Al Shamal Shriners Aaonms

Description

In the 20 years since Al Shamal was granted dispensation, much has been achieved. We have the most involved membership of any Shrine Centre.
Our volunteers eagerly commit their time and energy to tasks ranging from building renovations to working casinos and bingos. All of our units participate in parades, circuses, ceremonials and community events in Edmonton and Northern Alberta, with Nobles proudly doffing the traditional red fez bearing the name of Al Shamal - The North. We are supported by five active and enthusiastic Shrine clubs in Northern Alberta: Al Wa Shrine Club in Lloydminster, Battle River Shrine Club in North Central Alberta, Northern Lights Shrine Club, Fort McMurray Shrine Club and Grande Prairie Shrine Club. We soon outgrew the building bought in 1989 and purchased our present building in 2003. We currently occupy a facility that any organization would be proud to put their name on. Our ladies, who participate in the Shrine Ladies Auxiliary and AL Amira Daughters of the Nile eagerly support us. Over the past several years we have supported, on average, 80 Alberta children and their families whose benefits from our Shriners Hospitals reach beyond treatment available anywhere else. Our incredible successes as Al Shamal Shriners are seen in the faces of the children and their families. Our wonderful successes are seeing a young person walk unaided who was previously handicapped, hearing the joy in their voices as they describe their new found freedom, seeing a smile form on a bright young face that had been painfully disfigured by burns, and seeing the gratitude in the faces of the parents. The work continues!