It is traditional for the First Lady of the Shriners of North America to host a fundraising program to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.

First Lady Patricia Maxwell's fundraising program, “Two Hearts Combined...Children and the Shrine," will benefit the cleft lip and palate treatment program at Shriners Hospitals for Children.

In 2005, in response to the needs of the thousands of children who are born each year with deformities of the upper lip and mouth, Shriners Hospitals added cleft lip and palate as an official care discipline.

Treating cleft lip and palate often requires several types of surgeries, including lip and palate repair, nasal reconstruction, facial work and dental procedures. Children with this condition also need additional care and attention such as speech therapy, psychosocial evaluations and orthodontic treatment.

Shriners Hospitals for Children is establishing programs that will fill the need for coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for children with cleft lip and palate, as well as provide opportunities for additional medical research on the condition. Donations to First Lady Patricia's program will help in the continued expansion of this important effort.

To support this program online

I would like to make a donation and receive a tie, pin or scarf (pictured at right.) Multiple quantities can be ordered.

To support this program by mailing in a donation
Order forms can be sent with donations to Shriners International Headquarters, Office of Development, P.O. Box 31356, Tampa, FL 33631. Canadian donations or order forms should be sent to Canadian Shriners Hospital, 1529 Cedar Ave., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A6.

You may also call the Office of Development at Shriners International Headquarters at (800) 241-4438 or e-mail us at donorrelations@shrinenet.org.