Smiles for Survivors Foundation Selects Forte Creative Media PR to Drive Public Relations Initiative

Sept. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- LAS VEGAS — Smiles for Survivors Foundation™, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of cancer treatment’s impact on oral health and to working with dentists and dental specialists to provide preventative and restorative dental treatment for breast cancer patients and survivors, announces a public relations partnership with Forte Creative Media PR (FCM).

Through traditional and social media, FCM will drive the Smiles for Survivors Foundation’s education and awareness campaign and play a key role in the development of the organization’s fund-raising efforts.

“The impact that cancer treatment has on oral health is not something that’s widely discussed, yet it’s critical information for cancer patients. We needed an agency that shares our passion for this mission,” says Las Vegas-based dentist Dr. Olya Banchik, who founded the Smiles for Survivors Foundation. “Given Forte Creative Media PR’s track record for success in delivering messages of health and wellness and Stephanie’s experience with nonprofits, they are a natural fit for our organization. We are confident this is will be a very successful partnership.”

Stephanie Forte, Forte Creative Media’s president, is a founding board member of the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit established in 2002 that is dedicated to raising awareness of ovarian cancer and to raising funds for research.

“The Smiles for Survivors Foundation is taking the lead to shed light on a very important issue and their message is something that can benefit all cancer patients,” says Forte. “It’s an honor for FCM to be a part educating our community and to improving the quality of life for breast cancer patients and survivors.”

For more information on the Smiles for Survivors Foundation or Forte Creative Media PR, please contact Sara Talesfore at 702.898.2547 or sara@fortecreativemedia.com.


About Forte Creative Media PR
Established in 2005, Forte Creative Media PR (FCM) is a Las Vegas-based public relations agency that serves local and national clients in the health, fitness and active lifestyle markets. FCM’s clients include XYIENCE, maker of Xenergy, the official energy drink of the UFC, Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort and Joshua Tree Organic Skin Care among others. For a complete client list and more information, please visit www.fortecreativemedia.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About Smiles for Survivors
Smiles for Survivors™ is a registered 501(c) 3 foundation, whose mission is to support breast cancer patients and survivors. The organization works with dentists and dental specialists to provide preventative and restorative dental treatment, to educate cancer patients about potential oral side effects of chemotherapy, and to raise awareness in our community about the importance of nutrition and maintaining good oral health before, during, and after cancer treatments. Through a vetting process, Smiles for Survivors Foundation selects qualified breast cancer patients and survivors to participate in the Make Her Smile program, which provides necessary dental procedures to improve oral health. The Smiles for Survivors Foundation was established in 2010 by Dr. Olya Banchik, a Las Vegas-based dentist whose own life was personally touched by the disease and whose mission it is to support the fight against this disease. More information on Smiles for Survivors Foundation can be found at www.smilesforsurvivors.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.