Welcome to Mocha Shriners website. My name is Barry Snider and I am the Potentate or CEO of Mocha Shriners for 2010. I am one of over 3000 members from throughout southern and central northern Ontario. We stretch from Sault Ste Marie and Elliot Lake in the north and from Windsor in the south to Kitchener-Waterloo in the east and all places in between. Our headquarters is in London Ontario.

Most of our members belong to one of the local clubs or units where the bulk of our fundraising takes place. Our wives and families are active participants in many events and assist us in what we do. Just who and what are Shriners?

We are men who enjoy camaraderie, brotherhood (we are all members of Freemasonry) and fun with our main purpose being Shriners Hospitals for Children. The network of 22 hospitals provides paediatric specialty care for orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate, all at no charge to patients or their families.

Many people see Shriners in different ways - some might answer, “Shriners are the men who have the parades and drive the little cars.” Someone else might think of the Shriners circuses and clowns. Still another may say, “Shriners are the men who wear those unique red hats. And another person may remember a child they knew who received care at Shriners Hospitals for Children. And who would be right? All of those people.

Shriners International was started in 1872 by a group of men founded on the Masonic principles of “brotherly love,” “relief,” and “truth” but it would stress fun and fellowship more than ritual. It has grown since then to include 191 chapters or Temples and over 300,000 men worldwide. Wanting to give something back to their communities, Shriners Hospitals for Children, was established a one-of-a-kind international health care system, and has provided pediatric specialty care to more than 865,000 kids – and all at no charge.

Explore our site and learn more - If you are interested in Shriners in general or Mocha Shriners or may be interested in membership or may know of a child that may need our care. Please contact me.

Mocha Shriners
468 Colborne Street
London  ON  Canada N6B 2T3
potentate.mochashriners@rogers.com