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New Pics from the February Clinic 2008
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Atenderán a pacientes con labio leporino

Ofrecen sonrisas a niños
Una fundación que encabeza el Club Rotario Ensenada Centenaria se encargó de coordinar a los pacientes de labio leporino que acudieron a la clínica

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La presencia del dirigente del organismo es para animar a todos los miembros a seguir trabajando a favor de las comunidades

Recent Donations - Thank You!

Christa Bates Dental Laboratory in Chula Vista- Thanking for donating her services for relining a patient's obturator. ($300 value)

Eduardo Deocampo for assistance in obtaining 15 wheelchairs for the General Hospital- purchased by Thousand Smiles and donated this past Feb clinic 2007

Thousand Smiles Foundation wishes to thank the Rotary club of Monarch Beach, and long time TS volunteer, Dr. Mark Cruz for a much needed $27,000 matching grant for medical and surgical instruments. This grant was partnered by our friends Jose Cuisine and the Club Rotario Ensenada Centenaria. We appreciate all who worked so hard to help our kids!

NovaCuring
is donating all supplies for our Brighter Smiles for Thousand Smiles fundraiser this year.
NorCal Dental group
for its recent donation of a steam autoclave sterlizer.
Escondido Rotary just donated $1,000
Blythe Rotary donated $1,000.

Boardwalk Group/Ted Dodge donated blankets, school kits and a computer for the nurses at the General Hospital.
Rotary Club of Forsyth County, Georgia
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Melissa Thomas Durand, President
August Clinic Sponsorship -- $7,000
Alana van Altena, Auburn, CA -- $295
LaMesa Rotary -- new computer cabinets
Coronado Rotary club -- matching grant for $17,000.
Thanks for the matching grant for surgical equipment/supplies from:
Rotary Club of Mission Bay
Rotary Club of Auburn Gold Country
Rotary Club of Fallbrook
With the matches the total grant was $15,625.00


Thanks to Ultradent, our "brighter Smiles for 1000 Smiles" donor who helped us get donations for $41,700!

Much needed donations were recently received... $10,000 from Rotary District 5340, Sandi Rimer, District Governor,
and $10,000 from Coronado Rotary Club, Steve Duermeyer, President

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The 1,000 Smiles Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on care of the less fortunate children in Mexico who suffer from lack of dental care and from maxillo-facial deformities such as cleft palate.

Next Clinic August 1st & 2nd, 2008.

IMPORTANT - Passports will be required for all participants in 2009. Currently a copy of your birth certificate is required if using an alternative ID card.

NEW! Bus transportation for volunteers...
Click here for the map of the NEW pick up location for the bus at the Chula Vista Shopping Center. It is next to the Security office who will keep an eye on our cars for us. Departs Chula Vista at 5:45AM. Departs Ensenada Dental clinicc at 5:30PM and Ensenada General Hospital at 6PM.

Homework Club Donates Stuffed Toys for Surgery Patients
The BLAST homework club at Los Pen Elementary School recently donated stuffed toys to the Thousand Smiles Foundation. This is the third year that BLAST director Melanie Beckstrom has encouraged her students to help out. The BLAST after school homework program has been supported by New Hope Church for over 10 years. The toys collected will be given to needy children in Ensenada who receive free cleft lip and palate surgery. TS greatly appreciates the students' help!


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A Big Thank You to Booker T. Washington 7th grade students - You Rock! Directors Kristy Beitey and Kim Muslusky recently journeyed to NY City to present TS tee shirts to the seventh grade class of Booker T. Washington Elementary School. The 35 students raised over $2100 in donations for TS foundation surgeries by collecting loose change from students and faculty. Pictured on the right is Ms. Andrea Hecht, their teacher.

More thanks...

Many thanks to all of our dedicated volunteers who worked hard at the Feb. Clinic. We appreciate the ongoing efforts of all the Rotarians on both sides of the border who keep TS clinics ongoing. Thanks to the Rotary clubs of Ensenada, Camp Pendleton, Escondido East, Del Mar/Solana Beach, Tom Galyean and Friends, and Sandi Mallin and Amigos de Baja for their support.

Thanks also for the generous $1,000 donation from Marty Estrada and the Escondido East Rotary club and their longtime support of our program. Member Dr. John Ruzich has served our dental clinic for many years.

RI President Wilf Is Welcomed to Baja

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Rotary International President Wilf Wilkinson visited Baja California District 4100 on January 9th and 10th. He spoke at a formal dinner on Wed. evening in Ensenada. Thursday he visited some of the local projects of the four Ensenada, Baja clubs. Among his visits was a private tour of the Thousand Smiles Foundation dental clinic, a joint project of Baja District 4100 and Southern California District 5340. Rotarians on both sides of the US/Mexican border have been involved in this continuing joint project for over 22 years. Carlos Rubio, President of the Ensenada Club Centenaria, RI Directors Ron Beaubien, Paco Creo, and Baja DG Lupita Creo accompanied Pres. Wilkinson on the tour which was given by the TS Board of Directors. The Board gave Pres. Wilkinson an overview of the comprehensive program that changes the lives of needy children.

Thank You Everyone!
Our November Clinic was a great success thanks to all the hard work and support from our many volunteers! Our heartfelt thanks go out to Escondido Sunrise Rotary for providing bag lunches to our patients and families. Thanks to National City Rotary for a great taco bar lunch on Friday, and San Marcos Rotary for a great spread for Saturday lunch for our volunteers. Cudos also to our friends the Companeros de Baja Norte, for providing lunches for the medical staff at the General Hospital on Sat. We are grateful too for the continued support of the Del Mar/ Solana Beach Rotary for their nutrition/tooth brushing lessons for our kids. It too is an important part of each clinic. Muchas gracias to all our volunteer staff. You guys and gals are awesome!


Announcement

The photo gallery has been updated with pictures from the last two clinics.
November Clinic - Photos by Kim M
November Clinic - Photos by Christi R
August Clinic - Photos by Kim M

Recent Article

Ofrecen sonrisas a niños
Una fundación que encabeza el Club Rotario Ensenada Centenaria se encargó de coordinar a los pacientes de labio leporino que acudieron a la clínica

Thousand Laughs Comedy Show - the Best Ever!

A special thanks to the Sycuan Casino and Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation for their support and donations for the Thousand Laughs Comedy Show. Many thanks also to the District 5340 rotary clubs ( Bonita Sunrise, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar/Solana Beach, El Cajon, El Cajon Breakfast, Encinitas, Escondido, La Jolla, La Jolla Golden-Triangle, La Mesa, La Mesa Sunrise, Lemon Grove, Mission Valley East, Rancho San Miguel, National City, New Generations, Poway, Ramona, San Diego Downtown Breakfast, San Diego North, Santee Lakeside, Shelter Island, Torrey Pines) for their gracious support of the event. A special thanks to Dale Hilmen and the La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club for their ongoing hard work on our behalf. The comedians; Steve Kelley, Bob Kubota, Jan McInnis, Steve Mittleman, Maryellen Hooper and Wayne Cotter were awesome -- they did a super job despite a thunder storm and the lack of electricity. We really appreciate their commitment to Thousand Smiles. Thanks also to the entertainers who donated their talents at the Singing Hills; Linda Angeline as Marilyn Monroe, and Sam Mejia as Captain Jack Sparrow. Thanks also to our sponsors and donors: Sycun Casino, Poway Rotary Club, Granite Construction, J. Cloud, Inc., Robert Jason, Nancy and Tommy Vick, John Stremblau, Tanaka Dental Corporation, Southwest Landscape, RCP Block and Brick, Connect Direct, WTOT, Cottonwood Golf Course, Goddard Graphics, Dennis & Kathy Jamison, Jaime Ribas, Glenn & Joanne Dethloff, Chris Hendricks of Family Cellars. Add a very special thanks to Kristy Beitey who helped Dale Hilmen with the pr for the show and set up the auction-- she is real asset to the TS family.

 

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