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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 MR. JOHN ATKINSON AT
318-221-9713. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING AS
MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE.
Site Designed and Published by:
Byron “Keith” Tindell and Donald W. Grindstaff
II
This site was made possible by
the immense contributions of
John L. Atkinson, 33°
Copyright 2005 © The Ancient & Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry,
Valley of Shreveport, Orient of Louisiana ,
Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States: All Rights Reserved.
Revised:
11/06/12.
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