Operation Smile News

Operation Smile’s Director of Online Communities and Social Media Receives AMA Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Award

08/07/2009 07:17 PM

At an awards ceremony held by the American Marketing Association (AMA) and American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) in Chicago, IL, Eric Overman, Operation Smile Director of Online Communit...

 

Over 400 Students from Around the World Convene for the Cause of Helping Children with Facial Deformities

07/23/2009 04:29 PM

More than 400 high school and college students from around the world will meet at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., to learn how they can help children suffering from facial defo...

 

Operation Smile to Launch Groundbreaking 140 Smiles Campaign on Twitter

05/27/2009 01:46 PM

Operation Smile announces the groundbreaking Twitter-based fundraising campaign 140 Smiles. Operation Smile medical volunteers repair childhood facial deformities, such as cleft lip and cleft palat...

 

Operación Sonrisa se une al USNS Comfort como Parte de su Despliegue de Cuatro Meses por Latinoamérica

04/02/2009 03:27 PM

Operación Sonrisa, organización mundial de beneficencia que provee cirugías gratis a niños que nacen con malformaciones faciales en países sub-desarrollados, se unirá al Hospital-Buque Naval de los...

 

Operation Smile Joins USNS Comfort as Part of Four-Month Latin American Deployment

04/02/2009 03:20 PM

Operation Smile, a worldwide children’s medical charity that provides free surgery to children in developing countries born with facial deformities, will join the United States Navy’s hospital ship...

 

18-Year-Old from Nicaragua Will Receive Free Surgery March 23 as Part of Operation Smile’s World Care Program

03/19/2009 02:36 PM

Operation Smile will provide reconstructive surgery to Walter Chavarria, a young man from Siuna, Nicaragua. Walter, born with a cleft lip and cleft palate, will receive reconstructive surgery on M...

 

More than 2,500 Elementary Students Running Their “Final Mile” on Saturday, March 21 at the Shamrock Sportsfest

03/17/2009 07:26 PM

More than 2,500 elementary school students from 167 schools in Virginia and the U.S. are participating in the Operation Smile Final Mile to get fit and raise money for Operation Smile, a worldwide ...

 

Operation Smile Dental Mission to Take Place in Vietnam, from March 19-28

02/25/2009 04:06 PM

An Operation Smile team of 47 general dentists, pediatric dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, endodontists, dental hygienists and University of Maryland dental student volunteers will conduct t...

 

Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place February 19-27 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

02/11/2009 04:16 PM

An Operation Smile Medical Mission team will arrive in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for a medical mission taking place February 19-27, 2009. The team consists of nearly 40 medical and non-medical volunt...

 

Second Annual An Evening of Smiles Gala Dinner and Art Auction Unites American-Vietnamese Community in Effort to Benefit Operation Smile

01/29/2009 09:30 PM

An Evening of Smiles gala will feature dinner and dancing, as well as live and silent auctions with original artwork from Vietnam. World renowned classical pianists Cuong H. Van and Dr. John Wulff ...

 

Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place February 5–13 in Managua, Nicaragua

01/29/2009 09:13 PM

An Operation Smile Medical Mission team will arrive in Managua, Nicaragua, for a medical mission taking place February 5-13, 2009. The team consists of more than 40 medical and non-medical volunte...

 

Operation Smile Medical Missions to Take Place in Rajkot and Guwahati, India from January 17-February 6

01/21/2009 04:41 PM

An Operation Smile Medical Mission team arrived in Rajkot, India, for a medical mission taking place January 17-23, 2009. The team consists of more than 20 medical and non-medical volunteers from...

 

Operation Smile Holds Awards Dinner January 17 as Part of its World Summit

01/14/2009 10:11 PM

As part of Operation Smile’s World Summit, an awards dinner will be held to recognize accomplishments of Operation Smile’s partner countries, leaders and supporters. Attendees will hear from Opera...

 

Operation Smile Hosts World Summit 2009 in Virginia Beach, Virginia

01/09/2009 08:00 PM

Operation Smile, a worldwide children’s medical charity, will host its World Summit 2009 from January 15-18 at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront at 3001 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia. ...

 

Photographers from Across the Country Meet in Phoenix and Present Operation Smile with More than $50,000 from “Family Portrait Month” Promotion

01/08/2009 03:20 PM

At a reception during the Professional Photographers of America “Imaging USA” convention, PPA Charities (the philanthropic arm of Professional Photographers of America) will present Operation Smile...

 

Seven-Month-Old from Nepal Will Receive Life-Changing Surgery December 18 as Part of Operation Smile’s World Care Program

12/11/2008 07:23 PM

Operation Smile will provide reconstructive surgery to Tendral Meytok Gurung, a seven-month-old girl from Nepal. She joins more than 200 other patients treated through Operation Smile’s World Care...

 

Operation Smile Provides Free Surgery in Hinche, Haiti, from December 8-13

12/04/2008 03:46 PM

An Operation Smile team of international medical volunteers will be in Hinche, Haiti, from December 8-13, where they will provide free physical examinations and reconstructive surgery to children s...

 

Operation Smile Provides Free Surgery During Inaugural Medical Mission in Thies, Senegal, From December 13-21

12/03/2008 06:58 PM

An Operation Smile team of international medical volunteers will be in Thies, Senegal, from December 13-21, where they will provide free physical examinations and reconstructive surgery to children...

 

Operation Smile Medical Mission to Take Place in Bolpur, India from November 13-November 21, 2008

11/07/2008 03:09 PM

An Operation Smile Medical Mission team will arrive in Bolpur, India, for a medical mission taking place November 13-21, 2008 to assist children born with facial deformities. The team consists of ...

 

Operation Smile Partners with RacingThePlanet in Egypt

10/14/2008 02:47 PM

Operation Smile, a worldwide children’s medical charity, will conduct a medical mission October 23-30, 2008 in Egypt to help children suffering from correctable facial deformities. Operation Smile...