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Walter M. Fleming, Cofounder of Shriners International
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Walter-M-Fleming-Cofounder May 24, 2022Walter M. Fleming, M.D. is considered to be the cofounder of Shriners International.
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Finding a Cousin and Fellow Noble
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/08/Finding-a-Cousin-and-Fellow-Noble Aug 17, 2023When researching your family history, there can be many surprises. Fortunately, for Oasis Past-Potentate John Sullivan, his family’s genealogy yielded a pleasant surprise.
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/04/Not-All-Heroes-Wear-Capes Apr 28, 2023Shriner, marathon runner, doctor, Army Major, philanthropist, Flipz the Clown – these are just a few of the roles Howard R. Hernandez, M.D., is known for.
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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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Dayton Shriner Named Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/12/John-Bull-Fundraising Dec 21, 2022John Bull, vice chairman of Shriners Children’s Ohio and Past Potentate of Antioch Shriners, named Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year.
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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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Spinal Cord Injury Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Spinal-Cord-Injury-Care-History May 18, 2022In the 1980s, Shriners Children’s identified another need in pediatric medical care – rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries.
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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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Shriners International’s Growth Around the World
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/04/Shriners-Internationals-Growth-Around-the-World Apr 21, 2023The fraternity’s values and mission to make the world a better place have inspired good men around the globe, which has led to phenomenal international growth and a greater worldwide reach.
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Bone Lengthening Device
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1930s-Bone-Lengthening-Device May 19, 2022This device was used in the early years of Shriners Children’s to lengthen the bones of patients with limb length discrepancies.
