FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 17, 2008

CONTACT:
Cindy Hickey, 330-489-1212
cindy.hickey@cantonmercy.org

Mercy Dental Services To Hold Cornhole Tournament And Benefit

Canton, Ohio: Mercy Medical Center Dental Services and Residency Program will hold its Harvest Cornhole Tournament and Benefit on Sat., Oct. 25, at North Park, located at the corner of Fulton Rd. and Wales Ave. in Jackson Township. Play begins at noon.

The event – which includes door prizes, a DJ, food, a Chinese raffle and a 50/50 drawing – offers a two-person, single-elimination format. In order to participate, each team must have at least one member who is 18 or older.

The first-place team will receive a $200 cash prize. In addition, prizes will be awarded to the teams that place second and third.

The advanced registration fee is $20 per team. Registration on the day of the tournament will begin at 11 a.m. and cost $30 per team. Tournament proceeds will benefit Mercy Dental Services and Residency Programs.

For more information or to register, contact John Young, D.D.S., Mercy Dental Services, at 330-471-5950. Or, email him at john.young@csauh.com.

According to a recent report from the Ohio Department of Health, dental care remains the leading unmet health care need for Ohio's children and low-income adults.

In 2007, Mercy instituted its dental services program to fill a community need: a comprehensive, hospital-based dental clinic and dental residency program. Housed on the second floor of the Mercy Surgery Center, dental services offers preventive, diagnostic, restorative and emergency dental care for the uninsured, underinsured and other vulnerable populations. Private insurance is also accepted.

Mercy Medical Center, a nonprofit corporation of the Sisters of Charity Health System and University Hospitals Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville, North Canton and Plain Township. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community, including the provision of care to all, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, see www.cantonmercy.com.