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First Lady's Program
Two Hearts Combined...Children and the Shrine
First Lady Patricia Maxwell is pleased to announce her fundraising program, “Two Hearts Combined…Children and the Shrine,” which will benefit the cleft lip and palate program at Shriners Hospitals for Children. In 2005, in response to the needs of the approximately 5,000 children a year who are born with deformities of the upper lip and mouth, Shriners Hospitals added cleft lip and palate as an official care discipline. While the condition is relatively uncommon, it can be devastating to those affected. Care for cleft lip and palate has often been difficult to obtain, or, at best, fragmented and incomplete. Treating cleft lip and palate is a long term commitment; children require care from birth to adolescence, which fits Shriners Hospitals’ mission of providing family-centered care until patients’ 18th birthdays. 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. Providing this level of care involves the expertise of several medical specialists, including surgeons, several types of dental specialists, speech and language pathologists, audiologists and psychologists, all of which Shriners Hospitals will provide. As First Lady Patricia explains, “At Shriners Hospitals, we don’t just take care of the outside of kids, but the inside, as well.” 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. As Imperial Sir Doug and Lady Patricia make their visits throughout this Imperial Year, they ask that in lieu of personal gifts, nobles and ladies make a donation to “Two Hearts Combined…Children and the Shrine.” Donors will receive a specially designed lady’s pin or scarf, or a man’s tie for each donation of $30. Completed order forms can be given to the Imperial Potentate or his Lady, or may be sent with donations (made payable to Shriners Hospitals for Children) to Shriners International Headquarters, First Lady’s Program, Donor Relations Department, P.O. Box 31356, Tampa, FL 33631. Canadian donations and order forms should be sent to the Canadian Shriners Hospital, 1529 Cedar Ave., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A6. Additional order forms and envelopes can be obtained from the donor relations department at Shriners International Headquarters by calling (800) 241-4438 or by sending an e-mail to donorrelations@shrinenet.org. Donations to the program can also be made online at www.donate2shc.org/firstlady. |
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