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Zor Shrine Clubs (Locations) To obtain more information on specific meeting dates & locations, Club activities or name of contact person, check the Zor Calendar or contact the Zor Shrine Office. Badger Shrine Club Dodge County Chartered in 1946 ACTIVITIES: Dinner meetings and Beaver Dam Shrine Circus. Meet on 2 nd Thursday of each month, except July, August & September with social hour at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00. They meet alternately at Bayside Supper Club and Cliva Place. Ladies and guest invited, occasionally an outside program. Beloit Shrine ClubBeloit Chartered in 1948 ACTIVITIES: The Club holds an annual pancake breakfast in January each year. They hold their monthly meetings at 229 W. Grand Ave in Beloit on the third Wednesday of the month except for July and August. Green CountyGreen Country area Chartered in 1945 ACTIVITIES: Sponsor a community Pancake Day (usually 1 st Saturday in February). Meet randomly on a Sunday evening @ 6:30 P. M. Hayward Musky Shrine ClubHayward Chartered in 1967 ACTIVITIES: Normally meet on the second Wednesday of each month, except January & February at various locations. Heart of Wisconsin Shrine ClubAdams, Wood, Waushara & Portage Counties Chartered in 1963 ACTIVITIES: Monthly meetings and help with 3 area circuses. Meet on 3 rd Monday each month except Jan. at local area restaurants with social at 6:00 PM meeting at 7:00. August is normally a picnic. Ladies and guest invited. Headwaters Shrine Club Price County Chartered 1953 Currently in the process of becoming an active Club Indianhead Shrine ClubBarron County Chartered in 1946 ACTIVITIES: Co-sponsors with a local snowmobile club a snowmobile ride with proceeds going to Shriners Hospital. Meets on the third Saturday of the month, except May, June & July, at various locations. La Crosse Shrine ClubLa Crosse Chartered in 1956 ACTIVITIES: They co-sponsor, along with other area Shrine groups, in the area, the La Crosse Circus. They meet on the third Friday of the month for lunch at the Masonic Temple. Lakeland Shrine ClubOregon, Stoughton, McFarland Chartered in 1945 ACTIVITIES: They put on the famous Lakeland Shrine Club fish boils 2 times a year, normally May and August with dates and locations announced each year. The Club meets 10 times a year, normally on the second Wednesday, at varying locations. Madison Shrine ClubMadison, Middleton, Waunakee, Sun Prairie Chartered in 1932 ACTIVITIES: Operate a brat stand at U of W Football games. For over 65 years have hosted the Madison All-City High School Football Banquet. Meets at Zor Shrine Center on either first Friday noon or Sunday evening Sept. to May. Normally have a speaker and ladies and guest are always welcome. Mascoutin Shrine ClubWautoma area Chartered in 1986 ACTIVITIES: Provide manpower for the Wautoma area circus. Meet on the third Tuesday of the months of February, April, June, August, October and December at various locations. Mecca Shrine ClubTomah, Black River Falls, Sparta, area Chartered in 1950 ACTIVITIES: Operate a popcorn wagon at area events. Help with the Tomah Circus, and holds a Potentates Party. Meet on 4th Wednesday each month, except Dec., at the Tee Pee Supper Club, Tomah, at 12 Noon. Occasional guest speaker, Ladies and guests join us at meetings. Mehara Shrine ClubEau Claire Chartered in 1945 ACTIVITIES: Mehara Shrine Club is the only Zor Club to have its own clubhouse. It shares some of its space and meeting rooms with other Eau Claire area Units. They hold an annual Potentates party in the spring and are actively involved with the Eau Claire and Menomonie circuses. They usually meet on the third Monday of each month at various locations. Mississippi Valley Shrine ClubCochrane, Fountain City, Buffalo City area Chartered in 1950 ACTIVITIES: The Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Burlington Hotel in Alma. Dinner at 7:00, business meeting following. Moundview Shrine ClubDodgeville area Chartered in 1947 ACTIVITIES: Hold 3 meetings per year with no set date or location. Meetings are at the call of the President. Pine River Valley Shrine ClubRichland Center area Chartered in 1950 ACTIVITIES: Social Dinner Meetings, Miscellaneous fund raising projects. Meets on 3 rd Tuesday in Feb, Apr, Jun, Sept, and Nov. Location varies. Sahara Shrine ClubJefferson County Chartered in 1948 ACTIVITIES: They have a corn boil open to the public in both July and August. They also sponsor the University of Whitewater Shrine football game in the fall. They hold a monthly meeting, in the evening, on the last Wednesday of each month at various locations. St Croix Valley Shrine ClubRiver Falls Chartered in 1948 ACTIVITIES: The Club has a portable trout pond that they take to the Twin Cities Hospital that allows patients the experience of fishing. They meet on the first Monday of January, April, July, and October at various locations. Southern Wisconsin Shrine ClubJanesville Chartered in 1941 Currently the Club is inactive Southwestern Wisconsin Shrine ClubPlatteville Chartered in 1958 ACTIVITIES: The Club supplies manpower for the Shrine Circus held in Lancaster. They usually hold their meeting on the second Sunday of the even months (Feb, Apr) with time and place at the call of the President. Timber Shrine ClubWausau, Medford, Merrill, Tomahawk Chartered in 1951 ACTIVITIES: In mid summer they sponsor the Kwahamot Water Ski Show in Tomahawk, WI. They normally meet on the third Saturday of each month at varying locations. Vacationland Shrine ClubColumbia and Sauk Counties Chartered in 1946 ACTIVITES: The Club normally meets on the forth Tuesday of the month with location and time at the call of the President. Vernon County Shrine ClubVernon Country Chartered in 1946 ACTIVITIES: Generally meet on the 3 rd Sunday of the month. They meet at the Coon Town Hall located 2 miles east of Westby, WI on highway 14 east. Time is usually 5:00 social, dinner 6:00, business meeting 7:00 PM. Dinners are usually pot luck but some times catered. AZBA Ladies Zor Area An organization open to all Widows of Shriners in the Zor area. The primary purpose of AZBA Ladies is social, as well as support of the Shriners Hospital for Children. They hold their meetings in the Madison area on the first Tuesday of each month, April through December, normally at 1:00 PM at various locations. Shriners Hospital Womens Auxiliary -Twin CitiesZor Area The object of the organization shall be to provide wheelchairs, educational items, recreation, clothing and toys for patients at the Twin Cities Hospital. Membership is open to any lady who is interested in helping children being treated by the Shrine. No Masonic or Shrine affiliation is required. Auxiliaries located in Zor Land are: Badger [Beaver Dam], Eau Claire, La Crosse, Marshfield, St Croix Valley [Western WI], Wisconsin Valley [Wausau] and Zor [Madison]. All meet monthly except July and August. The Auxiliaries each hold various fund raisers of their choosing, collect Campbell Soup labels, Box Tops for Education from General Mills, Kemps and Land O'Lakes 5 cent caps and labels as well as provide clothing, toys, bingo prizes, blankets, mittens, various knitted items and collect pop tabs. Daughters of the NileZor Area Antioch Temple #113, Daughters of the Nile is part of the international organization comprised of 150 temples in the United States and Canada. Their one and only philanthropy is to assist the children in the Shriners Hospitals, though monetary contributions to the Supreme Convalescent Endowment Fund and Convalescent Relief Fund, and through gifts and craft items and tray favors sent directly to the Chicago hospital. Antioch Temple has 205 members. Their membership is drawn from the entire western half of Wisconsin. They meet the third Thursday of the month, September through May. Luncheon is served at 11:30 a.m., with the session following at 1:00 p.m. Antioch Temple has one performing unit called “The Antioch Flags”. The group performs at their installations, for the Supreme Queen’s visit and at the Supreme Session each June. Currently there are 9 members in the patrol, but more members are welcome. There is also a choir that sings before each of the sessions. One special interest group is the Euchre Marathon, with 28 members currently involved. They begin the season with a kickoff luncheon in the fall and end with a playoff luncheon in the spring. Fundraisers include a pancake breakfast held each February in conjunction with the Zor Shrine Circus, and an auction which is held every other year. |
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