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Community Meeting – Setauket Library – Join Us

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Three Village meets God Ong’eche Village

Helping an African Community Improve Health and Education

 Mr. Duncan Owange, a respected teacher from a remote Kenyan village, is partnering with local orthodontist and philanthropist Dr. Leon Klempner to lead a discussion about creating a partnership to improve health and education in his village.  Mr. Owange is on Long Island to accompany Saline, a 12-year-old girl undergoing facial reconstructive surgery at Stony Brook Hospital, sponsored by the non-profit Smile Rescue Fund for Kids.

Join them, along with Dr. Jonathan Epstein, global health and infectious disease expert at EcoHealth Alliance, to help create a sustainable action plan for improving the lives of children in God Ong’eche, Kenya.

 August 16, 2013 at 7:00pm

Emma S. Clark Library – Community Room

Everyone is welcome. Email drleonk@gmail.com for more information.

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Barton Elementary Donates $560.00

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Under the guidance of Mrs. Robin Siegel, a dedicated group of 2nd and 3rd graders at Barton Elementary School got together after school to raise money to help Saline get her surgery.

The children had the fantastic idea to sell bracelets throughout the school at $1 each. Engraved on each bracelet were the words “Kids Working for Kids.” I visited the school to talk about Saline and the Smile Rescue Fund for Kids. The children were very curious about the details of my missions and asked many questions. I asked them how they felt about participating in the project. The consensus was that it “felt good inside to help someone else.”
I couldn’t agree more.

We congratulate Mrs. Siegel and the students at Barton Elementary School and hope that this will be a model for other schools.

Are you a teacher or parent interested in developing a fundraising program? Contact me and I’ll be happy to help: leon@smilerescuefund.org