Press Release For Immediate Release July 7, 2019 41,769 Toothbrushes for a Guinness World Record Loveland, CO Pediatric dental disease, also known as childhood tooth decay, is the #1 chronic childhood illness in America. 1 in 5 U.S. children go without dental care. More than 40% of children have dental cavities by the time they reach kindergarten. On February 26th, 2019 more than 60 volunteers came together to do something about it. We laid down 41,769 toothbrushes to break the record for the longest line of toothbrushes! Altogether, we donated 55,000 Toothbrushes and 16,000 tubes of toothpaste to 25 Colorado organizations. Details of this spectacular record can be found here: http://MilesOfSmilesColorado.com Organizations who received toothbrushes:
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World Record Holders: Sharon Lipinski: Founder of Change Gangs: Virtual Giving Circles and author of "365 Ways to Live Generously: Simple Habits for a Life That's Good for You and for Others”. https://sharonlipinski.com/ Christine Forster: President of Change Gangs: Virtual Giving Circles and My Big Day Events. https://www.mybigdaycompany.com/ Contact My Big Day
"Dream Big, Live Big. For Life's Events!" Original Ideas, superior strategies, your own private party planner. ~Event Planning, Coordination & Management~ My Big Day llc Phone: 970-613-1455 or 303-886-3068 Email Us Located in Loveland, CO As event planners, we serve the entire Front Range; Southern Wyoming, the CO Mountains, and Northern Colorado: Loveland, Fort Collins, Greeley, Windsor, Berthoud, Estes Park, Lyons, Longmont, Boulder, Wellington, Johnstown, Evans, Severance, Timnath, Mead, Frederick, Firestone, Milliken We did it!!! After 10 months of planning, we are proud to announce that we ROCKED our World Record goal! Our official measurement is 3.571 milles and 41,769 toothbrushes!!! We had over 60 volunteers and tons of wonderful donors! Northern Colorado Homes Delta Dental of Colorado Walmart Davis Family Dental United Way of Larimer County Food Bank for Larimer County City of Loveland, Colorado - Government Visit Loveland Colorado HeidiTown.comThompson Education Foundation Thompson School District My Big Day LLCPediatric Dentistry of Loveland Brian Gary, Todd Harding, and Susan MooreDental Hygiene Fitness. Fat Guerilla Productions The Ranch Events Complex Loveland Rotary KidsPak Here are a bunch of photos from our 12+ hour day: Contact My Big Day "Dream Big, Live Big. For Life's Events!" Original Ideas, superior strategies, your own private party planner. ~Event Planning, Coordination & Management~ My Big Day llc Phone: 970-613-1455 or 303-886-3068 Email Us Located in Loveland, CO As event planners, we serve the entire Front Range; Southern Wyoming, the CO Mountains, and Northern Colorado: Loveland, Fort Collins, Greeley, Windsor, Berthoud, Estes Park, Lyons, Longmont, Boulder, Wellington, Johnstown, Evans, Severance, Timnath, Mead, Frederick, Firestone, Milliken Have you heard our big news yet? This month we are setting out to break a world record in Northern Colorado! Guinness World Record: Longest Line of Toothbrushes Did you know that pediatric dental disease, also known as childhood tooth decay, is the #1 chronic childhood illness in America? Or that 1 in 5 U.S. children go without dental care? Or that more than 40% of children have dental cavities by the time they reach kindergarten? I didn’t. Here at Change Gangs, we want to support charities that make a big impact on people’s lives, and it turns out that something as small as a toothbrush, can make a pretty big impact. That’s because children with poor oral health are 3 times more likely to miss school as a result of dental pain. If they do go to school, the pain can make it difficult to pay attention and learn. And the feelings of shame and low self-esteem that children often feel when they have bad teeth can make it hard for them to fully participate in school and build the social skills that will help them succeed as adults. Because a good education is one of the most important factors influencing future employment prospects and lifetime earning ability, poor dental health as a child can impact his or her entire life. Untreated childhood dental disease also has serious long-term health consequences and has been connected to heart disease, stroke, pulmonary disease, and pre-term, low birth-weight babies. In 2012, someone visited the ER every 15 seconds for an emergency dental condition. It’s Happening on February 26th! February is National Children’s Dental Health Month which makes it the perfect time to tackle this problem. Thanks to Delta Dental of Colorado, Nanci Garnand of Re/Max, and the Loveland Design Center, we have 55,000 toothbrushes that we’ll line up end to end for a record breaking 5.5 mile long line of toothbrushes. Don’t worry, the toothbrushes are individually wrapped, so they will stay clean, sanitary, and suitable for donation. After we break the record, the toothbrushes will be disbursed to food banks and children’s organization throughout the state of Colorado. How Can You Help? Spread the word! We’re spending the entire month of February spreading the word about the importance of dental hygiene for children and how people can help children in need get access to better dental care. We need volunteers! Can you help with a 2 hour shift? Email Sharon: sharon@sharonlipinski.com Also, if you want to help financially. We have the toothbrushes, but it would be amazing to provide toothpaste to go with it. Our goal is to raise $5,000 for toothpaste. If we raise more money than we need for that purpose, then we'll direct those funds to America's Tooth Fairy to provide dental care to children in need. 100% of donations you make go directly to either of these purposes. Our event website is http://milesofsmilescolorado.com Contact:
The two Loveland businesses working together to break the world record are: Sharon Lipinski: Founder of Change Gangs: Virtual Giving Circles and author of "365 Ways to Live Generously: Simple Habits for a Life That's Good for You and for Others”. https://sharonlipinski.com/ Christine Forster: President of Change Gangs: Virtual Giving Circles and My Big Day Events. https://www.mybigdaycompany.com/ Contact: Sharon (970) 581-7681 sharon@sharonlipinski.com |
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