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Shreveport
Scottish Rite
Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry
Valley of Shreveport, Orient
of Louisiana
Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
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OUR CHARITY
THE
LOUISIANA SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION, INC. WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE SPEECH
THERAPY FOR NEEDY CHILDREN ACROSS OUR STATE. THE MEMBERSHIP OF
THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY PROUDLY MAKES ANNUAL DONATIONS TO
THE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THIS WORTHY CAUSE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR
SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL IS USED AS A SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
CENTER FOR THE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE THE SPEECH THERAPY.
THE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CENTERS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE LOCATED IN
SHREVEPORT, MONROE, BATON ROUGE, HAMMOND AND LAFAYETTE.
APPROXIMATELY TEN CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN EACH CENTER AT ANY GIVEN
TIME. THE LOUISIANA SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION, INC. IS
HEADQUARTERED IN THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL.
THERAPY IS PROVIDED FREE
OF COST BY THE FOUNDATION. PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR CHILD TO AND FROM THE THERAPY.
THE CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT BY
GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKING ON THEIR MASTERS DEGREE IN SPEECH
PATHOLOGY. THE GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE SUPERVISED BY A QUALIFIED
PROFESSOR FROM THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY.
A FREE EVALUATION IS GIVEN
FOR EACH CHILD PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT INTO THE PROGRAM. THE
PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION IS TO DETERMINE IF THE THERAPY WE CAN
PROVIDE WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THE CHILD. CHILDREN FROM THE AGE
OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO THE AGE OF TEN YEARS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR
ENROLLMENT INTO OUR PROGRAM. OUR GOAL IS FOR EACH CHILD TO
COMPLETE THEIR THERAPY WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD.
THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN GRANTED
501 (c) (3) STATUS BY
THE IRS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF ANY AMOUNT ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME AND
ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IT IS A WONDERFUL FEELING TO KNOW THAT YOUR
DONATION IS CERTAIN TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF
NEEDY CHILDREN AND WILL BENEFIT THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
IF YOU KNOW OF A CHILD WHO
MAY BENEFIT FROM THE THERAPY GIVEN IN ONE OF OUR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
CENTERS, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SEND IN A COPY
OF THE DOWNLOADABLE APPLICATION FORM. ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM MAY BE DIRECTED TO GARY GRIBBLE, 33° AT
318-221-9713. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING AS MANY CHILDREN AS
POSSIBLE.
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