The Greensboro Shrine Club is the local arm of the Shriners International fraternity of approximately 300,000 members throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the Republic of Panama. The Shrine Organization Is best known for its colorful parades, its distinctive red fez, and Its official national philanthropy – The Shriners Hospital for Children – “The Heart & Soul of The Shrine”. In 1922 the Shriners founded the first Shriners Hospitals for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana. Since then this unique philanthropy has grown to an extraordinary health system with 22 facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.