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A Mother Learns to Trust
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Pamela Sheeran on Smile Train’s Investment in Expanding Non-Surgical Cleft Care
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California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Students Turn Crisis into Smiles
How one chapter of Smile Train’s Smile Impact Society made 2020 its most lucrative year yet.
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"It Is Possible": Celebrating Dr. Luis Cuadros
Thanks to Dr. Cuadros — and Smile Train — having a cleft on the Navajo reservations of New Mexico is no longer a sentence to a life of isolation and sickness.
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Fraternity Brothers Spread Smiles Through the Pandemic
These dedicated Smile Train supporters didn't let COVID-19 stop their annual fundraising event.
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When Life Gets Messy, Grace Makes Tie-Dye
Grace combined her two passions by hosting a tie-dye party to benefit Smile Train.
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Julia Hahn Knows the Power of a Smile
"I know Smile Train really is changing the world one smile at a time because one of those smiles is mine."
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Michael Ho Helps Others by Helping Himself
"I realized that I needed to put my shyness to the side if I really wanted to help others.”
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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."
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Riley Froomin is Baking, Talking, and Writing for Smiles
How Riley used her passions to get her whole community involved in raising money for smiles.
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