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… Holiday Gift Guide Holiday Gift Guide Here's what you can do to make this winter a Season of Smiles. Holiday Gift Guide 2023 Cards Smile Train Holiday Cards Smile Train Plushy Toy … Here's what you can do to make this winter a Season of Smiles. … Holiday Gift Guide …
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… Find Help Find a Partner Treatment Center Cleft treatment is 100%-free for Smile Train patients. Additionally, in many cases transportation to/from Smile Train treatment centers may be available. Please contact your local Smile Train treatment center for more information. U.S. Cleft Team contact information is provided by the American Cleft …
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Young Leadership Circle

… Young Leadership Circle Make the Young Leadership Circle Part of Your Story Become part of a growing network of professionals committed to furthering Smile Train’s cause Join Now Events Conference Apply … work with Smile Train’s staff to develop the group’s long-term fundraising strategies. Apply What Does It Mean to Be a Part of the YLC? Smile Train Young Leadership Circle (YLC) members host fundraising events and educational programs …
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Tetley And Tata Trusts Corporate Partnership

… Tetley And Tata Trusts Corporate Partnership Tetley & Tata Trusts Tetley of Tata Global Beverages (TGB) and Tata Trusts came together to help Smile Train to provide 100%-free corrective surgeries for children with clefts and to raise awareness about Smile Train's work. All Corporate Partners Tata Global Beverages is a global … an initiative called the  Tetley Smile Challenge  in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. The use of innovative facial recognition software digitally captured consumers’ smiles as they viewed humorous videos. The  Tetley Smile Challenge …
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Patricia Simon Reflects on Cleft Community Advisory Council

… Simon Reflects on the Cleft Community Advisory Council The children's author and RN brings her unique expertise to Smile Train's CCAC. Patient advocate for those born with cleft lip and palate, and author of cleft-positive children's books Smile with Simon and Simon and the Buddy Branch , Patricia Simon, RN, shares the impact of the inaugural year of Smile Train’s US Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC). The Cleft Community Advisory Council has been an invaluable …
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Smile Train College Scholarship Program Winners

… going even after the Roundup ended. Through “Team Victoria,” they organized fundraising events all year, including a golf tournament each summer and a spaghetti dinner each winter. Their efforts have paid off in a big way. Over the years, …
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Smile Train’s Communications Team Named Finalist for 2025 PRWeek US Awards

… Smile Train’s Communications Team Named Finalist for 2025 PRWeek US Awards Smile Train’s Communications Team Named Finalist for 2025 PRWeek US Awards Recognized in the prestigious “Outstanding In-House Team” category New York, NY - December 10, 2025 – The Communications team at Smile Train , the world’s … a finalist for the 2025 PRWeek Awards is a tremendous honor,” said Philip Carroll, Smile Train’s Senior Vice President of Communications. “This recognition highlights the dedication and creativity of our team, whose work has a direct impact …
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Changing Cleft Culture in Nigeria

… Changing Cleft Culture in Nigeria Changing Cleft Culture in Nigeria Dedicated Smile Train partners in Nigeria are taking to the streets to educate about clefts.  It might have seemed strange for one … to treat. So they took action, and in 2011, organized the first Cleft Week in Nigeria alongside their longtime partner, Smile Train. Cleft Weeks are held by Smile Train partners around the world to let communities know that clefts are treatable trough safe and accessible …
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Former NFL Player, Mathias Kiwanuka Teams Up with Football Running Back, Kenyan Drake and International Fitness Trainer, Jennifer Jacobs to Support Cleft-Affected Kids

… Jacobs Team Up to Support Cleft-Affected Kids The trio traveled to Colombia to launch “Sports Camp” on behalf of Smile Train New York, New York (June 28, 2023) – Former New York Giants football player and current Smile Train Board member, Mathias Kiwanuka is on a mission to empower children born with a facial difference. “We’re … to kick-off the pilot program. “I had a gap in my teeth when I was younger, and it made me less confident when I smiled or spoke. So, seeing how clefts affect kids, how it can make them shy and have less self-esteem, made me want to …
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The Sky’s the Limit for Wayne

… The Sky’s the Limit for Wayne The Sky’s the Limit for Wayne With a smile like his, he can be anything he dreams At first blush, Wayne doesn’t seem much different from any of the other kids … that crisscross his neighborhood. But there is something special about him, and he knows it. You can see it in his smile, if you know where to look. Or in the audacity with which he stands barefoot in the dirt road outside his home, … said before worrying too much. The cleft team at Harare Central confirmed what the nurses had told them: Thanks to Smile Train, Wayne would receive the surgery he needed completely free — if he reached a healthy weight. That was a big …
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Smile Train Named Winner at 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards

… Smile Train Named Winner at 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Smile Train Named Winner at 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards The awards honor the year's best digital and social media aiming to make the world a better place New York, November 16, 2023 – Smile Train, the world’s largest … Winner for our blog, Smile Train Stories , in the Micro-site/Blog category. The Shorty Impact Awards honor the very best of digital and social media by the most purposeful and influential brands, agencies, and organizations whose work makes …
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Jefferson and Jeffrey: Brothers with Clefts

… and Jeffrey: Brothers with Clefts Jefferson and Jeffrey: Brothers with Clefts When things got tough, Desiree leaned on Smile Train-sponsored care Both of Desiree and Jeffrey’s sons were unexpectedly born with clefts. Below, Desiree recounts … that, he still needed surgery on his palate. Jefferson before and after starting cleft care Then one day, I heard about Smile Train on the radio. The announcer said they sponsored cleft treatment 100% free of charge through their local … out if we qualified — and we did! Jefferson successfully had cleft palate surgery when he was one year old. Seeing his smile, my neighbors and family started to treat us better. From then on, they really took good care of him. The whole …

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