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Dedicated to Being a Force for Good
from PDS Life Summer 2023
by PDS Health®
Because of you, the 2023 charity: water campaign raised more than $1.1 million, exceeding our goal by more than $480,000.
BY: CARLI CASEY Sr. Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility and Service
This year’s charity: water fundraising campaign marked our return to supporting Ethiopia, where over 65% of the population still lacks access to basic water services. Together with your help, Pacific Dental Services raised over $1.1 million, the most raised in our 15-year partnership with charity: water.
Supported offices and regional teams across the country engaged patients in this year’s campaign and hosted competitions like Fill the Fridge or Pie Your RP. Support center departments competed with each other to raise donations through ice cream, taco pockets, Italian lunch and snack sales. The results were astounding:
Top Offices
Canyon Springs Dental Group (Office 48) $24,400
San Jacinto Smiles Dentistry and Orthodontics (Office 163) $21,650
Menifee Smiles Dentistry (Office 211) $16,320
Top Support Departments
Accounting/ Finance/Tax/ROC $12,775
Legal $9,098
Maintenance & Construction $5,730
All these efforts combined have made an incredible impact since our partnership with charity: water began in 2009 and provided:
239,000+ People with access to clean drinking water
$8+ million Raised
Despite living in a world with cryptocurrencies, NFTs and self-driving cars, there are still 771 million people in the world living without clean water, one of our most basic necessities. That’s nearly one in 10 people worldwide, or twice the population of the United States.
Access to clean water means education, income and health— especially for women and kids. That’s why we are working with charity: water to help put a stop to the global water crisis because we know water changes everything. Thank you for being a force for good by supporting this year’s charity: water campaign and helping to change the lives of thousands in Ethiopia. Your efforts are creating a healthier, happier world.
