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SHRINE SPORTS BASH,

                                            STATE TRAP CHAMPIONSHIP
                      AND FRATERNAL FUNDRAISERS NOW IN OUR SIGHTS

                                                             by Andy Young

      Well, we reach the mid-point of a busy      charity cash. We are on target (literally)     Looking further ahead, we will again
    and rewarding year following another          for a record year in both of these           challenge Rajah and Boumi trap shooters
    enjoyable shoot at the White Oak Rod          projects. Sure hope you have been part       for the Tri-Shrine trophy when we travel
    and Gun Club in May and  now look             of it!                                       to Rajah's lion' s den in Reading later this
    directly ahead to our next monthly shoot        Close at hand in our sights is another     summer. Rajah, as host has not yet given
    at the Millvale Sportsman's Club June 2.      great event...the Shriners Hospital-Erie     us a date, but what we do know is that
    While the winter weather was not kind,        Charity Sporting Clays event on July         we need every available Syria Shriner's
    we survived and now enjoy the more            15 at Seven Springs. Our Gun Club is         Gun Club shooter to participate if we
    pleasant days. June offers us some very       a sponsor of this event which, in 2017       are to have a shot at bringing home the
    special days. Simultaneously, the major       raised over $100,000 for the hospital.       Tri-Shrine cup. It has been absent way
    PA State Trap Championship in                 This event, in addition to the great         too long, so keep your trap gun ready and
    Eleysburg, PA is on the calendar where        charitable support it provides, offers an    watch for the notice. This could be OUR
    many of our top guns will compete for         outstanding day of Sporting Clays            year. In the meantime, we ask our
    more ATA trophies. This activity provides     shooting on the premier Seven Springs        members to please come out to our
    us with the opportunity to  raise             course along with great prizes, delicious    monthly shoots. Suggest ways to
    significant funds for our Fraternal charity   food and fellowship. There is still time     improve our attendance as our officers
    efforts, while at the same time, June 16,     to register for this event by calling event   and "regular" shooters are now
    other members enjoy the Shrine Sports         chair Jim Nassif at 412-527-1779. This       considering. We're listening!
    Bash, selling Gun Club raffle tickets,        shoot qualifies as a charitable event
    eating and raising additional Fraternal       under IRS 501(c) 3 regs.





                                        DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE (DON)
                                                          Airys Temple No 48

     The Daughters of the Nile Open             installation of the New Supreme Queen.            Of course, September is MASA,
   Installation of Officers was held on         Then the new Supreme Queen will visit the       where the Ladies support their
   March 18, 2018. Amy Schultz was              Airys Temple for another Ceremonial of new      husbands at the various competitions
   installed as the Queen for the 2018-2019     members in August.                              at Virginia Beach. October will be the
   year. The new Officers will hold their                                                       next DON Craft Show. November is
   positions from April 2018 through March                                                      the third Ceremonial for new
   2019. This will be a flurry of activity for                                                  members as well as Founder’s Day
   the next few months for all of the                                                           being celebrated. As you will notice,
   Officers. The beginning of June will be                                                      we do a lot with only having one
   the first Ceremonial, where new                                                              meeting per month (2nd Saturday).
   members will be installed. Middle of June                                                    If you are interested in joining our
   is the Gun Bash, where the winning ticket                                                    group of Ladies, please refer to the
   will be pulled for our “Guns and Roses”                                                      photograph of our Officers and speak
   handgun Fundraiser. The last full week                                                       to anyone of them. We will be glad to
   of June is a trip to the Supreme session in                                                  have you!
   Cincinnati, OH to participate in the


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