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deadline: 5-22-2008
goal: 7,500

Help a Child Smile

Target: Children Needing Smiles
Sponsored by: Operation Smile

For more than 25 years, Operation Smile has been helping children around the world afflicted with facial deformities such as cleft lips and cleft palates. A child born with a facial deformity is mocked and ridiculed. Eating and speaking are difficult. These children often end up totally dependent on their families who may even shut them away, believing they are cursed. Children who grow up with unrepaired cleft lips and cleft palates have difficulty developing social skills or leading productive lives.

Since 1982, Operation Smile's volunteer medical teams have treated more that 115,000 children providing free surgery, medical care and follow up treatment. Now they are going to Madagascar. This is the organization's second medical mission to this country and we are asking that people send messages of hope to the children who will be receiving the corrective surgery. These children are now ostracized and objects of ridicule, but they will soon be able to smile without fear. Won't you help encourage them to smile? Send a message of hope.

THE MESSAGE

Dear [Child],

I send you a message of hope - for a new smile, a new day, a new life. I'm so happy for you!

[Your Comment]

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Address]

Sign a Message of Hope

We signed the “Help a Child Smile” message!

# 7,400:

7:58 pm PDT, Apr 29, Nicole Schrank, New York

# 7,399:

6:04 pm PDT, Apr 29, Adam Rogers, New Jersey
Dear Child. You are beautiful. I have never met you, and I have never seen you, but I know that you are. Each one of us is special, and I hope one day you find out how much.

# 7,398:

5:59 pm PDT, Apr 29, Samantha Trosky, Illinois

# 7,397:

5:50 pm PDT, Apr 29, Aaron Cushing, Washington

# 7,396:

5:40 pm PDT, Apr 29, Robert New, Vermont

# 7,395:

5:23 pm PDT, Apr 29, Ted Hatziavramidis, Illinois

# 7,394:

5:22 pm PDT, Apr 29, William Turner, Ohio

# 7,393:

5:12 pm PDT, Apr 29, Mariola Slaska, United Kingdom

# 7,392:

4:51 pm PDT, Apr 29, Ryan Danzinger, Illinois

# 7,391:

4:15 pm PDT, Apr 29, Courtney Stein, Texas
Modern-day surgery is amazing. Now your happy-go-lucky souls will match your glowing smiles. =]

# 7,390:

2:15 pm PDT, Apr 29, Name not displayed, Tennessee

# 7,389:

2:14 pm PDT, Apr 29, Deborah Smith, Hawaii

# 7,388:

1:04 pm PDT, Apr 29, David Mccowan, California
Love is the Answer John 3:16

# 7,387:

1:02 pm PDT, Apr 29, Jean Bolson, Kansas
Good luck in the future.

# 7,386:

12:52 pm PDT, Apr 29, James Thoubboron, New Jersey

# 7,385:

12:49 pm PDT, Apr 29, Heather Chin, New York

# 7,384:

12:41 pm PDT, Apr 29, Acer Parco, California

# 7,383:

12:33 pm PDT, Apr 29, Dianne Miller, California

# 7,382:

12:16 pm PDT, Apr 29, Brandie Will, Vermont

# 7,381:

10:26 am PDT, Apr 29, Dan Balluff, Minnesota
Seems like the least we can do.

# 7,380:

10:18 am PDT, Apr 29, Robert Monaghan, Massachusetts
It will be a good new game for you, kiddo! I'm glad for you!

# 7,379:

10:14 am PDT, Apr 29, Nicole Hilkovitch, Illinois

# 7,378:

8:44 am PDT, Apr 29, Jennie Havens, New Jersey

# 7,377:

8:13 am PDT, Apr 29, Michele Cook, Montana
I hope that your new beautiful smile will make you feel as wonderful outside as you are on the inside! Always remember that God loves you and know that I and my family will be praying for you. I wish you all the best life has to offer! In love and prayers,

# 7,376:

8:04 am PDT, Apr 29, Artineh Havan, New York

# 7,375:

7:04 am PDT, Apr 29, Jennifer RObertson, New York

# 7,374:

6:35 am PDT, Apr 29, Christine Orlando, Michigan

# 7,373:

6:19 am PDT, Apr 29, Zsuzsi Alitisz, Hungary

# 7,372:

5:45 am PDT, Apr 29, Marla Herzog, Illinois
Thank God for the help that has provided you with a real reason to 'SMILE" !

# 7,371:

4:45 am PDT, Apr 29, Mary Bennett, Illinois

# 7,370:

4:26 am PDT, Apr 29, Janusz Ostrycharz, Washington

# 7,369:

2:28 am PDT, Apr 29, Rebecca Musselwhite, South Carolina

# 7,368:

2:23 am PDT, Apr 29, Vivian Blevins, Maryland

# 7,367:

1:12 am PDT, Apr 29, Kay Ciesielczyk, Wisconsin

# 7,366:

12:49 am PDT, Apr 29, Aaron Franchi, Illinois

# 7,365:

11:12 pm PDT, Apr 28, Serena Overdevest, California
May you have a life full of love and happiness and many opportunities to bring cheer to those around you with your beautiful smile.

# 7,364:

10:43 pm PDT, Apr 28, Tin Lieu, California
The world is in great need to hear children�s laughter and to see their beautiful smiles. It is their joy and happiness that can bring love to one's heart and from THAT heart, brings love to the world.

# 7,363:

9:51 pm PDT, Apr 28, Gary Thaler, Massachusetts

# 7,362:

9:16 pm PDT, Apr 28, Candice Barnett, California

# 7,361:

9:12 pm PDT, Apr 28, Mary Wakeman, North Carolina

# 7,360:

8:58 pm PDT, Apr 28, Teresa Sabo-Sturm, California

# 7,359:

8:29 pm PDT, Apr 28, Name not displayed, Tennessee
May you walk in peace all the days of your life.

# 7,358:

8:18 pm PDT, Apr 28, Rebecca Mather, Illinois

# 7,357:

7:41 pm PDT, Apr 28, Lindsay Kromans, Canada

# 7,356:

7:23 pm PDT, Apr 28, Rikki Risatti, New York
I'm sorry people are demented enough to consider the notion of mocking a born deformity as socially acceptable, there is no excuse for that sick behavior. I wish universal health care was available to everyone in need of treatments and to stay healthy to live a happy life.

# 7,355:

7:21 pm PDT, Apr 28, Chrystal Barrera, Georgia
this is a great gift helping a child smile is one of the best gifts ever people are cruel it is human nature you cant change them but be strong help will come and you will smile

# 7,354:

6:49 pm PDT, Apr 28, Russell Huffman, West Virginia

# 7,353:

6:39 pm PDT, Apr 28, Catherine Godfrey, Canada

# 7,352:

6:37 pm PDT, Apr 28, Annette Cline, Kansas

# 7,351:

5:47 pm PDT, Apr 28, Erin Wallace, Connecticut
Show off that smile! I know it's beautiful :)

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