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Community Foundation Honors Volunteers, Donors
 The mission of the Community Foundation is to exist as a permanent charitable endowment making grants in support of the most discernible needs and most promising opportunities with the county and northeast Alabama. One of those needs is indigent dental care, and the Community Foundations is addressing that issue with the opening of the Calhoun County Dental Center. Mary Lynne Capilouto, dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, made note of a fact that underscored the gap in meeting adequate dental care. “In this county, there is one dentist for every 10,000 residents,” Capilouto said. “The national average is five per 10,000 residents.” In Capilouto’s presentation of dental history, a plethora of dental trivia was covered, ranging from medieval halitosis to George Washington’s wooden false teeth. Capilouto saluted the area volunteers who desire little recognition for their giving. She quoted Margaret Mead, the famed anthropologist, on the power of group efforts. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed, it is the only thing that has,” said Mead. Article by Mr. Robert Jackson of The Anniston Star |
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