“The best part about whitening for charity is that it is a
win-win. Our patients and participants receive whiter, brighter smiles and
they can feel good about doing so as 100 percent of their donation goes to
the charities. I’m confident our Rockwall community will help us reach our
goal this year. We also want to thank all of those who have already
participated and helped in so many ways. It’s fun to watch my assistants and
other team members working side by side with our patients to make this
happen.”
– Dr. Karen Williamson
Dr. Karen Williamson and her team
say, “Yes”, as their patients and even non-patient participants have been
“doing good” by whitening for charity for the past seven years.
Since 2016, Dr. Williamson’s team has raised over $63,000 for children’s
charities and our local Rockwall Patriot Paws organization through a national
charity fundraiser called Smiles For Life.
Smiles for
Life is a charity campaign that allows dental teams across the nation to
donate their whitening services for a minimum donation from patients, and in
turn, the money raised goes to children’s charities AND the dental teams’
local charities of choice. Here’s how it works: patients make a minimum
donation to whiten their teeth, writing their check out directly to the
Smiles For Life Foundation; the dental teams donate their time and whitening
appointments; and the donations are distributed to worthy and approved
children’s charities as well as to the dentist’s own personal charity of
choice. If you have ever wanted to have a whiter smile and feel great helping
a good cause, now is the time.
Dr.
Williamson’s local charity of choice is Patriot Paws, a Rockwall
organization providing service dogs to disabled veterans who need help to
restore their physical and emotional independence. Each veteran that
graduates from Patriot Paws will receive their dog at no cost to them. If you
have ever experienced seeing a veteran and their dog being paired, training
together, and then going home together…it is life-changing. Dr. Williamson’s
dental team is hoping to do more this year than ever before to help Patriot
Paws, and so far, they are on the list of the top twenty teams in the nation,
having raised over $11,000 this year.
How Can You Help?
If you would like to whiten your teeth, call
Dr. Williamson’s office at (469) 267-6069 and speak to one of their team
members. The minimum donation to whiten is $350, but they often have
participants who donate more, or just donate without whitening! Although the
national campaign usually runs for 3-4 months per year, Dr. Williamson and
her team whiten for charity all year long, so it’s never too late to
donate.
“The best part about whitening for charity is
that it is a win-win. Our patients and participants receive whiter, brighter
smiles and they can feel good about doing so as 100 percent of their donation
goes to the charities. I’m confident our Rockwall community will help us
reach our goal this year. We also want to thank all of those who have already
participated and helped in so many ways. It’s fun to watch my assistants and
other team members working side by side with our patients to make this
happen.”
Facts about
Smiles for Life (smilesforlife.org)
- Started in
1998 with a vision by a dentist to help raise money for charity by
whitening - To date,
just short of $50,000,000 has been raised - Over 500
dental offices participate each year
Facts about
Patriot Paws (972-772-3282
| patriotpaws.org)
- Started in
2006 - 3.2 acre
training facility with state-of-the-art kennels, veterinary facility,
training center, and administrative offices - Average
wait time to receive a service dog is two to three
years - Over 400
service dogs placed with veterans since 2006 - What they need the most: donations to offset the cost
of training and raising the dogs
CONTACT
560 West
Ralph Hall Parkway, Suite 104
Rockwall, Texas 75032
