Latest Operation Smile Stories
In a mission to spread smiles, the brand continues Operation Smile partnership with a goal of gifting more than 500 cleft surgeries to children in need OAKLAND, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Turning scoops into smiles for a second year, Dreyer's/Edy's ice cream announced today the launch of the "A Reason to Smile" campaign. Building off the success of last year's initiative, the brand is once again partnering with Operation Smile, an international children's medical charity,...
Unprecedented collaboration between the two leading cleft charities will eliminate backlog of 4,000-plus Rwandans with untreated clefts and establish ongoing in-country medical training programs NEW YORK and NORFOLK, Va., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Smile Train and Operation Smile, the two leading cleft care charities in the world, announced the launch of Rwanda Smiles - a ground-breaking initiative to create a "cleft-free" Rwanda. This joint effort is in collaboration...
NEW YORK and NORFOLK, Va., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Smile Train and Operation Smile, the two leading cleft care charities in the world, are launching Rwanda Smiles a groundbreaking initiative to create a cleft-free Rwanda. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130410/DC92187) WHAT: This joint effort is in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to create the first-ever cleft-free country in Africa. WHEN: On April 12,...
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bankers Healthcare Group, a leading national provider of financing solutions to healthcare professionals, celebrates the halfway point of their inaugural Send A Smile campaign this week. Launched in August, the initiative teams BHG and their healthcare clientele with Operation Smile, an international children's medical charity operating in more than 60 countries. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness and provide free, safe...
Film Allows Viewers to Send their Smile on the Journey of a Medical Mission, and Take a Pledge to Advocate for Children Born with Clefts NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In honor of Operation Smile's 30(th) anniversary celebration, share your smile with world-renowned athlete Tony Hawk. On January 10(th), Operation Smile, an international children's medical charity, is premiering "change forever(TM)" - a...
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Train, the international charity dedicated to providing surgery and care to children around the globe with a cleft lip or palate, announced the launch of its Season Of Smiles campaign, offering unique opportunities for giving that will grant every child born with a cleft - anywhere in the world - the opportunity to live a full, happy, and productive life. Smile Train has already performed more than 800,000 free cleft surgeries for...
"change forever(TM)" campaign launches globally; Funds raised will help Operation Smile meet the worldwide demand for safe surgical care NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This fall, Operation Smile is launching its 30(th) anniversary celebration with a year-long series of events in the United States and globally. Operation Smile, an international children's medical charity, has set an ambitious goal to raise significant funds worldwide to eradicate the backlog of...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- All-Access Hall Pass Live, Big Bad Entertainment, Steve Nguyen & Associates (SNA) and Pure Marketing Group proudly present Who Came To Party For Operation Smile?! starring Sky Blu of LMFAO. Joining the all-star fundraising event is Disney's Shake It Up star Zendaya, Kendall & Logan from Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush, rapper Mac Miller, BQ Girls, Poreotics, and Jersey Shore breakout star, DJ Pauly D. The party, hosted by KIISFM's...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation Smile, an international children's medical charity, will honor Brooke Burke-Charvet and David Charvet at its 30(th) Anniversary Smile Gala on September 28, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Philanthropist Jill Grey, footwear company Sanuk, humanitarians Julia and Stephanie Argyros, Krista Jajonie and Daneia Sanadiki will also be honored for helping children in need worldwide. Billy Bush emcees; performances by Chris Mann and Caitlin...
NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Smile Train, the world's largest cleft lip and palate charity, announced the "All It Takes Is A Smile" Campaign, which will begin on September 12(th) and culminate on World Smile Day (October 5(th)) with a special event in Times Square, New York City. The "All It Takes Is A Smile" campaign invites users to upload their photos of a smile to Instagram, Twitter or Tumblr using the hashtag #SmileTrainWSD in the photo caption, between...
