October Board Meeting is in the books. The leaves are turning
colour, the sky is so blue, when it is blue, and the frost is on some of the
roof tops, but what a spectacular time to get out and walk or cycle or
run.
West Kootenay TEETH Clinic Society is thrilled that the mobile
dental clinic is up and running. In collaboration with IHA, who are letting us
use their facilities, one has been held in Castlegar and the next one will be
in Grand Forks. We also have a dentist
in Trail and one in Nakusp, who have indicated an interest in helping out and
we have one in Castlegar, doing Adopt a Patient dental services from his
office.
As many of you know, we won $50,000 last year from Pacific
Blue Cross to support initiatives with TEETH and that money is being spent on
new equipment, training of chair side assistants and enhancing our denture
service.
We have had over 635 patient visits but still have 135 people
waiting since January for a first appointment. You can help us, but talking to
your dentist and seeing if they are willing to be involved in helping us with
this vital service.
On a great note, we have a Toonie for TEETH donation and
recently we have had former clients, who no longer need to access low- cost
dental because of a change in their economic status, donate considerable
amounts back to support the program – most notably one for $700. It is indeed better to give than receive when
you are able.
They say if you build it, they will come and we continue to
have people looking for space in our building. The latest partners in the
Wellness Centre are Street Culture Collaboration, who are working on the
streets of Nelson under a contract with the Nelson Community Services Society.
We are pleased to have them as part of our integrated services in the building.
Congratulations to the organizers and sponsors of the 2nd
VERY SUCCESSFUL Seniors Fair held on Friday, September 30th at the
Prestige. With between 250-300 seniors in attendance, the organizers were happy
with the great feedback and participation in this event.
One of the most
important things for to know about your health is that having a community that
offers support, respect and opportunities to participate helps us ALL to be
HEALTHY.
Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving... and be thankful for friends,
family and your health.
Eric, Erin and Marion
