Heartland Dental supported dentists, team members, and support professionals recently raised more than $14,000 through the 3rd Annual Hauntland Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser. Throughout October,33 regional teams from across the country decorated pumpkins. They solicited donations to support the Heartland Dental Foundation. The team that raised the most money was named the winner. The Newman Region received the most donations, totaling $1,974.80, and was awarded the 3rd Annual Hauntland Pumpkin Patch trophy. A full gallery of the pumpkins is listed above.

The Heartland Dental Foundation is one of the many ways Heartland Dental supported doctors and teams give back to the community, a core tenant of the company’s culture. The Heartland Dental Foundation helps supported doctors, team members, and support professionals who are experiencing economic hardship and are unable to afford housing, utilities and other basic living needs because of a qualified disaster, life-threatening illness or injury, death or other catastrophic or extreme circumstances beyond the employee’s control.

More than $317,000 in financial assistance grants have been provided to numerous team members since the Foundation’s inception in 2018. The Heartland Dental Foundation operates through generous donations, with 100% of gifts going directly to those in need. To learn more about the Foundation, read testimonials from those who have received assistance, or to access an application, please visit www.heartlanddentalfoundation.org.

Heartland Dental Foundation is a program of Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible to fullest extent allowed by law. Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation manages more than 180 affiliated funds for the immediate and long-term benefit of communities in southeastern Illinois. For more information, contact Alex Pleasant, President/CEO of Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, at 217.342.4988 or alex@enrichingourcommunity.org.