During March 1 - June 30, 2022, Marion Smile Center raised $11,225 to help our local Zelienople – Harmony Public library expansion and underprivileged children throughout the world with dental needs. This year in 2023, Dr. Mark Marion and his team’s goal is to complete his $10,000 pledge to the library by giving them $3,813 more for the Children’s Wing addition to help give kids a fun space to learn and grow. Any extra that is raised will go to the local Zelienople Historical Society to assist in re-painting the Buhl House to help preserve the history in our beautiful town.
If you have been thinking about whitening, NOW IS THE TIME! Through June 30, you can to treat yourself to whiter, brighter teeth and 100% of the proceeds will go directly to charity! Call 724.452.4300 today to reserve time to whiten your teeth.
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In 2022, Marion Smile Center was able to raise $11,225 to benefit our local Zelienople - Harmony Public Library and underprivileged children throughout the world! When YOU Whiten your Teeth at Marion Smile Center, WE Donate 100% to Charity! Back in 2016, we were able to gift the Library $5,000 to help keep it running smoothly. This year they reached back out to us and Dr. Marion has pledged to donate $10,000 over the next few years to go directly to the Library to assist in funding a new 3,000 square foot addition and renovation. So far, we have raised $6,187 to go directly to the library, while $5,037 will go to the Smiles for Life foundation, which helps underprivileged children with dental needs. We are so excited to partner with the library again next year and raise the remaining $3,813 of our $10,000 pledge to give the children in our community a comfortable and welcoming new Children’s Wing to help future generations learn, read, and grow!
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Dr. Mark Marion and his team went to Memphis, TN to work alongside RAM (Remote Area Medical) and help those who have been unable to afford dental care for years and in desperate need. In the past 35 years, RAM has been a blessing to many while providing free care for over 900,000 patients, totaling over $181.5 million in dental, vision, and medical services. RAM's free pop-up clinics provide quality services to underserved and uninsured individuals all over the US who do not have access or can not afford a doctor.
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For many of us, including the team at Marion Smile Center, we were fortunate during the COVID pandemic to be able to keep working. We were considered an essential business and remained open to provide urgent dental care. However, many from nearby areas lost their jobs or had reduced work schedules, causing hardships.
The wonderful volunteers at the local food bank informed us that the demand by local area residents for food at their site doubled. That’s why we selected the Zelienople – Harmony Food Pantry to be the Marion Smile Center 2021 annual WHITEN FOR CHARITY campaign recipient. Due to the generosity of our patients and commitment from our team, 1/2 of the total monies raised in 2021 will be given to the Food Bank. This will allow the Food Bank to feed an additional 150 families for three months and purchase additional shelving needed to stock the extra food. The other 1/2 of the 2021 funds raised will go to the Smiles for Life Charity to help underprivileged children.
As part of our annual charitable contributions, we raised more than $10,500 to benefit the Smiles for Life Foundation, which supports dental humanitarian efforts. Our team will volunteer for a week at one of their clinics to provide free dental care. Due to COVID travel restrictions, our dental humanitarian trip to the Dominican Republic was rescheduled for March 2022.
As part of our annual charitable contributions, we raised more than $16,500 to benefit the local fire department, Harmony Fire District 22, and the Smiles for Life Foundation.
We asked the fire department how we could help them help others. They responded with the request to fund the purchase of newer and better camera equipment. This equipment can locate people and pets in burning houses, find people thrown from their vehicles in car accidents at night, and help firefighters find their way out of smoke-filled buildings. The money we raised was sufficient to purchase one new camera.
As part of our annual charitable contributions, we raised almost $15,000 to benefit the Zelienople Community Park and the Smiles for Life Foundation.
The Zelienople Community Park features baseball fields, walking and mountain bike trails, pickleball courts, a playground, skatepark, pool, shelters, and an amphitheater. Marion Smile Center earmarked its donation to fund the adaptive play area, so children with special needs can enjoy playing there, as well.
As part of our annual charitable contributions, we have raised over $13,000 that will benefit the Zelienople Community Pool and the Smiles for Life Foundation.
The recent Zelienople Community Pool renovations made it an even better place for local people to swim and play. There is a diving board, slide, sitting area, floats in the pool, new kiddie area, and lounge chairs. With a concession stand and tables to sit, it makes for a beautiful way to spend a warm summer day. For decades now, local children have learned to swim at this community pool, including Dr. Marion’s own children. We are proud to POOL together and contribute to this great community asset!
As part of our annual charity campaign, we raised almost $11,000, with 50% of it going to our local Zelienople Library and the remainder to Smiles for Life Foundation. Shrinking municipal budgets combined with the exponential growth of technology in recent years makes the cultural and community offerings at public libraries more important than ever.
The Zelienople Library does incredible work strengthening our community and enhancing our cultural experiences. New moms have a chance to connect at story times for babies; elderly people, often facing difficult life transitions, attend events and make new friends; teenagers have a safe, productive place to meet up after school; and readers can get together to discuss current events.
