The University of Minnesota announced this morning a tremendous, stupendous, awe inspiring $65 M gift from the Minnesota Masonic Charities to the hospital’s Cancer Center. A more complete story can be found on the Star Tribune’s web page,  www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/17460244.html. Far be it from us to actually check a fact but if memory and some direct experience serves, the Masonic Charities derives its funding from a few main sources, notably personal philanthropy and revenue generating activities including, gasp, circuses! We want to thank those who have given so generously over the years to this magnificent benevolent organization. In addition we want to recognize the elephants who have provided so much joy to thousands of Minnesota children merely by standing on brightly colored boxes, walking in parades trunk to tail and carrying gleeful 45lb-ers upon their multi-ton frames as features of the Shrine Circuses.

Posted with gratitude on behalf of the thousands of cancer survivors, their families and their caregivers all of whom will benefit from this grant.

MJO

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