February 2011

Lamentable Passing of

Potentate Bruce Bulluck's Mother

      It is with much sadness that Sudan Shriners announces that Mrs. Doris Christopher Bulluck has

passed away.  Details follow as distributed by the Sudan Shriners office.

      Doris Christopher Bulluck passed away on February 27, 2011 at the age of 78. Doris was born in Rocky Mount, NC on August 31, 1932. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Ralph and Cleo “Sis” Christopher.
      Doris loved being involved in church, Calvary Baptist, where she was the organist for the Calvary Youth Choir for 11 years, Director for the Cornerstones Senior Group and for the Calvary Tours Group for 15 years and the Precept Adult Bible Study for 3 years. She loved to be with her family and friends in Christ.
      Doris leaves to cherish her memories, her husband of 59 years, Paul Sylvester Bulluck; son, Bruce Bulluck and wife Peggy; daughter, Judy B. Meador and husband Clyde; son, Paul Bulluck and wife Kim; daughter, Becky B. Sifford and husband Clyde; four grandchildren, Stephanie and Tyler Sifford and Jarrod and Caitlyn Meador; seven step-grandchildren, Charlie, David, and Tim Meador, Vickie Greer, Carla Moore and Mary and Joe Scott; and twelve great-grandchildren, Kevin and Becca Sifford, MaKaleigh, Ryne and Taylor Jane Moore, and Josh Greer, Amanda, Shannon, Tim, Hunter, Rachel, and Emily Meador.
      The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 1st from 7pm – 8:30pm at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at the Wheeler and Woodlief Chapel on Wednesday, March 2nd at 2pm, followed by a graveside service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
      The family would like to express its deep gratitude to the staff of Nash Health Hospice Care for the special care given to Doris and request its friends to send flowers to the funeral home or to send a donation to Nash Health Care Systems, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, Rocky Mount NC 27804.
      Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Ave., Rocky Mount, NC. You may share your memories and send condolences to the family by visiting  http://www.wheeler-woodlief.com/  .

     Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
       Condolences may be sent to:

           Ill. Sir Bruce Bulluck

          1991 Barnes Hill Church Rd.

           Nashville, NC  27856

Leadership Seminar

A Great Sharing of Knowledge

     Of the fifty plus participants in the Sudan Club and Unit Leadership Seminar, it  was nearly impossible for anyone to leave without learning something of benefit.  Hosted at the Rocky Mount Shrine Club, the seminar offered much information and enthusiastic sharing of the passion for being a Sudan Shriners.

     After a welcome by Potentate Bruce Bulluck, Nobles Cale Grady and Edwin 'Teeny' Jones began an afternoon of vital information sharing with Imperial and Sudan governing regulations.

      Director of Units Frank Long relayed important rules and regulations regarding units, parade participation, and specific safety requirements to protect all unit members as well as parade watchers from harm. Noble Long shared the importance of the the 3 -"C's", communication, co-operation and commitment.  All very important in the successful operation of a club or unit.

     Following the insightful information shared by Noble Long, the group was further focused on the presentation by insurance representative Dennis Leoni, VP of Robinson and Stith Insurance, who shared much valuable and hopefully litigation saving requirements for clubs and particularly units to follow.

    The net impact of both presentations was that without proper planning and attention to specific details, there are many opportunities for clubs and units to face serious financial woes regarding accidents that may cause personal and property damage that could have been avoided.     more

    

Just some of the 50+ participants in the Sudan Club & Unit Leadership Seminar on

Saturday Feb. 19th in Rocky Mount

 

"Sudan Shriners Spring Fling"

  - One Great Night!

     The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere is Sunday March 20,

2011and what better way could anyone hope to celebrate the official end of

winter than with a party? 

Think, meditate, ponder, muse, imagine, .. Well then….. party it is!    more

Message from the Potentate

     Throw out the initial room debacle that the Hilton greeted us with and the weekend was near perfect. Yes, not a good start. The Hilton sold 62 of our rooms to the general public leaving Sharon Jones, our office manager, with a nightmare! The nightmare was a recurring one as it went on for a week or more. Promise after promise was broken and we received nothing but bad information. In the end we were 50 plus rooms short. The Hilton claims a “computer glitch was the cause”. Little did they know that I have 20 plus years experience as a computer programmer.  more  

Havelock Easter Corsage Fundraiser

       The Havelock Shrine Club has officially kicked

off its annual Easter Corsage fraternal fundraiser. 

We invite other clubs who might be interested in

making money to contact us ASAP.  Now

through April 14th orders can be sent to Noble

Forrest Pruitt at:252-447-6896 or Noble

Robin Price at: 252-342-7931.  These

individually boxed beautiful pink or white orchids (your choice of

color) will be available for pick up no later than April 21, 2011.

  For additional information about cost, delivery, colors etc.,

please call the numbers above.

Just 'One' Child

Can Make a Difference

     One child’s commitment often sparks others and such was the case during the installation ceremony at the Bladen County Shrine Club.  It was to be a typical officer installation performed by Sudan High Priest & Prophet Rick Jackson for the incoming 2011 officers.  But before the gavel was passed from outgoing President John Creech to incoming President Paul Johnson, Noble Creech recognized Elizabethtown Primary School student Shelby Smith for comments.      more  

 

Mrs. Traveler with Pender County Shrine Club President Bill Sammons

 

 

A Labor of Love for Shriners

Hospitals for Children

     Many hours of donated work leads to a labor of love being complete by Pender County’s Shayna Traveler.  After completing fifty-three blankets, the Pender County Shrine Club received them from Mrs. Traveler to be delivered to the Shriners Hospitals for Children as one more layer of

comfort for the patients.

    Crediting the Shriners Hospitals for saving her son’s life after burns received, Mrs. Traveler used her knitting, crocheting and sewing talents to produce the assorted blankets. 

     Her son, Parish is now 40 years of age and she has said that you would never know that he was ever burned.  She shared that his treatment was excellent and she knew that the care received at Shriners Hospitals saved his life.

     Mrs. Traveler was thanked for her efforts by members of the Pender club when she presented the blankets to Nobles Bill Sammons and Ray Smith, with a delivery date to the hospital to be determined.

     Another example of the difference ‘one’ person can make in bringing smiles to our Shriners Hospitals patients and families.

                      


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