Penny Farthing Unit Spaghetti Dinner, April 1,2017

The Penny Farthing Unit held a Spaghetti Dinner, on April 1, 2017. It was an enjoyable evening.

Many thanks to Nobles Jim Pomerleau and Reijo Luoma for submitting these images. 😁😁

The official opening of the new Motion-Analysis (Gait Lab) Clinic at our Montreal Hospital

Sudbury Shriners were well represented at the official opening of the new Motion-Analysis (Gait Lab) Clinic at our Montreal Hospital – the most advanced of its kind in the Shriners network. Firstly, Lady Marion Searle, Past High Priestess of Bokhara Court No. 22 and Noble Chuck were present. Lady Marion was part of the Court’s major funding contribution of $500K for the Gait Lab. And, as an aside, this was the project that our Club donated $10,000 to in 2015 in support of Bokhara Court’s project. Secondly, Noble Phil and Lady Simone Finkle were also in attendance. Lady Simone had been previously honoured for a major personal contribution. Not one to let an opportunity go by, she arrived at the Hospital this time with 80 hand-made teaching dolls. For the uninitiated, like me, teaching dolls are used by medical staff to outline impending surgery to the children. Post surgery, the patients keep the dolls.
During the tour at the opening, a staff member was demonstrating one of the dolls that had been used. And, “Yes! You guessed it.”, it was one of Lady Simone’s dolls from an earlier contribution. If you are drawn to folk who just quietly go about a hobby/project you would be impressed with the dedication and pride of Lady Simone to this project.
The motion-analysis clinic or Gait Lab allows researchers, kinesiologists, occupational therapists and technicians to analyze the gait of patients through a series of cameras and specialized instrumentation. Patients in wheelchairs will also be assessed to see how they use their hands to roll the wheels forward to minimize repetitive strains.

Article written by Noble Nels Conroy

 Images supplied by Noble Phil Finkle

Cold Sands Ceremony

On March 10th the Club hosted our first ever Cold Sands Ceremony to initiate Milt Fleming and  Peter Salvas. The two poor camel herders were found wandering in the desert near the entrance to 259 Elm Street but were judged to be worthy of joining the Nobles of the Sudbury Shrine Club.

The Club was particularly honoured to have
Illustrious Sir David Rawn, High Priest and Prophet Bill Sweet, Director John Hindle and Outer Guard William Sanders leading the ceremony. Other cast members included Sudbury Nobles Ambassador Barry Tooley, President Nels Conroy, Dave Sykes and Rob Fleming. It was extra special to have Rob initiate his Dad and
subsequently Fez him.

The event was very well attended with 25 Nobles observing the ceremony and welcoming our newest members. Thanks to some creative forethought from Noble Secretary Chuck, they were able to take home a keepsake of the event signed by the gathered nobility.

Many thanks to Noble McIvor for these images.