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… personal experiences with clefts help advance Smile Train’s marketing initiatives and communication strategy. I’m an accounting professor, but if there is one thing I know even better than complex Excel formulas, it’s the challenges and …
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… Christie Brinkley Gives 300 Cleft Children New Smiles Christie Brinkley Gives 300 Cleft Children New Smiles Brinkley Presents Check, on Behalf of Skincare Line, to Smile Train CEO for Nearly $75,000 to Support Cleft … line called Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare, and a hair extension line labeled Hair2Wear. Now, she can add winemaker to that list. Italian term for “highly beautiful,” the Bellissima line of sparkling wines speaks to the idea of …
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… Eva Ehlinger: Small Acts Add Up to Big Smiles Eva Ehlinger: Small Acts Add Up to Big Smiles "Knowing the strong emotions I felt when Ethan was born, it was hard to imagine how a family with no access to life-saving surgery would feel. I wanted to help." The following was written by Smile Train Student Ambassador Eva Ehlinger. On January 13, 2013, I was eager and excited to meet my new baby brother …
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… Train relies on the board to help ensure that all its programs offer safe, high-quality comprehensive cleft treatment for the children we serve. “As Smile Train continues to empower local partners to increase access to surgical, … the world,” said Dr. Hollier. “It is essential that we have a Medical Advisory Board with diverse backgrounds to develop guidelines, training programs and research initiatives focusing on comprehensive cleft care.” “We are thrilled to welcome … also an expert on Smile Train’s – FDI (World Dental Congress) project which aims to create oral health and dental care guidelines and training programs for community dentists, cleft teams and families affected by cleft worldwide. Smile …
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… Smile Train Named “2023 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits Smile Train Named “2023 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits Award based on Community Recommendations New York, NY (November 9, 2023) – Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, is named a “2023 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading website for community recommendations of charities and …
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… Bautista Busts a Move Bautista Busts a Move His feet are magic. His smile, a miracle Bautista could barely breathe when he was born. He could barely eat, either: When his mother, Soledad, … out his nose and into his lungs, choking him. If she and her husband, Luis, hadn’t found Fundación Rioja, their local Smile Train partner, just in time, their newborn might have been another of the too many babies who dies each year from … baby could eat and grow. Once she got Bautista healthy enough, they gave him his first cleft surgery, made possible by Smile Train’s generous donors around the world. It saved his life, but it wasn’t enough. It couldn’t be. Bautista’s …
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… Smile Train Invests in Medical Training and Education for Global Partners Smile Train Invests in Medical Training and Education for Global Partners Organization empowers global cleft care … at the 82nd American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association’s Annual Meeting Palm Springs, California (April 16, 2025) – Smile Train , the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, is proud to support nine global partner medical …
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… Smile Train Announces New Strategic Partnership with Hippo Lending Smile Train Announces New Strategic Partnership with Hippo Lending Throughout 2021, Hippo Lending will donate $250 for every loan issued to their new clients, with a guaranteed minimum annual donation of $25,000. New York– Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft organization announces a strategic partnership with Hippo Lending , a commercial …
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… Kelvin Hopes to Bring Smiles All Throughout Ghana Kelvin Hopes to Bring Smiles All Throughout Ghana And he has the plan to make it happen Kelvin is a dentist in Ghana with big goals and the … going in and out of hospitals, studying medicine was a natural choice. I’m a dentist now, but my career won’t end here. Smile Train has opened so many doors for me. Even though I had completed my surgeries by the time I found them, they …
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… Chanel Iman Joins Smile Train as Newest Celebrity Ambassador Chanel Iman Joins Smile Train as Newest Celebrity Ambassador The American Model Partners to Raise Awareness for Children with Clefts and Advocate for Mothers Globally NEW YORK — July 27, 2021 — Smile Train , the world’s largest cleft organization, today announced model Chanel Iman, known for her work as a …
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… Healing to the World Revd. Moira Davies Brought Light to Lincolnshire, Healing to the World Anyone can leave a Legacy of Smiles that will last for generations The Reverend Moira Davies lived a life of selfless service to her community, to … were her family — and she was theirs. Throughout her career, there was not a sickbed she wouldn’t visit with a warm smile, a grieving family she did not rush to comfort, a wedding or baptism that was not graced with her legendary, … Christopher and Timothy. And it will live on in more than 75 countries around the world through the Legacy of Smiles gift she made to Smile Train in her will. Through this final, and thoroughly typical, act of generosity, countless …
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… 2021 Cleft Con Session Recordings 2021 Cleft Con Session Recordings Connect. Engage. Share Smiles. Back to Cleft Con We are happy to share recorded sessions from our 2021 Virtual Cleft Con. We hope you find them … as we do! If you would like to request one of these speakers for an upcoming meeting or event, please email cleftcon@smiletrain.org . Keynote Speaker: Naiomi Glasses A proud seventh-generation textile artist and weaver, Naiomi is Diné and … Join Iva Ballou, Founder of RealSophisticatedJoy and Ashley Barbour, founder of Cleft Love: Learning to Love My Smile as they discuss relationships, online dating, and reimagining conventional standards of beauty. Reflections on a …