ADAF GKAS Awards Gala
Introduction
The ADA Foundation hosted the first Give Kids A Smile Awards Gala on May 13, 2008, to benefit its Give Kids A Smile Fund. This fund was formed to award grants to access-to-care programs and otherwise support the expansion of Give Kids A Smile.
The inaugural gala during the Washington Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, was a great success by any measure. The setting in the historic Mellon Auditorium on the Mall lived up to expectations, and the event was described by many as "classy."
Nearly 400 leaders from dentistry and industry attended the Gala, and approximately $250,000 was raised for the Give Kids A Smile Fund. Thanks to all who made this such a success.
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GKAS Program Growth Grant Winners
The ADA Foundation and the Give Kids A Smile National Advisory Board collaborated to develop a new grant program designed to help state or local Give Kids A Smile programs grow and replicate. Requests for Proposals for the first Give Kids A Smile Program Growth Grants were accepted until February 28, 2008, and the first recipients were announced at the ADA Foundation Give Kids A Smile Awards Gala.
Congratulations to all of the grant recipients:
Arizona Dental Foundation
Scottsdale, Arizona
Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center
Brooklyn, New York
Give Kids A Smile-Dental Society of Chester County & Delaware County
Paoli, Pennsylvania
Toledo Dental Society
Toledo, Ohio
Kids Smiles
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Give Kids A Smile-St. Louis
St. Peters, Missouri
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ADA News
The Give Kids A Smile Awards Gala was covered in the online and print editions of ADA News:
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Contact Information
If you would like more information, please contact:
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