Charity News 2014

Thanks to your help in 2014 we raised a grand total of £906.32 (plus gift aid) for charity!

In January and March we sold our old, disused dental crowns and bridges for scrap metal, raising £112.00 which we split between three Norfolk charities; East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices in Quidenham, Norfolk, Downham Market & District Heritage Society and RSPCA Norwich & Mid-Norfolk. For further information about these local charities, please click on the following links; www.each.org.uk, www.downhamheritage.org.uk, www.rspcanorwich.org.uk.

In May, Jessica and Emma completed a gruelling 20 mile obstacle course, known as the ‘Rat Race Dirty Weekend’, raising £398.00 for Cancer Research UK.  To find out how you can get involved with Cancer Research UK and help them continue their life-saving work, please click on the following link www.cancerresearchuk.org

Also in May, our Priory Dental Care quiz team (aka ‘Pearls of Wisdom’) won the Downham Market Lions Club Mega Quiz, donating the £200 prize money to Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF).  For further information on how CLDF takes action against the effects of childhood liver disease, please click the following link www.childliverdisease.org

And throughout the year we raised £196.32 for Dentaid from patients kindly giving their loose change, or donating 20p for toothpaste samples, to the collection box in reception.  For further information on the valuable work that Dentaid provide, improving the oral health within the developing world, please click the following link www.dentaid.org

We also regularly donate our used printer cartridges to Tommy’s, the baby charity. These cartridges are then recycled to raise money.  For further information about how Tommy’s fund research to save babies lives, please click on the following link www.tommys.org

As ever, the Priory Dental Care team will continue with our fundraising efforts in 2015 and we will keep you updated with all forthcoming charity events.