Illustrious John Donato
I would like to thank the nobility of Cyprus Shrine for their confidence in electing me as Potentate for 2020. It has been an honor serving on the Divan over the past few years and it afforded me the opportunity to learn from many strong men that came before me. I pledge at divan and will work diligently to ensure strong and FUN year for Cyprus.
The focus in 2020 will be PARTICIPATION. The Divan and will supporting that clubs and units of Cyprus by attending events throughout the realm, while also promoting our mission as Shriners. We will have events at the temple for all to enjoy, strategically positioned so as to not interfere with club/unit events. I’d like to see every Noble get involved with their local club and participate in events. The clubs and units are backbone of successful temple and Cyprus has plenty to offer both current and new members of fraternity. Participation in events presented by Temple not means coming out to good time, but also lending helping hand to make each event successful. Participation also means commitment to growing membership by identifying upright men and Mason’s that would good fit within Cyprus.
An additional goal in 2020, will effort to continue to increase our fraternity’s visibility and profile within our geographic community. We will be adding more parades and external events to our calendar so the general public will know “who we are”. We are continuing to grow our units so we can have more nobles out in the public eye. We are growing the motor patrol’s membership as well as a stable of vehicles. Work is also underway to enable us revitalize our clown unit. Both are very popular out in the community and we intend to give the people what they want!
I could go on and on about what is store for 2020, but I’ll leave you with two quotes feel sum up expect from Cyprus in coming year.
“Many hands make light work” and “You only get out of something what you put in to it”. PARTICIPATION!
Yours in the faith,
John