Being 94 years old doesn’t mean that Cheviot resident Jack Abel slows down at all. In fact, he’s kept his volunteer commitment to Shriners Hospitals for Children for more than 20 years and has no intention of stopping.

“I really enjoy working with the people here at the hospital,” states Abel, who has been a member of Syrian Shriners for more than 45 years and a volunteer at the hospital since 1991. “It keeps me young and active. I never miss a day!”

Shriners Hospitals for Children ranked as one of the top three mosttrusted nonprofit organizations in a recent survey of wealthy individuals conducted by the Luxury Institute, an independent research firm.

The New York City-based Luxury Institute conducts a variety of impartial surveys and research to guide and educate extremely affluent individuals and the companies that market to them on trends, net-worth consumer rankings, and ratings of luxury brands and best practices.

If you know of a child Shriners Hospitals might be able to help, please call our toll-free patient referral line:

In the U.S.: 1-800-237-5055.
In Canada: 1-800-361-7256.

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind international health care system of 22 hospitals, dedicated to providing pediatric orthopaedic specialty care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs.

Gasoline is a necessary part of our everyday lives. Without it, we'd be unable to get to and from work; our store shelves would be empty; our lawn mowers would be idle.

While gasoline is important, it also can be very dangerous. Its fumes can quickly ignite, causing serious injury or death. "Gasoline has only one use" to fuel an engine. Any other use is misuse, is the theme of Shriners Hospitals for Children's 2008 Burn Awareness campaign.