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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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… Our 2022 Inaugural Smile Train College Scholarship Winners Ling Clobes and Victoria Reed Meet Ling Clobes Ling Clobes, of Eudora, Kansas, was born in China with a cleft lip, and her first surgery was paid for by a charity there before she was adopted. Knowing she was touched by the kindness of others from her earliest days has motivated her to dedicate her life to paying it forward ever since. It’s what drove … 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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… A Miracle to Believe In A Miracle to Believe In A cleft mother’s true story of faith, miracles, and Smile Train Akite, from Mbale in eastern Uganda, is the mother of Miracle, a six-year-old girl who was born with a cleft. … her family’s cleft journey and how they learned their child could receive the cleft care she so needed for free through Smile Train. I didn’t experience much sickness during my pregnancy. I got malaria once, but received the proper treatment … so I went asking around and just happened to meet someone who said he had heard over the radio about something called Smile Train that would give my child the treatment she needed right at Surgical Centre Smile Train Mbarara. So the very …
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… 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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… Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop” Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop” For adults with clefts, a smile also means fulfilling work with dignity. Not a day of school went by when Santi didn’t cry. He was born with a … His classmates bullied him without mercy. Looking back on it now, Santi remembers the tears, but in the same breath smiles and says, “But the best part was that I still made the honor roll every year.” Santi owes his fighting spirit to … one day he visited his dentist at the Philippine General Hospital and someone on staff told him an organization called Smile Train would sponsor the cost of the rest of the cleft care he needed. Santi received surgery and care from …
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… Seeds of Smiles: Donor Sue Hoover on Her Legacy Gift Intention “Every penny of the money we donate is used in all the right ways.” Sue Hoover has a garden to tend to. But before heading out to her beloved flowers and vegetables, she has graciously set aside a half-hour to talk about her first … my life, and I just want to give back.” “This is what I decided to devote my life to,” Sue says of helping others. In 2010, Sue discovered Smile Train. She quickly realized that high-quality, sustainable cleft care was a powerful way to …
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… Smile Train-Commissioned Study Reveals Deadly Reality of Malnutrition and Clefts Smile Train-Commissioned Study Reveals Deadly Reality of Malnutrition and Clefts New study reveals nearly HALF of … issues than their peers. Globally, they are almost twice as likely to be underweight and at risk for growth failure. A Smile Train patient being weighed at a nutrition intervention Why? Clefts reduce babies’ ability to create suction during …
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… Train’s cause Join Now Events Conference Apply Young Leadership Circle Smile Train's Young Leadership Circle Board is a group of graduate students and young professionals committed to empowering local healthcare workers around the world to … programs throughout the year and members have the unique opportunity to 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 …
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… 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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… Vicente is Stronger Than Fear Vicente is Stronger Than Fear A mother's love + Smile Train and GSK = one confident young man Paola felt her prayers were answered when she learned, after so many years … late — after 15 days of stress and struggling, her milk dried up. Desperate for help, she searched again and discovered Smile Train partner Fundación Gantz, two hours away in Santiago. She took Vicente and left that minute, without even … — in addition to multiple surgeries. Vicente loves receiving treatment from his friends at Fundación Gantz That's why Smile Train's model is designed to help children with clefts not just live, but thrive. At their first visit to Fundación …
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… 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 … software digitally captured consumers’ smiles as they viewed humorous videos. The Tetley Smile Challenge was a fun way for consumers to engage with the brand and served as a sweet reminder of how important a smile can be. The campaign … difference.” Tetley’s employees also organized their own fundraisers for colleagues at Tetley’s headquarters. Tetley’s sales teams went to local shops, promoting and selling their new ‘Super Tea’ range and donated the proceeds to Smile …