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Volume IV, Issue 3 March 2012

Editor: French Harvey, admin@shrine-bowl.com

The Electronic Newsletter of

Game Committee of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

www.shrine-bowl.com

2012 Shrine Bowl Coaches Announced

Ron Long, Athletic Director of the Shrine Bowl Of The Carolinas recently announced the coaches selections for the 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels and the South Carolina Sandlappers. These Coaches have been selected and approved to coach their respective teams in the 76th annual Shrine Bowl Game to be played on Saturday, December 15th at beautiful Gibbs Stadium on the campus of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina..

2012 NORTH CAROLINA COACHES

Ron Long

Title Head Coach Coach Coach Coach Coach Coach Coach

First Name Nelson Adrian Russell Doug B.J. Mike David

Last Name Smith Snow Stone Illing Laughter Byus Grant

High School Garner West Forsyth Douglas Byrd Davie County Hendersonville East Lincoln Walter Williams

SCHOOL CITY Garner Clemmons Fayetteville Mocksville Hendersonville Denver Burlington

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2012 SOUTH CAROLINA COACHES

Title Head Coach Coach Coach Coach Coach Coach Coach First Name Ray Kirk Wade Don Mike Bill Tony Last Name Stackley Burnett Cooper Frost Wells Harvey Smith High School Stratford Airport Blue Ridge Christ Church Buford Newberry Stratford SCHOOL CITY Goose Creek West Columbia Greer Greenville Lancaster Newberry Goose Creek

Long added, All respective North and South Carolina Coaches Associations and governing bodies have approved their coaching selections for participation in this Carolinas Football Classic affectionately known as Americas Original All Star High School Football Game - where strong legs run, so crippled legs might walk.

2012 Shrine Bowl Combines

Kelly Adams, Shrine Bowl Combine Coordinator announced the following combine schedule for 2012: Purpose: To provide opportunity for high school football players to demonstrate skills needed for athletic scholarships and possible Shrine Bowl selection. Who: Rising 12th graders are eligible to attend. This means only current Juniors are eligible to attend. Cost: $20.00 per player. High School Coaches and spectators will be admitted free. There will be no checks accepted at any of the combines, cash only please. There will Shrine Bowl staff at each combine to collect registration fees. To be measured: 1. Height 2. Weight To be tested: 1. Vertical Jump 2. 40 Yard Dash 3. Pro Agility Shuttle 4. Bench Press Rep. (All position players will rep 185 lbs as many times as they can.) To be evaluated: Important Information: 1. Each athlete is to attend only one combine for NCAA purposes. 2. Some events may change according to equipment available. 3. Rising seniors should bring videos for the Shrine Bowl Coaching Staff to evaluate.

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4. Each player will receive a T-shirt and unmatched exposure. 5. Each position player will work with Shrine Bowl coaches at his position and go through a series of football related drills. 6. Please be on time: We are going to be on a tight schedule. Times: 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am REGISTRATION FOR KICKERS, PUNTERS, AND LONG SNAPPERS (There is no pre-registration for any of the combines) REGISTRATION FOR POSITION PLAYERS KICKERS START TIME POSITION PLAYERS START TIME

Dates and Schools: North Carolina: March 24 South Johnston HS; Four Oaks, NC (Coach Bennett Jones) April 14 West Mecklenburg HS; Charlotte, NC (Coach Jeff Caldwell) April 21 Eastern Alamance HS; Mebane, NC (Coach John Kirby) April 28 A.C. Reynolds HS; Asheville, NC (Coach Shane Lewis) NC Co-Coordinator: Chris Norman (704-692-4703) lionking7798@carolina.rr.com South Carolina: April 21 Spartanburg HS, Spartanburg, SC (Coach Freddie Brown) May 26 Can Bay HS, Summerville, SC (Coach Russell Zher) June 9 Irmo HS, Columbia, SC (Coach Bob Hanna) For additional information call or contact Shrine Bowl Combine Coordinator: Kelly Adams (919-998-8526) kna@sc.rr.com

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SHRINE BOWL GAME COMMITTEE STAFF

Game Chairman 1st Vice Game Chairman 2nd Vice Game Chairman Athletic Director Combines Coordinator Administrator Program Advertising Webmaster Connie Altman Lindley Ivey Ronnie Blount Ron Long Kelly Adams French Harvey Stephen Schram Clay Webb 919-291-4055 336-202-3370 910-624-0708 704-905-2998 919-998-8526 704-840-8076 803-547-0300 864-923-1182 gamechair@shrine-bowl.com pigskinumpire@triad.rr.com Ronnie.blount88@gmail.com ad@shrine-bowl.com kna@sc.rr.com admin@shrine-bowl.com pat@shrine-bowl.com shrinebowlnews@bellsouth.net

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NOBLE RONNIE L. BLOUNT ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE SHRINE BOWL OF THE CAROLINAS
Ronnie L. Blount, Hope Mills, NC was elected as Chairman, Board of Governors of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas at the annual meeting held at the Hope Mills Shrine Club on February 25th. Noble Ronnie is a member of Sudan Shrine and was the 2011 President of the Board of Governors. He has served on the Board of Governors since 2007. He also has served as the 2nd Vice Game Chairman for the Shrine Bowl Game. Blount replaces Illustrious Sir William, R. Billy Benfield of Hejaz Shrine who served as the Chairman of the Board since 2007.

Chairman Benfield presents Ronnie Blount his Past Presidents plaque.

New Chairman presents a plaque to outgoing Chairman, Billy Benfield.

In addition to Noble Blount the following Nobles were elected to the Executive Board: PresidentDon Addyman PP, Jamil Shrine; 1st VPConnie Altman PP, Amran Shrine; 2nd VPJamie Smith, Hejaz Shrine; 3rd VP Brack Wilson PP, Sudan Shrine; and 4th VP John McClary, Jr. PP, Omar Shrine. Nobles John Davidson, Jr. and Henry Long were reelected to their offices as Secretary and Treasurer. Noble Blount appointed Ray Fields PP, Amran Shrine as the Chaplain. The following were elected as Members at Large: Dennis Craven, William Dyches and Riley McDaniel from Omar Shrine; Tony Edwards, Conrad Benton The officers were installed by Illustrious Sir Steve Norris, Potenand Jeff Taylor from Sudan Shrine; Jerry Baxter tate of Sudan Shrine. PP, William Rodgers PP and Joe Sessoms from Hejaz Shrine; Leonard Walker, Lance Carpenter and Steve Tucker from Jamil Shrine; and Johnny Brooks, Rickey

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Matthews, Ben Harmon and Charles Britt from Amran Shrine. The potentate, chief rabban and recorder from each shrine center are members of the board by virtue of their shrine center office. Nobles Ron Johnson, Amran Shrine and Ronnie Blount, Sudan Shrine were elected to Emeritus Member at Large status. The board also voted to send a donation of $40,000 to the Shriners Hospitals from the proceeds of the 2011 game. The board also approved a budget for 2012.

Potentate Steve Norris welcomes Board of Governors to Sudan territory.

Treasurer Henry Long presents the treasurers report and proposes the 2012 budget.

President Ronnie Blount presents an autographed game football to Dennis Craven for the sponsorship by Carolina Ford Dealers. General Game Chairman Connie Altman gives a report on the 2011 Shrine Bowl Game.

Board of Governors Meeting

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TWO NEW INDUCTEES INTO HALL OF FAME

At the Volunteer Awards Banquet held at the Hope Mills Shrine Club on Saturday night, February 25, Hall of Fame Committee Chairman Ray Fields PP and Past President announced that Noble French Harvey and Noble Mac McCallister were selected to the Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2011. The Hall of Fame was created in 2005 in recognition of outstanding service to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas without whose support this game would not have been played. Noble French Harvey joined the volunteer staff of the Shrine Bowl during the 1999 game week and served as the coaches and volunteer hospitality chairman for six years. Beginning in 2001 he became the game day director, coordinating the pregame and half-time activities. He writes the scripts for the awards banquet and the game day activities. In 2004 he began serving as the Shrine Bowl Administrator responsible for maintaining a sports information database on Shrine Bowl coaches and players. He also coordinates the nomination process for player selection.
Noble French Harvey received the Hall of Fame from Ray Fields PP/Past President and Connie Altman PP.

He became a Master Mason in Flint, Michigan and became a Shriner in 1980 in Aloha Shrine in Honolulu, Hawaii. He became a Shrine Clown and has been a member of shrine clown units in Aloha Shrine, Hawaii; Zurah Shrine, Minneapolis, MN and Oasis Shrine, Charlotte. He is currently the Captain of the Oasis Shrine Clowns and has served as President of the South Atlantic Shrine Clown Association. He also served as the Director of the Oasis Shrine Circus for 10 years. He is Past Master of James K. Polk Masonic Lodge in Pineville, NC and served as the lodge secretary for five years. French is also an associate member of Hejaz Shrine, Mauldin, SC. He is a charter member of the Oasis Shrine Golf Club where he served as secretary for five years and is currently a member of the Royal Order of Jesters Court 109, Charlotte, NC. French is a retired U.S. Navy Officer who served 23 years and then taught Naval JROTC in a Charlotte high school for 17 years. Noble Mac McCallister has served as the chairman of the Shrine Bowl media and press box committee for nine years. In this capacity he coordinates all press and media contact during the game. He and his committee issue all of the press credentials and are responsible for the operations of the stadium press box. Noble Mac is an Emeritus Member of the Shrine Bowl of Governors, he serve eight years as a Member-At-Large for Amran Shrine. He also serves as the Parliamentarian for the Shrine Bowl Board of Governors. Mac lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina and is a member of Amran Shrine. He is also a member of the Triangle Shrine Club where Noble Mac McCallister recived Hall of Fame from General he served as President, and now serves on the Game Chairman Connie Altman their Board of Directors, He is Past Director

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of Amrans Ceremonial Cast, Past Director of Amran Shrine, and Past Chief Aide for three Potentates. Mac is Past Director of the Royal Order of Jesters Court 106, Raleigh, NC. He is Past Master of Oak Grove Masonic Lodge and a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason.

2011 Shrine Bowl game DVDs are available! Send a check or money order made out to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas to 377 Rubin Center Drive, Suite 106 Fort Mill, SC 29708. Betty Hatley Retires, Again!
Mrs. Betty Hately, who has served as the Shrine Bowl office manager since 2007 retired on February 28th. Mrs. Hately had retired once before in 2004 after having served as the Shrine Bowl secretary for over 30 years. When Billy Benfield became Chairman of the Board in 2007 he asked Betty to come out of retirement and work at the office in Fort Mill on a part-time basis. Betty also worked as an office manager for her son-in-law, a Charlotte dentist. For anyone who has been associated with the Shrine Bowl for over thirty years, they will know and respect the work ethic and knowledge of Mrs. Hately. She will be missed by the Board of Governors and Game Committee. A personnel committee has been formed by Chairman of the Board Ronnie Blount to seek a replacement.

Important Dates: March 17Shrine Bowl Coaches Meeting, Plaza Hotel, Fort Mill, SC March 24Combine at South Johnston HS, Four Oaks, NC April 14Combine at West Mecklenburg HS, Charlotte, NC April 21Combine at Eastern Alamance HS, Mebane, NC Spartanburg HS, Spartanburg, SC April 28Combine at A.C. Reynolds HS, Asheville, NC May 26 Combine at Cane Bay HS, Summerville, SC June 9Combine at Irmo HS, Columbia, SC December 1576th Shrine Bowl

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SHRINE BOWL VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED

Billy Benfield PP, Chairman of the Board, and Connie Altman PP, General Game Chairman, recognized many volunteers who assisted with the 2011 Shrine Bowl game in December. and presented awards as shown below. The awards banquet was attended by over 80 volunteers at the Hope Mills Shrine Club on February 25th. In recognition of their support to the game, Chairman Altman presented each of the supporting Shrine Centers with a Walt Disney Award. President Ronnie Blount presented Henry Long with the Presidents Award for Volunteer of the Year. Other awards and who they were presented to are:

Name
Ben Harmon Jim Crawford Ron Johnson Danny Martin Paul Pool Steve Christian Billy Atkinson Brad Huffstettler Harvey Ellis Jimmy Smith, PP Johnny Brooks Lindley Ivey Ron Long Ronnie Blount Spartanburg Police Department Stan Seigle Troy Ray Collins William "Willy Doc" Dyches Hejaz Wheelchair Unit Jamie Smith Jimmy Owen Jimmy Webb John Burney John Davidson Kelly Adams, PP Mike Stanford Richard Matthews

Committee
Media Committee Media Committee Media Committee Officials Co-Chairman Officials Co-Chairman Media Committee Food Chairman Security Committee Chairman Media Committee Parade Chairman Field Manager Vice Game Chairman Athletic Director Vice Game Chairman Spartanburg, SC Photography Committee King and Queen Committee Chairman Concessions Committee Chairman Hejaz Shrine South Carolina Escort Chairman Quartermaster Pageantry Coordinator Photography Committee Chairman Stadium Manager Combines Coordinator North Carolina Escort Chairman Country Store Chairman

Award
Distinguished Service Distinguished Service Distinguished Service Walt Disney Award Walt Disney Award Walt Disney Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Dave Thomas Award Shrine Bowl Service Award Shrine Bowl Service Award Shrine Bowl Service Award Shrine Bowl Service Award Shrine Bowl Service Award Shrine Bowl Service Award Shrine Bowl Service Award Shrine Bowl Service Award Shrine Bowl Service Award

THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

It could not have been done without you!

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Adam Covington Chuck Timmons Conrad Benton Earl Smith Glen Cook Jeff Blanton Jeff Taylor Jocelyn Blount Jona Smith Kathy Robinson Roger Rollins Ronie Robinson Thomas Frankhart Tim Collins Tony Edwards Vicky Edwards Alvin Billings Andrew Herman Arden Sharpe Bobby Kneece Chuck Capps Clay Webb Don Melton Dwight Harsey George Black Hejaz Provost Guard James Cotton Jamil Provost Guard Jeremy Smith Jim New Mark Cook Mike Gore Nate Nickel Randy Smith So. Brunswick Is. Shrine Club Stewart Smith Sudan Thunderbolts Terry Montgomery Willis Jenkins J. J. Cruz Riley McDaniel

Field Decoration Committee Quartermaster Committee Coaches and Volunteer Hospitality Clothing Sales Committee Coaches and Volunteer Hospitality Quartermaster Committee Assistant Stadium Manager Clothing Sales Committee Clothing Sales Committee Clothing Sales Committee Quartermaster Committee Clothing Sales Committee Clothing Sales Committee Field Decoration Committee Clothing Sales Committee Clothing Sales Committee Field Decoration Committee Jamil Shrine Jamil Shrine Jamil Shrine Field Decoration Committee Webmaster Jamil Shrine Jamil Shrine Jamil Shrine Hejaz Shrine Sudan Shrine Jamil Shrine Jamil Shrine Jamil Shrine Field Decoration Committee Sudan Shrine Jamil Shrine Sudan Shrine Coaches and Volunteer Hospitality Jamil Shrine Coaches and Volunteer Hospitality Jamil Shrine Jamil Shrine Omar Shrine Omar Shrine

Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Game Chairman Service Award Special Projects Service Award Special Projects Service Award

Where are they Going to College Update

SC Ryan Raley Fairfield Central HS Presbyterian College (If your name and college choice has not been listed, send an email to admin@shrine-bowl.com with the information)

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PHOTO GALLERY OF VOLUNTEER AWARDS NIGHT.

Photographs taken by French Harvey