COLLEGE PARK, Md. - On Friday, September 8, and Sunday, September 10, the University of Maryland Athletic Department will be partnering with the School of Public Health and Catholic Charities of DC to host the Mid-Atlantic Mission of Mercy and Health Equity Festival sponsored by the UMD School of Public Health. This dental care clinic and health equity festival is a collaborative effort to provide free emergency dental care to the poor and under served. The event will take place from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday and Sunday, and will be held in the XFINITY Center main floor. 

Parking lot 4B will be reserved for volunteers and patients attending this event. Parking lots 9B, UU, and 11B will operate as normal and are reserved for campus permit holders only. Please park in your assigned parking lot and avoid lot 4B on Friday 9/8 and Sunday 9/11. The Xfinity loading dock will be heavily utilized in preparation for this event and Maryland football game day please avoid this area as well.

Lastly, for those interested in volunteering for the event, please utilize the following link to complete the volunteer registration form and select the area in which you would like to volunteer: www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?572920. Volunteer opportunities include: event setup/breakdown, patient check-in/out, patient escorts, IT support and translators.

For additional information about the event, please go to the Festival webpage: https://sph.umd.edu/center/che/2017-mid-maryland-mission-mercy-health-equity-festival-free-adult-dental-clinic.

-Terps-