The Shrine was founded in 1872 in New York and the first Shrine Temple (corporate headquarters) was named Mecca in line with the Arabic accent that was adopted for ceremonial and motif purposes. Omar Shrine Center received its charter in 1907 as Omar Temple and was located at 40-44 East Bay St., Charleston, SC until 1996 when the operation moved to Mt. Pleasant. Beginning with the first hospital that opened in Shreveport, LA in 1922, the Shrinés official philanthropy is Shriners Hospitals for Children, a network of nineteen orthopedic hospitals and three burn institutes that providing expert, no cost orthopedic and burn care for children under 18.
Founded in Saskatchewan, Canada, The Pinehouse Photography Club was established in 2017 by a primary care RN(AAP) in Pinehouse Lake. Under the Canadian Photohealth Authority, the PPC is a nonprofit organization in northern Saskatchewan whose goal is to help heal and transform lives in its remote community through the use of therapeutic photography. The club was created to help young people through the use of therapeutic photography who are at risk for mental health problems and addictions. It has been shown that using photography as a form of therapy helps start the conversation about mental health, where words can be more difficult to use.
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