Lifestyle/Community
UJW’s project helps ensure healthy teeth
This year, to commemorate Mandela Day, the Union of Jewish Women’s branches across the country – in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London and Pretoria – will, together with the manufacturer of a best-selling toothpaste, be presenting toothbrushes and toothpaste to thousands of young children at disadvantaged nursery and primary schools.
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The UJW says in a media release that the company is donating some 5 000 packs containing toothpaste, toothbrushes and educational material on dental health and is sending four oral hygienists to four of the UJW branches to accompany them to the schools.
“This is a wonderful gesture for the little ones, many of whom may never had had their own toothbrushes, or been able to brush their teeth with anything other than salt, in their short lives.”
The UJW says “children’s excitement at receiving such gifts knows no bounds” and the organisation is appealing for more packs from the community to enable even more children to benefit.
“The UJW has been participating in Mandela Day since its inception and once again there is enormous excitement around this year’s project. The community’s response to previous appeals has always been generous and heartening and we know that this year’s will be no different.”
* Those interested in participating in the “Catch the Cavity” project and wanting more information, may call the UJW’s head office in Johannesburg at (011) 648-1053.