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William “Billy” Florence, Cofounder of Shriners International
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/William-Florence May 18, 2022William Jermyn Conlin – better known by his stage name, William J. “Billy” Florence – is credited as the co-founder of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, along with Walter M. Fleming, M.D.
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1977 Imperial Session Program Book
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1977-Program-Book May 18, 2022This program book gives a glimpse of what life was like for the Shriners during that time.
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Exciting Expansion: New Positions Add Depth and Expertise to Membership Efforts
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2024/03/New-Positions-Add-Depth-and-Expertise-to-Membership-Efforts Mar 06, 2024Shriners International is thrilled to announce the addition of two new professionals to fill vacant positions within the organization: Senior Membership Education Manager and Senior Membership Project Manager.
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Pedograph
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1920s-Pedograph May 19, 2022The pedograph was a medical device patented in 1923 by Podiatrist Dr. William Mathias Scholl that was used at our hospitals to determine the way a patient’s foot was placed on the ground.
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Khedive Scooter Patrol
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/Who-we-are/Fun-and-Fellowship/Project-357/2024/Khedive-Scooter-Patrol Oct 03, 2024Founded in 2003 in Chesapeake, Virginia, the Khedive Scooter Patrol joins parades on their scooters, wearing their fezzes and proudly displaying a banner with their name for all to see.
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Keystone Kops
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/Who-we-are/Fun-and-Fellowship/Project-357/2024/Keystone-Kops Aug 29, 2024Founded in 1992, the Keystone Kops is a lively parade unit of the Abou Ben Adhem Shriners in Springfield, Missouri.
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An Upward Trajectory
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/06/An-Upward-Trajectory Jun 12, 2023Al Atfal Shriners of Mexico celebrates one-year anniversary.
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Shriners Children's Burn Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Burn-Care-History May 18, 2022At Imperial Session in Toronto in 1962, the committee offered a resolution to add burn care to the health care system’s list of specialties.
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Sam Briggs, P.I.P.
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Sam-Briggs May 18, 2022Sam Briggs of Al Koran Shriners was elected Imperial Potentate, only the second in the organization’s history.
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Many Spokes on the Wheel
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2020/12/Many-Spokes-on-the-WheelShriners Legacy Program connects family members through generations
