WHEREAS, the Calam Shrine Temple was founded 100 years ago on July 15, 1908; is located in Lewiston, and has 600 members who reside in northern Idaho from Riggins north to the Canadian border and east and west within Idaho; and

        WHEREAS, the Shriners are the oldest philanthropic fraternity in the United States with its first hospital opening in 1922; and

        WHEREAS, the Shriners opened a hospital in 1924 in Spokane, Washington, moved four times and currently are in a state-of-the-art facility; and

        WHEREAS, the Shriners operate 22 hospitals for children in North America with a 2008 budget of almost $850 million; and

        WHEREAS, four of these hospitals are burn centers featuring the most advanced pediatric burn care available and the other 18 hospitals specialize in treating a number of conditions; and

        WHEREAS, the Shriners Hospitals specialize in treatment for children up to 18 years of age, with care provided at absolutely no cost to the patient or the patient's family; and

        WHEREAS, the Calam Shrine Temple conducts screening clinics throughout the northern Idaho area several times a year to locate and assist local children who need certain specialized care, and these clinics are advertised throughout the school system and the medical community; and

        WHEREAS, in 2007, as a direct result of Calam Shriners, an additional 195 deserving children of northern Idaho received state-of-the-art, cutting-edge pediatric medical care at no cost to themselves or their families.

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C. L. “BUTCH” OTTER, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby recognize and commend the Calam Shrine Temple for its 100 years of service to the citizens of Idaho and proclaim July 13 - July 19, 2008 as

“CALAM SHRINE TEMPLE WEEK”

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at Boise, Idaho, on this 17th day of July in the year of our Lord two-thousand and eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-third and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred nineteenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE