March has been an exciting month for Zem Zem Shrine. Colonel Drake had another successful Reverse Raffle. The food was amazing. High Priest and Prophet Garry Rhodes (Mercer County Shrine Club President) and Mercer County Shrine Club had a great night at the races. If you missed either event please plan on attending them next year. They are truly great events year in year out. The Divan just got back from Spring Masa where again the importance of membership was emphasized. We all could do better at bringing in new members. I know I can do more. The only way to grow the fraternity is to get and keep new members. The black camel is a tough animal to outpace, but this is truly the world's greatest fraternity. Zem Zem had the honor of Imperial Potentate Richard Burke and his lady Judy joining us in our hospitality room for an hour. The two are incredibly down to earth and great people. If you have not heard their story of why he became active in the Shrine then please watch the video. https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdPswjsUjc&t=523s

April is an exciting month. We have Warren County's famous Oyster Stag, Mercer County has their meat bingo and we have a quarterly meeting. We also have Calendar Books in at the Temple office.

May has many great events but the Amish Auction put on by Lou Carbough and the Tri-Wheels is this year in New Wilmington, PA and moved to a Saturday. Please come out and show your support for the auction. The past several years this Auction has been the leading fundraiser for our temple. My ball will be at the end of May and I would love to see you guys there. Lets have a great year and thanks for

everything everyone does for this amazing Fraternity. We couldn't do it without our nobles and their

families.

Thank you,

Ill. Sir Andrew Acker