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… Celebrities Celebrity Supporters Wondering Who Supports Smile Train? Smile Train's global impact would not be possible without our dedicated celebrity supporters. We are proud that these individuals have chosen to help us change the world one smile at a time! Global Ambassadors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Andrea Meza Catriona Gray Chanel Iman Charlotte Flair Christie …
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… Joshua! Say “Sekerera,” Joshua! Your support transforms children, their families, and entire communities This February, Smile Train’s Senior Manager, Communications, Derek Kwait, traveled to Zambia to collect stories of our patients and … you, one he feels truly illuminates the transformations — small and large, expected and unexpected — your support for Smile Train makes possible around the world each day. It was another cloudless day so hot that you could feel the … to care enough to leave the shade. We turned a corner, and there was Josephine, welcoming us to her home with a warm smile and her sons at her knees — Favour, age five, and the man of the hour, three-year-old Joshua. She motioned for us …
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… Bioethics. From her home in Panama, she flew to the Philippines, where she would spend the next five months supporting Smile Train programs as a Community Health Program Specialist at long-time Smile Train partner Philippine Band of Mercy. Her work was part of GSK’s innovative PULSE volunteer program, which allows … an opportunity within the organization by the company’s partners. Ingrid was the first PULSE volunteer to work with Smile Train as part of Smile Train and GSK’s multi-year partnership . As a nutrition expert, a former international …
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… But Reena quickly dismissed such talk. Two weeks after Swastik’s birth, they finally got a lead: A friend mentioned that Smile Train sponsored cleft surgeries at nearby Amandeep Hospital . From the moment they arrived at Amandeep and saw … and be on time for visitations. Don’t skip any parts of the therapy. You will be amazed.” To everyone who donated to Smile Train to make her son’s second chance possible, Reena says, “Thank you so much. You help our kids so much. I wish you all happiness and good health.” Give the gift of a smile today. Donate now Our impact in India cleft surgeries supported since active partner surgeons active partner …
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… by her willingness to take risks and her constant emphasis on the importance of education. That realization helped her combat her imposter syndrome and have confidence that she would succeed as Smile Train’s first-ever Director of Education …
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… already benefit from donor-advised funds , please make checks payable to Smile Train, Inc. and mail to the following address: Smile Train PO Box 96231 Washington, DC 20090-6231 Our Tax ID Number: 13-3661416 . Give via DAFDIRECT …
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… kindergarten and at the top of her class. And in watching her grow and achieve and smile, her parents are living their dreams, too. Children like Marsillas in 75+ countries can eat, speak, smile, and live their dreams only thanks to generous people like you. Donate now Our impact in Ethiopia cleft surgeries supported since active …
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… Sam Young: Frequent Smiler, Constant Inspiration Sam Young: Frequent Smiler, Constant Inspiration Every month when the donation pops up on my statement... I’m able to put things back into perspective. Samantha Young, of Australia, shares her inspiration for becoming a Frequent Smiler, one of Smile Train’s monthly donors committed to helping save the lives of children with clefts every day. I was …
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… and with limited resources, to provide the safest, highest-quality treatment to patients in their own communities. At Smile Train, we’ve known the answer to this question from the start — the time to rethink the mission model was decades ago. Smile Train was founded in 1999 to champion a more effective model of care that invests in local patients and providers … 1.5 million surgical treatments over the last 20 years — a figure that dwarfs that of fly-in mission groups. “To date, Smile Train has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in strengthening local health systems, supported more than 1.5 …
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… I stop worrying about my own child?” Mir’s doctors directed her to the nearby Comilla Trauma Center, where, thanks to Smile Train, Nur could receive cleft care 100% free. Mir and her husband, Munir, brought him before he was even a month … the doctors called Nur into surgery. Mir waited anxiously. At last, her baby boy emerged once again — with a new smile! Nur before and after cleft care “I cannot express in words how precious it was to hold him then. It felt like he … his friends. He is doing well in school. “I cannot express my gratitude to Comilla Trauma Center and the whole team at Smile Train. I hope and pray that, just as Smile Train brought smiles to me and my child, they keep doing their good work …
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… to heal a cleft It’s one of the most widespread myths of cleft care: “One surgery is all a child with a cleft needs to smile.” In fact, however, even after surgery, many children with clefts have missing, extra, or decaying teeth, making it impossible for them to confidently share their smiles with the world. That’s why Smile Train supports the vital work of specialists like Dr. Telma Gabriela Carnicer Leaño, a pediatric dentist at our …