Hello to all Nobles and their Ladies,
      Well here it is March already and the Christmas holidays are only ten short months away. Many thanks to all the attendees at our annual installation of new officers this past January. It was a fun evening for everyone! The generosity from so many helped to maintain our cost and be able to put a little profit into our club treasury. From all the donated hors d'oeuvres, the bartending skills of Nobel Canterbury, the food prepared by J&L Caterers and the music of Mainline Sound the evening was a complete success. Did anyone catch Dale and Virginia Dodge dancing to that memorable song (Those Spanish Eyes)? Many thanks to the members of L.C. Kelly Order of DeMolay for the presentation of the flag and all the help with serving and cleaning up afterwards, it made our job much, much easier. The February movie night event was lightly attended. For those in attendance, we saw a wonderful movie called "The Miracle", about the USA hockey team that won the gold medal by beating the powerful Russian team at the 1980 winter Olympics. It made for a pleasant Sunday afternoon.
      Membership Dues
      Nobles it has been brought to my attention that the amount of money in our operating accounts has been steadily going down to a level that is dangerously low. One of the reasons for this is that out of the ninety plus members of the Burbank Glendale Shrine Club, less than thirty have paid there dues for the year 2004. As president I find this to be quite alarming. Our dues are only $20.00 per year, per member. In almost every aspect of our operating expenses not one of them has gone down. Please check your dues card and make sure that you are current, and if you are in the arrears send in your check and regain your good standing with the club. I have appointed Nobel Dale Dodge to head up a committee to make calls and find out about these problems and hopefully come up with a solution to them. The best way to overcome these problems is by your participation in the many upcoming events that are designed to allow you to have a great time with many of your friends and allow the club to make a small amount of money to be able to put into its treasury. Please come out and participate in as many of the club events as you possibly can.
Fraternally
Chris Barnes