OES Western Gala · May 15, 2027 · Benefiting Scottish Rite for Children Orthotics & Prosthetics

Why we ride

A child outgrows a leg every year.

That is the plain arithmetic of childhood. A growing child needs three to four adjustments to a prosthesis each year, and a whole new one roughly every twelve to fifteen months. Braces are replaced about as often. The child keeps growing — so the need keeps coming back.

That is what this gala is for. Every ticket, every table, and every sponsorship goes to the Orthotics & Prosthetics team at Scottish Rite for Children, who design, build, and refit these devices in their own labs. Our job for one night in May is to make sure the next fitting is never the thing that stands in a family's way.

No child is turned away

Scottish Rite for Children treats families regardless of their ability to pay. Through their charity care program, families at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines receive a 100% discount on charges remaining after insurance, and families above that line have their obligation capped at 1% of their annual income.

Gifts like ours are part of what keeps that promise affordable to keep.

Who your dollars reach

The team that builds childhood back, one limb at a time

Scottish Rite for Children has been caring for North Texas children since 1921 — founded when Scottish Rite Masons in the Orient of Texas set out to help children stricken with polio. Their motto has not changed since: giving children back their childhood.

Built on site

The Orthotics & Prosthetics team fabricates in its own labs in Dallas and Frisco, using CAD/CAM design, 3D printing, and a seven-axis robot carver. Orthoses are molded at the first visit and delivered in about two weeks.

Every kind of device

Prosthetic arms and hands. Lower limbs at every amputation level, including microprocessor knees. Clubfoot and scoliosis bracing. And activity-specific limbs built for running, cycling, dancing, skiing, and swimming.

Made for going fast

Running blades come out of these same labs. One Scottish Rite patient was named a 2024 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School Athlete of the Year, with her sights set on the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

In the year leading up to the hospital's 2021 centennial, the O&P department provided more than 7,500 orthoses and prostheses. And since 1981, the hospital has taken fourteen teenage amputee patients to the mountains of Colorado every year to ski — because learning you can still do the thing is its own kind of medicine.

Five points, five reasons

The stars we're lassoing

The five stars in our emblem are the five heroines of the Order, in their own colors and their own order. Each one carries a lesson — and each one has something to say about why we are doing this.

Adah

Fidelity

Keeping a promise after the applause has died down. A child's need for a new fitting returns every year, and so do we.

Ruth

Constancy

Ruth gleaned the field a handful at a time. Small gifts, gathered steadily by many hands, are how this work gets funded.

Esther

Loyalty

Esther used her place at the table on someone else's behalf. Every seat sold at this gala is a seat used for a child.

Martha

Faith

The belief a family holds onto in the hardest week of their lives — that their child will walk, run, and be a kid again.

Electa

Love

Charity and hospitality — the whole reason for the evening. Love, in this case, looks a great deal like a brand new leg.

Saturday, May 15, 2027

Come make it a bronco-bustin' success

Dress in your western finery, bring your Chapter, and settle in for an evening of good food, good music, and the best kind of company — the kind that shows up for children.

Dinner

A hearty seated dinner with your Sisters and Brothers. Tables of eight are available — round up your Chapter and sit together.

Boot-Scootin' Music

Live music and a dance floor with plenty of room. No experience required, and nobody here is grading your two-step.

Western Finery

Boots, hats, denim, fringe, and your best belt buckle. Dress up, dress western, and have fun with it.

Venue & schedule

Location and start time will be announced here as soon as they are confirmed. Check back, or contact a committee member below to be notified.

Sponsorship

Put your brand behind a good cause

Sponsorships are the backbone of this gala. Chapters, businesses, and families are all welcome to sponsor — and every level includes seats at the table.