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2024 Spring/ Summer Issue | |
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ARTISANS MAIN OFFICE
8100 Roosevelt Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19152
215-708-1000
www.artisansaomp.org
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Officers and Directors 2024 | |
M.E. Master Artisan
Helen Szafran
Philadelphia #1
M.E. Superintendent
Kathy Schnauffer
Philadelphia #1
M.E. Inspector
Scott Simmons
St. John's #28
M.E. Conductor
Patricia Sommers
Philadelphia #1
M.E. Sr. Master of Ceremonies
Joann Cunningham
Philadelphia #1
M.E. Jr. Master of Ceremonies
Eileen Knauss
Haddon #12
M.E. Warder
Steven Jorett
St. John's #28
M.E. Chaplain
Rev. Otto L. M. Lolk
Northwestern #54
Solicitor
Robert L. Adshead
Northwestern #54
Medical Director
Kimberly Kurtz
Philadelphia #1
DIRECTORS
Tod Davies,
St. John’s #28
Thomas A. DiLauro, PMEMA
Haddon #12
Patrick Ennis, PMEMA
St. John’s #28
Harry Flanagan, PMEMA
St. John’s #28
William Swirsding, PMEMA
Haddon #12
Dave Szafran,
PMEMA
Northweastern #54
Bryan C. Werner, PMEMA
St. John’s #28
Carla Werner
PMEMA
Philadelphia #1
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Website: www.artsansaomp.org
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8100 Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19115
Editor - Bryan Werner
Grafa2@aol.com
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We still have some tickets available for our winter bus trip to see "Daniel". Please contact Elayna at the office for more information or reservations 215-708-1000 | |
Dear Brother & Sister Artisans,
It is a great pleasure to be your Most Excellent Master Artisan. The Most Excellent Assembly Session turned out wonderfully and I really enjoyed the weekend at the Radisson and being able to meet a lot of Artisans and having the time to talk to you. We have had some great trips so far in 2024, the 8-day Carnival cruise to Aruba this past March was a wonderful cruise. The Hummelstown Railroad trip, that included lunch at the Macaroni Grill and a visit to the AACA Car Museum, bus trip in May was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the Pride of Susquehanna which we were originally scheduled to sail on had to be cancelled due to boat repairs, but it actually worked out for the better as the weather wasn’t that nice and the Car Museum was a huge hit. The car museum is a very interesting place to visit and everyone seemed to really enjoy the trip.
The Ocean City weekend was another huge success. The weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed the St. John’s pool party with pizza, soft pretzels, water ice and soft drinks available for our members. There were ride wristbands for the Castaway Cove Amusement Pier and mini golf tickets available to ensure that Artisans of all ages had a fun weekend. All the Artisans in attendance had a great time walking on the boardwalk and searching for their lucky numbers while participating in the annual treasure hunt. There were a lot of great prizes won by our members such as, t-shirts, sweatshirts, beach blankets, saltwater taffies, pizza and soda, Kohr’s ice cream, Johnson’s popcorn to name a few. Many other nice gifts were also supplied by the various merchants that participated in this annual event. A great big thank you to all of the store owners who participated in the treasure hunt. Congratulations to all of the treasure hunt winners. There is a lot of work done by a small group of our membership in order to put this weekend together, we owe a big thank you to the office staff and all the volunteers who helped make this event a great success.
We are very excited about our move to our new location in Penndel Pennsylvania in the Fall of 2024. I’m sure you will all be pleased with our new location, there is plenty of parking and it is handicap accessible.
I have planned a nine-night Royal Caribbean cruise to Canada/New England Sept. 4th-13th, 2025 as my MEMA trip for that year. I will be planning more events and trips for 2025 once we move into our new location. In the meantime, our next event is a bus trip to the Shady Maple restaurant and the Jukebox Jive show at the Magic & Wonder Theater in September. This trip was sold out in just days after advertising it. We are taking names for a waiting list in case we receive any cancellations. On November 13th, we have a bus trip to the Sight ‘n’ Sound to see “Daniel” and a Smorgasbord lunch after the show. If you have never been to the “Sight ‘n’ Sound show it’s a must see event. It’s a beautiful theater and all of our seats are on the main level so they are easily accessible. You can call the Artisan's office for tickets.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at all of our upcoming events. I hope all of you have a wonderful summer. Stay safe and healthy.
Fraternally,
Helen Szafran
Most Excellent Master Artisan
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Congratulations to some of our Junior Artisans graduating High school and College this spring 2024! | |
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Congratulations to David Picariello, Danielle Durante and Caitlin Moore, 3 of the 4 winners of the Artisans Dining Club “Meet the Challenges of a Higher Education” Scholarships for 2024.
David Picariello will be attending Rowan University, Caitlin Moore will be attending Duquesne University, and Danielle Durante will be attending St. Joseph’s University in the upcoming fall.
One other scholarship winner who we did not have a picture of at the time of publication is Ava Callahan.
Keep up the great work in your studies, we are so proud of our Junior Artisans!
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Pictured is former Miss Artisan and Cabrini College student government class President, Abigail Flanagan. Standing next to Abigail is another former Miss Artisan, Kylie Kelce. Both young ladies are now graduates from Cabrini College, past Miss Artisans and Artisan Scholarship winners. Kylie Kelce gave the commencement speech at Cabrini’s graduation ceremony this year. | Daniel Werner Graduated from Holy Family University with his Bachelors Degree in Health Sciences. Pictured on either side of Daniel is his proud parents, Bryan and Carla Werner | Elin Anderson is shown holding her Masters Degree in Business from Goldey-Beacom College. Pictured with Elin are her proud parents, who flew in from Wales England, to see her walk at graduation and her boyfriend Peter Werner. | | |
M.E. SUPERINTENDENT LETTER | |
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Dear Brother & Sister Artisans,
I am honored to be the M.E. Superintendent for 2024 & 2025. It was wonderful seeing everyone at this past Most Excellent Assembly Session. The M.E. Session is always a great weekend of fraternal fun. What a fantastic Cruise to Aruba we had this past March and I am looking forward to our many future trips planned over the next two years. Our day trips are just as fun and I hope more of your come out to join us on these fun events. Our Easter Egg Hunt was a big success and all of the children stuffed their baskets with candy filled eggs.
All I can say about our annual Ocean City weekend is wow!! What a wonderful time we all had down the shore, the weather was perfect. The Pool party was so much fun, there was so much good food and so many giggles and laughs around the pool. It is Wonderful to see everyone come out to the Annual Ocean City outing. All the big and little kids had a wonderful time on the Amusement rides and playing mini golf. This annual event down the shore has always been one of my favorite things to attend. The next two Junior events will be the Halloween Party and Lunch with Santa. I, and our Most Excellent Inspector Scott Simmons, are planning some new Junior events and we hope to see you at both our Junior events as well as our many other Artisans events throughout the year. Keep up to date on our many upcoming activities and trips by visiting our Facebook page! Enjoy your Summer.
Fraternally yours,
Kathy Schnauffer, M.E.S.
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St. John's Easter Egg Hunt 2024
The annual St. Johns Easter Egg hunt was a big success again this year with everyone being treated to beautiful weather the day of the event! Over 50 members of all ages attended this fun filled activity. After the egg hunt, and a visit by the Easter Bunny, everybody was treated to lunch, time in the game room, and of course a lot of candy and prizes.
A big shout out to Tod and Geri Davies for organizing this fun filled event.
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Happy 96th Birthday to Paul Spitalieri!
Congratulations go out to Paul Spitalieri on reaching his milestone 96th birthday. An awesome shirt for an awesome guy !
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MOST EXCELLENT SESSION 2024
We celebrated our 138th Most Excellent Session on February 3rd, 2024 at the Radisson Hotel. We celebrated our P.M.E.M.A Carla Werner's successful six year run through the chairs and Helen Szafran being installed as the Artisans latest Most Excellent Master Artisan.
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The final dinner with Carla Werner as the Master Artisan. | |
Pictures from the Most Excellent Session business meeting. | |
Everyone was relaxing at the hospitality room and pool party after the Most Excellent Session Meeting. | |
The Most Excellent Session Banquet had over 100 members in attendance. | |
St. John’s Cruisers' Southern Caribbean Cruise to Aruba on the Carnival Vista. | |
The M.E.M.A. Bus trip to the Hummelstown Railroad for a train ride sight seeing tour, lunch at the Macaroni’s grill, and then a tour of the antique AACA car museum. | |
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The annual St. John’s Ladies night was a huge hit again this year with 13 cakes being entered into the cake baking contest. While the judges debated on who would be crowned this years cake baking champion, the rest of the members in attendance played three rounds of cash prize bingo. Everyone was treated to pizza and delicious cakes. Our cake baking
contest winners for 2024 were Kathy Schnauffer in 1st, Bonnie Green in 2nd, and Helen Szafran in 3rd place.
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Our annual 78th Artisan's Ocean City Weekend for 2024 was another successful event, we sold out the Impala and Impala Suites hotel. Hundreds of Artisans gathered for a weekend of fraternal fun. On Saturday we had our annual St. John's pool party where DJ Maui Dave played the cool tunes and presided over a hula hoop and canon ball contests for our Junior Artisans. We had prizes for all of the children who attended the pool party along with pizza and water ice for everyone. Everyone had a fun weekend and we look forward to this event next year.
A big shout out to Aggie and Harry Flanagan, Jackie Lahnemann, Tod and Geri Davies, Bryan and Carla Werner, Dave and Helen Szafran the office staff, our M.E. Officers, M.E. Family Members, the Directors, and everyone else who helps organize this event. A big event like this needs all hands on deck each year to ensure we have a successful family weekend.
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The Most Excellent Family Visitations | |
Philadelphia #1 Visitation | |
The Golden Artisans have been keeping busy this year with numerous activities and several interesting speakers attending their weekly meetings. The Golden Artisan is our Senior group made up of Artisans who are of the age of 55+. If you would like more information on how to join this group please contact Joann Cunningham or Bonnie Green. | | |
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Special guests from the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Archive. | |
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The Artisan's Solicitor Robert Adshead Esq., spoke to the Golden Artisans about wills, living wills and the importance of getting the proper legal advice when dealing with real estate. | | |
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The Golden Artisans 3rd annual Kentucky Derby Day celebration. | |
Scott Simmons held a gun safety course at the Hall that was open for all of our members and their friends to attend. Scott gave a very informative demonstration concerning the use of fire arms and how to safely use and store them properly. | | |
Helen Szafran held a fun arts and craft girls day painting and craft making event down in the game room. | | | |
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The pictures show what will be the Artisans new main office and headquarters that will be located in Penndel Pa. The move is scheduled for October of 2024. | | |
St. John's Cruisers are pictured enjoying a covered wagon tour in Denali National Park Alaska. | |
More Pictures from the Alaska trip | |
Jute Box Jive is currently sold out. To be put on a waiting list please contact Elayna at the office, 215-708-1000 ext. 100. | |
Artisans Order of Mutual Protection | 8100 Roosevelt Boulevard. Philadelphia, PA 19115 | 215-708-1000 |
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St. Johns Cruisers
There are several upcoming trips that the cruisers will be going on in the future. A cruise to Greenland in 2023 and another one to the Southern Caribbean in 2024 are two trips already booked. Keep an eye on your Artisan so you can reserve your spot.
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