Ben Ali Shrine Clubs
Our Clubs meet and have functions, the Men and Ladies of these Units/Clubs are the heart beat of Ben Ali and we could not function without them. If you have a special interest that you feel others may also enjoy you can also start a Club.
For more information contact the Shrine office at 916-920-4107
For more information contact the Shrine office at 916-920-4107
Bedouins RV ClubWagon Master - John Moore
Secretary: - Jerry Scott Chaveta Cigar ClubPresident - Whit Varkade
Vice President - Jacob Cummings Escalon ClubPresident - Daren Arnold
Vice President - Gene Boesch Secretary: - Tim DeCarie Golf ClubPresident - Tony Sheldon
Secretary - Terry MisLark Intermountain/Modoc ClubPresident - Don Smith
Vice President - Edward Bosworth, Jr. Secretary - Walt Libal Mother Lode ClubPresident - Eric Johnson
Secretary/Treasurer - Tom Thompson Northern California Club
President - Barry Phillips
Secretary/Treasurer - Don Lincoln Siskiyou Club
Secretary - Michael D. Murphy
Tokay ClubPresident - Lloyd Roper
Vice President - Gordon Spice, Jr. Secretary - Bill Beckman Yacht ClubCommodore - Jim Culver
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Central Sac. ValleyPresident - Bob Boyce
Vice President - Dale Brookins Secretary - Joe Goos Feather River ClubPresident - Bill Witcher
Secretary - Richard A. Dykes Hillbilly Clan 114Raban of the Clan - Joseph Igbinadolor
Keeper of the Cob - David Barnekoff Keeper of the Quill - Don Finton Lassen ClubPresident - Ernest Peters
Secretary - Matt Pregill Motorcycle Club
President - Joseph Billings
Vice President - Russel Smith Secretary - Shane Brooks Paradise Club
President - Woody Nelson
TommyKnockersPresident - Bob Angove
Vice President - Howard Weitzel Secretary/Treasurer - Al Schafer Yolo ClubPresident - Tommy McCellan
Vice President - Bill Erdman Secretary/Treasurer - Gerald Scott |
Chico ClubPresident - Darrel Deatherage
Vice President - Paul Moreno Secretary - Darrel Deatherage Gold Country ClubPresident - Jeff Potts
Vice President - Bruce Boom Secretary: - Bob Jackson Islanders
President - Rolando Santos
Mark Twain Club
President -Jim Eichbaum
Vice President - Mike O'Mare Secretary - Dan White Montezuma
President - Michael Kimmel
Secretary - David Anderson San Joaquin Club President - Roger Monroe
Vice President - Matthew Harrsi Secretary - James Eichbaum Tehama Club
President -Dean Cofer
Vice President - Mark Smith |
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Bedouins
We are active 11 months of the year, traveling to sights within 100 – 150 miles of the Sacramento area, North as far as Redding – South as far as French Camp to East to Quincy and West, Bodega Bay. The Club normally books a 3 night stay, Thursday – Sunday at an RV Park previously selected by the Wagon Master. We try to have organized activities Friday & Saturday. Friday evening features a club pot luck dinner and social and Saturday will find men and women conducting meets to address club issues. Preceding the meeting a club breakfast is enjoyed by members as is an evening dinner as prepared by the weekend hosts. The purpose of the club is to explore our area, enjoy RVing and camaraderie of fellow campers.
We are active 11 months of the year, traveling to sights within 100 – 150 miles of the Sacramento area, North as far as Redding – South as far as French Camp to East to Quincy and West, Bodega Bay. The Club normally books a 3 night stay, Thursday – Sunday at an RV Park previously selected by the Wagon Master. We try to have organized activities Friday & Saturday. Friday evening features a club pot luck dinner and social and Saturday will find men and women conducting meets to address club issues. Preceding the meeting a club breakfast is enjoyed by members as is an evening dinner as prepared by the weekend hosts. The purpose of the club is to explore our area, enjoy RVing and camaraderie of fellow campers.
Central Sacramento Valley Club
We are a club made up of members of Sutter, Yuba, Colusa, Butte, Yolo and Glenn Counties. We work and play for 3 major groups, the Shrine Hospital, the Transportation group and the Shrine Temple. We have a transportation group within our club that drives patients to the Shrine Hospital. We have two major fundraisers; our nut picking meeting where the members crack and pick out the walnut meats and then sell them at the annual Shrine Bazaar. The money raised is donated to the Shrine Temple. Then we have an annual crab feed where the profits go again to the Shrine Temple. At our Potentates visit , we have what is called the Pie Extravaganza, members are asked to bring pies for the desert and all pies that are left over are raffled off with the proceeds going to the Potentate for distribution.
Chico
We are a small club whose members serve Chico area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Escalon Club
Escalon Shrine Club is a small group of dedicated Shrine Masons, serving Ben Ali and Shriners Hospitals for Children since 1948. Escalon Shrine Club is geographically located as the Southern most Shrine Club in the Ben Ali jurisdiction; with members mainly are from Escalon, Manteca, Stockton, Tracy, and Lodi areas. We have meal fundraisers to help support Ben Ali projects. We like to cook and eat; our members participate in many activities such as acquiring Hospital School Supplies, and as drivers to help Shrine Kids keep their Hospital appointments.
Feather River Club
We are a small Shrine Club, in the beautiful Plumas/Sierra Counties. We work with the different Masonic Families in our area. We meet at various places; lodge, parks, restaurants, member’s homes. We participate in the Plumas County’s Children’s Fair, in May. That consists of helping with the annual Child ID Program. We participate in the Greenville’s Veteran’s Day Parade. We transport teddy bears and blankets to the Shrine Hospital in Sacramento, for the Plumas County 4-H children. We go to Susanville in July for Potentate’s official visit.
Gold Country Club
We are a family club made up of members from Folsom, El Dorado Hills, El Dorado, Cameo, Placerville, Shingle Springs and all other parts of our many counties that make up our area. Our focus is to have fun and at the same time we raise money for the Shrines Hospitals for Children here in Sacramento. Here is where you will meet other Shrines and their families to create lasting friendships and fellowship. We only do one parade as a club and that’s the Folsom Veterans Day Parade, we have a decorated trailer and it’s pulled buy an old tractor or truck which ever is running at the time; it’s a lot of fun. In addition to that we usually get together for one or two BBQ’s or dinners out or a pot luck meal. We also have our meeting on the 1st Saturday of the month an that helps support the Folsom Lodge monthly breakfast.
Golf Club
Our club is an opportunity for all to come out and play regardless of what ever unit you may belong to or better yet encourage your unit to put a group together and make it a monthly get together, and enjoy your self with us. Our players are low handicappers as well as some 40 handicappers. This allows all members to compete for prizes on a more equal basis. This is primarily a fun club. Dues are very reasonable. Golf prices are kept to a minimum as to allow all to play that enjoy the game.
Hillbilly Clan 114
We hold the Grand ‘n Glorious Hillbilly Degree as needed t’ bring in new Pa’s n Ma’s t’ th’ clan. R roundeevous r at reel speshul place2 like: Dog House Homestead ‘n Stinky Holler Ranch.
Intermountain Club
We are a small club whose members serve a large geographical area along Highway 299, from Round Mountain to Alturas in eastern Shasta, northwestern Lassen and Modoc Counties. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation. Members man booths at community health fairs. We participate in Burney Basin Days Parade. We assist regional clubs during Potentate’s annual north state visit.
Lassen
We are a small club whose members serve Lassen area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Mark Twain
We are a small club whose members serve our area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Montezuma/Solano Club
We are made up of nobles from Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville and surrounding areas. We meet monthly for our business meeting and to socialize. We have annual events such as our crab feed and our famous Moose Milk breakfast. We have an active clown unit with their own car and participate in various parades and functions throughout the year. We are always looking for new members with fresh ideas to make it even more fun to belong to our club.
Mother Lode Club
We are a small Shrine Club located in scenic Amador County. We have several fundraisers through out the year. The proceeds from the fundraisers support Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California, Transportation Unit, Temple Building Fund and the First Ladies project. We are also involved in community involvement with child related organizations and events.
Motorcycle Club
We are a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who have fun while supporting the Ben Ali Shrine and Shiners Hospital for Children. Our membership live all over Northern California, From the Sierra's to the Bay Area, from Redding to Merced, and everywhere in-between. We love being "Ambassadors" of the Shrine, displaying the fez and sharing what our hospitals do for so many children. Over the years we have participated in "Toy Runs" , "Screening Clinics", "Bike, Car, and Truck Shows", "Poker Runs", and many other activities to support the Hospital. We normally have a "Day Ride" following our monthly breakfast meeting. Sometimes we plan in advance for longer, weekend rides. Check out our web site: http://www.benalimotorcycleclub.org
Nor Cal
We are a small club whose members serve Redding/Red Bluff area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Paradise
We are a small club whose members serve Paradise area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Placer/Gold Club
We are located in Auburn, CA. Our goals are to raise monies to support the Shriners Hospital. We are in need of more Shriners and there wives in our endeavors of fellowship and support. We will be having four fund raisers and will be in parades and other public gatherings to publicize us and the Shrine Hospital for Children. Our exposure to the public is through parades and being a at non Shrine events to advertise the Mason/Shriner and the Shrine Hospitals.
San Joaquin
We are a small club whose members serve Stockton area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Siskiyou Club
We are the only Shrine Club for this county, which is the size of New Jersey. Siskiyou’s population is a little over 40,000, compared to Jersey’s population of 9,500,000. The four largest towns are on the I-5 corridor between Oregon and the Sacramento Valley: Dunsmuir—pop 2,000…Mt. Shasta---pop 3,500…Weed—pop 2,500…Yreka—pop 5,500.
Tehama Club
We are a small Shrine Club located in the city of Red Bluff; our membership supports most local events and is very active in the local Masonic Lodges. Some of our members have membership in other Shrine Clubs, and attend their meetings, & functions during the year. There are many reasons to become a Shriner, most importantly is to support the Shrine Hospital for Children. We also support many community events, not to mention the camaraderie. We have members of all ages, and are constantly recruiting new members. Our club is very family oriented, as we have a very active Ladies Club, and always encourage the kids to join in. Whatever your interests may be, Ben Ali has many clubs and units that you may also join. For example, there is a Clown unit, Classic cars, Motorcycle club, and just about anything else you can think of. If you happen to own a vehicle that can be used in a parade, you are responsible for maintaining it, however if it is a club owned vehicle, such as our Model “T”, the club maintains it.
Tokay Club
We are local to the Lodi area and have members from Lodi, Woodbridge Lodges, San Joaquin SC, Mark Twain SC, Escalon SC, Morning Star and Tyrian Lodges. It has very active Ladies group. Our club has a detailed calendar planned for the entire year which includes activities of Ben Ali Shrine.
Yacht Club
The Yacht Club is for fellowship and members that are interested in boating and the water way of the Bay and Delta. It is open to all members of Ben Ali Shrine you don’t need a boat to join. You will also become a member of PICYA (Pacific Inter Club Yacht Association and U.S. Yachting Association). This allows you visit most any Yacht Club in the World. It is always a good idea to call the Yacht Club first as they may be having a special event going on just for their members.
Yolo
We are a small club whose members serve Woodland area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Committee / Groups
Director General and Staff
The Director General and his staff work for the Potentate to organize the "Command Parades and Events" for the Temple. The Director General meets with the Potentate to review the "Command Parades and Events" for the upcoming year and prepares the necessary scripts, agendas and applications for the events e.g. Election / Installation night, BASKO, Cermonials and Shrine Youth Bowl. The Directors Staff assists the Director General in organizing the Divan and Nobles at the "Command Parades and Events". There are no dues for the members and the only prerquisite is a desire to assist the Potentate in promotting Ben Ali Temple at large.
We are a club made up of members of Sutter, Yuba, Colusa, Butte, Yolo and Glenn Counties. We work and play for 3 major groups, the Shrine Hospital, the Transportation group and the Shrine Temple. We have a transportation group within our club that drives patients to the Shrine Hospital. We have two major fundraisers; our nut picking meeting where the members crack and pick out the walnut meats and then sell them at the annual Shrine Bazaar. The money raised is donated to the Shrine Temple. Then we have an annual crab feed where the profits go again to the Shrine Temple. At our Potentates visit , we have what is called the Pie Extravaganza, members are asked to bring pies for the desert and all pies that are left over are raffled off with the proceeds going to the Potentate for distribution.
Chico
We are a small club whose members serve Chico area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Escalon Club
Escalon Shrine Club is a small group of dedicated Shrine Masons, serving Ben Ali and Shriners Hospitals for Children since 1948. Escalon Shrine Club is geographically located as the Southern most Shrine Club in the Ben Ali jurisdiction; with members mainly are from Escalon, Manteca, Stockton, Tracy, and Lodi areas. We have meal fundraisers to help support Ben Ali projects. We like to cook and eat; our members participate in many activities such as acquiring Hospital School Supplies, and as drivers to help Shrine Kids keep their Hospital appointments.
Feather River Club
We are a small Shrine Club, in the beautiful Plumas/Sierra Counties. We work with the different Masonic Families in our area. We meet at various places; lodge, parks, restaurants, member’s homes. We participate in the Plumas County’s Children’s Fair, in May. That consists of helping with the annual Child ID Program. We participate in the Greenville’s Veteran’s Day Parade. We transport teddy bears and blankets to the Shrine Hospital in Sacramento, for the Plumas County 4-H children. We go to Susanville in July for Potentate’s official visit.
Gold Country Club
We are a family club made up of members from Folsom, El Dorado Hills, El Dorado, Cameo, Placerville, Shingle Springs and all other parts of our many counties that make up our area. Our focus is to have fun and at the same time we raise money for the Shrines Hospitals for Children here in Sacramento. Here is where you will meet other Shrines and their families to create lasting friendships and fellowship. We only do one parade as a club and that’s the Folsom Veterans Day Parade, we have a decorated trailer and it’s pulled buy an old tractor or truck which ever is running at the time; it’s a lot of fun. In addition to that we usually get together for one or two BBQ’s or dinners out or a pot luck meal. We also have our meeting on the 1st Saturday of the month an that helps support the Folsom Lodge monthly breakfast.
Golf Club
Our club is an opportunity for all to come out and play regardless of what ever unit you may belong to or better yet encourage your unit to put a group together and make it a monthly get together, and enjoy your self with us. Our players are low handicappers as well as some 40 handicappers. This allows all members to compete for prizes on a more equal basis. This is primarily a fun club. Dues are very reasonable. Golf prices are kept to a minimum as to allow all to play that enjoy the game.
Hillbilly Clan 114
We hold the Grand ‘n Glorious Hillbilly Degree as needed t’ bring in new Pa’s n Ma’s t’ th’ clan. R roundeevous r at reel speshul place2 like: Dog House Homestead ‘n Stinky Holler Ranch.
Intermountain Club
We are a small club whose members serve a large geographical area along Highway 299, from Round Mountain to Alturas in eastern Shasta, northwestern Lassen and Modoc Counties. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation. Members man booths at community health fairs. We participate in Burney Basin Days Parade. We assist regional clubs during Potentate’s annual north state visit.
Lassen
We are a small club whose members serve Lassen area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Mark Twain
We are a small club whose members serve our area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Montezuma/Solano Club
We are made up of nobles from Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville and surrounding areas. We meet monthly for our business meeting and to socialize. We have annual events such as our crab feed and our famous Moose Milk breakfast. We have an active clown unit with their own car and participate in various parades and functions throughout the year. We are always looking for new members with fresh ideas to make it even more fun to belong to our club.
Mother Lode Club
We are a small Shrine Club located in scenic Amador County. We have several fundraisers through out the year. The proceeds from the fundraisers support Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California, Transportation Unit, Temple Building Fund and the First Ladies project. We are also involved in community involvement with child related organizations and events.
Motorcycle Club
We are a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who have fun while supporting the Ben Ali Shrine and Shiners Hospital for Children. Our membership live all over Northern California, From the Sierra's to the Bay Area, from Redding to Merced, and everywhere in-between. We love being "Ambassadors" of the Shrine, displaying the fez and sharing what our hospitals do for so many children. Over the years we have participated in "Toy Runs" , "Screening Clinics", "Bike, Car, and Truck Shows", "Poker Runs", and many other activities to support the Hospital. We normally have a "Day Ride" following our monthly breakfast meeting. Sometimes we plan in advance for longer, weekend rides. Check out our web site: http://www.benalimotorcycleclub.org
Nor Cal
We are a small club whose members serve Redding/Red Bluff area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Paradise
We are a small club whose members serve Paradise area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Placer/Gold Club
We are located in Auburn, CA. Our goals are to raise monies to support the Shriners Hospital. We are in need of more Shriners and there wives in our endeavors of fellowship and support. We will be having four fund raisers and will be in parades and other public gatherings to publicize us and the Shrine Hospital for Children. Our exposure to the public is through parades and being a at non Shrine events to advertise the Mason/Shriner and the Shrine Hospitals.
San Joaquin
We are a small club whose members serve Stockton area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Siskiyou Club
We are the only Shrine Club for this county, which is the size of New Jersey. Siskiyou’s population is a little over 40,000, compared to Jersey’s population of 9,500,000. The four largest towns are on the I-5 corridor between Oregon and the Sacramento Valley: Dunsmuir—pop 2,000…Mt. Shasta---pop 3,500…Weed—pop 2,500…Yreka—pop 5,500.
Tehama Club
We are a small Shrine Club located in the city of Red Bluff; our membership supports most local events and is very active in the local Masonic Lodges. Some of our members have membership in other Shrine Clubs, and attend their meetings, & functions during the year. There are many reasons to become a Shriner, most importantly is to support the Shrine Hospital for Children. We also support many community events, not to mention the camaraderie. We have members of all ages, and are constantly recruiting new members. Our club is very family oriented, as we have a very active Ladies Club, and always encourage the kids to join in. Whatever your interests may be, Ben Ali has many clubs and units that you may also join. For example, there is a Clown unit, Classic cars, Motorcycle club, and just about anything else you can think of. If you happen to own a vehicle that can be used in a parade, you are responsible for maintaining it, however if it is a club owned vehicle, such as our Model “T”, the club maintains it.
Tokay Club
We are local to the Lodi area and have members from Lodi, Woodbridge Lodges, San Joaquin SC, Mark Twain SC, Escalon SC, Morning Star and Tyrian Lodges. It has very active Ladies group. Our club has a detailed calendar planned for the entire year which includes activities of Ben Ali Shrine.
Yacht Club
The Yacht Club is for fellowship and members that are interested in boating and the water way of the Bay and Delta. It is open to all members of Ben Ali Shrine you don’t need a boat to join. You will also become a member of PICYA (Pacific Inter Club Yacht Association and U.S. Yachting Association). This allows you visit most any Yacht Club in the World. It is always a good idea to call the Yacht Club first as they may be having a special event going on just for their members.
Yolo
We are a small club whose members serve Woodland area. We offer fellowship to area Shriners’ and support Shrine Hospital and Temple Transportation Fund. We personally promote hospital services to appropriate local agencies and assist parents with hospital transportation.
Committee / Groups
Director General and Staff
The Director General and his staff work for the Potentate to organize the "Command Parades and Events" for the Temple. The Director General meets with the Potentate to review the "Command Parades and Events" for the upcoming year and prepares the necessary scripts, agendas and applications for the events e.g. Election / Installation night, BASKO, Cermonials and Shrine Youth Bowl. The Directors Staff assists the Director General in organizing the Divan and Nobles at the "Command Parades and Events". There are no dues for the members and the only prerquisite is a desire to assist the Potentate in promotting Ben Ali Temple at large.
