Jeffrey B. Stephenson, Past Chairman and Emeritus Member of the Board of Governors at Shriners Children’s Erie, presented a check for $1,200 on behalf of the Erie County Shrine Club to Charlie Murphy, Chairman of the Board of Governors.
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Greeting Nobles & Ladies
The Zem Zem Activities Committee have a few fundraisers scheduled to help cover the costs of our activities for 2024.
Please let us know if you are able to help us in any of these fundraisers.
Saturday April 6th, 2024
Michaels Mercer Raceway – Chiller Thriller Race (Mercer, PA)
Help sell 50/50 tickets (more details to follow)
Sunday August 25th, 2024
Zem Zem Shrine - Gun & Purse Bingo (Erie, PA) (more details to follow)
Get Chinese Raffle prizes.
Help sell bingo cards, Chinese raffle tickets, 50/50 tickets.
Help sell extra tickets before each game.
Possibly deliver food from kitchen.
General help
Saturday September 14th, 2024
Zem Zem Shrine – Sportsman Spectacular (Erie, PA) (Mug Game)
Help sell tickets during the Mug Game
Please let us know if you can help the Activities Committee with any of these dates.
Please contact the following and let us know what you can help with.
Garry Rhodes
Lori Rhodes
northernlightstanninggrovecity@gmail.com
Gary Courtney
Thank you very much,
Activities Committee
Zem Zem Shrine was granted a dispensation December 22, 1892, chartered August 16, 1892, the third Shrine Temple in Pennsylvania. Syria Temple in Pittsburgh in 1877, Lu Lu Temple in Philadelphia in 1884, preceded Zem Zem to the Shrine. Rajah Temple in Reading in 1893, Irem Temple in Wilkes-Barre in 1895, Jaffa Temple in Altoona in 1903 and Zembo Temple in Harrisburg in 1904 comprise the seven Temples in Pennsylvania.
For many years our Temple held ceremonials first in Gable Hall in downtown Erie, and at such places as the Maennerchor, Elks auditorium, Masonic Temple Colonial, Shea’s Columbia Theater and a public auditorium.
In the early 1900’s, the temple purchased a home at 124 East 8th Street and it was the Temple’s location until February 12, 1980, when fire destroyed the building. Zem Zem Shrine continued at the address until it moved to the present location at 2525 West 38th Street. read more…
The hospitals focus on four specialized areas of care:
Orthopedic Care – medical and rehabilitative services for children with congenital deformities and conditions, problems resulting from orthopedic injuries, and diseases of the neuromusculoskeletal system.
Burn Care– treatment for acute and non-acute burn injuries and related scarring, along with physical rehabilitation and emotional support.
Spinal Cord Injury– spinal cord injury rehabilitation specifically for children, offering some of the most advanced treatment in the country, with full range of services.
Cleft Lip and Palate Care– coordinated, comprehensive multidisciplinary care for children with this condition.
Learn more about Shriners Hospitals for Children by visiting…
http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org
Shriners International is, at its most basic level, a fraternity.
It all started in Manhattan in 1870 when some members of what’s considered the world’s oldest fraternity – Masonry – were hanging out at their favorite tavern. They felt that Masonry, which traces its roots to stonemasons and craftsmen of the Middle Ages, was a tad too focused on ritual. These guys wanted a fraternity that stressed fun and fellowship.
Two of those gentlemen – Walter M Fleming, M.D., and Billy Florence, an actor – took that idea and ran with it. Florence came up with the idea for a Near Eastern-themed party after attending a party thrown by an Arabian diplomat. Fleming added the structure, drafting the fraternity’s name, initiation rites, rituals and rules. Together, Fleming and Florence designed the fraternity’s emblem, devised a salutation and determined that the red fez with the black tassel would be the group’s official headgear.
The first chapter, Mecca Shriners, met in New York City in 1872. As word got out about the fledgling organization, membership grew rapidly, spreading across the U.S. In the early 1900s, membership spread into Canada, Mexico and Panama.Today, Shriners International is a fraternity with nearly 200 temples in several countries, thousands of clubs around the world and hundreds of thousands of members dedicated to the principles of brotherly love, relief and truth.
Read more at http://www.shrinersinternational.org
Zem Zem Dining
Open to the Public!
Coming Events...
2024 FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES
MASA LEGIONS OF HONOR
SPRING MTG - CHANGE OF COMMAND
May 10~12, 2024
ZEM ZEM MOTOR CORPS STEAK FRY & AUCTION
May 11, 2024
COL DRAKE STEAK FRY
May 11, 2024
2024 POTENTATE TRIP
May 21~24, 2024
ZEM ZEM POTENTATE’S BALL
June 1, 2024
COMMUNITY DAY & CAR SHOW
June 2, 2024
ZEM ZEM MOTOR PATROL
GOLF OUTING
June 9, 2024
CORRY-UC SHRINE MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
June 29, 2024
COL DRAKE MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
August 25, 2024
FALL MASA NOTICE
September 4 ~ 7, 2024
An Unique Ability
Morgan Zaffino
Warren Hornet Mark Zaffino’s daughter is a patient of the Shriners Hospital for Children Erie…
Become A Shriner