Give Kids a Smile Day: 2013

It's that time of year again! We are proud to be holding Give Kids a Smile Day in our office for the fourth year. Every February we team up with the American Dental Association and participate in this wonderful program to help our community.

           When: Saturday, February 16, 2013
                                12 noon - 4 pm

           Where: Royal Oak Family Dentistry
                            1200 S Washington
                             Royal Oak, MI 48067

           What: Give Kids a Smile
                               An event to provide children the ages of 3 and 17 with 
                              dental cleanings, check-ups, and restorative work. 
                              This program is to help families without insurance or 
                              who would otherwise not be able to afford these services.

Please contact the office at 248.543.7070 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Helping Hands, Happy Hearts

Royal Oak Family Dentistry is once again partnering with Open Hands Food Pantry for our 2nd annual canned food drive! This food drive will run from November 1st through November 30 - we will be accepting donations right here in the office. Last year, we raised 570 lbs of food, well over our goal of 500 lbs. The outpouring of food and cash donations was so encouraging that this year we've upped the ante, and are hoping to raise 650 lbs.

Each donated non-perishable food item equals 1 lb of food, and gets us one step closer to our goal. You can also make a cash donation - a $1 donation can purchase 10 lbs of food. It's hard to believe, but those 10 lbs can feed a family of four for two days!

Over half a million people in southeast Michigan live in poverty. One in eight people in Michigan will need emergency food this year. We are asking you to donate what you can and to help spread the word. We love our community and we want to help. Will you help us help others?

Thank you in advance for all your time, donations, words of love, and caring hearts!

Adopt-a-watt in Royal Oak

Over the last few years, we have been making small changes to be more earth-friendly. It started with adding a high-efficiency dishwasher to our kitchen so that we would use fewer disposable plates and cups, along with a small table to encourage people to bring their own lunch. Next, we added a bike rack to our property, and started re-using paper for our internal documents.

Now, we've decided to expand our efforts to the greater community by becoming involved in the adopt-a-watt program in Royal Oak. Adopt-a-watt is renovating two parking garages in Downtown Royal Oak, replacing the light bulbs with more energy-efficient lighting and adding charging stations for electric cars. We will be sponsoring lighting in the Center Street garage! For more information, visit www.adopt-a-watt.com.