Home Delivery |
Contact Us |
Jobs |
Alerts |
News Archives |
Site map |
Log In |
Webmail |
Internet Services |
Mobile
Text size: 
A new minivan helps give kids a smile
|
Press release submitted by Bethany for Children & Families Moline, Illinois – January 8, 2013 – Bethany for Children & Families received a new 2012 Kia Sedona minivan for Bethany's Give Kids a Smile dental program. The minivan was donated by Courtesy Car City Moline and the Riverboat Development Authority. The manufacturer's suggested retail price of the minivan was $25,700. Courtesy Car City President Dale Zude said, "A long-term Courtesy employee was adopted through Bethany. His story is inspiring, and I am pleased to have this opportunity to give back to the community, and to Bethany. It is great to be able to help children in the Quad Cities get the dental care they need." Mr. Zude presented the vehicle at Courtesy Car City, located in the SouthPark Auto Plaza. Jenny Hager, Vice President of Development and Marketing for Bethany for Children & Families, said "This new minivan will be used for the restorative care component of the Give Kids a Smile program. Once a child has an initial dental screening on our mobile dental bus, the child can be transported in the new minivan to the office of a participating dentist in the Give Kids a Smile program. This new vehicle will ensure that children in the Quad City Area are able to attend their follow-up care appointments and get the care they need. Bethany is grateful for the generous support of the Riverboat Development Authority and Courtesy Car City." Dr. Jim Bishop, a member of the Give Kids a Smile Board of Advisors, was present for the donation. Dr. Bishop noted that the minivan bears the logos of Courtesy Car City and the Riverboat Development Authority. He said, "The fact that these community partners have come together to donate this van to Bethany says a lot about the Give Kids a Smile program – it is important to the community." The Give Kids a Smile program at Bethany for Children & Families provides no-cost dental care to eligible children. The dental bus visits area schools and child care facilities. Services on the dental bus include examination, cleaning, fluoride treatment, and sealants if needed and age-appropriate. Follow-up care is provided in the practices of the participating volunteer dentists in the Quad Cities and at Community Health Care. Follow-up care includes fillings, extractions, and in some cases, periodontal care and orthodontic care. The Give Kids a Smile program has served more than 4,000 children since the dental bus rolled out in October 2011. 
|
 
|
 |
|
||
Hampton, IL Details |
|||
| (More Print Ads) |
Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
(More History)