Register Now You may actively participate by coordinating schools and dentists in your own community or simply attend a school presentation as an Ambassador of Rotary. A template script is provided. All of the supplies required to run the program are shipped directly to each school after the March break. THE EVENT THE BRUSH OFF THE PROGRAM CITY OF TORONTO PROCLAIMS ORAL HEALTH DAY COST OF PROGRAM You may wish to contact your local dental society. The Ontario Dental Association provides grants of up to $1,500 for Oral Health Month programs such as Brush-a-mania. Or you may wish to approach local sponsors. (See Sponsor info.) If one of your contacts sponsors Brush-a-mania, those funds could be used to fund your local schools. DENTISTS
Brush-a-mania is a not-for-profit program designed to promote oral health and awareness among young children from Junior Kindergarten to grade 6. It was started in 2001 by the the Rotary Club of Toronto - Don Mills and has already reached over 370,000 students. Our purpose is to educate and motivate children and to bring together dentists, Rotarians, teachers and parents to create a celebration around proper dental care.
Each participating school will hold an assembly during the month of April, where a dentist and a Rotarian will come into the school and provide the children with an interactive, entertaining presentation in proper dental care. Each assembly will conclude with a Brush-off, where all participants brush their teeth simultaneously for 3 minutes. (Participation in the Brush-off is at the discretion of the Principal.) Schools may contact their assigned dentist to arrange in-class visits.
The students track their brushes for the entire month of April in the classroom and at home in their booklets. Each student receives a Colgate toothbrush, Colgate toothpaste and a Brush-a-mania booklet containing activities and games, as well as, a take home chart for them to mark off their daily brushes. Students who complete the program receive a Brush-a-mania sticker and Club Member certificate.
Friday, March 30, 2012 will be proclaimed Oral Health Day by Mayor Rob Ford. We would like to encourage other municipalities to also declare this day Oral Health Day in their community. We are recommending that as many school assemblies as possible be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 10am to coordinate the Brush-off across Canada.
There is no cost for City of Toronto schools. The Rotary Club of Toronto - Don Mills fund raises every year to support these schools. For schools outside the City of Toronto, all supplies necessary to run the program may be purchased for $1 per student. (Includes delivery to the school.)
You may search the Ontario Dental Association database for a dentist in your community by postal code. Click here to find a member dentist in your area.
BRUSH-A-MANIA 2012 SCHOOLS
As schools register for Brush-a-mania 2012, they will be added to our List of Registered Schools. Click here to download the List of Schools Registered for Brush-a-mania 2012. This list will be updated regularly with all of the information you will require: School name; address; telephone number; number of students; assigned dentist; assigned Rotarian; etc. You may use the School Registration PDF to recruit your own school.
REGISTER NOW
Click here to register for Brush-a-mania 2012. Rotarian registration concludes on March 20, 2012.
For more information, contact Rotarian Ron Manfield for assistance at ronmanfield@mpcmusic.com or 416-248-4952.
If anyone in your Club would like to work on one of our committees, please contact Rotarian Raffy Chouljian at raffy@brushamania.ca or 416-752-3532
Thank you so much for considering supporting this community event.
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