News | Akdar Shrine | Tulsa, OK http://akdarshrine.org Changing the World Through Caring for Kids Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:39:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 http://akdarshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-Shriners-32x32.png News | Akdar Shrine | Tulsa, OK http://akdarshrine.org 32 32 Featured Potentate Message 2025 http://akdarshrine.org/2023/02/28/677/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:21:51 +0000 http://akdarshrine.org/?p=677

Potentate’s Message

I just want to say Wow, what a great year we are having! Please come out and support our events and
make them even greater. I know that it is easy to let things get away from you and forget about what is
happening at the shrine, but I ask that each of you carve out some time to spend at an event or two this
May and June. You can make things happen at this temple if you want. If we are not doing anything that
interest you then let me know what you would like to see go on and maybe we can set something up
that will be more in line with those interest.
We have several events going on over the next two months. We have Vidalia onion sells, Merri-Makers
Sock Hop, LOSNA Grand Council Meeting in KC. and the Potentate’s Ball all in May.
In June we have the Mini Kar BBQ Dinner, the India Potentate’s Ball,
Fireworks Stand, and the beginning of the 151st Imperial Session in
Atlanta GA. We will need help with the Fireworks stand this year as
Harold and Doug will both be going to Atlanta that week. Please reach
out and let us know if you can help.
We had a good turnout for our Spring Ceremonial and so far, this year
we have 9 new Nobles in our temple. That is a great start, but I ask that
you get out there and visit we people and recruit someone to come to
the shrine. The only way we continue to grow in through your efforts.
Come out to shrine events and participate. Most importantly, we are
much stronger when we work together to make things happen.
I hope that everyone can make it to the Potentate’s Ball on May 31st
.
The Ball will be held at the temple this year and the cost will be $50.00
per person. We will have the Ice Breaker social on Friday night and the Ball will start at 6:00 p.m. on
Saturday. We are currently checking into hotels in the area where we can shuttle folks back and forth as
needed.
Strive to Thrive in 2025!!!
Yours in Hope and Faith,
Bobby Benn, Potentate

 

 

 

]]> Shriners Legacy Program http://akdarshrine.org/2017/11/06/news-post-1/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 05:08:44 +0000 http://akdarshrine.org/?p=98 The Shriners’ Legacy Program: Strengthening Our Fraternal Bonds –

As Shriners, we are part of an international organization that strengthens us individually, enhances our families and makes us part of a history of brotherhood and camaraderie. And, as Shriners, we also have the opportunity to be legacies. The Legacy Program helps strengthen our fraternal bonds with those closest to us, and allows members to honor the many men before us who laid the foundation of our great fraternity. Each February, which is now designated as Legacy Month, temples are encouraged to host Legacy Nights to promote membership and honor the members who have taken part in this program. Throughout the month, Shriners International will also share stories of legacy families in our various publications and on our websites in recognition of their dedication to the Shriners fraternity. For many men, being a Shriner is a family tradition that stretches across generations. The Legacy Program is a way to honor this special bond. Families who are Leaving a Legacy: Meet the Maxwells For the Maxwell family, being a Shriner is a way of life. Mark Maxwell is the administrator of Ainad Shriners in East St. Louis, Illinois. He and his four brothers, John, Bob, Mike and Glenn, are also members of Ainad. Mark, his four brothers, his sister, and his son and daughter all worked at the temple as teenagers or young adults. Mark’s father, Russell Maxwell, who started the family legacy, joined the fraternity after returning home from World War II. The Maxwell brothers were among the first to formally join the Legacy Program. To them, the program honors the fraternal bond that is so tightly wound around them. “We are very proud to have a family with such a rich history in Shriners International and Ainad,” said Mark. We encourage all of our legacy families to join the Maxwells and register in the Legacy Program today.

To learn more about the Maxwells and the Legacy Program, please download our Legacy Program one sheet.

For more information, please contact the membership development office via e-mail or call 813-281-0300.

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