Latest Operation Smile Stories

Operation Smile To Launch Groundbreaking 140 Smiles Fundraising Campaign at TWTRCON SF 09

2009-05-07 12:29:00

Twitter-centric Campaign to Raise Funds for Children's Reconstructive Facial Surgery in a Live Case Study for TWTRCON SF 09 Participants SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- TWTRCON SF 09, the first conference focused on the use of Twitter in business, today announced that Operation Smile would be launching a groundbreaking new fundraising campaign, 140 Smiles (in 140 Characters) at the conference, creating a live case study in which TWTRCON attendees can participate. The mission of...

Crest and Oral-B Challenge America to See the Difference in Their Smile and Make a Difference in Children's Smiles Around the World

2009-01-01 05:00:00

- Crest and Oral-B Partner with Operation Smile to See the Difference, Make a Difference - CINCINNATI, Jan. 1, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From January through March 2009, Crest and Oral-B are encouraging people across the country to pledge to see the difference in their own smile while also making a difference in children's smiles worldwide. When people use Crest and Oral-B products, they will see the difference in their smile. People can also make a difference by simply purchasing...

City Won't Take Business After All

2008-09-24 09:00:26

PORTSMOUTH | The city has given up plans to acquire Johnson's Crab House. The City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to rescind an ordinance it passed in May 2007 to take the waterfront property and family-owned business in Park View. At that time, the council authorized the acquisition of the property by eminent domain to create a public park. The site was run down and littered with rusted industrial equipment, according to the resolution then. Since then, the property owners have made...

Yahoo is Listening

2008-08-04 09:00:25

YAHOO PLAYS NICE Just because Yahoo is getting out of the music-download biz , doesn't mean it's leaving its customers hanging. The company is offering coupons or refunds to users who find songs they had purchased inaccessible after Sept. 30, when Yahoo shutters the service. Yahoo announced this year it was closing its music subscription service and switching customers to RealNetworks' Rhapsody. The company said last week it is offering coupons on request for people to buy songs again...

Jessica Simpson Snubs Bush

2006-03-16 00:35:00

By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES -- Concerned about politicizing her favorite charity, singer-actress Jessica Simpson on Wednesday turned down a invitation to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush, a snub that left Republicans dismayed.The apparent final word that Simpson would be a no-show at a major Republican fund-raiser with Bush and congressional leaders on Thursday night came after a day of conflicting reports from her camp and organizers of the event.The blond star of the film "The...