ZEM ZEM NEWS
The Zem Zem News is published bibi-monthly by the Zem Zem Temple
Free to Members
November 2014
Volume 11
Issue 2014
ZEM ZEM TEMPLE
2525 WEST 38TH STREET
ERIE PA 16506
Fax: (814) 838838-9377 Phone: (814) 833833-3391 TollToll-Free: 11-877877-333333-7775
SHRINE 2014 FUNCTIONS
NOVEMBER 22RD
DECORATE THE TEMPLE FOR CHRISTMAS
NOVEMBER 27TH AND 28TH
THANKSGIVING ~ CLUB CLOSED
DECEMBER 11TH
BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
DECEMBER 13TH
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BRYAN FERGUSON
&
LADY KIM
Nobles,
Thank you all for supporting my Lady Kim’s project by attending her Jewelry Jackpot. She is trying her best to raise over
$30,000.00 dollars to help purchase a piece of equipment for the Erie Hospital. If any Club or Unit has a little extra money around I
hope you will consider donating it to my ladies project and help her reach her goal.
Well the parade season is over for another year and I personally want to thank all the Units and their ladies for supporting
me and the Shriners Hospital for Children. Thanks to you we were able to raise over $7,000.00 in donations for the Erie Hospital by
attending the 6 Temple parades. Please remember to make your reservations for the first annual Zem Zem Shrine Temple Function
Participation Award Banquet on November 7th at Zem Zem Shrine. The Banquet is for Nobles and ladies of any Club or Unit.
I want to thank the Crawford County Shrine Club for hosting our last Friendship Dinner. It was wonderful to see so many
Nobles and ladies there to enjoy some good food and great fellowship. My Lady Kim and I are so blessed to have such great friends
and we can’t thank you enough for all the support that you have shown us throughout the whole year.
Thank you to all the Nobles who attended the 3rd Quarterly Meeting. I hope your were able to see just how hard your entire
Divan has been working this year. I am so proud of all the Divan Members for working together with me this year and really being
focused on what we need to do to continue to keep our Shrine going. It is an honor to work alongside such wonderful men and I
thank the Nobles for giving me this opportunity.
We are still working on membership and I had the privilege to swear in a couple of new Nobles at the Clarion County Shrine
Club Meeting on the 8th of October. Also we brought in several more at the one day class in Erie and Meadville on the 25th.If you
know of any candidate who would want to join our great Fraternity please remember I will be happy to travel to your Club or Unit
meeting and swear them into the Shrine.
Please make sure you attend the Calendar meeting on November 2nd and show Chief Rabban Ed Ferris the same support
you’ve shown me this year. Remember everything we do together as Shriners keeps our Fraternity alive and assures that the Erie Hospital will be able to continue to “Help Kids Reach Their Dreams” .
Yours in the Faith,
Bryan Ferguson
2014 Potentate Zem Zem Shrine
ZEM ZEM WEBSITE
http://www.zemzem.us
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NOTES FROM THE RECORDER…..
Have you checked out www.Beashrinernow.com or Shriners Village
for more information about Shriners International. Both sites offer
information about Shrinedom and will disclose information about all
the things the Shrine offers its membership.
The 2015 Zem Zem Shrine Annual meeting has been moved to the
4th Saturday in January. It’s scheduled for January 24th, 2015. A
2015 membership dues card will be required for admittance.
NOTES FROM THE RECORDER…..
2015 membership dues notice will be mailed out the first week in
Nobles: As we work to ensure the future of Zem Zem Shriners November. Per Shriners International bylaws they are to be paid by
we are met with many obstacles, but there is an easy solution to 12-31-2014. For those members still owing 2014 dues, they need to
most of our problems.
be paid by 12-31-2014 to avoid suspension.
We need new members. Think about this for a minute:
More members = more dues = ability to pay bills = we will
continue.
More members = more men interested in clubs and units
More members = more Nobles and Ladies for our socials
More members = more future leaders for our Shrine
More members = more Children and Grandchildren for our
future.
Membership is the lifeblood of our Fraternity. So go to your
Blue Lodges and ask your Brothers to consider joining the
Shrine.
NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR ZEM ZEM SHRINE
[email protected]
Leanne
[email protected]
Laurie
[email protected]
Jeff
[email protected]
Carl
PLEASE HAVE YOUR NEWS
NEWS ARTICLES
IN BY THE 10TH OF THE MONTH
E-MAIL YOUR NEWS ARTICLES TO:
[email protected]
As a reminder, at the 3rd Quarterly meeting in 2013 the members in
attendance voted to raise our dues by $5.00. This increase will start
in 2015. Life Members will continue to pay the Shriners International assessments which total $20.00. Regular dues will increase
from $78.00 to $83.00 beginning in 2015.
Wishing you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving.
Until next time…..
Jeffrey B. Stephenson, PP
Recorder
2014 PAPER CRUSADE
E.C.S.C. & L.O.H.
VENANGO COUNTY
$2549.75
1422.50
MERCER COUNTY
683.00
WARREN COUNTY
906.00
CLARION COUNTY
1515.00
CYCLE CORPS
400.00
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3RD QUARTER ZEM ZEM MEMBERSHIP REPORT
MEMBERSHIP AS OF 1-1-2014
CREATIONS
AFFILIATIONS
1938
32
3
RESTORATIONS
17
DEMITS
2
SUSPENSIONS
10
DEATHS
38
MEMBERSHIP AS OF 9-30-2014
1940
NOBLES, THIS REPORT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TURNED THE CORNER ON
MEMBERSHIP. WHAT THE REPORT DOES NOT DISCLOSE IS THAT WE STILL
HAVE 63 NOBLES WHO HAVE NOT PAID THEIR 2014 DUES AND ARE SUBJECT
TO SUSPENSION ON 12-31-2014.
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ZEM ZEM BAND
The Zem Zem Band is looking for new members. If you are interested in joining or have any
questions please contact:
Rich Hartman 746-0466
Or
Patrick Ross 452-7677
Mercer County Shrine Club & Wheel
Patrol President's Ball
Nobles and Ladies,
You are cordially invited to attend the Mercer
County Shrine Club & Wheel Patrol President's Ball,
honoring 2014 President Charles Welch and
Lady Judy.
When: Saturday, November 8th, 2014
Where: the Mercer County Shrine Club, Lamor Rd.
Hermitage, Pa.
Social Hour will begin at 5:30 PM
Dinner will be at 6:30 PM
Musical entertainment will be provided by
"The Dorals"
Cost is $25.00 a person/ $50.00 per couple
Formal Shrine Attire
Contact any MCSC/WP officer for tickets or call
Charlie Welch 724-528-9287
Reservation Deadline is November 1st
CRAWFORD COUNTY SHRINE CLUB
Nobles,
FINALLY we are starting to get some beautiful weather. After the months of
blistering heat, high humidity, heavy rains, countless bugs, and allergy-inducing
flower pollen, Mother Nature has come to her senses. The weather is delightfully cool, the air is crisp, and the fall colors are now showing their
beauty. Hopefully, you can now put that lawnmower away and prepare for the
best part of the year- WINTER! Just think of the fluttering snowflakes blanketing
all of the dead plants and mud with a layer of pure white. Recall how lovely the
winter world looks sparkling in the moonlight. Enjoy the beautiful drifts, and
keep on hoping each day for lots of SNOW!
Disclaimer - an author who wished to remain anonymous contributed the previous paragraph…!
Now for the serious stuff…!
We accomplished quite a bit of business at October’s CCSC meeting. The nomination process for 2015 officers is complete and a tentative calendar of events is
in place. The results of our 2014 fundraisers were announced resulting in the
approval of several donations to be made to the Erie Shriners Hospital. The
donations were presented at the October Ladies’ night.
The by-laws of CCSC are being reviewed for much needed updating. The suggested changes will be presented and voted upon during a special meeting to be
held immediately after the November meeting. You will receive official notification of this special meeting. Please make time to attend and participate in this
important activity.
The holiday party and installation of officers is scheduled for November 8th,
2014. It is a combined event with the Crawford County Motor Patrol so I am
anticipating a large turnout. Bring your ‘spirit of the season’ and enjoy our last
gathering of the year. Please let me know if you have not received information
concerning this event. As always, you can find the latest information for any
Zem Zem club or unit event on the Zem Zem web site… www.zemzem.us
I hope you enjoy what is left of the fall weather and I look forward to seeing
everyone over the coming holiday season!
Fraternally Yours,
Dale R Hill
2014 President
Temple Christmas Party
Nobles & Ladies,
The Holiday Season is fast approaching. In the calendar book
there is scheduled a Temple Christmas Party on December 20th. We all
know what a busy time of year this is and that we all incur added expenses associated with Christmas. Due to the declining number of members attending the Christmas Party last year and the fact that we have the
chance to rent the Ball Room on the 20th I have decided to not have a
Temple Christmas Party. If you check out the December calendar you
will see the month is full of Club & Unit installations, Christmas Parties
and meetings. A lot of us will be attending most of these events and we
hope to see you there. I hope you will understand why I made this decision and hope you can see by not having the event it will free up some
extra time for us to spend with our families and help us receive income
for the Temple. As always I want to thank you for your continued support and all that you do for Zem Zem Shrine and for the Shriners Hospital in Erie.
Fraternally Yours,
Bryan Ferguson
2014 Potentate
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ZEM-ZEM SHRINE
LEGION OF HONOR
Jay Karns, Commander
Henry Miller, 1st Lt. Commander
Norm Schlosser, 2nd Lt. Commander
Thomas Kalinowski, PC, Finance Officer
Eugene E. Zook, PC, Adjutant
Ill. Sir Russell K. McKinsey, PP, PC, Captain
NOVEMBER MEETING NOTICE
The November meeting date has been changed from Tuesday, November 18, 2014,
to Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 7:30 p.m., Veterans’ Day.
NOTE! This is a special meeting to honor all World War II Veterans
and Korean War Veterans
This is also a dinner meeting, so we will need reservations.
There is no charge for this meeting.
Each person will also have 2 drink tickets for whatever they are drinking.
Reservations for the meeting need to be in by November 4, 2014.
Send your reservations to:
Eugene E. Zook, PC, Adjutant
385 Vogan Drive
Mercer, PA 16137-9105
Phone: 724-699-4632
Uniform of the day: Blue blazer, grey pants, legion tie.
PLEASE COME OUT TO
HONOR OUR VETERANS!
There are several dates of upcoming events for the Legion of Honor that we should all be aware of. They are:
11-3-2014 Activities meeting at the Temple
11-11-2014 L.O.H. meeting (moved from 11-18-2014
due to Veterans Day; blue blazer, gray trousers)
12-16-2014 L.O.H. Christmas party
12-8-2014 Activities meeting at the Temple
1-31-2014 Installation of new L.O.H. officer’s
Fraternally yours,
Jay N. Karns
Car Givaway
Yes folks it's all over for another year. The car was won by a lady from Houtzdale, Pa. and she purchased her ticket
from the Clarion Co. Shrine Club. She elected to take the $20,000.00 cash prize rather than the car. Congratulations
to all the winners in the car giveaway. We had a very good day at the sportsman’s raffle and that is what helped to
make the car a success again. I would like to thank everyone who helped in any way to make this a success.
I was able to give the shrine a total of $45,043.00!
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT IN THIS FUND RAISER!
CAR GIVEAWAY CHAIRMAN
LEROY WOODS
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Activities Commitee
The last meeting was held on 6 Oct. 2014 at this time
we were advised that being allowed to run the mug game
at the Sportsman Raffle we were able to make $3,500.00 for the activities com-
ZEM ZEM TEMPLE ANNUAL MEETING AND
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
JANUARY 24TH 2015
mittee. Thanks to everyone that helped in this event to make it a success. Letters
were sent out to all the clubs and units asking for their help with any donations
that they could make to help make the kids Christmas Party very special once
again.
ZEM ZEM SHRINE CLUB
The next event for the activities committee is the decorating the temple for
2525 WEST 38TH STREET
will make everything go faster and hopefully get everyone back home in a short
ERIE, PA 16506
Christmas and I would like to see as many people as possible out to help. This
period of time. Remember the next meeting will be held on 3 Nov. 2014 hope to
see everyone there.
MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 1:00 P.M.
2015 MEMBERSHIP DUES CARD REQUIRED
WEAR YOUR FEZ
Thanks again for your help.
ACTIVITIES CHAIRMAN
LEROY WOODS
REMEMBER CAN'T IS NOT IN OUR
VOCABULARY
Jewelery Corner
The changing of the seasons are in full swing. Deer season is just
around the corner. Parade season is a thing of the past. But there is
still time to take part in the 1st Unit and Club event on Friday Nov.
7th at the Shrine Club. Should be a fun evening. Plan on attending.
The Jewelry Comm. has had a great year and the best is yet to come.
The
holiday season is just around the corner. We have a large selection
of
items for you to purchase. Maybe it would be a Shrine License plate,
Shrine pins for your jacket, shrine trailer hitch insert(I have both
sizes) or something else special. Check out the selection the next
time
you are at the Shrine Center.
You can make a purchase from Bar or in the Shrine office. Stop by!
Check out the new website for Zem Zem Banquet &
Conference Center @
zemzembanquet.com
Or follow the link on
zemzem.us
I would like to thank all the member that made a purchase from the
Jewel
Comm. at the Gun event in Sept.
Thanks,
John Seastead
Jewelry Comm.
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EVENTS
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Oriental Band 19th Annual Reverse Drawing
ORIENTAL BAND
Well parade season is now over. The Conneaut Lake parade was great.
YES! The Oriental Band will be having the 19th Annual Reverse
Drawing.
YES! Location will be at the ZZ Shrine Club
YES! The date will be Wednesday May 6, 2015
YES! Tickets will be available after the annual meeting in January.
YES! Price will be $45.00 same as last year.
Any Questions call Keith Oviatt Willie Bax John Seastead
"THE ZEM ZEM ORIENTAL BAND"
PS: See you at the door!
The band had a full trailer as the gang made a big effort to make the trip
and ride on the Flying Carpet. The weather was OK that day. Yes the
band will be looking forward to 2015 and parade season and the fun.
If you haven't heard about the about the clubs and unit get to gather at
the Shrine Center on Friday Nov. 7th. It will be a night of of fun and
fellowship. Plan on attending this event at the Shrine Center.
The Ban d will be having there Christmas Party on Dec. 14th at the
Shrine Center. We will be having some special guests from Shriners
Hospital. Yes, we will have"EMILY" and her family. Reservation will be
coming out in November.
"Keeper of Slim the Camel"
The Band would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. To the deer
hunter we hope you have success in the woods.
"The Keeper of Slim"
27th “HOLIDAY” CRAFT SHOW
HOMEMADE CRAFTS - CHINESE AUCTION
REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
SATURDAY
NOV. 1, 2013
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Admission $2.50
(Children 12 and under FREE)
Benefit Shrine Hospital Outpatient Clinics
Shrine Center
38th & Zuck
Erie, PA
Sponsored by
Selket Temple No. 140
Daughters of the Nile
For information call
725725-4329 or 725725-1360 or 899899-8741
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ZEM ZEM CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Saturday, December 13, 2013
10:00 AM
Featuring
Children’s visits with Santa Claus
Breakfast With Santa
Children & Grandchildren of Zem Zem Shriners Welcome!
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
Gifts will be provided for children 10 and under.
In order to guarantee your child receives a gift from Santa.
Please have your reservations in prior to
December 5th, 2013
Please mail your reservation to:
Gary Hepler
3102 Atlantic Avenue
Erie, PA 16506
CHILD’S NAME:
AGE:
M/F:
SHRINER’S NAME & # OF ADULTS ATTENDING:
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ZEM ZEM SHRINE OFFICE HOURS
ZEM ZEM SHRINE
RENTAL AVAILABLE
ZEM ZEM SHRINE IS OPEN
TUESDAY - FRIDAY 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 PM
CONTACT OFFICE
1-877-333-7775
Or Visit zemzembanquet.com
WEDDING RECEPTIONS, MEETINGS,
SHOWERS, REUNIONS, AND SO MUCH MORE
THE WELL OF ZEM ZEM HOURS:
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY 5:00 P.M. ???
LUNCH AND DINNER HOURS:
LUNCH: TUESDAY TO FRIDAY, 11:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.
DINNER: THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 4:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M.
November 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Clarion CSC
Ladies’ Night
DON Craft Show
2
3
4
5
2015 Calendar Mtg
Activities Mtg
Kilts
West CSC Lunch Mtg
Tri-Wheels Mtg
9
6
7
8
Arab Patrol Mtg/
Election of Officers
Crawford CSC Holiday Party & Installlation of Officers
Mercer CSC Presidents Ball
12
13
14
15
Warren CSC Mtg
Crawford CSC Mtg
Arab Patrol
Mecca Pote Ball
Clarion Trykes Mtg
Brass Band
Brass Band “Lunch
Bunch”
Ladies’ Night
Corry/Union City
Election Mtg
10
11
Brass Band
Cycle Corps
VETERANS DAY
Mercer CSC Mtg
Kilts
Ladies’ Night
CC Motor Patrol Mtg
Oriental Band Mtg
16
17
18
19
20
Brass Band
LOH Mtg
Hornets Mtg
ECSC Mtg
Kilts
Hospital Board Mtg
Knights of Mecca Qtrly
Mtg/Election of
Directors Staff Mtg
Col. Drake SC
Officers
Election of Officers
Elk CSC Dinner Mtg
26
27
23
24
25
Clown Mtg
Brass Band
Venango CSC Mtg
DON Mtg
Kilts
Fez Flyers Election of
Officers
30
Divan Mtg
THANKSGIVING
21
22
Decorate Temple for
Xmas (TF)
28
29
ZEM ZEM TEMPLE
2525 WEST 38TH STREET
ERIE PA 16506
December 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
2
3
4
Activities Mtg
Kilts
Clarion Trykes Mtg
Arab Patrol Mtg
Fri
5
Sat
6
Hornets Xmas Party
West CSC Lunch Mtg
Brass Band Xmas Party
Brass Band “Lunch Bunch”
7
Tri-Wheels Mtg
8
Brass Band
9
10
11
12
13
Kilts
Warren CSC Mtg
Clarion CSC Mtg
Brass Band Xmas Concert
Crawford CSC Mtg
Fez Flyer Xmas Party
Zem Zem Shrine
Children’s Xmas Party
Cycle Corps
Mercer CSC Mtg
CC Motor Patrol
Cycle Corps Xmas Party
14
15
16
17
18
Oriental Band Xmas
Party
Brass Band
LOH Xmas Party
Hostpital Board Mtg
Divan Mtg
Kilts
Hornets
ECSC Installation Mtg
Brass Band @ Pleasant
Ridge
21
Directors Staff Mtg
23
24
25
Brass Band
Venango CSC Xmas
Party
CHRISTMAS
EVE
CHRISTMAS
Fez Flyer Mtg
28
29
30
Brass Band
Kilts
20
Zem Zem Xmas Party
(canceled*)
Elk CSC Fellowship
22
Kilts
19
31
DAY
26
27