In 1922, the Shriners dedicated themselves to providing expert medical care for children without financial obligation to patients or their families.

Today, that philanthropic effort supports 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children across North America that provide specialized medical care for children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate.

Many Shriners Hospitals for Children are also premier medical research centers and are affiliated with top academic medical institutions in North America.

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www.facebook.com/shrinershospitalsforchildren

www.facebook.com/shrinersinternational

Local Facebook Groups:

YAARAB Shrine

YAARAB Shrine Circus

YAARAB Directors Staff

YAARAB Red Devil Clowns

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Thank you for this tremendous opportunity to serve as your Imperial Potentate this year. I have devoted much of my life to this organization, and I am truly honored to be elected for this role.

Walter Breuning was born in Melrose, Minnesota, on September 21, 1896. He worked for the Great Northern Railroad from 1913 to 1963. A member of Great Falls, Montana Lodge No. 118 since 1925 having served as Worshipful Master in 1934, he served as Lodge Secretary for 25 years, from 1945 to 1970. Since joining the Scottish Rite in 1937, Valley of Great Falls, he has served on various work committees, including Director of Work, from 1940 to 1985. Breuning served as Venerable Master in 1950, received the K.C.C.H. in 1949, and was coroneted a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1958.

If you don’t think former President Gerald Ford, astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, country crooner Brad Paisley and race car driver Sam Hornish Jr., have anything in common besides celebrity, you need the Shriner Primer.

If you think that "Potentate" is the strength of hot sauce that lies somewhere between "mild" and "hot" at your favorite burrito joint, you need the Shriner Primer.

Shriners, family and friends will gather in St. Louis – known as the Gateway to the West – for the 134th Imperial Council Session June 29-July 3.

“The presence of the St. Louis Shriners Hospital and support from Moolah Shriners make this location an excellent choice,” said Imperial Potentate Bernard J. Lemieux, M.D. “And there are many attractions and great things to do in this city.”