3rd Annual “Filling the Gap” fundraising event on Aug. 26 to feature Uppity Art as top sponsor and Take Cover dance band

Stephanie Kinsey, DDS, owner and founder of Palencia Dental in St. Augustine, Fla. along with support from patients, sponsors, friends and family will hold a fundraising event with the third annual “Filling the Gap” event on Saturday, August 26 from 7 pm until 10 pm. The fundraiser will be held at the Pioneer Barn at the Old Florida Museum, 259 San Marco Avenue in St. Augustine.

The party will feature live music by Take Cover, a high-energy dance band and Uppity Art as the top sponsor. Key sponsors include Ancient City Accounting, First Coast Wealth Advisors, Orthopedic Associates of St. Augustine, Stat Courier, and Transworld Business Advisors. In kind sponsors are Burkhart Sales and Service, Cousart Studios, and Thrivent Financial. The event cost is $75 per person and includes drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Corporate and private sponsorships are available along with a request for silent auction items. Donations and sponsorships are tax deductible on behalf of Filling the Gap, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. For more information, call Katrina Denny at 904.826.4343 or visit the website at www.fillingthegap.org

According to Dr. Kinsey, the fundraising efforts are expanded this year as the practice is a community partner with the ALS Association (Lou Gehrig’s disease). ALS claimed the life of Dr. Kinsey’s father last year. Additionally, the event continues to support the Wildflower Clinic, which provides free medical and dental care to needy individuals and families in St. Johns County. Last year, Filling the Gap helped to fund the Clinic with more than $20,000 in donations. Through the annual event and numerous philanthropic activities, Dr. Kinsey contributes to many local non-profits in northeast Florida.

Dr. Stephanie Kinsey has been practicing dentistry for more than 20 years. Her St. Augustine, northwest St. Johns County dentistry practice is dedicated to restoring and enhancing the natural beauty of one’s smile combining conservative and state-of-the-art procedures along with advanced dental medicine. Dr. Kinsey is a Fellow with The International Association of Physiologic Aesthetics (IAPA) and serves as a member and Fellow with IAPA’s founding organization, the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI). Dr. Kinsey graduated with honors in 1994 from the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver, Colorado. She was accepted into a General Practice Residency in Chicago, Illinois at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center where she was invited to stay a second year and serve as chief resident.

Palencia Dental is located at 159 Palencia Village Dr. Suites 107-109 in St. Augustine, Fla. Summer practice hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 am until 4 pm, and Friday from 8 am until 1 pm. For more information, call 904.826.4343. Visit the website at www.palenciadental.com.