The Daughters of the Nile Foundation is pleased to announce a new Stepping Stone to Happiness.  The crown has long been associated with Daughters of the Nile, emblematic of royalty and leadership.  For its historical place in our fraternal organization, the Daughters fo the Nile Foundation Board has chosen a silver crown to decorate a new Stepping Stones to Happiness, which shall be known as the “Crown Stepping Stones to Happiness Certificate.
This new Crown certificate, available for a $50.00 donation, can be ordered now through the donfdn.org website or through your Princess Recorder.  With the debut of the Crown Certificate, the NOW In Honor Of and In Memory Of certificates have been retired and are no longer available.  Be among the first to acquire this new Crown Certificate for yourself or to give to someone else.

Your donation, as always, supports our
Shriners Hospitals for Children® through the Daughters of the Nile Foundation.  Thank you in advance for your investment in this new Foundation offering.

You will love it!

The Holiday Season 2019 is such a wonderful time for giving, for caring, and for sharing!  This special time of the year is NOW!.  The Holiday Sharing Program is instrumental in funding annual contributions to Shriners Hospitals for Children®.   Now is the perfect time to begin making your individual and group donations.

Please remit your contributions by December 15, 2019, in order for your Temple to receive credit for this fiscal year.  Donations received after December 15th will be credited toward Holiday Sharing 2020.  Donate online at Holiday Sharing Giving

Donations can be mailed to:
Daughters of the Nile Foundation – Holiday Sharing
6705 Mesa Drive
Austin, TX 78731-2817

The Daughters of the Nile Foundation has brochures available to inform our members and others about Charitable Giving.  You can order the full color brochures by completing the order form or print the brochures in black and white by clicking on the link.

Brochures to Order or Print

Eight new recipients for th 2018 McHenry Awards were announced at Supreme Session in Cincinnati, Ohio

The McHenry Award is an honorary award for the Ladies of the Household who have made a contribution to the Foundation of either a minimum of $5,000 in cash or the equivalent value of assets through their efforts.  They have supported the mission of the Foundation by actively being involved in the fundraising activities at the Shriners Hospitals for Children®, their Temple or through the Foundation, they have educated the public and the members of the Daughters of the Nile as to the “Mission and Vision” of the Foundation, and/or initiated philanthropic endeavors that provide for the needs of patients of Shriners Hospitals for the Children through the Foundation.

2018 McHenry Award Recipients

Vickie Hill, President of the Daughters of the Nile Foundation, presented certificates to the presiding officer of the Temples donating the largest amounts to the Convalescent Relief Account at the 102nd Annual Supreme Session in Cincinnati, Ohio in June of 2018.  The Foundation would like to thank all of the Temples that donated to the Holiday Sharing Project in 2017.  Donations to the Holiday Sharing Project for 2017 totaled $66,685.59!  

Winners of Holiday Sharing

The Daughters of the Nile Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public corporation which maintains a permanent endowment fund to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children®.   All monetary donations promote, support and maintain the philanthropic endeavors that enhance the medical care and treatment of the patients in the Shriners Hospitals for Children.  Since, 1924, Daughters of the Nile has contributed monetary gifts amounting to over $62 million for the Children treated at Shriners Hospitals for Children®

Download the New 2018 Daughters of the Nile Foundation brochure
Working Together To Benefit the Children

             Honor Special People Who  “Make a Difference in Your Life”

 Send a white rose for a $5 donation to that special someone in your life who may need a kind word, a birthday greeting or just to know how much you care.   The Daughters of the Nile Foundation’s Rose Garden is blooming again!

Your special person will receive an email informing them know you made a donation in their honor and their Rose will bloom in the Foundation Rose Garden for all to see at Supreme Session in June.

The rose you send not only honors your special person but will help the children at the Shriners Hospitals for Children®.   When you share your thoughtfulness with your Daughters of the Nile family, you empower the Foundation to continue to make  “Million Dollar” donations to the Shriners Hospitals for Children®.

Let others know how much they mean to you!  Send a rose today!

Total was $8,165.00

     New recipients for the 2023 McHenry Awards.

The Board of Directors of the Daughters of the Nile Foundation are excited to announce the 2023 McHenry Award winners.  These deserving ladies have exhibited their dedication to the Foundation through their monetary donations exceeding $5,000 or by sharing a significant amount of their time or talent to support the Foundation.

McHenry Award Recipients for 2023

Linda Gray                         Iras Temple No. 40                                    Boise, ID

Fran Groat                         Islam Temple No. 25                                San Francisco, CA

Shirley Katz                       Islam Temple No. 25                                San Francisco, CA

Patti Larson                       Ammon-Ra Temple No. 56                     Reno, NV

Carol McCormick             Aisha Temple No. 83                                Hartford, CT

Patsy Pollard                     Shimron Temple No. 133                        Pensacola, FL

Mary Vaughn                    Aromaz-Dynasty Temple No. 163        Irondale, AL

Diane Walker                    Mecca Temple No. 34                             San Diego, CA

The McHenry Award is named after John McHenry. John was the lawyer who worked with the founding committee of the Daughters of the Nile Foundation to help create the Foundation. He believed there should be an award for Ladies of the Household who significantly contribute to the Foundation in some way. Since John’s passing in 2018, the award continues to be fully funded each year by the partners of the McHenry, Hazard, Roth, Hupp, Burkholder, andBlomenberg law firm of Lincoln, Nebraska.  We thank the Firm for their continued support and congratulate the 2023 McHenry Award recepients.

The McHenry Awards Program began in 2010

McHenry Award List

2010-2022