Clinton News Record, 2015-09-30, Page 9Video dance to support Shriners
Laura Broadley
Clinton News Record
Do you want to have a good time? Do
you want to do it for a worthy cause?
Join the Bluewater Shriners Fire Bri-
gade at the BX 93 video dance party.
Three big video screens playing primar-
ily country music will be at the REACH
Centre on October 9.
The dance was organized because
the Shriners were looking for another
way to generate revenue for the group's
activities.
The Shriners are dedicated to 22 hos-
pitals that it owns and operates
throughout North America.
The Shriners are devoted to helping
children and families in need. Shriners
Hospitals for Children provide care in
its specialties of orthopaedics, burn
care, spinal cord injury and cleft lip and
palate. All of these services are done
regardless of the family's ability to pay.
"We do it outside of the governmen-
tal system. It's something we fund our-
selves," said Michael Stilwell of the
Bluewater Shrine Fire Brigade.
It's about $3 million per day to oper-
ate the hospitals and about $1 million
per day for research.
"We actually lead to world in
research in certain genetic disorders,
treatments for burns and some spinal
cord injury rehabilitation," said Stilwell.
There hadn't been a dance done in
the area for a long time, explained
Stilwell.
The average age of Shriners are "sea-
soned" so the organization knew it had
to enlist the help of another service
club.
The Clinton Kinsmen are teaming up
with the Shriners to help get momen-
tum going with the younger crowd.
"Generally speaking [the Kinsmen] is
a young men's organization," explained
Stilwell.
The Kinsmen have been successful in
running its P1ucKIN'Fest and Ladies
Nights and Stilwell thought it would be
a good opportunity for both clubs to
show what it's good at doing.
The Shriners are hoping to attract
attendees from all over the area and
thought the Kinsmens' connections to
the wider area would draw a bigger
crowd.
The event takes place at the REACH
Centre in Clinton starting at 9 p.m. to 1
a.m.
It is a licensed event so proof of age is
required.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at
the door. Tickets can be purchased
from Bucky Joe's in Vanastra, Winston's
Men's Wear in Goderich, REACH Cen-
tre and through any Kinsmen.
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