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The 5K and 10K “Run for A Child” was created to let families know that the Shriners are active in Central Oregon in the hopes of finding more local children who could benefit from the services the Shriners Hospital for Children-Portland provide. We have created a “ Shriners Day in Central Oregon” where families could come, participate in a run/walk for an outstanding cause, and then enjoy a BBQ hosted by the Central Oregon Shriner Club. Booths from our sponsors will be set up, along with kid’s activities, a beer garden, prizes and a silent auction to round out a complete morning of family fun.
Shriners Hospitals for Children® provide care for Orthopedic Conditions | Burns | Spinal Cord Injuries | Cleft Lip and Palate
Children up to age 18 are eligible for care at Shriners Hospitals for Children® if, after examination by a Shriners Hospitals for Children® physician, there is a reasonable possibility they can benefit from the specialized services available. Acceptance as a patient is based solely on the child’s medical needs. Care is provided regardless of the patients’ ability to pay.
New Patient Referral /Partnership with Mosaic Medical Clinics
COSC has entered into a partnership with Mosaic Medical to be our primary referring agency for children in Central Oregon. If you have a child or know a child who might be eligible to receive care and doesn’t have a primary physician, they can contact Mosaic and make an appointment. Mosaic Medical will see the child and make the referral. Mosaic Medical, is a non-profit organization and has clinics throughout Central Oregon. They are very excited to be able to offer the Shriners Hospital for Children® assistance to our local Central Oregon children.
Some of our Shriner Kids…
Zach lives in Bend and was born with one leg significantly shorter than the other. He was referred through our local screening clinic in 2004 and has been a patient of Shriners Hospital in Portland since he was 9 months old.. We are honored to have been a part of his journey and honored that he will be sharing race day with us again.
Payton is from Redmond and a huge Ducks fan. He was born with a condition known as Arthrogryposis or club feet. Payton has been a Shriner patient since he was a year old and has had numerous surgeries and procedures. He continues to have check-ups every 6 months and uses either ankle foot orthosis’s, crutches or a wheelchair for mobility. Payton is one of our Shriner Hospital Patient Ambassadors.
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2020 Bend Lodge Officer’s Installation
On Saturday, December 14h, the primary officers for Bend Lodge for 2020 were installed in a ceremony at Bend Lodge. We were honored to have RWB John Ferguson as the Installing Master.
The Worship Master for 2020 is Scott Brasher; the Senior Warden is John L Nerski, and the new Junior Warden is Jason Smith.
Other Elected and Appointed Officers are PM Matt Alexander as Secretary, PM John Pinckney, as Treasurer, PM Dale Claypool as Chaplain, Dan Johnson as Senior Deacon, Bud Collings as Junior Deacon, PM Lee Ransdall as Marshal, PM Stephen Karpstein as Tyler. The balance of the new officers line will be announced and installed soon…
(Officers installation of Bend Lodge)
(Newly installed WM Scott Brasher, RWB John Ferguson and Senior Warden John L Nerski)
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Annual Bend Lodge Christmas food basket program a HUGE success!
Thanks to A LOT of hard work by brothers, their ladies and other family members from both Bend and Redmond Lodges, the 2019 Masonic Food Basket Program was again the most successful we’ve ever had!
Using recommendations from local FAN (Family Access Network) advocates, approximately 79 food baskets were put together and delivered to needy families. The North Albertson’s in Bend made us a KILLER deal on all the food items, which allowed us to increase the number of overall baskets from past years. Most of these were “standard sized” baskets, which included a turkey, ten pounds of potatoes, canned veggies, butter, gravy mix and rolls. For a number of larger families, a large cooked ham was added to the basket as well.
While the majority of these baskets were delivered to families in the Bend area, several also went to families in the Redmond, Prineville, Sunriver and La Pine area families.
A huge “THANK YOU!” to all who helped during this year’s event including members from the Redmond and Prineville lodges and especially to WB Lee Ransdall, WB Dave Johnson and WB Brian Canaday for coordinating the event. Thank you to all of the family members and friends who also helped with the staging, loading and packaging of the food for these needy families.
(2019 Pictures Pending)
Our illustrious Christmas Basket coordinator, Dave Johnson, PM, …who deserves a week on the beach for all his hard work!
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Photos of the Malheur Cave Degree, August, 2017
The Malheur Cave Degree was done in late August, and, as usual, a great time was had by all who attended!
Grand Marshall Mark Posler posted the following note, and a link to where you can view numerous photos of the weekend’s events:
Hi Everyone-
Here is a link to the photos I took at the Malheur Cave weekend. They will be available to download for at least two weeks. You do not need to create a Dropbox account to get the photos. If you want to save one photo to your computer, click on it to make it big, then click on the Download button in the upper right corner and select the direct download option. The same download button in the upper right corner of the initial thumbnail page will download the entire set as a ZIP file. Feel free to forward this email to anyone you think is appropriate.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/odigrsnc8snevut/AADlhwUBIO9SbSRvi3Gl0IWSa?dl=0
Mark Posler
Grand Marshal, 2017-18
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