November 2006

GIVING AND SHARING

"Thank you and the ICD Board for your extremely generous donation to support our Thousand Smiles Foundation Surgery and Dental team in Ensenada, Mexico. We have provided dental care to more than 18,000 children and have provided life enhancing surgeries for more than 2,000 children. The ICD should be very proud of their involvement in helping those less fortunate in the world, and we sincerely appreciate your help and support."
--- Dr. Terry T. Tanaka, Director, Thousand Smiles Foundation

This is from one of many letters we receive each year from our grant recipients. Those letters define an element of ICD values. We are an organization which shares a compassion for those less fortunate than ourselves.

This past year has been a most successful one for the ICD USA Section Foundation because of the generosity of our Fellows. Some of our other activity includes grants awarded to:

• Four ICD Fellows who suffered major damage to their homes and offices in the New Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
• World Dental Relief.
• The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine for the purchase of a special dental chair for the handicapped.
• Operation Smile
• Thousand Smiles Foundation
• The Louisiana State University Dental School in the amount of $25,000 for the Dean’s discretionary fund to help with the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina.
• Jamaica Dental Project
• Spirit Education which supports the Colomba Guatemala Charity Dental Clinic project.

The ICD USA Foundation is committed to an increase in the corpus of funds available for the many grant requests received each year. The Donald E. Johnson Endowment Fund was established last year to supplement the income of the Foundation. Each year the Foundation receives donations from ICD Fellows who give both with their dues statements and directly to the Foundation.

The Foundation receives many more grant requests than it can award. Every grant request is investigated and must have an impact on dental health.

As the holiday season approaches we ask you to consider becoming a member of the Donald E. Johnson Endowment Fund. Giving and sharing will make a difference in the life of a person less fortunate than you.

Members of the fund are asked to make an initial contribution of $1,000 or more. For a $5,000 contribution, a fund within the fund may be named for you or for another person you wish to honor. A list of all of the members of the fund is listed on the Foundation’s website and periodically updated. All donations are tax deductible.

If you think you would like to become a member of this worthy Endowment Fund, please print this page and fill out the form below.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Dr. Michael A. Luberto, President
ICD USA Section Foundation

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

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Address_____________________________________________________________________

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$1,000.00 or more _________

$5,000.00 or more _________ Fund Name ____________________________________

Check # _______ or MasterCard/Visa # _______ - _______ - _______ - _______

Exp. _____/_____ Signature _____________________________

Send to:          Donald E. Johnson Endowment Fund
                       ICD USA Section Foundation
                       51 Monroe St. Suite 1400
                       Rockville, MD 20850

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