Kansas Mission of Mercy returns to Garden City

Media Contact: Greg Hill
Phone: (785)272-7469
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Topeka, KS: The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation has announced that the Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM) will return to Garden City, KS, in April to provide free dental care to those in need in the community.

“Our first project was held in Garden City back in 2003,” said Greg Hill, Executive Director of the Kansas Dental Charitable Organization which hosts the annual event in communities across Kansas. “Beginning with that first project, our volunteer dentists and hygienists have provided dental care to more than 10,000 patients who otherwise might still be in severe dental pain.”

KMOM will be held April 18-19th in the 3I Building at the Finney County Fairgrounds in Garden City. Patients should arrive for care in the morning and they will be treated in the order they arrived.

“Our primary services are cleanings, fillings and extractions,” Hill said. “There are no age or income limitations. Patients are treated on a first come, first served basis for their most immediate dental needs.”

Hundreds of volunteers are expected to help provide that care, including many volunteers from the Garden City area who will be helping escort patients, providing food for patients and volunteers and providing support services for the clinic.

“Obviously, the support of the KMOM volunteers is critical for a program that will serve nearly 2000 patients in two days,” Hill said.

For more information, including further announcements, volunteer registration and media notices, visit http://www.ksdentalfoundation.org/.

Registration for General Volunteers is Closed

We have hit our general volunteer numbers for KMOM Garden City. So if you are a non-dental general public volunteer, we appreciate your willingness to volunteer, but we have reached our capacity and are unable to register anymore people. If you are interested in volunteering for future KMOM events, please watch the KDCF website for future event dates.

Finney County Fairgrounds Address

We have received a number of calls about the physical location of the Finney County Fairgrounds. The address is 209 Lake Avenue, Garden City, KS 67846.

KMOM Registration is Now Open

Volunteers can now register for the 2008 Kansas Mission of Mercy project in Garden City on April 18-19. Click here for the registration form. You will need a .pdf reader. If you are unable to open this registration form, download one here. Please register using this form and return it to us as soon as possible.