Dr. M. David Campbell
From the Desk of Foundation President: Dr. M. David Campbell
The years come and go so fast. New Year's Day just passed, we blinked, and it is Easter. A great deal of snow has been shoveled in the meantime. Fred may still be buried in upper New York. But during that time, quiet as the white-covered landscape may be, your Foundation has still continued through sleet and snow and everywhere the postman goes. Thanks to your support last year, the Foundation you have enabled was able to fund more grants to help the dentally neglected. As the flowers are getting around to sprouting, your Foundation has already been busy notifying the approved grantees (as well as the nonapproved ones) and the dental schools concerning their student scholarship winners. The grant/award paperwork--another safeguard to insure that your contribution is being used properly--has gone out and many returned. Checks have been issued. Dental projects have begun. Thanks to you.
When so many worthwhile charities are requesting funds, it is important to know that your Foundation uses your donations in a very conservative manner.We treasure the trust you have placed in us. We work to keep our overhead low. We need no rented office space and only one part-time employee. Your Trustees and Officers all donate their time and additionally contribute funds for the great work they know we are doing to help dentally throughout the world.
So when you think about your charity-giving, think about your Foundation and the dedicated people making it work for everyone. Remember that your contribution will be used wisely to help those with dental needs, people you cannot directly reach yourself.
Dr. Fred J. Halik
From the Desk of The Executive Director: Dr. Fred J. Halik
A shining star in the Academy constellation is its Foundation. Although totally separate by law, the two organizations work closely, hand-in-hand, to promulgate and make real the goals and aspirations of the Academy, one of the most significant fellowships in dentistry. To be able to provide dental care for individuals worldwide; to relieve pain and suffering and create useful lives for many who would otherwise have no chance; and to be a supporter of education can be held up as signal benefits and monuments to all our efforts.
It is important for the Fellowship of the Academy to understand the mechanism of the Foundation and how to access its resources. For new leaders of the Academy, a look at thewww.fauchard.orgWeb site will be instructive. Check out the history of the Foundation written by the late, great General Robert Shira, to get a flavor of the origin of the Dr. Brenes Espinach legacy that jump started the Foundation those years ago.
Each geographic segment of the Academy, region or Section, can be a promoter or user of grants for the purposes outlined in the Foundation material on the Web site. If a Section is to personally sponsor a project and ask to be funded, it needs to have a large number of Section Fellows in actual participation. Other than that, a Section Chair or Regional Trustee can certainly be a ''promoter'' and bring PFA grant possibilities to entities in his/her geographic area.
Also on the Web site under the Foundation link is all the information and application forms one needs. If hard copy of forms are needed, they can be requested and sent by mail.
- Directions need to be followed carefully and completely.
- The Restriction List is a major help to determine if a project is actually supportable by Foundation funds.
- A grant year begins in January with a filing date deadline of June 1st.
- Six copies of all submitted forms are necessary.
- The applications are evaluated by a team of the Trustees and then submitted to the entire Board of Trustees of the Foundation for final decisions.
- Funding then takes place toward the end. Generally, funds are asked for the following year. It is important to plan accordingly for a project that occurs during the year when it is not known whether the grant will be approved at all. And if it is, then for how much?
If you have any questions, please do check with Executive Director Fred Halik; he is a user-friendly kind of guy.
Left to right: Foundation Scholarship recipients Allison Chamness and Marissa Zoldag receiving Awards from PFA President-elect James Englander and Section Chair Chris Baboulos.
ADA President Kathleen Roth addresses PFA Luncheon attendees.
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Illinois
On the occasion of the joint PFA-ICD-ACD Luncheon held last February during the Chicago Dental Society's 142nd Annual Midwinter Meeting, International President-elect James Englander and Illinois Section Chair Chris Baboulos presented the Foundation Scholarship Awards to dental students Allison Chamness of Southern Illinois University and Marissa Zoldaz of the University of Illinois at Chicago. ADA President Kathleen Roth and ADA President-elect Mark Feldman were also present. International Trustees Ernesto Acuna and Dan Castagna attended with Secretary General Richard Kozal, Assistant Secretary Judy Kozal, and International Editor James Brophy.