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2026 Toothbrush Drive  

Goal: 500 or more toothbrushes, with or without toothpaste

Without oral health one cannot achieve general health! For those living along the Amazon River and its tributaries, this statement is so true. Many lack the basic necessities, including toothbrushes, we take for granted.

The PVAS Foundation is the proud sponsor of the 2026 toothbrush drive. Back in 2023 PVAS club members David Snell and Michael Barber hand-carried over 300 toothbrushes for distribution by Project Amazonas. Both directly supported distribution of the supplies to the communities they visited.

today's Planet Money podcast episode is on the Cardinal Tetra and project Paiba.

GWAPA will hold their March meeting on Saturday, 3/28, in Gaithersburg. We will have a round table discussion, so you will be able to ask the plant experts anything aquarium plant-related. Here is more information about the meeting, including the address.

https://gwapa.org/wordpress/

Everyone is welcome!