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THANK YOU THEME BASKETS – A BIG HIT!

Our Chapter donated, collected, fixed up and decorated 8 theme baskets as a thank you to the Grand Guardian and Grand Guide of Job’s Daughters who did the binding of our new directory at no cost to us.

Linda Harmon and Pam Leech had these baskets at the Annual Session of the Grand Guardian Council held June 17-18 in St Paul. They were up for sale in a silent auction. The funds raised by these 8 baskets totaled $353.00. Two other baskets were donated and the total for all of them was $398.00. This amount will be divided between the Job’s Daughters HIKE Fund (Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund) and the new Grand Lodge/Grand Chapter project ‘Partners for Life’, the campaign for the Masonic Oncology Pavilion at the University of Minnesota.

Thank you members of Lake Harriet, for your generous donations for these baskets and thanks to Sherie Davis for putting them all together and delivering them to the hotel. The Grand Guardian Council members were surprised and happy to see what we had done for them.

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The Masonic Cancer Center Auxiliary was
established in 1958.

It is a group of very dedicated volunteers who enjoy giving of their time to help those in need. We make rounds on 7C, 7D and 3rd floors. We give out lap robes, slippers, cathy caps and sometimes a stuffed animal or toy to the very young patients. The patients are always surprised and thrilled to receive a gift without any strings attached. We offer angel food cake and coffee to all the patients and visitors.

The volunteers also do collating in the Short Stay Unit. We put together admission and diagnostic packets on the first and third Tuesdays and five times a year on the fifth Tuesdays. These packets are used every day and are greatly appreciated by the nurses.

I would like to encourage all Sisters and Brothers to come join us on the second Wednesday of the month in room M-3, located on the lower level of the Masonic Cancer Hospital. Lunch and parking (near the hospital) are provided. Our dues are still only $3.00 a year. If you have extra time please come and join us, it's very rewarding.
Contact me if you need any further information.

Mary Larson, Chairman

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We have done various volunteer activities
at the Masonic Homes and Units by visiting
residents, assisting them to attend church, providing aid for shopping and other activities and by holding Chapter meetings at the home so the residents may enjoy a meeting with us.

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Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center

Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center

We also visit the Cancer center located at the University of Minnesota where we volunteer to read to children and visit with adults.

We are proud of the Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center because of it worldwide statusand successful research in following medical fields.
Research leukemia childhood cancers bone tumors women's cancers head and neck cancers cancer prevention	Some noteworthy achievements are: First successful bone marrow transplant for immune deficiency and lymphoma Pioneer in the use of umbilical cord blood for transplants.