Shriners Take Spotlight In New Book (NAPSA)—For as long as Lisa Eisner can remember, she has been intrigued by the Shriners. Her grandfather was a memberof Kalif Temple in Sheridan, Wyoming, and her childhood wasfilled with Shrine parades, circuses and the infamousred fezzes. She felt it was time to tell the rest of the world about them as well. In her new book, “Shriners,” Eisner captures the essence of the Shrine of North America with her photographs of Shriners taken at different events throughout the country. While the book took her four years to complete, the experi- ence was a laboroflove. “Everybody knows about the Shriners...but nobody really A new book celebrates the Shriners in pictures. wanted to write this book in a thoughtful way. There are so many aspects to the Shrine that I never got bored or restless. I book, and Eisner’s second. “[’m just fascinated by grown on this book.” world,” said Eisner. “I think that is something lost these days. Shriners are just joyful and lov- knows about them,” said Eisner.“I enjoyed every minute of working Eisner, a writer and photographer, took all the photos in the book, and traveled to many states and Shrine events to photograph as many aspects of the Shrine as possible, including the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Los Angeles. “At first, I thought it would be hard to document the hospitals—I wasn’t sure if I could handle doing such a serious thing,” said Eisner. “But once I got there, I realized that there is a trickle-down effect going on in the Shrine. All Shriners have a joy oflife; they love to smile and laugh; and that is exactly the way it was at the hospital.” Eisner grew up in Greybull, Wyoming, where she was curious about fashion and especially those who went against the fashion grain. After working as fashion editor at both Vogue and Mademoiselle, she opened her own pub- lishing company, Greybull Press. “Shriners” is Greybull Press’ tenth men acting like kids in today’s ing—muchlike children.” Eisner’s book can be found at most major retail and online book- sellers, or by visiting www.grey bullpress.com. For more information on Shriners’ network of 22 hospitals that provide medical care and services totally free of charge to children with orthopaedic problems, burns and spinal cord injuries, write to Shriners International Headquarters, Public Relations Dept., 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607 or visit the Web site at www.shrinershq.org. Treat- ment is provided to children under age 18 without regard to race, reli- gion or relationship to a Shriner. If you know a child that Shriners can help, call 1-800-237- 5055 in the United States or 1800-361-7256 in Canada.
