Shriners and artisans team up to help kids

I got three emails about an event that’s happening tomorrow, so you know it’s gotta be pretty good.

It’s the second annual Help Shriners Help Kids Arts and Crafts Sale, tomorrow at Webster’s Damascus Shrine Center from 10 am to 4 pm, held in conjunction with Rochester Artisans.

In addition to 65 local artisans, there’ll be food provided by the Shriners, the Daughters of the Nile and numerous food vendors. This year, the show includes an emerging artist area, live music and local charities supporting the local Webster & Penfield communities. There will also be face painting, clowns, balloons and a Chinese auction with fabulous baskets of gifts donated by the participants in the show.

All proceeds will benefit the great things the Shriners do for children. Shriners International supports Shriners Hospitals for Children, an international health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs. Children up to age 18 with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care at Shriners Hospitals for Children and receive all services at no financial obligation to families.

The Damascus Shrine Center is located at 979 Bay Road in Webster.