Wow - we can't believe it is already March! Where has the school year gone? There are only 3 more months of the 2011-2012 academic school year left. With that being said, we wanted to inform everyone on the progress of our Partners in Education program.
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Dr. Ferguson, Superintendent Tom Shelton
and Dr. Tipton |
Earlier in the year, both Dr. Ferguson and Dr. Tipton have had the pleasure to meet with Tom Shelton, the Superintendent of Fayette County Public Schools. Dr. Tipton also had a meeting with the Superintendent of Jessamine County Public Schools, Lu Young while Dr. Ferguson met with Lana Fryman, the Superintendent of Bourbon County Public Schools. During their time spent talking with each of the superintendents, the doctors were able to discuss the goals of our Partners in Education program.
Our goal of this program is to help off-set some of the costs the schools need to pay for classroom supplies. We are able to provide this monetary funding through our patients. Every new patient, whether a child or an adult, that starts full orthodontic treatment in our office will be able to choose a school of their choice and we will donate $100.00 to that school in their honor.
We started this program last academic year (2010-2011) and we were able to donate $26,400.00!! This year we are right on track to donating the same amount or more. So far since August 2011 - February 2012 we have donated $16,300.00 to local area schools. Please see the pie chart below to see which counties have received funding.
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Superintendent Lu Young and
Dr. Tipton |
We have had a lot of feedback from various schools letting us know how these donations have helped their school. For example, Mercer County has used the donations to help fund the local food pantry, which helps to supply food for their Backpack program. Jessie Clark Middle school uses the funding for their Youth Service program, which buys classroom supplies for the children that do not have the resources to buy their own supplies. Bryan Station High School has used their funding to help under privileged children be able to attend school field trips. Finally, LTMS has started a mentoring program to help keep kids motivated with school and their studies. Even though, these are just a couple of stories, there are many more uses for these funds and we are very grateful to be part of helping our local schools.
Again, we are so excited about our Partners in Education program and to be able to continue the program for another year. We feel it is truly making an impact in our schools along with helping to enrich the children through their education. However, we cannot do this by ourselves. We ask that you help us to spread the word about the Partners in Education program. You can do this by informing your child's school or PTA about the program, talk to your neighbors, friends, family members and/or colleagues because this program can only be successful with your help!
