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.