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Shriners Children’s Shreveport Check Presentation

On Wednesday, June 19th Maria Boyer-Jensen and Cindy Vann had the pleasure of meeting with Jennifer Martin and Jennifer Laurent along with an additional 11 ladies from Khafra Temple No. 121, to present a check in the amount of $47,590.00 to Shriners Shreveport for the Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS).

It was a special privilege to be able to see a demonstration given on the new piece of equipment highlighting the diversity it will give the Physical Therapists while they are working with our children.  This equipment focuses on not only balance but coordination as well.

We took a tour of the hospital which was indeed informative, and the day culminated with a wonderful lunch and social time with the ladies from Shriners Shreveport and Khafra Temple 121.

Shriners Children’s Spokane Check Presentation

The $52,963.00 purchased ONE Core 2 Micro Driver.

The Daughters of the Nile Foundation presented a $52,963 check to the Spokane Shriners Hospital on June, 19 2024.  The check is for the purchase of a Core 2 Micro Driver.  In attendance at the check presentation were from left to right:  Hospital Greeter Noble Schroeder;  Operating Room Manager, Laura Dearth;  Peter Brewer, Hospital Administrator;  Daughters of the Nile Foundation Board Member Sarah Dolliver,  Ill. Sir, Andy Anderson, Chairman of the Spokane Board of Governors;  and William Gross, Senior Director of Philanthropy.  

Shriners Children’s Northern California

Thursday, May 30, 2024, DONF presentation at Shriners Children’s Northern California. The check is to purchase two Servo-U Mechanical Ventilators for their PICU. Pictured from the left: Marsha Schandelmeier, PQ, and Margaret Silvers, PQ, both foundation directors, two of the PICU nurses, and Kenny Pawlek, Hospital Administrator. Members attended from: Menzaleh Temple No. 16, Sacramento; Nefru-Ari Temple No. 17, Oakland; and Islam Temple No. 25, San Francisco. They were treated to lunch and hospital tours.

Shriner Children’s – Texas

Had a great day at Shriner Children’s – Texas as Foundation President Herbie Kay Skinner Lundquist and Vickie Tabor Hill presented a check for equipment. We were honored to witness a cornerstone laying by the Grand Lodge of Texas.

Thank You

Thank you for your service….

On April 23-26, 2024  we held our quarterly Board meeting of the Daughters of the Nile Foundation.  It was good to come together to share ideas and plans, and we had a very productive few days. 

At the close of our meeting, we bid a warm farewell to three ladies who have served our Foundation with dignity and passion for our mission.  

Herbie Kay Lundquist, President, Carolyn Dobbs, Past President, and Barbara Adkins, Executive Officer and Chairman of the My Gift Program.  We extend our most sincere thanks for the dedication and talent these ladies brought to our Board.  We wish you well as you move on to ‘the next chapter’.

3rd million dollar plaque presentation to Southern California Shriners Children’s

January 3, 2024

3rd million dollar plaque presentation to Shriners Children’s Southern California.  President of the Foundation Herbie Kay Lundquist and SQ Patty Larimore.

Thrilled Imperial Sir Ed Stolz and Imperial Sir Jerry Gantt were able to join us along with board members Joni Lerud-Heck and Margaret Silvers. More pictures to come