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 endeavors of its own creation.  

Luxor Happy Hour 
Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Half Shell
688 South Mendenhall (at Poplar)
Memphis, TN 38117
Phone: McClain’s cell – 230-3821
Details: We will be in the private dining room at the left rear of the 
restaurant. Details to follow in the Evite. 

PLEASE BRING NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS 
TO THIS EVENT FOR DONATING TO THE SRVS 
FOOD PANTRY!!! SEE THE LIST OF NEEDED 
ITEMS BELOW.

Request for all Members

We have requests from several of our members to ask that when you respond to an Evite, please type out your actual name when you reply. We have many members with

original and clever email addresses such as fafaw, sleeper, govols and others (I’m really not picking on you – these are some of my favorites). However these email addresses

don’t identify our members, so please include your name when you are responding so that others can see who is attending our events. Thank you!

Luxor has a Princess!!   It’s Megan Christine Schlitt who attends the University of Notre Dame.   She is the daughter of our very own Luxor members, David and Cheryl Schlitt.     Congratulations!

	Luxor Wins at Phoenix’s Karaoke Wow is the best word to describe the evening. The venue was perfect because it had a real stage which promoted a great view of all of the Krewe performances (of which there were many). Luxor had a total of 4 entries and won two trophies. For Best Group, our rendition of KISS performing “I Want to Rock and Roll All Night” won 1st place!!!! Our KISS rock stars were Russ Mire, Kevin Bentley, McClain Gordon, Bob LaBonia and Bill Brewer. The response to their performance was so overwhelming that the Karaoke manager asked them to come back on stage for an encore (which they did). The crowd went wild!! Congratulations to our KISS rock band. The shock value alone was worth the price of admission.
For Best Duet, Cathy Welsh and Cindy Mire performed “In the End” by Lincoln Park and landed 2nd place.   For those not familiar with Lincoln Park, it’s a rap group. Cathy was the brains behind this one.   The other two performances were: Pat Hoffman singing a solo “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor and Russ Mire singing a solo “Unchain My Heart” by Joe Cocker.   One of our newest members, Charles Boone also performed a song although he represented Ennead. Charles has dual membership (Luxor and Ennead).
A very huge cheer for Luxor!!!      We truly rock!!!

2011 Carnival Charities
After reviewing local children’s charities including a week of on-site meetings with each one the Carnival Memphis Charities for 2011 are:

1. Hope House
2. Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM)
3. SRVS - Shelby County Residential & Vocational Services

Luxor is fortunate to have our Krewe's 501(c)(3) status and to support this we all help support charitable events during the year.

Charitable/Volunteer Committee

We now have an official “Charitable Committee”. This name best describes the goal of this group which is offering charity work in and around our community for children’s’ organizations and other needy groups. Fundraising may be a part of this committee’s agenda but it primarily will enlist our members as volunteers for worthy events. Susan Orabone is the Chairperson, with Donna DiVietro and Kathy Breckenridge completing the committee. Keep in mind that volunteer opportunities will be varied and most often require just your time. Often it’s our time that is the most precious resource we can offer, so let’s give it when we can. Look for details in upcoming editions of the Luxor Ledger on more volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Here are just two events which our new Charitable group has targeted:

•   Boo Bowling planned for October (previously called Bowling for Kids)

•   Filling book bags for Corner Stone and Pearly Gates, both local schools that need help providing educational material for their young students.

Volunteer Charitable Opportunity Results

Saturday, March 26th, was the 5K run hosted by Christ United Methodist Church to benefit two not-for-profits: 1) the Cornerstone Prep and 2) The Pearly Gates Youth Community Coalition. Christ United Methodist Church is located at Grove Park and Poplar. The race began at 8am with runners lining up at 7:50 am.

Our volunteers for this event were:

•   Fontaine Moore

•   Kathy Breckenridge

•   Mace Gearhardt

•   Betty Reschenberg

•   Cindy Mire

•   Russ Mire

•   Donna Hoffman

We manned the water table at the 2 miles marker. However, since it was raining (sometimes hard) and somewhat chilly, very few runners wanted a cup of water. All they needed to do if they were thirsty was tilt their head upward and open their mouths . Regardless of the weather, we had a blast and were thrilled to be able to help such a wonderful cause and, of course, praised the runners who participated.   A Hip Hip Hooray for our Luxor volunteers!!

Recipient for our Canned Food Items…

Luxor has always asked our members to offer non-perishable food items for our charities.  Beginning in 2011, we are going to direct our collected non-perishable food items to SRVS. To make this collection convenient for our members we ask that each of you bring something from the list below to each of our happy hours.  The items listed are specific to SRVS needs.  Keep in mind that SRVS feeds a total of 525 individuals (children and adults) each and every day of the week operating 120 group homes.  The following is a list of suggested items.          

SRVS Food Pantry Wish List

 

Basically any food items that are stored on a non-refrigerated shelf would be appropriate and desired.

 

BEVERAGES: - Bottled Water - Bottled Juices - Crystal Lite		CHEESE: - Velveeta - Canned cheese
CANNED ITEMS: - Baked Beans - Refried Beans - Canned Vegetables (eg.,  green beans, beets) - Canned Fruits in juice (eg.,  Pears) - Fruit Juices - Vegetable Juices-tomato, V-8 - Spam - Potted Meats - Vienna Sausages		CRACKERS: - Cheese crackers - Whole grain crackers - Granola bars - Graham crackers - Saltine crackers-unsalted tops - Low sodium crackers
CANNED ENTREES: - Chicken - Tuna - Salmon - Ham and Ham loaf - Summer sausage - Corn beef - Pasta with meat - Pasta with cheese - Chili - Chicken Stew - Beef Stew - Spaghetti Sauce - Mac and cheese mix		DEHYDRATED ITEMS: - Cold/dry Cereal (eg., Cornflakes) - Hot cereal mixes - Pancake mix - Plain and self rising flour - Bread, cake, and muffin mixes - Fruits & Dried Fruits (eg., raisins) - Nuts - Noodles and Pastas - Beans - Chili beans - Pork & beans - Instant potatoes - Stuffing - Breakfast bars

Member News
Report on Our June Membership Party
A huge thank you to Charles Boone who hosted our June 26th Luxor Membership Party at his home at 3501 Chamber’s Chapel. The party was a huge success with over a dozen guests in attendance. A special thank you also to Roger Sapp (Central BBQ) who brought a grill with him and provided fresh BBQ for everyone.

Membership Parties

Luxor is looking for members to volunteer their home for member parties. Home parties are by far the best way for perspective new members to get to know our Krewe. If you would like to host a home party, contact Cindy Hawthorne who is heading up our Membership Committee. You can reach Cindy at cghawthorne@fedex.com or on her cell 901-246-2080. Keep in mind that our members are hard workers and will provide food, beverages, set-up, and clean-up labor.

New Members

Keep in mind that inviting friends to our monthly Happy Hour allows them to get to know our members. We will make them feel welcome and spread the word about the support we give our children’s charities and how much FUN we have! Attached is our membership application. Let’s welcome our new members:

Bob Pearcy sponsored by Russ and Cindy Mire
CC and Bill Brewer sponsored by Cindy Hawthorne
Mike Harless sponsored by Cynthia Talley
Charles Boone sponsored by McClain Gordon
George Emerson sponsored by Anne Wesberry

Birthday Announcements

News to share?

Contact Cindy Mire at cfmire@aol.com or call
355-1245 (cell) or 757-2996 (home).
Let’s party with a purpose!

CARNIVAL MEMPHIS

2011 Grand Krewe Schedule                

May                             01        Sunday              Ptah Royalty Party 2 -4 p.m.

                                    01        Sunday             Phoenix Royalty Party 5 -7 p.m.

03        Tuesday          GC Meeting

07        Saturday          RaMet Duchess Party 7 - 11 p.m.

                                    11        Wednesday     Business & Industry Salute Luncheon – Hilton Memphis

                                    15        Sunday             Luxor Royalty Party 1 – 3

                                    15        Sunday            Ennead Royalty Party 4 – 6

                                    17        Tuesday           Queen Bees Cocktail Party

21        Saturday          Phoenix Games

                                    24        Tuesday          GC Meeting (Hilton Memphis)

29        Sunday             Boll Weevil Party

                                    **CARNIVAL WEEK: JUNE 3– JUNE 10, 2011**

June                               3        Friday             Crown & Sceptre Coronation Ball

                                      4        Saturday         Princess Ball

                                      5        Sunday                        RaMet Clubroom

                                      6        Monday           Sphinx Queen’s Luncheon

                                      7        Tuesday           Phoenix Clubroom

                                      7        Tuesday           Memphi Clubroom

                                      8        Wednesday     Children’s Charities Day at CMOM

  8        Wednesday      Ennead Clubroom

                                      9        Thursday        Community Service Awards/Fashion Extravaganza

                                      9        Thursday         Ptolemy Clubroom

                                    10        Friday              Luxor, Ptah and Sphinx Clubroom

                                    10        Friday              Osiris Clubroom