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Concern grows for pediatric dental care in Cherokee - The Cherokee One Feather


Concern grows for pediatric dental care in Cherokee
 
 
Dental care wasn’t the first worry for most people when the pandemic brought life to a screeching halt last Spring. 
Schools, places of work, and restaurants all closed their doors. Day-to-day routines were shattered. Among all of this, health care started becoming an issue. People couldn’t see hospitalized family members, and previously basic procedures become near impossible feats. 
Mellie Burns, center, EBCI/PHHS Children’s Dental Program manager, delivered 700 oral health kits to the Cherokee Elementary School on the morning of Thursday, April 8. She is shown with Jess Walkingstick, fifth grader, and Addie Martin, Pre-K, at the school. “We’re just really trying to promote a good dental health message,” said Burns. She related earlier that the program is not able to provide the routine services at the school due to COVID-19 restrictions. “But, I wanted to ensure all students had the ne ....

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Mattoon virtual Holiday Festival exceeds expectations


MATTOON — Sarah Bush Lincoln’s 22nd annual Holiday Festival was an enormous success.
Held virtually for the first time, the event raised nearly $100,000 to support the SBL Children’s Dental Program.
“We had to get really creative this year during these unprecedented times. Our goal from the beginning was to offer the community some familiarity while keeping everyone safe, and the community responded very generously to help provide dental care to children in need. Sponsorships and donations raised a record $52,000 and bidding on both silent and live auction items did extremely well despite the challenge of this not being an in-person event,” SBL event coordinator Kim Lockart said. ....

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