Project Healthy Smile will be at The Lead Project‘s PhilanthroFair Thursday May 12 2011 in Minneapolis, MN!

Join us for our next PhilanthroFair at the Graves 601 Hotel to meet with nonprofits who are looking for motivated, talented young professionals.

All participating organizations are in need of board members and skill-based volunteers. This event is a great way to learn more about the amazing work done by area nonprofits, discover ways to get involved and network with other young professionals.

Meet representatives from:

• Alzheimer’s Association
• Animal Humane Society
• Citizen’s League
• CommonBond Communities
• Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
• Girls on the Run
• Guild Incorporated
• Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
• The LEAD Project
• Opportunity International
• PACER Center
• Playworks
• Project Healthy Smile
• Rebuilding Together
• ResourceWest
• Rock Star Supply Company
• World Without Genocide
• YWCA of Minneapolis

PhilanthroFair
Thursday, May 12
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Graves 601 Hotel

(Photography by: Rhea Pappas)

PHS will be working in Lamardelle, Haiti at the end of next month, May 2011. We will be working with Fondation Enfant Jesus starting an oral health program with their school which educates over 550 children in the local community. We will provide oral health education, dental supplies, and fluoride treatments. We will also follow up with the orphaned children we worked with last December 2010 in FEJ’s Lamardelle creche.

You can support our mission by donating toothburshes, floss and toothpaste. For more inquiries on how you can help please email michelle@projecthealthysmile.org by May 20th 2011. Thank you for your support!

We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for helping us make Styles for Smiles 2011 a huge success!

Kokoon, Local Motion, SBG Designs, M. Bridget Designs, Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios, Riverstone Salon Spas, Arthur Murray Franchised Dance Studios, DJ Fatty, Ignite, HMStyling, Forever Memories Photography and Designs, Pillars Training, Sol Inspirations, M.O.D.E.L. 21, Amy’s Cupcake Shop, Vitamin Water Zero, Guthrie, Moxie, Osaka Sushi Japanese Restaurant, Classy Glass, Cannon River Winery, River of Goods, Wild Mountain, Health Source Chiropractic & Progressive Rehab, Hennepen Theatre Trust, Festivities!, Syrup Swimwear, & Hollywood Fashion Tape.

Project Healthy Smile, KOKOON, Local Motion, SBG Designs & M.Bridget Designs have come together to create a fabulous fashion event for a wonderful cause during MN Spring Fashion Week.

Styles For Smiles Spring 2011 will feature a Runway Show showcasing colorful spring couture by KOKOON & Local Motion Boutique, Wine, Hors d’oeuvres, an Interactive Photo Booth with photography by Serah Sauser, music by DJ Fatty and Mini-Makeovers from Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios – all for FREE.

It will also be a rare private shopping experience as KOKOON Design Studio becomes a modern pop up boutique. Guests can view fresh spring looks on the lovely Ignite models and purchase them right then and there, along with the perfect jewelry pieces from local designers SBG Designs & M.Bridget Designs.

And go home with a goodie-stocked gift bag. Much more fun than shopping at a mall, and all for a great cause: A portion of the proceeds from the clothing and jewelry sales will directly benefit Project Healthy Smile, a Minneapolis based non-profit working to bring oral health education and dental supplies to impoverished and underprivileged children globally.

There will also be a raffle and silent auction to raise money for Project Healthy Smile.

Doors open at 1pm

Runway Show at 2pm

Shopping available until 4pm

Become a fan on Facebook!

FB page: http://www.facebook.com/PHSorg

FB Styles For Smiles page: http://www.facebook.com/stylesforsmiles

We’d like to thank Kipp Photography for taking the time to capture our happy hour event at The Reef in Washington, D.C. We’d also like to thank everyone who came out to support our mission. Thank you Jenny Carle for creating one of a kind dresses for Co-Founders Michelle Patterson and Hollie Mae Schultz. You can find photos from our event/photo booth and keep up with future Happy Hour for Healthy Smiles events via Facebook.

PHS Happy Hour raffles generously donated by Dr. Penski, Irvin, Farzin and Associates & Capelli Hair Salon. Congratulations to Melinda Woronick our adult Sonicare winner, Drew Fielding our kids Sonicare winner and Jon Diamond our mani/pedi winner!

A big thank you to The Reef in Washington, D.C. for sponsoring our first happy Hour event. From left to right Punita Fielding (PHS Program Development Director), Addy Belal (Event Manager for The Reef), Frank Peele (Operations Manager for The Reef), Michelle Patterson (PHS Co-Founder and Executive Director), & Hollie Mae Schultz (PHS Co-Founder and Executive Director).

Happy Hour Guests

Happy Hour Guests

Happy Hour Guests

Happy Hour Guests

Our Co-Founder & Executive Director, Hollie Mae was invited to attend the MN Oral Health Summit. This was the first year PHS has been a part of this conference and we were very grateful for the opportunity. Hollie Mae was able to meet many other health professionals that work with children and preventative dental care in the state of Minnesota. For more information on this year’s Summit, please go to: http://www.health.state.mn.us/oralhealth/summit2011.html

Let’s Raise Our Glass for a Healthy Cause!

The Reef is teaming up with Project Healthy Smile (PHS), a local non-profit, with a mission to bring oral health education and dental supplies to underprivileged children globally.

Join us for a night full of fun and drink specials, and learn more about what we do. Enter the raffle to be eligible to win one of the great prizes generously donated by our sponsors.

PHS is an ALL VOLUNTEER organization and all proceeds from this event will help us continue to save smiles worldwide. There is no cover charge, however, donations are greatly appreciated. The Reef is generously donating a percentage of all happy hour sales to PHS.

JOIN US!

Date:
Thursday February 24th 2011

Time:
6pm-10pm

Location:
The Reef Restaurant
2446 18th St. NW
Washington, D.C.
202- 518- 3800

Contact:
info@projecthealthysmile.org

Event Chairs:
Michelle Patterson & Hollie Mae Schultz , Co-Founders & Executive Directors

Punita Fielding, Program Development Director

Our Sponsors:
Dr. Penski, Irvin & Associates
Capelli Hair and Salon
Kipp- Photographer
Proctor and Gamble

PHS had a successful mission in Haiti! We provided oral health education and dental supplies to a crèche in Lamardelle and Kenskoff. We look forward to continuing to work together to make sure the children stay compliant with oral health. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our new Haitian friends for  their generous hospitality and an unforgettable experience.

Haitian orphans in Kenskoff ready to learn about oral health.

Michelle Patterson (Co-Founder/Executive Director) teaches orphaned children how to brush and floss in Lamardelle.

Orphaned Haitian children in Kenskoff practicing their brushing technique.

Haitian orphan demos what he learned.

Haitian orphan working towards a healthy smile.

PHS would like to thank McGraw Hill Companies for their generous donations over the holidays and everyone else who contributed. What a great way to end 2010 and bring in 2011!