Lingenbrink Orthodontics says "Thank You"

Lingenbrink Orthodontics likes to say "thank you" to the community by supporting a good cause. This year we are giving you the opportunity to choose a charity to which our office will donate. Post to our facebook page a charity that is dear to you. If you would like, post some information and a link to their website. This will then be posted to our blog with a list of nominated charities. The winner will be selected by the most "likes." The winning charity will be announced December 30, 2011.

Some charities that have already been nominated:

Relay For Life

We have a family relay for life team @ South Kitsap relay. We relay to raise money for cancer research, it became our focus as a family when we lost my mother to cancer and my father in law (our team is named after them, CJ). We refocused our efforts more strongly when my 23 year old niece was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma, there is no stage 5. We are determined to keep fighting for a cure, it IS something we CAN do, one day we will win. Until then we will keep HOPE, because we CARE to do our part.

-Jayne Langley Peterson

Relay For Life

I also have a Relay for Life team! The ACS is a very valuable resource to patients while in treatment (found out first hand). They also put a lot of money into research for a cure. Locally, teams like mine and others bring awareness and a sense of community while rallying around a desire to cure this awful disease that has affected nearly everyone in some way.

-Lynnea Tweed

Hospice of Kitsap County. 

http://hospicekc.org/about-hospice.php

-Jon Handel

Kitsap Foster care Associations DREAM project.

The DREAM project grants 1 wish per year to each foster child such as sports gear, sports fees, school dance tickets, swim lessons, dance class, senior portraits etc. The more memories we can provide for all of OUR kids the better. Every foster child deserves extras that not all families are able to afford. Like this so Lingenbrink Orthodontics can help wishes come true for kids in foster care... :)

-Heidi Bigelow

Kitsap Derby Brats

Dedicated to empowering young girls through the sport of flat track roller derby. Builds self esteem, individuality, creative problem solving, self discipline, as well as team trust. Provide a safe, accepting and supportive place where girls feel comfortable being who they are, challenging themselves and testing their limits. Girls learn to play the exciting sport of flat track roller derby, form friendships, learn to be good sports

http://www.kitsapderbybrats.org/

-Emilee Cookie Dozer Jankowski, Terrie Ulmer

Ronald McDonald

-Gavin Rightmyer

Camp to Belong

This wonderful organization, brings together siblings seperated in the foster system, for a week of uninterupted camp fun each summer. They make a huge differance in those kids lives. christa camps at horse shoe lake.

-Anna Wessel

Local/general charity

I have encountered a lot of homeless people recently.. not just individuals but families. My oldest daughter student teaches at a local elementary school and she has had a couple of students in her class that have been living with their families in vehicles until some sort of assistance comes threw. So my proposal is to help feed and keep some of these families warm. Also maybe help provide some Christmas gifts to children that probably wont get anything. Maybe this assistance can be given to Helpline or any of the other food banks/ shelters in the area. Maybe as far as gifts go how about a "giving tree" that these food banks could assist us with, where us as patients could pick a name off of the tree and buy gifts for these ever so needy children.. that organization would more then likely pick up these gifts or I am sure we could get someone to drop them off.. heck I would help with these efforts. There are too many people suffering due to the economy and any help would be I am sure greatly received.

-Lisa Muziani Holland