1000 SMILES DENTAL PROJECT - APPLY NOW!
Announcing The 2008, 1000 Smiles Dental Project.
Sandals Resorts International will again be our hosts, Great Shape! Inc. will facilitate the dental project and hopefully you'll be there to experience One Love. PROJECT DATES (one or two weeks each): - Ocho Rios: September 26th to October 13th
- Montego Bay: October 17th to November 3rd
- Negril: November 7th to November 24th
You can now apply online. Before you apply, read through "1000 Smiles Volunteer Info -", so you'll know before you go. We hope to see you in Jamaica! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GREAT SHAPE!
We’re celebrating 20 years in action this year. Great Shape! Inc. is a non-profit based in the United States. Our volunteers have provided humanitarian work in Jamaica since 1988. We’ve built schools, community centers and roads. Our empowerment and literacy project is set to expand this fall and this will be the sixth year Great Shape! volunteers will facilitate 1000 Smiles, an ever growing dental project. MANY THANKS
Thanks to the people of Jamaica for embracing the largest, humanitarian dental project on earth! Great Shape! Inc. currently serves more than 11,000 Jamaicans. Our volunteer, dental crews provide extractions, fillings, cleanings, and sealants. Our educational team and its famous puppets entertain thousands of students and teach them how to keep their teeth healthy forever. As the children learned, “If you take care of your teeth, you can keep them forever!”
PARTNERSHIP
The families of Jamaica and the volunteers are grateful for the partnership between Great Shape! Inc., Sandals Resorts International and the Jamaican Ministry of Health. Many hands make light work and these relationships create incredible, international connections.
Great Shape recruits and organizes the volunteers from around the world. Sandals Resorts International donates ¼ million dollars in accommodations to house our volunteers. The Jamaican Ministry of Health provides the safety and infrastructure for our volunteer work.
OUR PROMISE
Great Shape! Inc. promises to provide programs that improve health and empower Jamaican children and their families. Our programs continue to expand and evolve; we promise to return to Jamaica in the fall to embrace the spirit of “One Love”. Please watch our video story (under “Video Stories”).
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