UPCOMING EVENTS
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Mayor’s Ball
7326 E. California 140 Merced, CA 95340
Pearl Family Densitry is attending the Mayor’s Ball Gala- celebrating Mayor Matt Serrato and his community contributions to the City of Merced. The Mayor’s Ball gala is a charitable event hosted by the Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, along with a diverse group of local business owners. The event will be a black tie attire and formal wear occasion. It will be an evening filled with live music, a lavish meal, and dancing.
Run for Heroes
5k / 10k / kids race
Registration starting at 6:30 a.m. 9th September 2023 1930 Airdrome Entry, Atwater
Registration starting at 6:30 a.m. 9th September 2023 1930 Airdrome Entry, Atwater
Pearl Family Dentistry has put together a team to commemorate all first responders. To raise support, and to raise awareness for our West Coast Heroes.
PAST EVENTS
Pearl Family Dentistry’s Grand Reopening / 10 Year Anniversary
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM 15th November 2019 676 Loughborough Drive, Merced CA 95348
Since November 2009, Pearl Family Dentistry has been a supporter of local businesses and our community through many charities, 5k’s, and other local events. We love the town we serve in, and believe that by supporting our community we can help Merced grow and prosper.
This invitation is for you to come see how we plan to further support Merced County, and the community we love.
Together we will help those we care about overcome their fear of dentistry and obtain the healthy smile they deserve.
Join us in celebrating our 10 years in business and our Grand Reopening.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR SMILE NOVEMBER 15TH!
Merced Cancer Society’s Dash Out For Cancer 5k Run
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 14th September 2019 100 Farmland Avenue, Merced CA 95348
Lace up your running shoes and get ready to Dash out for Cancer! This years run will be held at the El Capitan High School and will be a timed event for the first time in this 5k’s history. Join us as support the strong men and women who have fought and won the fight with cancer, and those still fighting. We look forward to seeing you there!
2nd Annual Candy Buy-Back
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM 2nd November 2018 3178 Collins Drive Ste C, Merced CA 95348
It’s that Spooooky time of year again here at Pearl Family Dentistry! We are partnered again with #Operationgratitude and are proud to present our 2nd Annual Candy Buy Back event November 2nd! Stop by and donate your leftover candy as we send it overseas to our troops ((Don’t worry, we also send toothbrushes)) and first responders who do not have the opportunity to enjoy the sweets that we get too. Bring a little taste of home to them by participating with us. To learn more about Operation Gratitude, please follow the link here
Journey Fund Run 5k
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM 8th September 2018 UC Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA
We are proud to be sponsoring this event. This Family-Friendly community event is a walk/run to support the Ryan Nunez Cross Country Memorial Scholarship fund, as well as other scholarships. Come join us and enjoy in the 5k, as well as the 5 & under kids course, plus post run food & fun! Call us to join our team!
Run For The Fallen
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM 25th August 2018 Applegate Park (Flag Pole), 1045 W 25th St, Merced, CA 95340
Run for the Fallen will take place on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Applegate Park in Merced, CA. This event is a National run and it honors and remembers those service members that have died while serving our Country. Here in Merced, CA we have a few soldiers who have laid down their lives to protect our freedoms. We invite our patients to join the community and help us remember the fallen, and support the families they’ve left behind.
Merced National Night Out
6:00 – 8:00 PM 7th August 2018 Applegate Park, 1045 W 25th St, Merced, CA 95340
Come join us and the Merced Police and Fire Department, as we get together for a fun family friendly event! The Merced Police Department hosts the 35th Nationwide annual National Night Out. This event features law enforcement agencies spending time outdoors in neighborhoods for a variety of events. The main event in Merced will be held at Applegate Park and will include free food, Kiddieland rides, music, raffle prizes, public safety information and more.
Mercy Hospital Stroke Awareness 5K
8:00 AM 5th May 2018 333 Mercy Ave, Merced, CA 95340
It’s that time of year again! Time to break out your running (or walking) shoes and participate in the annual Stroke Awareness 5K. As an added bonus, we want to extend the invitation to your friends and family. Ask us how we can sign you up for free and come support a great cause! For more information, you can find it at Mercy Medical Center.
Mercy Medical Center Family Festival
6:30 AM – 4 PM 6th May 2017 Mercy Ave and G Street (Across from the hospital) 333 Mercy Ave Merced, CA 95340
For the past three years, we have bought candy back from our community to both lessen cavities in Merced County and to give back to those overseas protecting us and first responders, through the nonprofit Operation Gratitude! Our goal was 100lbs of candy donated or bought back and we exceeded it by 48lbs!
3rd Annual Candy Buy Back Event
8:00 AM 2nd Nov 2017 – 6th Nov 2017 3178 Collins Drive Ste C – Pearl Family Dentistry Parking Lot
Want to help support Mercy Hospital and raise stroke awareness? Come join our team this year at the stroke awareness run! There will be free health screenings and information, kids’ activities, music, entertainment, a rock wall and sky jump. Make sure to stop by our booth for a chance to win some free prizes! For more information go to Mercy Medical.
CDA Cares – San Mateo
6 AM – 7 PM 22nd Apr 2017 – 23rd Apr 2017 San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo
Join us this spring in San Mateo and give back to your community! CDA Cares provides free dental services to the community, helping out almost 2,000 patients each time! Patients travel from all around the state to receive extractions, fillings, dentures, cleanings and other procedures at no cost. Helping those in need is what Dr. Badwalz is all about. Make sure to share with your social circles and come volunteer with the office!
April Merced Art Hop
5 PM – 9 PM 15th Apr 2017 Bob Hart Square, Downtown Merced
Drive downtown and watch Merced come alive! We will be having a booth and be giving away some awesome prizes this time, so drop on by! The Merced Art Hop is an educational non-profit organization, educating art awareness and expressing creativity and culture. Each event has tons of art, rich in culture, live music, interactive art activities and performers. Make sure to come out and support our Art Hop!
3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk “Dash Out For Cancer”
8:30 AM – 12 PM 8th Apr 2017 Merced High School 1900 G St, Merced, California 95340
Show your support for Merced Cancer Society Foundation and come run with us 3rd Annual 5K RUN/WALK “DASH OUT FOR CANCER”! The Merced Cancer Society Foundation will be hosting the 3rd Annual 5K “Dash Out For Cancer”. The event is open to the community; so come with your family and show your support. We will also be having a booth so drop by for a chance to win some of our many prizes!
For more information go to Merced Cancer Society Foundation.
Tenth Annual Cat Trails Race
9 AM – 11 AM 19th Mar 2017 UC Merced Recreation ; Athletics 5200 N. Lake Road Merced, CA 95343
We are so excited for our first 5K of 2017! So, come run with us! The UC Merced Recreation ; Athletics Department will be hosting the tenth annual Cat Trails Race. The event is open to UC Merced students, faculty and staff members and the community. The 2016 event will feature both a 5-kilometer and 5-mile race.
For more information go to UC Merced Cat Trails. Download the registration forms here.
January Merced Art Hop
5 PM – 9 PM 21st Jan 2017 Bob Hart Square, Downtown Merced
Join us at Merced’s Art Hop! The Merced Art Hop is an educational non-profit organization, educating art awareness, expressing creativity and culture. Each event has tons of art, rich in culture, live music, interactive art activities and performers. Make sure to come out and support our Art Hop!
Merced Jingle Bell Run for Toys for Tots
12 PM – 2 PM 3rd Dec 2016 Bob Hart Square Main St and Canal St Merced, CA US 95340
The event is put on by Buhach Colony HS in conjunction with the 20-30 Club of Merced County and our local US Marines’ Toys for Tots drive in order to encourage our community to donate new, unwrapped toys for less fortunate children and their families. Part of the proceeds will benefit a number of annual scholarships for graduating seniors in the Merced Unified High School District.
Come out and show your support! Click here to register!
Volunteering At The Shelter
6 PM – 7PM 4th Nov 2016 “D” Street Homeless Shelter 317 E. 15th Street, Merced
Merced County’s poverty rate rose to 27.4%, according to the U.S. Census, with the national average at 15.9%. The number of reasons for local homelessness was the high cost of housing and the skyrocketing unemployment rates in the country.
This is why we are volunteering at “D” Street Homeless Shelter this November. Come help Pearl Family Dentistry with feeding the community. Please come out and show your support!
2nd Annual – Candy Buy-Back for Operation Gratitude
8 AM – 5 PM 1st Nov 2016 – 4th Nov 2016 3178 Collins Drive Ste C, Merced, CA 95348
We are teaming up with Operation Gratitude for the second time! Operation Gratitude annually sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene and hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation, to New Recruits, Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas.
Make sure to come into the office November 1st thru the 4th from 8:00am to 5:00 to sell that candy back for 1$ per pound up to 5 pounds!
Don’t forget to write a letter/ note for our deployed soldiers and we will send that with the candy also!
Merco Credit Union Half Marathon ; 5K
7:30 AM – 12:30 PM 16th Oct 2016 5200 Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95340
This event is organized by the Merced Athletic Corporation, a California non-profit charitable organization. Register Here!
All half marathon net race proceeds are pledged to creating a scholarship for Merced County high school students who attend UCM! In May, they were able to award two $2,500 scholarships to Merced County high school graduates attending UC Merced.
CDA Cares – Stockton
6 AM – 7PM 15th Oct 2016 – 16th Oct 2016 San Joaquin County Fairgrounds 1658 S. Airport Way Stockton, CA 95206
Join us in Stockton and help us create thousands of stories of health and happiness for the community members who need it most.
CDA Cares provides free dental services to the community, helping out almost 2,000 patients each time! Patients travel from all around the state to receive extractions, fillings, dentures, cleanings and other procedures at no cost. Helping those in need is what Dr. Badwalz is all about. Make sure to share with your social circles and come volunteer with the office!
Atwater 4th of July Celebration
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM 4th Jul 2016 Ralston Park, Atwater, CA 95301
The Atwater 4th of July Committee is a team of Moms, Dads, Neighbors and Friends that have come together to help preserve the Traditions of Celebrating the 4th of July. Come find our booth this 4th of July!
Mercy Medical Center Family Festival
8:00 AM 15th May 2016 Mercy Ave and G Street (Across from the hospital) 333 Mercy Ave Merced, CA 95340
Come join us for free health screenings and information, kid’s activities, music, entertainment, a rock wall, and sky jump. The Central California Asthma Collaborative will also be having their Bubble Walk at the Family Festival this year. For more information go to Mercy Medical.
CDA Cares – San Mateo
6 AM – 7 PM 22nd Apr 2016 – 23rd Apr 2016 San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo
Join us in Ventura and help us create thousands of stories of health and happiness for the community members who need it most.
CDA Cares provides free dental services to the community, helping out almost 2,000 patients each time! Patients travel from all around the state to receive extractions, fillings, dentures, cleanings and other procedures at no cost. Helping those in need is what Dr. Badwalz is all about. Make sure to share with your social circles and come volunteer with the office!
2nd Annual 5K Run/Walk “Dash Out For Cancer”
8:30 AM 16th Apr 2016 El Capitan High School 100 Farmland, Merced, California, 95348
Come run with us 2nd Annual 5K RUN/WALK “DASH OUT FOR CANCER” The Merced Cancer Society Foundation will be hosting the 2nd Annual 5K “Dash Out For Cancer” . The event is open to the community; so come with your family and show your support.
For more information go to Merced Cancer Society Foundation.
Ninth Annual Cat Trails Race
9:00 AM 3rd Apr 2016 Cat Trails 5K UC Merced Recreation ; Athletics 5200 N. Lake Road Merced, CA 95343
Come run with us at the ninth annual Cat Trails Race. The UC Merced Recreation ; Athletics Department will be hosting the ninth annual Cat Trails Race. The event is open to UC Merced students, faculty and staff members and the community. The 2016 event will feature both a 5 kilometer and 5 mile race.
For more information go to UC Merced Cat Trails. Download the registration forms here.
Merced Jingle Bell Run for Toys for Tots
12 PM – 2 PM 5th Dec 2015 Bob Hart Square Main St and Canal St Merced, CA US 95340
The event is put on by Buhach Colony HS in conjunction with the 20-30 Club of Merced County and our local US Marines’ Toys for Tots drive in order to encourage our community to donate new, unwrapped toys for less fortunate children and their families. Part of the proceeds will benefit a number of annual scholarships for graduating seniors in the Merced Unified High School District.
Volunteering At The Shelter
6 PM – 7 PM 17th Nov 2015 “D” Street Homeless Shelter 317 E. 15th Street, Merced
Merced County’s poverty rate rose to 27.4% according to the U.S. Census with the national average at 15.9%. The number of reasons for local homelessness was the high cost of housing and the skyrocketing unemployment rates in the country.
This is why we are volunteering at “D” Street Homeless Shelter this November. Come help Pearl Family Dentistry with feeding the community.