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Deputy's Message
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Deputy's Message Robert W. Schrader Deputy of the Supreme Council in Wyoming
In
the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth, and Darkness was upon the face of the earth, and God said,
let there be light, and there was light! WOOPS, wrong story! Sorry about that!
This
story is about the Wyoming Scottish Rite Mason's Childhood Language Clinics. There are three (so far) in Wyoming,
located in Cheyenne, Sheridan and Rock Springs. I am kind of proud of them, because they provide "free"
treatment to kids (our kids, meaning all kids) who have problems talking. Those can be little problems, like not
being able to form certain letter sounds to big problems, like not being able to talk at all. Some have problems
with diseases like dyslexia (where the letters don't come at them the way they should, like a computer on a lot
of coffee), or really big problems like autism (where the kids can't function well in a group, or sometimes by
themselves). There are a whole lot of other language problems with labels we don't understand, but our clinicians
do, and they can help these kids communicate.The
Wyoming Scottish Rite Masons are doing a lot for "our kids". We have dedicated Clinicians helping to
solve these problems. Cindy Anderson has been in the Cheyenne Clinic and carrying a big case load, including towns
outside of Cheyenne. Bev Kenik has done the same in the Buffalo/Sheridan area, and has begun an Autism Camp (together
with the Governor's Council on Disabilities) which has brought many families together as a support group for each
other. We have a new clinician in Rock Springs, Ramona K. Beach. She is a welcome addition. We have a new clinician
in Cheyenne, who as added on a grant which was richly needed to the demands in the clinic. Also putting in a large
contribution is Carla Emmerich, who is the occupational therapist, (who thinks she can make my handwriting legible).Our
staff is phenomenal, but none of it could be done without both the Scottish Rite Masons who support our great charity
and those in the community who support our cause. There are many, corporate and individual, who have contributed
to our cause. Our new Clinician in Cheyenne would not have been possible, but for an anonymous donation that funds
her position for a year.Contributions
are vital. We need your help!! You can leave monuments behind, either by getting your life-time membership, or
by making a direct contribution to the Scottish Rite Foundation of Wyoming. Christopher Hodapp, author of "Solomon's
Builders" wrote, "[a]nd the monuments they leave behind are far more eternal than any limestone obelisk.
That is the true secret of Freemasonry"GUESS WHAT, THIS IS WHAT SCOTTISH RITE MASONS DO!