Photo courtesy of Elaine Yancey.
Jenny Yanosky, left, of Mark Yanosky Orthodontics, and Janet Ball.
Mark Yanosky Orthodontics presented the Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation with a check for $1,825 at the foundation’s September board meeting. The funds were contributed through Yanosky’s “My Smile, My Community, My Child’s Future” partner in education program.
“My Smile, My Community, My Child’s Future” was created by Yanosky in 2012. Every time a child from the Vestavia Hills community starts orthodontic treatment, a $25 donation is made to the Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation.
“Our schools are in constant need of additional funding from outside sources” stated Yanosky. “Local school foundations such as the Vestavia City Schools Foundation are able to fill this void through donations from their citizens. The purpose of our “My Smile, My Community, My Child’s Future” program is to fulfill one of our practice missions — to give back to the community that trusts us with the orthodontic care of their most precious asset — their children! To date, we have been able to give back over $30,000 with a long-term goal to give much more.”
Dr. Mark Yanosky is a board-certified orthodontist who has been practicing in the Vestavia Hills community since 2001. Yanosky has received numerous awards including the Dean’s Medal from the UAB School of Dentistry, the school’s highest honor. Yanosky has lectured nationally and internationally on several different topics in orthodontics and serves as an adjunct assistant professor of orthodontics at the UAB School of Dentistry.
“The Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation is very grateful for the partnership with Dr. Yanosky and his family,” commented Janet Ball, VHCSF board president. “With their support, VHCSF has been able to grow the endowment to $2.5 million and has to date given back $784,000 to the eight schools in Vestavia Hills.”
For more information on how you or your business can support the Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation, visit our website at vestaviafoundation.org or email director@vestaviafoundation.org.
– Submitted by Elaine Yancey.
