I want to thank Dr's Mark and Jean Link of Link Dental for their generous contribution of over 300 toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste to help kids in Honduras.
About a month ago a friend of mine Vern Bass announced that he was visiting his daughter who is in Honduras with the Peace Corps. He wanted to do something that made a difference so he started collecting Toothbrushes and toothpaste to take to Honduras. He just returned from his trip and here is what Vern had to say about the trip...
Just back from Honduras and visiting my daughter Ashley with the Peace Corps
in the small town of Namasique in the State of Choluteca [actually they call
them 'Departments'] Honduras. It was an incredible trip and certainly an
eye-opener into the 'Wilds of Honduras'. HOT & HUMID, no running water,
certainly no hot water - showers are with a 'bowl', no flush toilets - you
flush w/ a bucket and not the TP, water comes in 5 gallon containers &
plastic bags, power goes out regularly and very few places have
air-conditioning [government buildings & fast food restaurants]. The
primary mode of transportation is the yellow school bus & they definitely
don't have air-conditioning. And.... the people are incredible happy - it's
not really poverty, just a much simpler life. Everyone - adults [young &
old] & children seem to always be happy and smiling and they like Americans.
Thank you all for making our Toothbrushes & Toothpaste for Honduran Children
Project an incredible success. When Ashley & I first came up with this idea
I thought - 'where am I possibly going to get 1,000 toothbrushes'? Well,
thanks to the incredible generosity of you and your dentists I arrived with
1,660 toothbrushes and 1,145 tubes of toothpaste. I traveled with 2
suitcases I bought at Goodwill for $9 each & a North Face Expedition Bag -
each weighed the max 50 lbs. In my backpack [which was my carry-on] I
carried my clothes and 300 toothbrushes. Regretfully I had to leave behind
45 lbs. of toothpaste - they will go to Honduras when Ashley comes home for
Christmas.
The teachers, parents, children and the 1 dentist were all incredible
thankful and all send their thanks. I have several hundred 'thank you
notes' that I plan to scan & sent to you as soon as I can get them scanned.
Once Vern gets the thank you notes posted I will post them.
To learn more about the services Dr's Mark and Jean Link provide or contact them visit their website at Link Dental.