Exhausting, But Oh So Enriching
Posted Aug 02, 2012 in Publisher's Page
Every now and then, LMT has the opportunity to shine a light on those who go the extra mile to bring sunshine into someone else's life. In this issue, we get to do it three times. Click the links below to read about Technicians on a Mission—three groups of people in different sections of our country—who donated their time, energy and expertise to those in need.
For us, hearing these stories was a gift: the topic of charity wasn't coverage we planned for this month. It just happened. We were given stories that were meant for us to tell.
We've told such stories before and will always feel they are among those that mark our finest coverage. Yet the number of people who need help supersedes the number of volunteers, seemingly no matter how many volunteers there are!
For example, there are over 3,200 volunteer dental laboratories that do pro-bono cases for Donated Dental Services (DDS)! That represents almost a third of our community!**
Contributing services through...