremendous amount of
exposure. Also, the Grand Marshall of the
parade, J.R. Martinez, was gracious
enough to participate in a 30-second PSA
about Shriners Hospitals for Children that
aired during the broadcast. Martinez is an
actor who was severely burned during his
tour of duty in Iraq and is also known for
his performances on “Dancing with the
Stars.” Another event highlight was having
our float win the Tournament Volunteers’
Award.
This year’s Tournament of Roses theme
“Just Imagine…” celebrates the power of
imagination, inspiration and
determination to encourage people to
reach higher and try harder.
The Shriners Hospitals for Children
float entitled, "Soaring for Kids” embodies
the same spirit of hope and achievement –
of overcoming seemingly insurmountable
obstacles and achieving more than
believed possible – which our patients
display every day.
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