Fish Tacos on Friday
Posted January 11, 2017 at 5:52 am by Tim Dustrude
Kerwin Johnson cooks up some cod for Fish Tacos – Tim Dustrude photo
Fish For Teeth Turns Tacos Into Healthy Teeth
Fish for Teeth is starting its sixth year of providing dental services to those who cannot otherwise afford dental care, and we’re celebrating the same way we always do—by making a gigantic batch of Fish Tacos!
The Fish for Teeth Taco Team will be making fish tacos on Friday, January 13 at Friday Harbor Ace Hardware from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Tacos are $7.00 (suggested donation), which goes to fund our tooth-fixing program.
Fish for Teeth sponsors the Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Van (the ToothMobile) for two-day clinics in Friday Harbor every January, May, and October. Local volunteer dental professionals staff the van, and more volunteers assist in scheduling the visits and coordinating the clinics. The result is healthier teeth and gums, and overall improved health, for those who could not otherwise afford the care.
Fish for Teeth funds our programs with fish tacos and direct donations from caring individuals, and also benefits as a AmazonSmile donation recipient. This enables us to have NO INCOME PARAMETERS restricting those who receive care; so in addition to those with low incomes, we can service those “in the middle,” who earn too much to qualify for low-income programs, but still don’t have discretionary income for proper dental care.
So if you know someone who could benefit from our services (or if you have a toothache and haven’t fixed it because you don’t have the money), let them know about Fish for Teeth and the ToothMobile. The application can be downloaded from www.fishforteeth.com or picked up from the Health Department (behind the post office) or from the Family Resource Center. If there’s not room on this clinic, there will be room for sure next May.
Fish for Teeth is a 100% volunteer organization. If you love what we do you can join our team by emailing www.fishforteeth.com. If you need dental assistance, please be patient with our all-volunteer staff.
Thank you so much
Matt Marinkovich
Fish for Teeth President
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