ASIYA SALAAM
We are having a great start to the
year! We will continue our renovation
on our entry and dining area making it
more appealing for others to rent. I
would like to make our Shrine Center
something that we are all proud of!
Potentate Message
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Special Announcement
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Supreme Photo Contest
Calendar of Events
Elected/Appointed Divan
We hope that you have enjoyed our January and February activities such as the
Super Bowl Crab Feed, it was amazing! And the
“Reception” held at Columbia-Brotherhood was a great
event. A big thank you to all who helped put these
events together!
Hospital Board
As you know, we have been trying to be more visible
in the community and it is starting to pay off. Again
this year we attended the San Mateo Chamber of Commerce evening event and we were well received. They
know who we are and what we are all about.
DUCS Mee=ng Announcement
Also, we had representatives at the official visit of the
Supreme Queen of The Daughters of the Nile in Burlingame. The Supreme Queen had a wonderful time at the
Grosvenor Hotel in South San Francisco.
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March Event No=ces
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Arabian Director Message
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Sultan’s of the Salaam
Hospital Update
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Around ASIYA Country
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Tribute Bobby D. Holloway
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WSA 2015 Las Vegas
Legion of Honor Message
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Additionally the Nileart breakfast was well attended
and our Nobles, helped at the Nileart Pancake Breakfast, as we always do, to support them. The Nileart
helps raise money for the Shriners Hospital.
Patrol Special Message
Then our very own “Patrol” had their Annual Roll Call.
It was very well attended.
Asiya Ceremonial
4 Star Visita=on
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We have some great events coming up in March! Once
again, everyone will have fun at the Wah Ying Club in
San Francisco for the Chinese New Year's Parade viewing. This is the largest Chinese New Year's Parade outside of Asia. Then we have the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in San Francisco on March 14th, following the parade we will have a lite meal at the Temple. So everyone gear up to participate. I really hope to see all of you
at these events!
Black Camel
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Roaring 2o’s Speakeasy night
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Special Thank You Message
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Temple Business Message
Coming Events
Remember “It’s Nobility Time”; it’s all about you!
In the sunshine of the Shrine,
John A. O’Bermudez
Potentate, Asiya Shrine
Note: All announcements for events listed in the
Salaam are for the beneﬁt of Asiya Shrine Center,
Units and Clubs. Payments are not deduc=ble as
charitable contribu=ons, unless otherwise stated.
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Shrine Calendar of Events
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March
M
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Monterey County SC SM
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Monterey County Club 5 PM
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Chinese New Year Parade
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Good Friday
8
Daylight Savings Time
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Easter
9
(Fall back- Spring Ahead)
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South Bay Stated Mtg.
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Legion of Honor SM
Divan Mtg.
Nobles All
Please note the new Asiya Stated Mee=ng dinner =me will be,
6:15 PM. All other stated
mee=ng evenings =mes will
remain the same. The Asiya
stated mee=ngs will start
promptly at 7:30 PM, as always.
Execu=ve Director
R&G Stated Mtg. 5:30 PM
12 Greek Easter
10 Arabians SM 6 PM
13 Legion of Honor 12:30 PM
11 Rod & Gun Club SM
14 Divan MeeVng 6 PM
South Bay SC SM
15 –19 SDA Savanna, GA
12 Asiya Temple SM 6PM
Past Masters Shrine Club
14 St. Patrick’s Day Parade &
Santa Cruz SC Lunch 11 AM
St. Patrick’s Day BBQ
16 Patrol Stated Mtg.
15 South Bay Pancake Breakfast
17—19 Nomads Shrine Club Weekend
16 SecVon Crew SM
20 Crew Stated Mtg. 5:30 PM
17 Los Gatos Camel Herders SM
21 Los Gatos Camel Herders
Mounted Patrol SM
Mounted Patrol Stated Mtg.
San Benito SC SM
San Benito SC Stated Mtg.
Twin Peaks SM
Twin Peaks SC Stated Mtg.
18 Past Masters SC SM
19 Patrol SM
PP
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22 –26 WSA Las Vegas, NV
Clowns Stated Mtg.
20-22 Nomads Weekend
23 Temple Greeters Stated Mtg.
21 2016 Calendar Mtg. 9 AM
28 Arabian Band PracVce 6 PM
23 Marshal’s Night
29 Tri-Shrine Yacht Club
24 Arabians Band PracVce
29—May 2 R&G Shasta Trip
25 Clowns SM
Tri Shrine Yacht Club SM
26 Temple Greeters SM
28 SFBSRCLC RecogniVon Fundraiser
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ASIYA SALAAM
Elective Divan
John Bermudez, Potentate ……………
(650) 333-6823
Thomas Burkard, Jr., Chief Rabban …… (415) 850-4858
Michael Dwyer, Assistant Rabban ………(415) 271-2300
Ronan Erickson, High Priest & Prophet …(415) 740-9563
John Anson, Oriental Guide ……………. (831) 234-2310
Lawrence Leon, Treasurer ………………(650) 345-4300
Sam Yee, Recorder ………………………(650) 345-4300
Appointed Divan
Howard Feinberg………….…...1st Ceremonial Master
Michael Castelan ………….…..2nd Ceremonial Master
George Terry …..……………....Marshal
Richard Modolo …………….…Executive Director
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Vol. 47 No. 3
Published Monthly except during
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bulle=n by Asiya Shriners, 1925
Elkhorn Court, San Mateo, CA
94403, (650) 345-4300. Outside
local area call (800) 953-4300.
Annual Subscrip=on es=mated at
$20.00 (included in dues).
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Paul Ladd ……………………...Outer Guard
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Paul Salamy …………………...Outer Guard
James Toy…… ………………..Chaplain
Ron Sickler …...……………….Orator
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Chinese New Year’s Dinner
And Parade Watching
to
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Club.
March 21, 2015
Calendar
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[email protected]
Wah Ying
727 Clay St., San Francisco
4:30 pm Embalming begins
7:00 pm: Buﬀet Dinner
Only $5.00 per person
Deadline for reserva8ons: Tuesday, March 3
Go to: Asiyashriners.com for reserva=ons or call the Asiya oﬃce.
Asiya Shriners, 1925 Elkhorn Court, San Mateo, CA 94403
(650-345-4300)
2016
8:30 AM Donuts
9:00 AM Meeting
If you have
programs you
want included
in 2016 this is
the time to
bring them up.
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Saturday, March 14
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A meal to follow at the Asiya Center
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Choice of two Meeting Places
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1. Meet at the Asiya Center and ride up to San Francisco in the Various Parade Vehicles.
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The vehicles
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will leave Asiya no later than 9am. Be there before 8:30 am and help get everything
ready to go.
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2. Meet in San Francisco on 2nd Street between Folsom & Harrison. Be there before 10 am Note:
There is no reserved
reserv
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ed oor street parking at the assembly area. Either ride Muni, Bart or Car Pool & Park
in a ppublic in a lot.
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Uniforms
Uniform
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If in a specified Parade Unit, then wear the parade uniform specified by your Director. Wear your
Fez. For Nobles
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less no
not in a parade Unit, then wea
wear
ea your Unit colors or casual. Wear your Fez. Divan
wear is Divan
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“A” Uniform & wear your Fez.
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There will be hot dogs & Hamburgers at the Asiya Shrine Center following the parade for all!
Your Lady may ride on the Asiya Trolley
ley
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ASIYA SALAAM
Arabian
Director
Message
What happened to Winter?
The socks have come oﬀ and
my roses have new ﬂowers.
As I write this I can only
think of golf on a sunny day,
walking my dog in a polo
shirt, and playing the tambourine with a bunch of fantas=c musicians who play
well as the World Champions Oriental Band.
and we will conﬁrm the permission with all appropriate Presidents of Clubs and Directors of Units. I will
take care of the communica=on with the assistance
of George Masson, who is the Director of Units and
Clubs. Keep your instrument in your trunk of your
car. Plan to come to rehearsal night at the Temple
and enjoy the food, fellowship and music. I am totally awed and privileged to be member of the Arabians
and to represent you for this year and forever.
I am going to the San Mateo Chamber of Commerce
Awards Night Dinner on the 12th of February at the
Marriod in San Mateo. $100.00 per pop. Maybe we
can wiggle in to play at the Dinner; probably not this
year; I am sure they already have their agenda, but
I was duly impressed with the talent demonstrated maybe next year. I will talk to them.
at our rehearsal night where our horn/reed players
were given the new compe==on song for WASOB, Lastly, Asiya will probably be a host for the ChamLuau, and without any hesita=on, under the direc- bers weekly mixer and we can plan to play at the
=on of George Masson, played the song through as if event.
they had played it many =mes beforehand. I was
truly impressed. The tambourine players kept beat Thanks for your con=nual support.
and radle with the bass drum.
Director
We are hos=ng WASOB, which most of you know is
listed on the Calendar in July. We may change this (a.k.a.: Humble Tambourine Player)
=me; we will adjust the Calendar accordingly. We
“Good Night, Bobby Holloway; you will be missed.”
should know within a week or so.
,
It is our plan for the year to play at any event we can
You can become a “Sultan of the Salaam” and have
your name listed in each 2015 issue of the Salaam
for a small dona=on of $25. Dona=ons will be used
to improve the Salaam. Send your check to “ASIYA
Shrine” nota=on SALAAM Supporter. Mail to ASIYA
Center or call (650) 345-4300 with Credit Card info.
Sultan’s of the Salaam
Charles Dobbs
Gus Lopez
Alvin & Bedy Lai Wong Patrick Judge
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Shiners Hospitals’ ﬂoat, =tled
‘A Million Stories of Hope and
Healing,’ embodies the 2015
Rose
Parade
theme
–
“Inspiring Stories.” The ﬂoat
focuses on story books represen=ng Shriners Hospitals for
Children’s pa=ent success stories, made possible by the encouragement and strength
they found at Shriners Hospitals for Children.
for Children mascot and honorary member of the Shriners
fraternity is present in the design as a symbol of comfort,
closeness and joyfulness. Each
page represents the dreams of
a child who found encouragement and strength at Shriners
Hospitals to follow their
dreams and be who they want
to be. It is the story of the
more than one million children
Shriners Hospitals has cared
Fezzy, the Shriners Hospitals for since 1922.
22.
You will be hearing about a new development for the
Shriners Hospital— The twin Ci=es Shriners Hospital
in Minneapolis will pay to be a part of the Mayo Clinic
Care Network, though addi=onal costs will not be
passed on to our pa=ents. This will help the twin
Ci=es hospital., as they are currently struggling.
Dr.
department for 2014 has
Dr Pleasure’s research
search d
wriden more than 70 papers—we don’t give our research department enough credit for the great work
they do with new ideas that help our kids.
The Memorial//Honorarium dona=ons for 2014 were
$946,721 and straight dona=ons were $1,498,380 for
This new agreement means improved care for our a total of $2,455,101 in dona=ons to the Sacramento
pa=ents and a beder future for our hospital. The hospital alone-what a great year!
Mayo Clinic doctors have been doing work with the
The 2014 orthopedic pa=ent ac=vity for year-end
Shriners Hospitals and their pa=ents for over 30
analysis is as follows; Out pa=ent visits were 16,674;
years.
new referrals approved were 3,374 kids; volunteer
We will remain an independent organiza=on and our hours totaled 49,124; casts for the kids were 3,307;
pa=ents will stay at their home hospital. Everyone clinical laboratory was 20,502; new burn pa=ent ac=vknows about the Mayo Clinic—maybe this will help ity referrals were 823 with a total out pa=ent visits of
get the word out about Shriners Hospitals even 4,342—that is a lot of pa=ents! Unfortunately there
beder.
are too many kids that had problems last year, but we
are doing really well for the kids in being able to care
Now about our Sacramento hospital—This year the
of them!
opera=ng budget was approved for $49,493,524
which includes the Cerebral Palsy Expansion Program;
Pediatric Surgery Programs; POPS program (pediatric,
orthopedics and prosthe=cs services LLC); and the 2013 Potentate
hospital opera=ng budget.
Emeritus and Past Chairman
Dennis E. Griffin
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ASIYA SALAAM
A Tribute to Bobby D. Holloway
From one Veteran to another, nobody knows the diﬃcul=es you went through
as a prisoner of war. We have read your book and can only imagine the challenges that you faced. We thank you for your service.
I can only thank you from the bodom of my heart for all the =me you spent at
the Shrine Center and as Emeritus status – this only shows the =me, energy and
support you rendered over the years.
Your last wish to me was keep the Shriners Hospitals strong and your love for
the Children’s Hospital not be lost – We will make sure the Shriners Hospitals are
there for the children – this wish will not be kept a secret!
You are a great Shriner and Patriot – we will miss you. Rest in Peace Brother.
2013 Potentate
Wishing to aaend see Mike Dwyer, Assistant Rabban
Via, Via Las Vegas!
April 22—April 26, 2015
Westgate Las Vegas Hotel & Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
Room Reserva=ons: hdps://resweb.passkey.com/go/WSA2015
Or 1-800-635-7711 Conven=on Code: WSA2015
Schedule of Events and Registra=on coming soon at:
www.el-zaribah.org/WSA2015
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The Legion of Honor February stated
mee=ng and lunch at Luce=s in San
Mateo was wonderful. We welcomed
back Everede Clark, Al Nadler and Paul
(the new Chaplain) Ladd. Paul also
handed out US Veteran Challenge coins
to all present. We are very close to ordering our new uniforms, and we are all
looking forward to this change in uniforms. (No more yellow jackets.) As always we are looking for a few good Nobles, who are veterans of the Armed
Forces, to become Legion of Honor No-
bles. Last but not least the "In Honor"
Flag pins (triangular) will now be part of
our uniform. It will be worn centered
and just above the name tag on all uniforms. If you are interested in ﬁnding
our more about the Legion of Honor,
please contact Gary Shweid
([email protected] or 650 302-4639).
Un=l we meet again,
Carry on !
Gary Shweid, Commander
jackets.
A hearpelt thanks to
all the Patrolmen x" March 14th Saturday is the Saint Patwho adended the
rick’s Parade. More info in March
Mass
Installa=on.
General Orders.
You made our Temple and me very x" March 19th Patrol Stated Mee=ng
proud.
Our Patrol tailor has suﬀered a loss to her
It was good to see a place of business due to a ﬁre. One of our
Past Captain of the Patrol as our Illustrious own was also displaced from his place of
Potentate. We are in good hands with the work in the same ﬁre and we wish him
well. I will try to ﬁnd another source to
Illustrious Bermudez PC at the helm.
have jackets, etc. made. Meanwhile if you
February 19th is our Annual Roll call and is are a Patrolman who is without a uniform
coming up fast. Hors d’oeuvres start at please wear Khakis pants, black shoes and
6PM. Please get you check into our Adju- a white short sleeve dress shirt with a bolo
tant Patrolman Manneh ASAP. This even- =e to our events or parades.
ing will not disappoint. We have hired a
ﬁne chef and will be serving Prime Rib with Sincerely and Fraternally,
all the ﬁxings.
Patrol Captain
x" March 12th the Patrol will be bringing
in the Flag for the Shrine Stated
mee=ng. Uniform will be our white
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ASIYA SALAAM
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I was Queen of Islam Temple No. 25,
Daughters of the Nile in 1993. Since
then, I have seen the Daughters of the
Nile and the Shriners in San Francisco/
San Mateo become very close, recognizing that working together for the
Children, we do make a difference!
When our Hospital moved to Sacramento, our Sewing Group lost our
meeting place; you have provided a
place for us to do our work, along
with storage space for our supplies; I
personally thank you for this! We have
used your facility for so many occasions and were not charged a fee; I personally thank you for this as the free
rent allowed for a higher profit for our
donations to our greatest philanthropyTHE SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR
CHILDREN!
members of my Temple.
Again, thank you from the bottom of
my heart for the honor bestowed
upon me and the members of my
Temple. look forward to working
together with you and sharing the
pleasure with my Temple-all
“Shriners are not made they are Created”
Petitions for the Ceremonial are in the office or online
Shrine Ceremonial is $225.00*
Includes meals for both candidate and significant other, Fez, Dues
Card and fellowship. There will be a special event for the ladies.
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North America
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was founded
in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1903, when the
Ladies of Osiris Shriners
were invited to attend
the social events and
festivities of a Spring
Ceremonial. The
Shriners departed for
their Initiation Ceremony, the Ladies were
having so much fun,
they didn't’ want to
stop. They surveyed
the McClure Hotel and
in a joyous mood, began to parade through
the halls. They eventually arrived at one of
the hotel’s conference
rooms. The doors were
closed, a guard was
set, and within that
room, with dignity and
sincerity, and the first
session of the Ladies’
Oriental Shrine of North
America was held and
Isis Court No. 1. The
LOSNA is not an auxiliary of the Ancient Arabic
Order of the Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine. They
are a separate and distinct
Order.
Today, the LOSNA has
over 16,000 members
in 76 Courts across
North America.
Islam Temple No. 25
Daughters of the Nile
le
Daughters of the Nile is an international fraternal
organization that has prospered as a social and
charitable organization since 1913. Our members:
x" Contribute more than 1.7 million dollars annually to the Shriners Hospitals for Children®
x" Volunteer and sew garments, quilts, and other necessary items
Support over 139 Daughters of the Nile Organizations in the United States and Canada
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In Memoriam
Lawrence V. Brown
Edwin D. Jolley
John J. Lee
Bobby D. Holloway
R.V. Jack Ervin
John Kienitz
Vancouver, WA
Fremont, CA
Boring, OR
San Rafael, CA
Pacifica, CA
Rohnert Park, CA
44 yrs.
35 yrs.
33 yrs.
29 yrs.
56 yrs.
40 yrs.
For membership calll :
(408) 832
322-1233
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www.asiyashriners.com.
www.
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It’s easy, fast and we want you
to try iit.
Lastly, we would like to begin cultivating a new culture at
our Sh
Shrine, the culture of participation, and you will hear
more aabout it throughout a year. However, one thing we
already know for sure, we have a lot of work to do to make
Dear Ladies, Nobility and Friends,
Asiya Shriners the best Temple in the realm, and we need
2015 has been treating us pretty good thus far. We already volunteers to make this dream come true! If you happened
enjoyed quite a few good movies together at our weekly to have free time and if you are interested please email us
Thursday Nights. If you haven’t joined us yet, please be at: [email protected]
our guest. We usually meet on Thursdays at 6:00PM at the
Club Room, and a lot of us bring a snack or dessert to Have a wonderful month!
share during the flick. Please make sure to check your Sincerely,
email, our Facebook page or Asiya app for the schedule of
upcoming movies.
We also hope that by this time you are fully taking advantage of being able to pay for our Temple events online
- Business Administrator
www.asiyashriners.com
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