Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry Haiti Club

There will be a club meeting this Thursday, April 3 at 11:30am in Timmons Hall. The recent outreach trip was over spring break in March and they have tons of pictures and stories to share. Come out and se how awesome the trip was.

There will also be elections for this next years club officers and more information on upcoming fundraising and especially our 1st annual ‘Miles for Smiles‘ Temple Haiti Club 5k fun run/walk.

It is never to late to get involved in the club. We also welcome any members of the community to come out and get involved. If you are a sponsor and are interested in the club then please come out and see what we are all about. We hope to see everyone at the meeting!

To register for the race visit our registration page.

What: 1st Annual Temple Haiti Club Miles for Smiles 5K Charity Run/Walk

Where: Fort Washington State Park, Montgomery County, PA (see map below)

When: Saturday, June 14th 2008 with check in from 8:00am to 8:45am and the race beginning at 9:00am

Why: 100% (thats right - ALL OF IT) of the proceeds earned from this event will go to the Temple Haiti Club - an outreach group that travels to Haiti once a year to provide dental services to the impoverished people of Haiti. You can browse our website for more information.

Who: Anyone can register. Fort Washington State Park is beautiful. The event is for charity and you can either run or walk at your own pace. There should be prizes for top finishers however (we need to give you some incentive) from our sponsors. Note that we are not paying for any of this. All of our sponsors have donated graciously to our cause. If you would like to become a sponsor then send in an email for more information to templehaiticlub@gmail.com and we will respond shortly.

What do you get?: Participants will receive a Temple Haiti Club Miles for Smiles t-shirt. Top finishers of the race will receive prizes yet to be determined (this IS the FIRST annual race) from our sponsors Also, depending on our sponsors, you may also receive door prizes and extra loot for coming out and enjoying the day. By far the greatest reward is knowing that you have helped out someone less fortunate than you - and all you had to do was RUN!

Details: Pre-Race registration is $20.00 dollars. Registration on the day of the race will be $25.00

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To register for the race visit our registration page.

Just a few more tweaks, some help from PayPal, and some more pictures for the gallery then we will be all set.  Did you know that all donations are tax deductible?  After your donation you will be presented with a Tax ID number so you can file your deduction.  It always makes me feel good when I don’t have to pay as much in taxes and give to a worthwhile cause at the same time!

This part of the website will be used to announce upcoming events, fundraisers, share Haiti stories, and hopefully share with the world the joy we bring to people as we help alleviate their dental pain!  Please use the email subscriber on the right to keep updated with everything that the Haiti club is up to.  How to use it:

1. Enter in your email address
2. A security box will pop-up, enter in the code.
3. Visit your email and verify your subscription.  THIS IS IMPORTANT!
4. Did I mention to visit your email to VERIFY your subscription?
5. BEST OF ALL:  You will never get spam.  You only get an email when there is a new announcement for the club.

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