Hq'd in Tampa, Florida..........................do the Charleston clear to Tampa bay..........................NYY former owner.............George S.,................the evil empire..............of a Cleveland shipping family................moved his business to Tampa..................Fl.............



The name change from the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, as well as Shriners North America, to Shriners International was facilitated in 2010 across North America, Central America, South America, Europe and Southeast Asia.^[1] The organization is best known for the Shriners Hospitals for Children it administers, and the redfezzes that members wear. The organization is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.^[2] Shriners International describes itself as a fraternity based on fun, fellowship and the Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief and truth. There are approximately 340,000 members from 195 temples (chapters) in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Panama, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Europe and Australia.