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ABOUT US
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The Grand Krewe of Luxor is a diverse group of like-minded
individuals brought together to promote education and charitable works in the
community, to maintain an association for the social enjoyment of its members,
to participate in activities concerning Carnival Memphis, and to support other
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Luxor has wonderful Members and the Krewe provides great benefits to our
Members. This includes access to Carnival Memphis Events,
good networking contacts, and enjoyable social activities.
Additionally, because The Grand Krewe Of Luxor is a 501(c)3
non-profit organization your Membership dues are tax deductible to
the extent allowed by law..
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The
Grand Krewe of Luxor is always interested in new
Members who want to work withf our Charities, Carnival
Memphis and the Community. If you're interested in joining
our Krewe you will need a Luxor Sponsor as well as one personal Reference.
Download Luxor's Membership
Application in Microsoft WORD format here > LUXOR
Membership Application
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Once completed and signed by a
Luxor Member sponsor, your Application should be given to Cindy
Mire, Luxor's Membership Director either in person or sent to her
by mail to:
ATTN:
Cindy Mire; Director of Membership, The Grand Krewe
Of Luxor,
P.O. Box 17347, Germantown, TN 38187-0347
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A
History of Carnival Memphis from 1931 |
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Established in 1931 the
Mission of Carnival Memphis was to: |
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Promote Commerce
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Promote the City of Memphis
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Raise funds for Charities that benefit local
children
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Cotton Carnival Royal Court
of 1956
greeting a famous
Memphis "King" |
The Carnival at Memphis |
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Originally
known as Cotton Carnival, the name was changed to Carnival
Memphis which then adopted the three C’s as their Mission:
Commerce, Community,
and Celebration.
Part of the celebration today still includes King,
Queen, and Royal Court just as it did in in 1931. |
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Carnival Parade in Memphis |
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Memphis Cotton Carnival |
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the grand krewes
Added to this pageantry are the other ten
Grand Krewes of Carnival which have Coronations,
Royal Events and Parties
celebrating their own King, Queen and Royal Court.
Luxor
is the newest of the Carnival Memphis Grand Krewes.
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The Grand Krewe Of Luxor 2011
Queen Barb Bentley & King Mike Honeycutt
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The
Grand Krewes Of Carnival Memphis |
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The Grand
Krewe of Luxor |
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The Grand Krewe of
Sphinx |
The Grand Krewe of
Osiris |
The Grand Krewe of RaMet |
The Grand Krewe of
Phoenix |
The Grand Krewe of
Memphi |
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Mystic Order of the Boll
Weevils |
The Grand Krewe of
Ptolemy |
The Queen Bees |
The Grand Krewe of
Ennead |
The Grand Krewe of Ptah |
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Carnival
Memphis Today . . . |
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Beginning
in 1999 Carnival Memphis established the Carnival
Children’s Charity Initiative (CCI).
Each
year the program selects local children’s charities that
are “adopted” by Carnival and the individual Grand
Krewes. Since
it’s inception
Carnival Memphis and the Grand Krewes have
raised over $1,000,000 for children’s charities.
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The Grand Krewe of
Luxor . . . . |
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In 2004 Wanda Barzizza
founded The Grand Krewe of Luxor, which is the newest
Grand Krewe of Carnival Memphis. Luxor received its 501(c)3
status in 2005 and is the only Krewe to have this status as
a non-profit organization.
As
a Grand Krewe of Carnival Memphis our members participate in
all of the activities of Carnival Memphis although our
primary focus is to provide support and conduct fundraising
efforts for lesser funded children’s charities throughout
the calendar year.
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Wanda Barzizza |
The name Luxor comes from the Arabic word
el-Uqsur, meaning
“encampment of fortification”. Our Egyptian symbol is
Horus, the Egyptian Falcon and our colors are red and gold.
Luxor is proud of both its heritage and its purpose.
Although we strive to provide funding to local children’s
charities we also concentrate on providing an active social
calendar for our Members. We truly “Party with a Purpose”.
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The
Egyptian Temple of Luxor
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