Fundraising event - Sharing Smiles Day

Monday, January 3, 2011

It is with great excitement that Oral Health, Total Health-London invites you to attend our 2nd annual fundraiser "Party for A Cause," which is the main fundraising event for Sharing Smiles Day. The night includes FREE food, live music, dancing, raffle prizes and silent auction.

Prizes include:
Joe Thornton autographed 2010 Team Canada Olympic Jersey
Toronto Raptors Tickets
London Knights Tickets
Dental Materials from Henry Schein
Nike Golf Merchandise
Gift Cards including The Keg, Famous Players, Moksha Yoga, etc.etc
Goodlife Fitness Membership
Electric Toothbrushes

When: Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 8:30pm
Where: The Wave, University Community Centre, The University of Western Ontario
Pricing: STUDENTS $20, NON-STUDENTS $30, FACULTY $40 (ticket includes free food, 1 free raffle ticket, live music and dancing)

Tickets are available from OHTH Representatives (email Jeremy McCallum), Director's Office and at the door.

*ALL PROCEEDS GO TO SHARING SMILES DAY 2011*

Oral Health, Total Health (OHTH) is a non-for profit group dedicated to addressing the lack of access to oral health care issues facing persons with special needs. OHTH has a mission to advocate, educate and ultimately, improve the oral health care for this population.

Currently, this population of individuals find it very difficult to find local care and as a result are referred to hospitals where they may wait up to 6-12 months for a simple consultation. One of the major factors with this issue is the lack of dentist comfort/familiarity with this group. OHTH is aimed at changing this by hosting its annual Sharing Smiles Days, where dental students, hygiene students and faculty come out to have a fun-filled day with special needs participants. The goal of the day is to break any attitudinal barriers that might exist and begin to foster positive relationships between the two groups. The day is completely free for all who attend, with each participant receiving a free t-shirt and lunch. Last year, more than 100 students and clients of Community Living London pariticpated. This year the event will be held at The Great Hall (UWO) on Sunday, March 27th from 10am-2pm.