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Coal Creek Health Days
held in Conjunction with USA Today's
Make a Difference Day

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Some very famous, generous, smart, and amazing doctors, dentists, lab technicians, nurses, dental hygienists, medical personnel, and civilian volunteers and cooks showed up to make Coal Creek Health Days successful!

It took a lot of planning and organization to pull it off. We learned what a massive job it is for the Remote Area Medical personnel to bring their trailer loads of equipment and supplies to set it all up and then pack it all back up. This is no simple feat!

Thanks to Dr. Hiroshi Toyohara, Cardiothoracic Surgeon who worked for East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgeons Group and is now retired, for recruiting his buddies and colleagues. He took valuable time away from fly fishing on the Clinch River to take on this project personally. We had some of the most highly skilled medical staff show up to provide these needed services.

On Friday, October 26, 2001, the gymnasium was turned in to a giant dental office. The Briceville People's Clinic was cleaned up and reopened for the two days. The students at Briceville School were provided medical exams and dental services. The value of these services was over $17,000. The services were also offered to the entire Coal Creek community on Saturday, October 27.

Knoxville's NBC affiliate Channel 10 WBIR "Live at Five" sent reporter Nicole Henrich and cameraman Brian New. They did a great segment on the day and really boosted the confidence of the kids.

TVA and volunteers from Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited treated the kids to creek exploration between doctor and dental visits. Thanks to Charlie Saylor and Julie Tindell from TVA and Lynn, Dale, and Brian Bostic from Trout Unlimited.

Check out the photos below to see the action: (click on image to enlarge)

Remote Area Medical Dental Services: Note all the equipment and supplies that had to be brought to provide these free services!
		Kindergartners are proud of their clean teeth!




		*Even Principal Braden enjoyed getting his teeth cleaned!*
*Dr. Toyohara, Principal Tom Braden, County Executive Rex Lynch, and Project Impact Coordinator Mark "Hollywood" Whaley*
Medical Services: Famous doctors, nurses, and lab technicians donated their time to provide these free exams!
*Dr. William Acuff checks the vitals of a student*		*Dr. Henry Long*
Dr. George Zirkle with Nurse Beverly Graham and Briceville student	Dr. Toyohara with nurses Linda Judge McRae and Nanci Chauvin

*Dr. Kim examines Coal Creek resident*		*Dr. Acuff's granddaughter, Susie volunteered*
		*Coal Creek church ladies fixed a huge lunch for the volunteers*
To top things off, the students were treated to fish and bug hunts and learned about the environment of Coal Creek. Coal Creek flows right beside their school! How lucky are they?!