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CLOWNING AROUND
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VOS Is Now On Our
Well it's June, half the year is shot and at the West Mifflin Volunteer Fire Co. Website!
I have no idea as to where it went. It seems #2. Jack”Bubbles” Jones will be head
that the older I become the more the roll of clown for the Crohns/Colitis Walk at The Voice of Syria is now available to
paper concept rings true. ”Officer Murfy” Riverfront Park on the north shore on the read and/or print from our Website,
our Illustrious Captain has the Harige Unit 10th of this month. The South Hills Paper www.syriashriners.org.
quite busy as usual. We participated at Drive scheduled for 6 days this month by From the home page, click “Voice of
parades in Pittsburgh on St. Patrick's Day Al Douglas will be at Sam’s Club in West Syria” and you will find the
as well as Memorial Day in Lawrenceville, Mifflin and Shop and Save in Bethel June 2018, and past issues of the
Coraopolis and Monroeville. Park. Al has learned from experience that Voice of Syria in pdf. format.
In support of our mascot Chester, but having clowns involved will increase Select which issue you wish to view
most likely for the fun to be had, the “Doo donations. and scroll through to view each page.
Dah Parade” in Ocean City, New Jersey The proceeds from these drives will be You can print the entire issue or what
was attended. The invitation to this yearly given through the Pittsburgh Shriners ever pages you want. Watch for each
event was conveyed from the Crescent Luncheon Club as part of the Erie Gives future issue as it is published.
Temple Clowns to Mike “Mugsy” Aaron, Program in hopes of receiving matching
P.P. Traveling with heand Chester were funds and having Syria become the
Capt.Vince ”Officer Murfy” Bachar, 1st highest donor. Last year we had 6 clowns
Lt.Rob “Splotchee” Brinkley,and Ray involved for 4 days and helped
”Hobie” Anderson. The parade being billed accumulate $2,000. To all Units, Clubs & Caravans
as a “Salute to Humor” has the same We just completed a Car Show Gig for
trappings as all other parades except for Rainbow Volunteer Fire Dept. at White If you maintain your own
the 600 Bassett Hounds that were also in Oak Park. Thanks to John ”Hissie” mailing list, you might want
attendance. ”Mugsy” expressed that Hisero we concluded 1 of our 4 gigs for to use the Recorder’s office to
Chester was in his glory as the only Bassett the Pine Cove Swim Club in Charleroi. purge your membership
that is an official Shrine Clown Mascot. He We always enjoy working there as there
also assured me that this accomplishment is a lot to see and we eat for free. The mailing lists.
will not impact Chester’s behavior as he Harige Unit always has an active
will always be ready to sign autographs. schedule but we have yet to reach a point This needs to be corrected at
Our harlequins of mayhem always in which we can not add more. Please get least annually, as the Shrine has
being eager and ready to assist others in touch with “Officer Murfy”
added their support to the Jaffa Shrine bacharv@consolidated.net or “Bubbles” the master list that is updated
Clowns at their circus held in Altoona. jackjones11@reagan.com for further daily with suspensions, deaths
This standing reciprocal invitation has details. and demits.
formed a bond over the years and hope- In this era of fake news there is one
fully will always be continued. The thing that you can count on and take to
entertaining fellowship displayed by both the bank. That is the good time that will
units is appreciated by fans as well as both be had at the Harige Unit Shrine Family
Shrine Centers. Being the travelers we are, Picnic on July 28. Festivities will start at
some of the membership then trekked to 1:00 pm and continue until at least ARTICLES FOR THE
Wilkes-Barre for Clown A Rama where 5:00 pm and everyone is invited. In AUGUST ISSUE
along with the mutual rapport, they learned addition to the face painting, and OF THE VOICE OF SYRIA
about make-up, clothing, skits, and other numerous games there will be a chinese ARE DUE NO LATER THAN
elements of zany clown nature. auction all for the $7 entrance fee. Please JUNE 27, 2018
Closer to home the Unit offered add this date to your schedule as we
support to World Downs Syndrome Day
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