A Program to Treasure...
Want to give a smile to a chronically ill child? Join SDP’s Treasure Boxes for Kids program.
The object of the program is to create hand painted “treasure boxes” for youth less than 18 years old who are receiving care at Shriners Hospitals for Children. These young patients are often given small gifts to divert their attention from their pain. Treasure Boxes are containers the youngsters can use to store their toys and take them home.
This caring endeavor was created in early 2006 by “Ladybug” Jan McCraw. The SDP board approved Treasure Boxes for Kids as an official SDP program in March 2006.
The Shriners of North America supports Shriners Hospitals for Children, a world-class network of 22 pediatric specialty hospitals located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Since 1922, Shriners Hospitals have significantly improved the lives of over 800,000 children without ever asking for payment of any kind. SDP’s Treasure Box program is providing hand painted boxes to these hospitals.
All SDP members are invited to join in the fun and aid this worthy cause. The process is simple. Treasure boxes should be able to fit into the drawer in a hospital bedside table. Shoe boxes, craft or photo storage boxes, (available at craft stores), are perfect for this project. The boxes should be painted with a design appropriate for a child up to 18 years of age. Boxes are needed for both boys and girls. A CD with designs will be available from SDP in the upcoming months. If you plan to use a copyrighted design, don’t forget to obtain permission from the artist first.
When the boxes are completed, deliver them to a Treasure Box depot. See tab above for a list of depot locations.
SDP’s Board of Directors is excited to offer this program as a worthwhile community effort, both to bring joy to young hospital patients and to help to make the world more aware of SDP and decorative painting.
How Can I Help?
- Paint a Treasure Box for a child receiving treatment at a Shriners hospital for children.
- Be a Treasure Box chairperson for your chapter.
- Mention the Treasure Box program on your website.
- Put a link on your website to the Treasure Box page on SDP’s website.
- Live near a Shriners Hospital for Children? Be a Treasure Box Depot contact.
- Donate paint and other supplies to a chapter that’s painting Treasure Boxes.
- Give a cash donation to SDP to help defray costs. Please send your check to: Treasure Box Program, SDP 393 McLean Blvd., Wichita, KS 67203.
Download a printable flyer with information about how you and your chapter members can support the Treasure Box program. [pdf - will open in a new window]
Treasure Box Patterns...
Get together with friends or chapter members and paint Treasure Boxes for Kids receiving treatment at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Download these free Treasure Box patterns, Butterfly Smiles by Jillybean Fitzhenry and Keep Out by Jill Macfarlane. [PDF - will open in a new window. Close window to return to this page.]
Looking for more Treasure Box patterns? Order a copy of "Treasured Smiles,"
a CD with 30 patterns designed just for children by SDP members. The CD is $10 plus shipping and handling. To order, call Shandi at (316) 269-9300, ext. 110 or e-mail Shandi@decorativepainters.org.
Treasure Smiles CD
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Butterfly Smiles
by Jillybean Fitzhenry
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Keep Out
by Jill Macfarlane
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Nashville Debut - June 2006
Treasure Boxes for Kids debuted in June at SDP’s 34th Annual Conference and Expo in Nashville. More than 150 painters of all skill levels gathered at painting stations and created treasure boxes, both beautiful and whimsical, many based on patterns designed by “Ladybug” Jan McCraw.
Committee members presented the first round of boxes, 125 in all, to Jim Cain, Illustrious Potentate of the Al Menah Shrine of Nashville. Click on small images for a larger view.
Treasure Box Committee:
Questions? Please feel free to e-mail one of the following committee members:
Treasure Boxes For Kids Depot Locations
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Twin Cities, MN |
| Depot Person: |
Jillybean Fitzhenry |
| Chapter/Business: |
Twin Cities Decorative Artist Guild |
| Address: |
6342 Nicollet Ave S |
| City: |
Richfield |
| State: |
MN |
| Zip: |
55423 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
jillybeanf@aol.com |
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Twin Cities, MN |
| Depot Person: |
Judy Westegaard, CDA |
| Chapter/Business: |
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| Address: |
3313 S Florence Ave |
| City: |
Sioux Falls |
| State: |
SD |
| Zip: |
57103 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
westegaard@aol.com |
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Depot Person: |
Sally Cornelison
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| Chapter/Business: |
1st VP; Tole Time at the Jersey Shore
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| Address: |
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| City: |
Toms River
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| State: |
NJ |
| Zip: |
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| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
sallyc1@comcast.net |
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Greenville, SC |
| Depot Person: |
Jan McCraw |
| Chapter/Business: |
Ladybug Creations |
| Address: |
328 Ferndale Drive |
| City: |
Boiling Springs |
| State: |
SC |
| Zip: |
29316 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
ladybugcreations@charter.net |
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
St. Louis, MO |
| Depot Person: |
Bonnie Stout |
| Chapter/Business: |
Lincoln Trails Decorative Artists |
| Address: |
115 Linda Dr. |
| City: |
Collinsville |
| State: |
IL |
| Zip: |
62234 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
gaylordstout@charter.net |
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Sacramento, CA |
| Depot Person: |
Kerry Sides |
| Chapter/Business: |
Red Hat Decorative Brushes |
| Address: |
115 Pease Rd. Unit 190/sp116 |
| City: |
Yuba City |
| State: |
CA |
| Zip: |
95991 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Depot Person: |
Ann Johnson |
| Chapter/Business: |
ILL Prairie Painters/ Windy Brushes |
| Address: |
544 Inca Blvd |
| City: |
Carol Stream |
| State: |
IL |
| Zip: |
60188 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
amjpaints@juno.com |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Houston & Galveston, TX |
| Depot Person: |
Golda Rader |
| Chapter/Business: |
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| Address: |
426 S. 6th Street |
| City: |
La Porte |
| State: |
TX |
| Zip: |
77571 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
raderizms@sbcglobal.net |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Galveston & Houston, TX |
| Depot Person: |
Barbara Cassidy |
| Chapter/Business: |
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| Address: |
1291 Bonham Parkway |
| City: |
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| State: |
TX |
| Zip: |
76226 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
bcass76137@yahoo.com |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
All East Coast Hospitals |
| Depot Person: |
Wymar Cooper |
| Chapter/Business: |
Cooper's Works |
| Address: |
1360 Berryman Ave |
| City: |
South Park |
| State: |
PA |
| Zip: |
15129 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
glassman1.0@verizon.net |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Portland, OR & Salt Lake City, UT |
| Depot Person: |
Linda Rank |
| Chapter/Business: |
Idaho Chapter of Heritage Artists |
| Address: |
11044 W Peconic Dr |
| City: |
Boise |
| State: |
ID |
| Zip: |
83709 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
ljrank@msn.com |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Portland, OR |
| Depot Person: |
Georgia Magarrell, TDA |
| Chapter/Business: |
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| Address: |
2485 SW Giese Loop |
| City: |
Gresham, |
| State: |
OR |
| Zip: |
97080 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
georrog@aol.com |
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Tampa, FL |
| Depot Person: |
Depot Person Needed |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Tampa, FL |
| Depot Person: |
Nancy Kirkpatrick |
| Chapter/Business: |
Florida Suncoast Decorative Artist |
| Address: |
1206 Riverhills Dr. |
| City: |
Temple Terrace |
| State: |
FL |
| Zip: |
33617-4246 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
nancykirkpatrick23@hotmail.com |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Erie, PA |
| Depot Person: |
Karen Macray |
| Chapter/Business: |
Buffalo Snow Birds |
| Address: |
63 Russell St |
| City: |
Lockport |
| State: |
NY |
| Zip: |
14094 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
purplecatstudio@adelphia.net |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Montreal, Quebec Canada |
| Depot Person: |
Crystal Maxner |
| Chapter/Business: |
Annapolis Valley Decorative Artists |
| Address: |
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| City: |
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| State: |
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| Zip: |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| E-mail: |
cbstmaxner@xcountry.tv |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Montreal, Quebec Canada |
| Depot Person: |
June McCallum |
| Chapter/Business: |
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| Address: |
14 Henri Daoust |
| City: |
Kirkland |
| State: |
QC |
| Zip: |
H9J 2C5 |
| Country: |
Canada |
| E-mail: |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
London, Ontario Canada |
| Depot Person: |
Cindy Litt |
| Chapter/Business: |
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| Address: |
201 East 27th Street |
| City: |
Hamilton |
| State: |
Ontario |
| Zip: |
L8V 3G3 |
| Country: |
Canada |
| E-mail: |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Los Angeles |
| Depot Person: |
Depot Person Needed |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Lexington, KY |
| Depot Person: |
Depot Person Needed |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Shreveport, LA |
| Depot Person: |
Carol Maddox |
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| Chapter/Business: |
Loaded Brush in North Louisiana |
Address:
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214 Norcross St. |
| City: |
Bossier City |
| State: |
LA |
Zip:
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71111 |
| Country: |
USA |
E-mail:
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rivercitymfghomes@yahoo.com |
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Springfield, MA |
| Depot Person: |
Depot Person Needed |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Boston, MA |
| Depot Person: |
Leisu Kirby |
| Chapter/Business: |
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| Address: |
11 Water St. |
| City: |
Hudson |
| State: |
MA |
| Zip: |
01749 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
leisu.arts@verizon.net |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Honolulu, HI |
| Depot Person: |
Depot Person Needed |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Depot Person: |
Depot Person Needed |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| Depot Person: |
Glenda Mitchell
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| Chapter/Business: |
Golden Spike Tole Painters |
| Address: |
1974 N 550 E |
| City: |
North Ogden |
| State: |
Utah |
| Zip: |
84414 |
| Country: |
USA |
| E-mail: |
spooky57@gmail |
| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Spokane, WA |
| Depot Person: |
Depot Person Needed |
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| Shriner's Hospital Location: |
Coyoacan, Mexico |
| Depot Person: |
Depot Person Needed |
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