Fish Tacos Are Back!

Kerwin Johnson cooking up some delicious goodness in the “taco trenches” – Tim Dustrude photo

Don’t forget – this is today!

Fish for Teeth is pleased to announce we will be making fish tacos on Friday, January 19, at Friday Harbor Ace Hardware, starting at 11:00 a.m. Tacos will be available for a $7.00 donation.

All proceeds go to fund the Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Van, which comes to the island for two days every January, May, and October. Around 100 individuals, who could not otherwise afford dental care, are served each year.

Fish for Teeth has not served up fish tacos since last January, although the clinics have continued as scheduled. It has been difficult finding enough volunteers to man the “taco trenches” so the Taco Team can produce over 350 tacos in just a few hours. Thankfully, the Kiwanis Club of Friday Harbor is stepping in this time to fill the labor gap. If anyone is interested in volunteering, please contact Matt Marinkovich at [email protected].

These “tacos” are more like burritos; a large flour tortilla (corn is available also) is stuffed with wild Alaskan rockfish (from healthy stocks), cheese, Pablito’s Salsa, seasoned cabbage, and topped with a squeeze of lime.

Fish for Teeth, a 501-c-3 organization, has been funding the Dental Van with fish tacos since 2012. The entire program is 100% volunteer, including the local dental professionals who staff the van for each two-day clinic, and the supporting staff who schedule patients, and check them in prior to their dental visit. To learn more about Fish for Teeth, including how to apply for dental services or to donate to our cause, please visit www.fishforteeth.com.

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Fish for Teeth brings free mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor

Fish for Teeth sponsors a mobile dental van for two-day dental clinics on San Juan Island, three times a year – Contributed photo

Islanders, unable to afford dental care, can receive it for free thanks to the local nonprofit Fish for Teeth on Friday, Jan. 19 through Saturday, Jan. 20.

“Many volunteers and local businesses work as a team to bring this service to those who cannot otherwise afford dental care,” said Fish for Teeth Founder Matt Marinkovich, a San Juan Island commercial fisherman.

Fish for Teeth sponsors a mobile dental van for two-day dental clinics on San Juan Island, three times a year. The Medical Teams International’s van can handle dental hygiene appointments to root canals.

Patients are seen by appointment only. Pick up applications at the San Juan Island Family Resource Center or the county health department, or download them at www.fishforteeth.com.

Submit applications to the San Juan County Health Department on Rhone Street. Volunteers, not the county health department employees, determine scheduling a week before the clinic, based on severity and space. Usually, about 30 people are treated during the two-day clinic.

To raise funds for the van, Fish for Teeth volunteers will sell fish tacos starting at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 19 at the Ace Hardware in Friday Harbor. They will be available for a $7 donation.

Marinkovich formed Fish for Teeth in 2007, after noticing a community need for affordable dental care. The Fish for Teeth board, comprised of local fishermen and dental professionals, sponsors the mobile dental clinic every January, May and October on San Juan Island. Fish for Teeth receives no federal funding and relies solely on donations, which are tax-deductible.

For more information, visit www.fishforteeth.com or email [email protected].

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